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In April 2017, Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away at the age of 117. Which country was she from?

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Italy

Emma Morano (29 November 1899 – 15 April 2017) was an Italian supercentenarian, born in Civiasco, Piedmont, and resident of Verbania. At her death aged 117, she was the world's oldest living person and the last verified person born in the 1800s.

She was not French, Chinese, or German. Hence the correct answer is Italy.

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