Which country, if any, would be the rightful/legal successor of the Roman Empire?

by curtis95112
partyinplatypus

I believe that the only person left with any tie to the Roman government is the Pope.

CynicalCommunist

The Vatican, Germany, Turkey, Greece and Liechtenstein would have the best claims I believe. The Pope should be obvious. Germany is the HRE's successor state. Liechtenstein was a HRE membeg state. Turkey and Greece are successors of the Ottomans, in turn of the Sultanate Rum and thus Byzantium.