In an article in 2013, Mic, a media company, had its tongue-in-cheek when it playfully suggested that
if Bill Gates would have been a country, he would be the 37th richest country on Earth, richer than the likes of Austria, Norway, and Ukraine.
A. if Bill Gates would have been a country, he would be the 37th richest country on Earth, richer than the likes of Austria, Norway, and Ukraine
B. if Bill Gates had been a country, he would be the 37th richest country on Earth, richer than the likes of Austria, Norway, and Ukraine
C. if Bill Gates was a country, he would be the 37th richest so on Earth, richer than Austria, Norway, and Ukraine alike
D. if Bill Gates was a country, he would be the 37th richest country on Earth, richer than the likes of Austria, Norway, and Ukraine
E. if Bill Gates were a country, he would be the 37th richest country on Earth, richer than the likes of Austria, Norway, and Ukraine