The 15 Countries People Think Are FAKE

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  • @NaThingSerious
    @NaThingSerious Před 2 lety +15057

    PRC: You don’t exist, we are China
    ROC: No you don’t exist, we are China
    Bhutan: There is no China

    • @sus6788
      @sus6788 Před 2 lety +561

      Badass move

    • @faieziabubakar207
      @faieziabubakar207 Před 2 lety +1198

      Bhutan just deleted 1billion people 🤣

    • @bread9835
      @bread9835 Před 2 lety +504

      Bhutan is the absolute badass

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 Před 2 lety +132

      This is a good solution. Delete China and we would lose 20% of the world problem right now. It's a good deal. Bhutan knows what's up.

    • @beyourself7428
      @beyourself7428 Před 2 lety +88

      @@nntflow7058 I hear immense hatred from this comment, I wonder where it's from?
      1, If you delete the mainland China...well I guess anyone tries that will be wiped out by Chinese and Russian armed forces first.
      2, If you delete ROC Taiwan...well I guess you'll be wiped out either by US Armed forces, or by an allied US and Chinese armed forces.
      Plus I guess the same can be said about any major countries in the world: for example if we deleted UK 100 years ago we would lose 50% of all the worlds problems in the entire modern history, if we delete US post WWII we would lose 50% of the world problems right now, so I find your words nothing but meaningless sentences of hate speech.

  • @gabrielleon604
    @gabrielleon604 Před 2 lety +8620

    The chad Bhutan:
    - *Doesn’t recognize any government as China*
    - *Refuses to elaborate*
    - *Leaves*

    • @boulderbash19700209
      @boulderbash19700209 Před 2 lety +190

      They are run out of citizen for ambassador position.

    • @policeMarcus
      @policeMarcus Před 2 lety +46

      They elaborated though..

    • @ProMrLecoq01
      @ProMrLecoq01 Před 2 lety +201

      Bhutan really is just a beautiful peaceful Buddhist country love them

    • @NightcorEDM
      @NightcorEDM Před 2 lety +61

      Fun fact: If you go to Endia 🇮🇳 you'll see lots of dirtyy disgusting stinky slums

    • @jc-px8ox
      @jc-px8ox Před 2 lety +149

      When you realize there is a country named Chad.

  • @adamblesener2916
    @adamblesener2916 Před rokem +620

    Denying a country’s entire existence has to be the pettiest and funniest way of disagreeing with them

    • @osheridan
      @osheridan Před rokem +25

      ikr!! Countries aren't about whether you like them, if it's got a countries government, a population and allocated territory, it's pretty much a country

    • @AkiRa22084
      @AkiRa22084 Před 8 měsíci

      It's an issue when they slaughter and exile my entire family to make their fake banana republic.

    • @mr.p215
      @mr.p215 Před 8 měsíci +12

      It would be like not recognizing someone's existence if they annoyed you.

    • @blueplayer6197
      @blueplayer6197 Před 7 měsíci +1

      You usually don't recognise because you claim it's your territory and then if others support your claim they can't recognise it either.
      Though it seems "what's a China?" over there is a bit of an exception.
      The issue is that if let's say Cyprus recognised the Turkish occupation then they cannot claim it's their country anymore, it's basically foregoing your rights.
      Kind of weird how you can't simply recognise an entity exists and still claim that if it was ever taken over by some entity you decided on then you'd support that.
      As in "X acknowledge north Cyprus is Turkish territory but if Cyprus was to invade it, X would side with Cyprus provided they actually win because we ain't doing nothing about it other than claim we don't acknowledge that a war happened"

    • @theusdependente
      @theusdependente Před 7 měsíci

      Think more like you are in a house and the propriety is shared but you just go like my house my rules and things like that i guess

  • @yugeneshr.k.anumanthan1152
    @yugeneshr.k.anumanthan1152 Před 8 měsíci +290

    As a Malaysian, it was always interesting to me that our passports said 'travel to all countries except Israel' and those who wish to go there usually need to go via an illegal detour so that you wont attain a stamp on your passport

    • @anitanaseer1007
      @anitanaseer1007 Před 8 měsíci +19

      Same thing for my Pakistani passport!!! I wonder if it’s because of Islam somehow?

    • @BacaJer
      @BacaJer Před 8 měsíci

      because, no diplomatic realationship@@anitanaseer1007

    • @MuzaffarKazakh
      @MuzaffarKazakh Před 8 měsíci

      Why would you want to go there? It's an illegal араrthеid regime that tеrrоrizes Palestinian population.

    • @TLguitar
      @TLguitar Před 8 měsíci +40

      ​@@anitanaseer1007Of course it is. There are other countries it is probably more pressing to prevent travel to, so singling Israel out almost exclusively by Muslim-majority countries has a clear religious agenda behind it.

    • @ccaagg
      @ccaagg Před 8 měsíci

      @@TLguitar It's not a religious agenda - Israeli Jews are in large part from the diaspora prior to the Holocaust - they are a _different people_ to the Arabs of the region. It's an agenda pertaining to ethnicity, since the Israeli government has been allowing illegal settlements in Palestine, forcing Arabs out of their native homeland and engaging in state violence against Arabs in Palestine.
      We're just a few steps short of an all-out ethnic cleansing going on in the apartheid state of Israel, and you're wilfully ignorant of simple reality if you deny this. Israel, however, has a lot of power and diplomatic value to the western world, hence why the Israel is pretty much the only country doing this kind of thing without it being denounced by any western government. No sanctions, nothing. Virtually all international rights organisations recognise that Israel is an apartheid state (as do the _African National Congress_ itself).
      All Israeli and Palestinian people should be able to live, equally, in their historic homeland in peace, under a government with _neither_ the Arab Muslims or Israeli Jews having hegemony. All that Palestinians want is fair political representation and for their land to stop being effectively stolen. We know from India and Pakistan that a two-state 'solution' will only lead to a forever war.
      Nobody should be persecuted in or forced out of their homeland because of their religion or ethnicity.

  • @REEEPROGRAM
    @REEEPROGRAM Před 2 lety +5613

    Bhutan: *Doesn't recognise both PRC and ROC as countries*
    Bhutan: _"i play both sides so i would always come on top"_

  • @TheItalianoAssassino
    @TheItalianoAssassino Před 2 lety +9090

    Normal conversation in Bhutan:
    "He looks foreign, where's he from?"
    "Oh, he's Chinese."
    "He's what?"

    • @phando3729
      @phando3729 Před 2 lety +483

      I'm from bhutan and can confirm

    • @bonelessmice6828
      @bonelessmice6828 Před 2 lety +229

      “He’s Chinese.”
      “What”

    • @xryeau_1760
      @xryeau_1760 Před 2 lety +143

      @@phando3729 Would it be better to say "He's Han" then?

    • @chico1367
      @chico1367 Před 2 lety +13

      TW3 best game

    • @user-fd3ld9qc7d
      @user-fd3ld9qc7d Před 2 lety +56

      Well Bhutan also don't have formal diplomatic relations with the other 4 UN Security Council permanent members, not just China. Does that mean that Bhutan also pretend that USA, UK, France and Russia don't exist as well?

  • @jyotsana2216
    @jyotsana2216 Před 5 měsíci +40

    1:14 - South Korea
    1:54 - China
    3:52 - Republic of Cyprus
    4:44 - Republic of Armenia
    5:34 - North Korea
    6:06 - Israel
    9:29 - Palestine
    10:24 - Kosova
    11:23 - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
    12:45 - Republic of China (aka Taiwan)
    13:39 - Republic of South Ossetia and Republic of Abkhazia
    14:24 - Northern Cyprus
    14:43 - Artsakh
    15:06 - Transnistria
    15:54 - Republic of Somaliland
    17:20 - Afghanistan
    20:00- End
    *Hope this helped*

  • @hehsomeone7071
    @hehsomeone7071 Před 8 měsíci +22

    Just a correction about the Somaliland thing, it was recognised for those five days and is still recognised today by these countries : China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Israel, Libya and the Soviet Union when it existed. Oh and you know one thing I find crazy about Somalia and Somaliland, is that they're both allies with both North AND South Korea, which I find slightly crazy.

    • @EpicMiniMeatwad
      @EpicMiniMeatwad Před 8 měsíci

      Respectively or truly?

    • @hehsomeone7071
      @hehsomeone7071 Před 8 měsíci

      @@EpicMiniMeatwad if you're talking about the alliance with both Koreas, Somaliland have been in an alliance with North Korea formally since 1967. And the alliance with South Korea was established in 1987, which I think are mainly because of what Somalis export to Korea. Things like Molluscs, Scrap Copper, fish and car parts. And I think the relationship between Somalia and North Korea is genuine enough, because Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia have already faced UN Sanctions for their alliance with NK. And one of the key reasons Somalia and other countries in the Horn of Africa are allied with NK, is mainly because of their assistance with the Soviets in Civil Wars. The 1974 overthrow of Ethiopia’s pro-American Emperor Haile Selassie and establishment of a Marxist government in Ethiopia caused the Soviet Union to redirect its military resources away from Mogadishu and toward building an alliance with Addis Ababa. North Korea followed the USSR’s lead, and provided support for Ethiopian forces during their successful efforts to withstand Somali tribal aggression in the 1977-78 Ogaden War. The 1991 collapse of Marxist regimes in Somalia and Ethiopia caused North Korea to adopt a more balanced approach to the region. During the 1990s, North Korea assisted Ethiopia’s counter-insurgency efforts in Eritrea and Tigray with provisions of ammunition, rocket launchers, mortar bombs, and grenades. Despite U.S. attempts to convince Ethiopia to comply with UN sanctions against North Korea, the Ethiopian military authorized a major purchase of North Korean weapons in 2007 to strengthen its counterterrorism campaign, further consolidating the Addis Ababa-Pyongyang relationship.
      Damn that took like half an hour to write, but hope that explains things

  • @jonseon5952
    @jonseon5952 Před 2 lety +21815

    Bhutan: Ah yes, The Great Wall of unclaimed territory

  • @koyocho1235
    @koyocho1235 Před 2 lety +10612

    Fun fact: You can find a lot of "Made in unknown region" products in Bhutan.

  • @user-fn2wg8gj2n
    @user-fn2wg8gj2n Před 10 měsíci +25

    If you are a person with normal judgment, you will definitely be surprised by the actions of the Bhutanese government. If you are interested in knowing something in-depth because of this, check out the treaty signed between India and Bhutan in 1947. This will help you understand why such a small country does not recognize China, and see how Bhutan's diplomatic rights are restricted by India

  • @jupitahr
    @jupitahr Před 9 měsíci +9

    Children from Bhutan: “Mom, why does it say my pencil was made in an unknown region?”

  • @sourinbasu5277
    @sourinbasu5277 Před 2 lety +9406

    Everytime he said, "Agreed to recognise", I just pictured two presidents shaking hands and going, "Alright fine, you exist"

    • @pragnakirankumar
      @pragnakirankumar Před 2 lety +244

      This.

    • @chickenbootsauce8323
      @chickenbootsauce8323 Před 2 lety +167

      @@pragnakirankumar wow very creative reply.

    • @bluebox2000
      @bluebox2000 Před 2 lety +31

      Rekkanize...

    • @epiczombies34
      @epiczombies34 Před 2 lety +40

      Thats pretty much it but worth like 8 or 9 presidents

    • @LionKing-ew9rm
      @LionKing-ew9rm Před 2 lety +44

      In fact, recognition in itself has many many ways. A good amount of law students' time goes into reading about these stuff.

  • @_m.i.a.g.r.a.c.e_
    @_m.i.a.g.r.a.c.e_ Před 2 lety +1454

    Random country: "You don't exist"
    Other country: "Yes I do."
    Random country: "No you don't. We're at war with you...but you don't exist."
    Other country: "Fine then. You don't exist either."

  • @click-tz4dt
    @click-tz4dt Před 10 měsíci +183

    As a Taiwanese, I know that there are many people in the world who don’t even know the existence of Taiwan, let alone some countries that don’t recognize Taiwan.

    • @freshspringroll1610
      @freshspringroll1610 Před 10 měsíci +19

      For real. I made sure to spread my west taiwan lock screen to my friends to show my position in the controversy 😁

    • @a.sudhof2361
      @a.sudhof2361 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Most people in the world don’t even know the existence of Fujian.

    • @DiBaozi
      @DiBaozi Před 8 měsíci +31

      Taiwan is an independent country 🇹🇼
      I’m American

    • @qunituabastard1754
      @qunituabastard1754 Před 8 měsíci

      @@DiBaozi Taiwan is part of china

    • @halolasomaster3900
      @halolasomaster3900 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Taiwan is a country east of West Taiwan

  • @shankewang5802
    @shankewang5802 Před 11 měsíci +13

    Considering that Vatican City considers the ROC as a country and it's the head of Catholic church while having more than 1.3 billion believers world wide, so... more than 1.3 billion people on this planet recognises ROC as a country, now that's a lot!

  • @btyt152
    @btyt152 Před 2 lety +3147

    China: hey Bhutan, want a high speed railroad?
    Bhutan: who’s asking

    • @m422q8
      @m422q8 Před 2 lety +48

      these 15 countries are 100% fake and the most fake one is isreal

    • @nischuAnchan
      @nischuAnchan Před 2 lety +200

      @@m422q8 just like your IQ

    • @trotspot
      @trotspot Před 2 lety +88

      @m422Q the most fake one is-real

    • @drorbenuliel9280
      @drorbenuliel9280 Před 2 lety +44

      @@m422q8 Just like your brain

    • @thotboi3927
      @thotboi3927 Před 2 lety +9

      HOOBOI DRAMA TIME!
      🍿

  • @Aleric_I
    @Aleric_I Před 2 lety +2479

    China: Exists
    Bhutan: "im gonna pretend i didnt see that"

    • @Goat-Fusion2k8
      @Goat-Fusion2k8 Před 2 lety

      Of course

    • @bulletghost3452
      @bulletghost3452 Před 2 lety +37

      @@DesertsOfHighfleet Buhtan is basically a smaller Tibet in that, it's a type of theocracy that was vassal to the Qing Empire and recognized the Qing as a "Heavenly Kingdom" before it collapsed, now that neither is a monarchy of that dyansty, they dont see both as "China".

    • @_Hyunism
      @_Hyunism Před 2 lety +39

      China: Exists
      Bhutan: Nah bro that ain't real that's just a glitch in the matrix

    • @abddub
      @abddub Před 2 lety +3

      Well Bhutan doesnt really stand a chance against the powers its located close to, India and especially China, But I guess India might help them if China ever does make Bhutan recognize it by force.

    • @tekinet7958
      @tekinet7958 Před 2 lety +11

      @@abddub I doubt China would even take Bhutan seriously

  • @HighStakesDanny
    @HighStakesDanny Před 11 měsíci +11

    This explains a lot of the fighting that is going on, great video, learned a lot. Hope you did your research. :)

  • @3rdStoreyChemist
    @3rdStoreyChemist Před 6 měsíci +8

    FIFA has more countries because of things like where the UK is seen as one country, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have their own football association and so each gets recognised as a separate country.
    But in the Olympics, the country that’s recognised is Great Britain, so ends up with a team compromising of players from all these countries. Famously with Welsh players refusing to participate in the national anthem in 2012.
    In Rugby, ROI and Northern Ireland play as one country because the IRFU was formed before independence and never split.

  • @miffu_
    @miffu_ Před 2 lety +1819

    "either recognise the PRC or the ROC as china"
    bhutan: how about no

    • @miffu_
      @miffu_ Před 2 lety +10

      (3:06)

    • @philippplayz
      @philippplayz Před 2 lety +72

      and then there is congo which recognizes both

    • @miffu_
      @miffu_ Před 2 lety +28

      @@philippplayz which congo

    • @philippplayz
      @philippplayz Před 2 lety +26

      @@miffu_ drc

    • @miffu_
      @miffu_ Před 2 lety +2

      @@philippplayz ah okay thanks

  • @bestquotes2765
    @bestquotes2765 Před 2 lety +863

    Bhutan: we don't recognize china.
    UN: why?
    Bhutan: china is not visible due to the presence of the Himalayas.

  • @mustaphaouichen1848
    @mustaphaouichen1848 Před 11 měsíci +61

    Hey @RealLifeLore, just to clear some details you mentioned about Morocco. Morocco actually annexed its southern territories "western sahara" that belonged to it before the spanish colonization so obviously it's not an invasion. Moreover, the area you said is controlled by POLISARIO is in fact a buffer zone controlled by MINURSO. Lastly, the number of countries that recognize the sovereignty of Morocco over western sahara is more than 91 countries, for instance: USA, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Austria, Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands, United Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia and the list also includes a huge number of african countries except for Algeria, Mauritania and South africa.

    • @Walid-gm2ns
      @Walid-gm2ns Před 11 měsíci +8

      Accurate

    • @cipher8293
      @cipher8293 Před 11 měsíci +12

      Are you Moroccan? You sound incredibly biased.

    • @Salah-cw5hw
      @Salah-cw5hw Před 10 měsíci +11

      ​@@cipher8293thats the truth. You can Google it

    • @daviroza4700
      @daviroza4700 Před 10 měsíci +8

      @@cipher8293 yes he is only Moroccans claim Sahara as theirs but no one recognizes their claim so their dreams are only dreams

    • @colorful2821
      @colorful2821 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@daviroza4700 Are you brain-dead or delusional? The U.S literally was the first to recognize it. plus there are more than 24 consulats in Dakhla and laayoune from different countries that support Morocco...

  • @Katze.auf.Wassermelone
    @Katze.auf.Wassermelone Před 10 měsíci +11

    I refuse to acknowledge the existence of france

  • @lifevest1
    @lifevest1 Před 2 lety +2533

    “The country of Taured doesn’t exist!” - The World.
    “…yes it does.” - That one guy from Taured.

    • @baulderos1950
      @baulderos1950 Před 2 lety +54

      I understood that reference

    • @legobin7963
      @legobin7963 Před 2 lety +17

      @@baulderos1950 same

    • @baulderos1950
      @baulderos1950 Před 2 lety +164

      @Sketchy Stuff basically, there is this urban legend about a man detained at the Tokyo airport in the 1960s. When airport security checked his passport, it states that he was from a country named 'Taured', which of course, doesn't exist. He was told to point in a map where 'Taured' is, he pointed at Andorra, which he said to never heard of. He was then placed in a hotel room for investigation, but disappeard the next morning

    • @cl7510
      @cl7510 Před 2 lety +3

      @@legobin7963 same same.

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 Před 2 lety +42

      He must have suffered from Taured syndrome.
      ... Don't bother, I already know where the door is.

  • @anthonyfes
    @anthonyfes Před 2 lety +4103

    Americans: Where is China?
    Bhutan: Who is China?
    ROC: Why is China

  • @busfan9874
    @busfan9874 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Fun fact: the airline KLM has a subsidiary called KLM Asia so they can fly to both the PRC and the ROC. If they didn't, they couldn't fly to both.

  • @LNERStudios
    @LNERStudios Před 6 měsíci +6

    Update:Honduras now recognises the PRC instead of the ROC

  • @smirnovprogs
    @smirnovprogs Před 2 lety +4464

    "13 years ago... in 2008"
    That hit hard

    • @88Roshan
      @88Roshan Před 2 lety +205

      *does math* 😧😧 how is this possible? 😭

    • @AltusCy
      @AltusCy Před 2 lety +51

      @@88Roshan it's 2021 or am I stupid

    • @djordjeprodanovic6292
      @djordjeprodanovic6292 Před 2 lety +65

      @@88Roshan r/woosh

    • @rehaan6428
      @rehaan6428 Před 2 lety +36

      @@djordjeprodanovic6292
      What?

    • @sadguy8177
      @sadguy8177 Před 2 lety +250

      In about 2 months, 2015 will be 7 years ago.

  • @calvinvoorhees6618
    @calvinvoorhees6618 Před 2 lety +2356

    Hearing Bhutan be referred to as being like a "Chad" was something I never thought I would hear

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +163

      Meanwhile, the REAL Chad is off in a corner somewhere, muttering to himself: "How dare he?? There's only ONE Chad in this world!"

    • @EpicB
      @EpicB Před 2 lety +60

      @@jacob4920 I'm surprised Chad gets any recognition at all. You'd assume they'd get confused with Romania.

    • @Ittna
      @Ittna Před 2 lety +5

      China is Bhutan

    • @Carlos-iq4th
      @Carlos-iq4th Před 2 lety +3

      @@EpicB Why would you confuse both?

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +47

      @@EpicB I can never forget Chad. I remember looking at a map of Africa, for the first time, when I was like eight years old. And I saw a country named "Chad," and I just got a kick out of that. Especially because a knew a boy whose actual name was Chad, when I was that age. I remember talking to him about it, in school the next day, and joking about how he had his own country, and my friends and I were so jealous. lol

  • @DanielRobinson-lx1de
    @DanielRobinson-lx1de Před 7 měsíci +10

    Great video. What I find most striking is that whether a country chooses to recognise another is almost entirely based on if it would be beneficial to them - nothing to do with the actual situation on the ground

  • @justluke8730
    @justluke8730 Před 8 měsíci +3

    People could mistakenly believe that there's a strong correlation between military conflicts and debatable independent countries after watching this video. But obviously that's impossible, considering that there are no ambitions to regulate such cases.

  • @jam9484
    @jam9484 Před 2 lety +2240

    Bhutan be like: “My political views? Depends on who I’m talking to.”

    • @kpopscenario1406
      @kpopscenario1406 Před 2 lety +5

      Lol

    • @snipesi1261
      @snipesi1261 Před 2 lety +78

      "My political views? Who's asking?"

    • @florpyjohnson9531
      @florpyjohnson9531 Před 2 lety +65

      china doesn't exist it's all bhutan

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy Před 2 lety +51

      Plot twist: Buthan is secretely claiming all China and Taiwan territory

    • @nanilama7016
      @nanilama7016 Před 2 lety +30

      Bhutan doesn't really hav Geopolitics, it depends on India

  • @taytsay1
    @taytsay1 Před 2 lety +1937

    I love the confused amusement in his voice when he says, “Denmark?”

    • @markonikolic7957
      @markonikolic7957 Před 2 lety +82

      But seriously where did that come from? Of all the western world why would Denmark have some relations with Somaliland. I guess someone lobbied for that to happen or something.

    • @Sceptonic
      @Sceptonic Před 2 lety +112

      @@markonikolic7957 Or they see potential in Somaliland and are investing in it

    • @markonikolic7957
      @markonikolic7957 Před 2 lety +34

      @@Sceptonic that could make sense if the country was China or USA. I doubt Denmark has enough political or economic weight to make something like that work

    • @legallyblind619
      @legallyblind619 Před 2 lety +20

      @@markonikolic7957 it’s actually as the previous comment said, they see potential investing and actively help build the country too.

    • @Sceptonic
      @Sceptonic Před 2 lety +60

      @@markonikolic7957 Denmark is rich, it can do some investing. Also theres no political weight needed since noyone else bigger than Denmark cares about Somaliland

  • @omerrahamim1452
    @omerrahamim1452 Před 8 měsíci +3

    East Jerusalem is part of Israel since 1967
    In addition, big part of the west bank is under Israeli control
    You can learn about it by reading about A, B, C Areas

  • @E_D___
    @E_D___ Před 8 měsíci +3

    You made a mistake about Gaza and The West Bank - they are not alike in the slightest.
    I will simplefy it a bit:
    • Gaza is independent
    (even Israel acknowledges they are independent)
    • The West Bank is in Limbo - ask 10 people you will get 10 different answers
    (Even 10 people who live there might give you 10 different answers)

    • @E_D___
      @E_D___ Před 8 měsíci +3

      A bit more about Gaza:
      In the past (I think around 20~ years ago) Israel has won a war and got control over Gaza.
      After some time, Israel made a deal for Israel to leave Gaza to be independent.
      Today, Hamas is in control over Gaza.
      Hamas is acknowledged as a terror organization by most of the world - because Hamas goal is the destruction of Israel, Hamas doesn't want peace with Israel in any shape or form.
      You won't be surprised that when an organization's life goal is the destruction of someone else people would call them terrorists.
      If Hamas wasn't in control, most of the world would have probably acknowledged Gaza as a country (even Israel).
      A tiny bit about The West Bank:
      Yeah... No.
      It is much more complicated - I think that even Israel is not 100% sure what they think about it 😂
      If you want to learn more look online -
      But remember:
      Use multiple sources with everything regarding Israel - some that are against and some that are in favor.
      Each side will tell its own side of the story, if you will listen to only one side you will only get 50% of the truth

  • @Nepali_world_edits
    @Nepali_world_edits Před 2 lety +1619

    "China has the biggest population"
    Bhutan: who is china?

    • @mjsoukup
      @mjsoukup Před 2 lety +84

      I’ll do you one better, why is China?

    • @queenmjb848
      @queenmjb848 Před 2 lety +30

      What is china?

    • @minorsmile0942
      @minorsmile0942 Před 2 lety +2

      I think india has a bigger population though

    • @kartikpoojari22
      @kartikpoojari22 Před 2 lety +44

      @@minorsmile0942 no way I think you need to go back to elementary

    • @minorsmile0942
      @minorsmile0942 Před 2 lety +24

      @@kartikpoojari22 okay my bad, china is at 1.402 billion india is at 1.38 billion, very VERY small difference though

  • @greenstonegecko
    @greenstonegecko Před 2 lety +5575

    "Bhutan doesn't recognize the existance of China"
    I laughed out loud.
    "What's north of here?"
    "Just ocean!"

    • @gurubhaktmohit
      @gurubhaktmohit Před 2 lety +612

      I know its a joke, but just to be clear, not recognising does not mean that they think nothing exists up there. It just means they think that its a disputed area.
      That's why countries can, after recognising a country, later again refuse to recognise it.

    • @ibrahimatteya5630
      @ibrahimatteya5630 Před 2 lety +46

      @@gurubhaktmohit r/whoosh

    • @boredom4475
      @boredom4475 Před 2 lety +512

      @@ibrahimatteya5630 isnt r/wooshing is just when ppl missed the joke but this guy didnt missed the joke tho-

    • @ibrahimatteya5630
      @ibrahimatteya5630 Před 2 lety +58

      @@boredom4475 oh right

    • @suryamukherji4943
      @suryamukherji4943 Před 2 lety +5

      Not recognizing politically doesn't mean u will made a fairy tale about the landmass. Like as a granny u can do it, not as a government official. Do u think the rest 14 countries who recognize taiwan consider 9M square kilometers of land to be thin air? With 18% of world population?

  • @terridenning4616
    @terridenning4616 Před 9 měsíci +2

    China (PRC): You should recognize me!
    Taiwan (ROC): No, you should recognize me!
    Bhutan: How about I do neither?

  • @cedriclhomosapienfunky9160
    @cedriclhomosapienfunky9160 Před 7 měsíci +1

    As a Frenchman, I didn't have any clue that France doesn't recognise North Korea. It's such a mediatised country, even in French medias.

  • @iavor55
    @iavor55 Před 2 lety +1797

    "While FIFA recognizes X Number of countries" - Ah yes, the best way to determine if a country is rule - CAN THEY KICK THE BALL

    • @Jitssyu
      @Jitssyu Před 2 lety +39

      Based.

    • @frankae4668
      @frankae4668 Před 2 lety +131

      I bet the US is not in it LOL

    • @mingzhong5481
      @mingzhong5481 Před 2 lety +81

      The world table tennis federation recognizes 226 nations. Maybe by far the most.

    • @Braun30
      @Braun30 Před 2 lety +60

      For FIFA the UK is 4 countries.

    • @matt-rv5gm
      @matt-rv5gm Před 2 lety +59

      @@frankae4668 if anything FIFA overrates america lol they’re currently 13th in the FIFA world rankings even though they can’t beat panama

  • @daakudaddy5453
    @daakudaddy5453 Před 2 lety +4567

    It takes balls to be a tiny country right next to China and yet not recognize it. Respect for Bhutan.

    • @fanaticofmetal
      @fanaticofmetal Před 2 lety +421

      Bhutan is quite difficult to invade, their geographical location is highly strategic and powerful.

    • @madsam0320
      @madsam0320 Před 2 lety +191

      Bhutan has no independent foreign policy, they are ruled by India by proxy since invaded by India.
      India said it was not an invasion, their army is in Bhutan as advisors and trainers, but at one time, the Indian army was more than the total population of Bhutan, everyone, men, women and children.

    • @retiredrebel
      @retiredrebel Před 2 lety +49

      @@fanaticofmetal no one will invade monasteries & temples. Not yet, once they need the metals in those mountains, then That’s another story. Also aerial bombardment will flatten any mound.

    • @GOAT_GOATERSON
      @GOAT_GOATERSON Před 2 lety +32

      Don't want to sound naive, I probably do but idc; isn't just one nuclear bomb enough?

    • @benitomussolini6524
      @benitomussolini6524 Před 2 lety +22

      Bhutan will get the thunder dragon if they try to invade

  • @FreezingPanda
    @FreezingPanda Před 8 měsíci +1

    Taiwan and China: there can only be one
    Bhutan: There can be none

  • @ManOfPlace
    @ManOfPlace Před 8 měsíci

    Extended video? thatd be cool (covering liberland would be interesting)

  • @eddiejc1
    @eddiejc1 Před 2 lety +4827

    When I saw this video, I didn't think it would be about controversial countries that for whatever reason, didn't get diplomatic recognition from a number of other places. I thought it would be about places that really, really, REALLY dumb people genuinely believed were "fake places."

    • @glam4663
      @glam4663 Před 2 lety +400

      Ah yes people believing Australia doesn't exist, that Australians are paid actors, that is a joke I use on the daily as an Australian.

    • @Darkest_matter
      @Darkest_matter Před 2 lety +238

      @@glam4663 ohh Australia, that's where Hitler was born, right? 😂😂😂

    • @palakbatra4932
      @palakbatra4932 Před 2 lety +15

      Yes, same

    • @diet.mountain.dew.
      @diet.mountain.dew. Před 2 lety +64

      i thought it was about small countries that don’t get much attention

    • @joaoguerra2376
      @joaoguerra2376 Před 2 lety +86

      I disliked the video based on the click bait title

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax Před 2 lety +5559

    Welp, my social credit points have gone into the negatives once Joseph started talking about Taiwan

    • @theaver6ge
      @theaver6ge Před 2 lety +184

      Bing Chilling

    • @natethebass-man2869
      @natethebass-man2869 Před 2 lety +175

      Winnie the Oof

    • @REEEPROGRAM
      @REEEPROGRAM Před 2 lety +121

      Hey it's me your neighbour, there's seems to be a suspicious white van outside your house, is this yours?

    • @wursthaendler2825
      @wursthaendler2825 Před 2 lety +162

      What is this Taiwan thing? Do you mean great Chinese Taipei of great free democratic people’s republic of China ( where everyone lives free and happy and no one is threatening my family)?

    • @furlan1743
      @furlan1743 Před 2 lety +32

      @@wursthaendler2825 bro you re the funniest ever 😂😂😂 just how did you think of such an original joke!!! 😂😂

  • @user_unknown40404
    @user_unknown40404 Před 7 měsíci +1

    In fact: As a Canadian, I already saw any funny videos in china who upload in any social media like (e.g CZcams, TikTok, & Facebook) but some of them are won't want to uncensored the name of place and any other countries person wants to copy their video then upload!

  • @nataneldgani7740
    @nataneldgani7740 Před 7 měsíci +5

    6:52 Lol
    "Cold war"
    That what came after 1948 war, 1956 war, 1967 war, 1967-1970 war, 1973 war, 1982 war, 1982-2000 war and 2006 war; and this if you don't count the rockets that are shooted from Gaza and Lebanon on Israel
    Gaza Isn't 'occupated'
    It's controlled by Hamas
    They controlling this area since 2007 after they murdered they brothers from the Fatah
    Check things before you say them.

  • @adrianaslund8605
    @adrianaslund8605 Před 2 lety +1993

    I got accquainted with Bhutan in school. Its famous for (perhaps hilariously) having a king that is enlightened and struggling to implement democracy while his subjects keep resisting and insisting that he should have all the power.

    • @nickknife9681
      @nickknife9681 Před 2 lety +134

      Shit. For years I've been saying that I'd rather die than live in a monarchy (we expelled our royal family at the end of WW2. Some of them wanted to side with Nazis, after we took them down and replaced them with those royals that wanted to side against Nazis, they, after some time, ran away with the royal treasury and, reportedly, lost it at sea. Years back we allowed them to come back, but some of them are trying to restore a monarchy), but I'd might like to live in Buthan, the royalty there seems dope. XD

    • @blindknitter
      @blindknitter Před 2 lety +85

      @@nickknife9681 I'm stuck in Northern Ireland, subject to a democracy I really don't want.

    • @nickknife9681
      @nickknife9681 Před 2 lety +141

      @@blindknitter pretty sure you're also part of a monarchy. Sure, the royal family is apolitical, unless you express an opinion of ending the monarchy. XD

    • @theresatrahan2147
      @theresatrahan2147 Před rokem +9

      That's funny.😂😂😂😂

    • @frankobarressi7919
      @frankobarressi7919 Před rokem +133

      The people of Bhutan have probably watched western politicians and thought, fuck that.

  • @justinian-the-great
    @justinian-the-great Před 2 lety +1860

    PRC and ROC: "So which one do you recognize as a real China?"
    Bhutan: *"There is no China in **-Ba Sing Se-** Bhutan!"*

    • @oldaccount9261
      @oldaccount9261 Před 2 lety +123

      We are safe in this mountains. Here we are safe, here we are free!

    • @internetperson9813
      @internetperson9813 Před 2 lety +54

      I think Bhutan only does that because they want to be not landlocked so they decide that one of the countries bordering them doesn't exist.

    • @Cloud-vv5ky
      @Cloud-vv5ky Před 2 lety +36

      Hello, my name is Joo Dee. I have been given the great honor of showing the Avatar around Bhutan. And you must be Americans, The british, and Japanese. Welcome to our wonderful country. Shall we get started?

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +9

      They refuse to recognize China, because china is so damn "breakable." They don't want to deal with that.

    • @oldaccount9261
      @oldaccount9261 Před 2 lety +10

      @@Cloud-vv5ky More like Inuits(Katara and Sokka), Tibetian(Aang), and Chinese(Toph)

  • @TheFactsBooks
    @TheFactsBooks Před 7 měsíci +1

    "Hey! You have used the wrong map of INDIA in your thumbnail."

  • @sagasaga64
    @sagasaga64 Před 8 měsíci +3

    @RealLifeLore You are completely wrong when it comes to the western sahara situation, let me politely correct you:
    The western sahara was in fact occupied by Spain, until in 1975 where the king of Morocco did a very risky movement known as: The green march, where almost the entirety of Morocco "walked" in western sahara to prove that the territorry is theirs, Spain had no choice but to give up. Just a little time after, Algeria wasn't very proud about that, they wanted the western sahara to get the access to the Atlantic ocean, so they did what is called the Black march, where they tried to create a new country, saying that it belongs to the original citizens of sahara, it ended up with Morocco controlling 80% of the territorry, including the entirety of the Atlantic ocean, and the Polezario's army controlling 20%, knowing that the countries who have recognized Morocco in 2023 are USA ( because of the oldest treaty of USA, where they signed a friendship treaty, because the first country that recognized the Usa was Morocco), and also Israel (they have good economical relations), while others country "support" Morocco's indepedence, such as Spain France Germany Uk Egypt Saudi arabia...
    And yes if you are wondering i am Moroccan and i write these based on real sources and history

    • @trgethan2470
      @trgethan2470 Před 8 měsíci

      My dude, that’s not how you reply to a comment, they can’t see the message

    • @sagasaga64
      @sagasaga64 Před 8 měsíci

      @@trgethan2470nono i know how to reply, i just wanted to clarify that this comment is made for reallifelore the owner of this channel, and it is directed to him not to someone else specifically, in any case thank you for your willing to help me.

  • @KuyaBJLaurente
    @KuyaBJLaurente Před 2 lety +524

    "What are your thoughts about China?"
    Bhutan: *I don't know her.*

    • @sleepyjam7845
      @sleepyjam7845 Před 2 lety +3

      Neither does China to Bhutan

    • @nanilama7016
      @nanilama7016 Před 2 lety +4

      Bhutan doesnt know China bcz of her dependency India. So its obvious Bhutan never want to make his suger daddy angry so she ignores China neighbour and walks away.

    • @arin971
      @arin971 Před 2 lety +9

      But India doesn't puts Pressure on Bhutan to do so

    • @justaguywholikestosoundsma6760
      @justaguywholikestosoundsma6760 Před 2 lety

      How could you know what the India's government think

    • @justaguywholikestosoundsma6760
      @justaguywholikestosoundsma6760 Před 2 lety

      I think the world has one idiot Nation which is north Korea is enough.
      Other countries won't be that stupid to openly oppose a big country like China

  • @deepaks8430
    @deepaks8430 Před 2 lety +1580

    Azerbaijan: I don't like Armenia.
    Pakistan: And I took that seriously.

    • @uzii0
      @uzii0 Před 2 lety +30

      Ikr when I went to the country everyone was like:" the other side of Ararat is so ugly" because that side of Ararat is in Turkey

    • @abdaalzeb
      @abdaalzeb Před 2 lety +3

      Lol

    • @Anna-to6zu
      @Anna-to6zu Před 2 lety +33

      @@uzii0 Ararat isn't in Azerbaijan what ? 💀

    • @KABKAKIy_KAPATEJI_DOP
      @KABKAKIy_KAPATEJI_DOP Před 2 lety +3

      @@Anna-to6zu its in turkey dumb!

    • @thefootballplanet5784
      @thefootballplanet5784 Před 2 lety +6

      @@uzii0 you mean Turkey?

  • @iangreen180
    @iangreen180 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Somaliland I agree with, but you didn’t mention places like Liberland, or Hutt River Province, which recently rejoined Australia after never having been recognized.

  • @megandrawlerstories1821
    @megandrawlerstories1821 Před 8 měsíci

    Switzerland: hey that’s my thing. Bhutan: Laughs

  • @deidara_8598
    @deidara_8598 Před 2 lety +2143

    Title: "The 15 Countries People Think Are FAKE"
    Actual video: "15 countries not recognized by some nations for geopolitical reasons"

  • @commentcomment9700
    @commentcomment9700 Před 2 lety +1537

    Bhutan Monk meditation - "There is no mind, there is no body, there is no china." 🤣

    • @OHOE1
      @OHOE1 Před 2 lety +18

      The thunder dragon empire

    • @thegooddinggleberry
      @thegooddinggleberry Před 2 lety +32

      I want a civilization 7 Game with Bhutan where they only recognized china as barbarian.

    • @gideonmele1556
      @gideonmele1556 Před 2 lety +21

      It probably helps with their whole “happiest people in the world” schtick
      “China? No, that doesn’t ring a bell but my that certainly does sound stressful if such a thing did exist” *hits big bell
      “What is that for?”
      “That’s for whenever we assert our dominance over things which don’t exist but totally could. It’s oddly freeing” *puts on sunglasses
      “And those?”
      “It’s called flex my dude, seriously have you learned nothing?”

    • @asgerhougardmikkelsen8770
      @asgerhougardmikkelsen8770 Před 2 lety +10

      There's no China in ba sing se

    • @Cybernaut551
      @Cybernaut551 Před 2 lety +2

      Sigma mindset.

  • @ECESW
    @ECESW Před 7 měsíci

    More correct statement would be, 'Countries that "still" recognize RoC as representative of China.'
    It was in the 70s that PRC replaced ROC as representative of China on the UN Security Council.

  • @failthesun
    @failthesun Před 8 měsíci +1

    argentina doesn't recognise kosovo because it would affect the dispute we have with the british over the malvinas ("falkland") islands; they took them in 1982 but we still recognise them as ours. if we were to recognise kosovo, we'd have to give the malvinas up
    (or so i think)

  • @lemerbrix1375
    @lemerbrix1375 Před 2 lety +467

    Bhutan be like:
    There is no Easter bunny
    There is no tooth fairy
    And there is no China

    • @teamok1025
      @teamok1025 Před 2 lety +14

      And dragon is Real
      (because the flag)

    • @curiocalicut4203
      @curiocalicut4203 Před 2 lety +1

      @@teamok1025 h

    • @teamok1025
      @teamok1025 Před 2 lety +2

      @@curiocalicut4203
      Of course dragon are not real

    • @shsltrash6685
      @shsltrash6685 Před 2 lety +5

      that megamind reference opened a part of my mind i had forgotten for years lol

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 Před 2 lety

      👇🏿 SERCH ADITYA RATHORE-HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE REAL LIFE LORE

  • @legrandliseurtri7495
    @legrandliseurtri7495 Před 2 lety +876

    17:03 That little hesitation when he says ''Denmark'' is hilarious. He's like ''I've no idea why''.
    Edit:I corrected my timestamp after someone pointed it out.

  • @colonelcorn9500
    @colonelcorn9500 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Correction: The United Nations recognises 195 countries, the 193 member states along with Vatican City and Palestine.

  • @gyoergypecsi
    @gyoergypecsi Před 8 měsíci

    from 08:33 to 08:39 - this part from Budapest, Hungary, recorded during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  • @hank561
    @hank561 Před 2 lety +2070

    Man honestly Bhutan is most badass Chad country I've ever seen...... They don't recognise China, They are a carbon negative country meaning they absorb more carbon than they emit, They are still a monarchy but a peaceful one and their winter clothes are really of great quality many bhutani come to my state in India to sell winter clothes......

    • @louispasteurhere
      @louispasteurhere Před 2 lety +137

      Also totally random but they don't harm animals for getting meat on their land. They get it exported from India.
      And it has no theaters and only 1 airport in the whole country

    • @Hitorie_
      @Hitorie_ Před 2 lety +27

      The reason why Bhutan chose this way is not because it "based" or anything, but rather they are literally a modern puppet state of India that has no say in its diplomatic relationships other than consulting India first. Given by its location, it might be the best choice in a sense it doesn't get involved anway. Nobody gives a damn to Bhutan either way.

    • @adriangaming4853
      @adriangaming4853 Před 2 lety +170

      @@Hitorie_ Having puppet states is a Chinese thing, not India's. Example: North Korea.
      Bhutan had voted along with PRC instead of India in the UN in the 1970s, Bhutan recently established relations with Israel and perhaps Germany too. Better restrain from speaking illogically.

    • @Hitorie_
      @Hitorie_ Před 2 lety +11

      @@adriangaming4853 I'd wish north korea is our puppet state, but unfortunately it is not. Maybe my words are little exaggerating but I just wanted to point out the special dynamic between Bhutan and India.

    • @itryen7632
      @itryen7632 Před 2 lety +10

      They also don't recognize france and the US.
      So, basically, they believe that world peace is a think.

  • @yahlifenigstein580
    @yahlifenigstein580 Před 2 lety +3471

    If the country sells Toyota Corolla's, it's a real country

  • @joshterrybrand
    @joshterrybrand Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing video and channel

  • @Techno-Universal
    @Techno-Universal Před 7 měsíci +2

    However the ROC is actually a global superpower in the background because of how most silicon chips and components manufactured on the earth are manufactured in the ROC by TSMC.

  • @tableprinterdoor
    @tableprinterdoor Před 2 lety +268

    Person from Bhutan: *crosses border to China*
    Hmm, where am I? Damn… seems like some unclaimed territory

    • @Dummys_Revenger1
      @Dummys_Revenger1 Před 2 lety +5

      If it's unclaimed why don't they cap it?

    • @KittyNoo
      @KittyNoo Před 2 lety +11

      @@Dummys_Revenger1 nah not worth it. Those green fields and cool deserts aren't interesting for civilized Countries like Bhutan

    • @RotgerValdes
      @RotgerValdes Před 2 lety +1

      @@Dummys_Revenger1 If only Himalayas didn't exist...

  • @Bigdickulous
    @Bigdickulous Před 2 lety +637

    Bhutan: “I don’t recognize either country.”
    RLL: “Your name is Chad.” 🇹🇩

    • @CaioMizerkowski
      @CaioMizerkowski Před 2 lety +18

      Chad is another country, so no.

    • @Bigdickulous
      @Bigdickulous Před 2 lety +5

      @Tmb1112 he may have confused it with Romania

    • @kazakhdude
      @kazakhdude Před 2 lety

      Every poor country sucks so does Nepal and bhutan

    • @skelet8337
      @skelet8337 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Bigdickulous such big blunder

    • @spyboy0076
      @spyboy0076 Před 2 lety +2

      @@kazakhdude bhutan being a poor country still better than your country i bet.

  • @N8570E
    @N8570E Před 5 měsíci

    For the Georgia situation, you should have showed the names of Abkhazia and Sout Ossetia with Georgia.
    Thank you for your efforts. May you and yours stay well and prosper.

  • @cordyceps420
    @cordyceps420 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Im curious as to how this works in practice. What happens if you're in Bhutan and try to send a letter to china? What happens if a Chinese man commits a crime in Bhutan and they want to extradite him?

  • @petrouvelteau7564
    @petrouvelteau7564 Před 2 lety +785

    Virgin UN countries: have to take sides on the PRC/ROC dispute; beta and cringe
    Chad Bhutan: refuses to recognise the existence of its largest neighbour; sigma and based

    • @riderchallenge4250
      @riderchallenge4250 Před 2 lety +11

      Bcz Bhutan is like state of India and India and China are enemies. Bhutan's foreign policies are controlled by India.

    • @aleksiantila3038
      @aleksiantila3038 Před 2 lety +54

      @@riderchallenge4250 angry islamist found

    • @satnamgiz4640
      @satnamgiz4640 Před 2 lety +37

      @@riderchallenge4250 doesnt india recognize taiwan? why would a puppet state of theirs not agree with them?

    • @milipathiyil6044
      @milipathiyil6044 Před 2 lety +18

      @@satnamgiz4640 hmm i dont think so lol. India recognises china cuz well... Stuff and relation. But bhutan doesn't because india and bhutan dont care if bhutan doesn't recognise china lol. And also china doesnt do nothing cuz bhutan is too small and influential that it just exists there. Anyway i love bhutan

    • @satnamgiz4640
      @satnamgiz4640 Před 2 lety

      oke

  • @aliensinmyass7867
    @aliensinmyass7867 Před 2 lety +455

    China? You mean Northern Bhutan?

  • @ambition112
    @ambition112 Před 7 měsíci

    0:07: 🌍 There are 15 controversial places that are considered countries to varying extents due to limited international recognition.
    4:21: 🌍 Several countries are unrecognized by other UN member states, including Northern Cyprus, Armenia, and North Korea.
    8:36: 🌍 China, Jordan, Guinea, Chad, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco are among the countries that have recognized Israel, while Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan are among the countries that still do not recognize Israel.
    12:52: 🌍 The video discusses the Republic of China (Taiwan), its international recognition, and its economy.
    16:31: 🌍 Somaliland is an autonomous region in Somalia that is not officially recognized as a separate country by any other nation, making it the least recognized country in the world.
    Recap by Tammy AI

    • @AFK_AFK
      @AFK_AFK Před 5 měsíci +1

      Information given in the video is wrong about cyprus.
      It does not depend on reality. Turkiye did operation by the rights it has from the agreement of Zurich. Guarantor rights given to United Kingdom, Greece and Turkiye before the foundation of Cyprus Republic. Therefore today in every peace talk, greks and their sly look PM, offer to cancel Guarantorship. So the operation is legal.
      Also operation did after the Eoka (which is paramiliter racist greek group) killed people in mass graves and Turks in all over the islnd killed by them. Even today you could see the mass graves; which contain all women, children and very few elder. Even 16 days babies burried alive just because they are Turkish.

  • @prysp
    @prysp Před 7 měsíci

    Bhutan: And thus we are definitely not landlocked.

  • @funghi2606
    @funghi2606 Před 2 lety +1843

    Russia doesn’t recognise Kosovo due to their close relationship with Serbia

    • @tf2scoutpunch175
      @tf2scoutpunch175 Před 2 lety +27

      Putin has big

    • @faxepower4657
      @faxepower4657 Před 2 lety +341

      Kosovo doesn't exist anyways

    • @platinum-or3y
      @platinum-or3y Před 2 lety +10

      ye

    • @DacLMK
      @DacLMK Před 2 lety +159

      My country only recognized Kosovo because of our ethnic Albanian minority, otherwise Macedonia would've never recognize it.

    • @noxhiduro6067
      @noxhiduro6067 Před 2 lety +71

      @@DacLMK There is not country calld Macedonia, only a provice in Greece

  • @theslenderfox
    @theslenderfox Před 2 lety +509

    I love how the reading of "Denmark" conveys the same confusing I have hearing it
    Edit: For reference, 16:56

    • @prvashisht
      @prvashisht Před 2 lety +20

      haha, exactly, I could see his face while he was reading the name. Countries are weird!

    • @datpanda6435
      @datpanda6435 Před 2 lety +24

      The tiny pause right before he says Denmark is perfect

    • @boenana-3054
      @boenana-3054 Před 2 lety +14

      He's like "wait why tf is Denmark here?"

    • @rafifajrul8387
      @rafifajrul8387 Před 2 lety +1

      @@boenana-3054 😂😂😂😂

    • @Exxperiment626
      @Exxperiment626 Před 2 lety +7

      @@prvashisht It's not weird. There are plenty of Somali immigrants in Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia, it makes sense Denmark have a relationship with Somaliland. And a strong Somaliland government would also help maintaining security in the red sea (piracy).

  • @youssefbkrb
    @youssefbkrb Před 4 měsíci +1

    For the Moroccan Sahara issue it's pretty simple Spain was colonizing it and naturally when it was liberated it had to go back to its owner before the colonisation which is Morocco but after it was liberated with what is called the green march where 350000 Moroccan from all over the country marched peacefully to the South to liberate the rest of the land in 1975 in the same year a bunch of tribes decided they're gonna create their own country in the Sahara in spite of the refusal of the majority of the tribes in the region who have given their allegiance for the king of Morocco in a Movement called Polisario hosted in the land of Algeria which have borders issues with Morocco and was militarized by Libya the country which used to be governed by Qaddafi a revolutionary leader who have taken the governance after taking down the king of Libya and hates all kinds of monarchies

  • @Jauffre-innit
    @Jauffre-innit Před 5 měsíci +2

    I like how you use specific language to try and push a narrative. Very clever.

  • @Saltedchipps
    @Saltedchipps Před 2 lety +483

    "ITS THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA"
    "NOOOOOOOO ITS TAIWAN"
    Chad Bhutan: get mad, you're ocean now.

    • @_Hyunism
      @_Hyunism Před 2 lety +58

      Nepal: Look at China
      Bhutan: What?
      Nepal: Over there bro
      Bhutan: That is just Ocean dumbass

    • @Halcon_Sierreno
      @Halcon_Sierreno Před 2 lety +35

      It takes big balls to be next to China and not recognize them.

    • @manav656
      @manav656 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Halcon_Sierreno no need to worry tbh, they are backed by indian army. Any harm done by china to bhutan will result in india declaring a war on china. So bhutan is safe as long as india backs them

    • @indianastan
      @indianastan Před 2 lety

      It's Red China

    • @eclecticsoffy
      @eclecticsoffy Před 2 lety

      Thanks for the quick laugh for saying that China and Taiwan are just *water* instead of unoccupied land

  • @88Roshan
    @88Roshan Před 2 lety +5533

    This is so entertaining. Geopolitics is so complicated and petty all at the same time.

    • @maldivirdragonwitch
      @maldivirdragonwitch Před 2 lety +186

      Human species in a nutshell.

    • @joe_pinch
      @joe_pinch Před 2 lety +12

      @@eden7616 true

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Před 2 lety +85

      Most politicians are basically toddlers with far too much power. Biden can rambles like a talkative 4 year old, Trump threw petty tantrums when he didnt get his way, Xi Jiping banned winnie the pooh because people think he looks like Pooh bear, Turkey continues to pretend like they didnt perpetrate a massive genocide like a little kid denying they ate all the cookies while they've still covered in chocolate and crumbs, China still acts like the great leap forward didnt kill nearly 100mil like a toddler pretending like the dog was the one who used a sharpie to draw all over the walls, and the Kim dynasty is like a spoiled child whose parents spoiled then rotten and now they throw violent tantrums if you dont give them ice cream for breakfast.

    • @jadapinkett1656
      @jadapinkett1656 Před 2 lety +29

      @@eden7616 Correct. Mostly Petty

    • @lucas_productions
      @lucas_productions Před 2 lety +3

      Trueee

  • @fuu08
    @fuu08 Před 3 měsíci

    we call the Greek part of the Cyprus as 'Southern Cyprus' so we still recognize its existence, however there's a huge lack of information about the Cyprus problem. The British government, Türkiye and the Hellenic Republic all signed a treaty that other tan the military bases of the British, there couldn't be any partition or annexation OR unification between these said countries and Cyprus.

  • @LilHevn
    @LilHevn Před 8 měsíci

    Man, need the narrator to sing an updated version of yakko's nation of the world song lol 😂

  • @acommenter4300
    @acommenter4300 Před 2 lety +400

    PRC: I am China
    ROC: No, I am China
    Bhutan: There is no China

  • @HyperQuantum
    @HyperQuantum Před 2 lety +211

    UN: "Who do you recognize as China?"
    Bhutan: "What is a China?"

    • @E4439Qv5
      @E4439Qv5 Před 2 lety +40

      Bhutan: _I see no other dragons here but me._

    • @blikizz9355
      @blikizz9355 Před 2 lety +2

      How mix Chinese problem just give bhutan all china and taiwan

    • @levranz1054
      @levranz1054 Před 2 lety +9

      So, It's all Bhutan?

    • @temegron6695
      @temegron6695 Před 2 lety +6

      @@levranz1054 Always has been.

    • @_Hyunism
      @_Hyunism Před 2 lety

      That's like Asking an employee at an Asian restaurant "Do you have anything vegan in the menu?"

  • @sturlamolden
    @sturlamolden Před 8 měsíci +2

    You could also include the world’s smallest state, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, aka Knights of Malta. It controls no territory, has a total count of three citizens, and resides in an office building in Rome. Throughout history it has controlled various territories. The thing about the Knights of Malta is that it is an internationally recognized state, making it even smaller than the Vatican. The Knights of Malta has observer status in the UN.

  • @oscarzxn4067
    @oscarzxn4067 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The case of Buthan/China and Pakistan/Armenia Is so weird, all of the other cases are unrecognized because they think their territory should belong to someone else, but in those cases Is just.... because "I don't like that country so it doesn't exit" lmao.

  • @sid3tears
    @sid3tears Před 2 lety +2127

    As a Bhutanese i find these hilarious.

    • @imnotasimp2039
      @imnotasimp2039 Před 2 lety +15

      I feel kinda bad- *idk why*

    • @xoninity
      @xoninity Před 2 lety +79

      man how did you connect to the internet
      @Jigmi Nidup Woah that's amazing, Maybe i should try that but germoney style...

    • @sid3tears
      @sid3tears Před 2 lety +60

      I find your lack of faith disturbing

    • @woooooooooooooooooooooooo
      @woooooooooooooooooooooooo Před 2 lety +58

      What were you taught China was as a kid? Just unclaimed land or an ocean?

    • @warpdrive9229
      @warpdrive9229 Před 2 lety +18

      @@sid3tears Hello from India :)

  • @jorgealvarado93
    @jorgealvarado93 Před 2 lety +853

    I love how chaotic Central America is when it comes to supporting these countries lol

    • @Dan-mz3we
      @Dan-mz3we Před 2 lety +69

      Yeah when it comes to asia they can pretty much do whatever they want because they're halfway around the world

    • @GLA741
      @GLA741 Před 2 lety +11

      Its funny cuz I myself don't recognize them most of the time, and South America. I forget Central and South America exist and I never hear much bout them. Most notable is Brazil and Argentina, Argentina for its support of the Nazi during WW2 and harboring escaped Nazi officers

    • @alventuradelacruz522
      @alventuradelacruz522 Před 2 lety +8

      @@GLA741 I forgot US and Canada most of the time in my case, to me New York is USA only.

    • @ryuk920
      @ryuk920 Před 2 lety +3

      Why they don't support Palestine?

    • @bam-skater
      @bam-skater Před 2 lety +11

      @@ryuk920 Because the US tells them not to or aid will be cut off.

  • @jauchy2160
    @jauchy2160 Před 7 měsíci

    "Bhutan chose the *CHAD* way out of this conundrum." bro what 💀💀

  • @laszlobauer5274
    @laszlobauer5274 Před 7 měsíci

    This is like "you don't get to play 'cause you're ugly" kind of stuff but for countries.

  • @apinat4826
    @apinat4826 Před 2 lety +311

    Bhutan be like:
    Geography Now episode of China: exist
    Bhutan: This is April Fools Video

  • @90taetaeya
    @90taetaeya Před 2 lety +590

    Whenever I watch videos like these, I as a Singaporean, am so glad that independence was just handed to us because Malaysians didn’t want us. 😌

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi Před 2 lety +13

      More like Tun (read: UMNO) didn't want PAP. We could have lived happily ever after...

    • @aestheticvibezz142
      @aestheticvibezz142 Před 2 lety +35

      Malaysia To Singapore : *_Here You Go Uno Reverse Card_*

    • @mina86
      @mina86 Před 2 lety +52

      What good is independence if you cannot buy bubble gum?

    • @drewdurnilappreciationday1680
      @drewdurnilappreciationday1680 Před 2 lety +18

      @@mina86 atleast they are pretty rich

    • @milkk_strawberry
      @milkk_strawberry Před 2 lety +29

      Yeah but still thank god were in a good relationship unlike most of country with their "ex" lel

  • @gracielynn9623
    @gracielynn9623 Před 8 měsíci

    The way I divide it up, if FIFA recognizes it and it has a national team, then it’s a country. You can’t have a national team if you don’t have a nation.

  • @Erentheshitter
    @Erentheshitter Před 7 měsíci

    Me: did you know China borders you?
    Bhutan: China?

  • @artistictales28
    @artistictales28 Před rokem +861

    imagine being born in one of these countries and saying that you're from there and people are like "no you're not"

    • @nataly26
      @nataly26 Před rokem +48

      I’m from one of those countries and I just lie and say I’m from france (I look french) because if I don’t people will either start arguing with me or attack me (online / physically)

    • @sumerurose8586
      @sumerurose8586 Před rokem +55

      @@nataly26 I've always had that problem growing because I'm kurdish... like how do i explain that

    • @UltraCenterHQ
      @UltraCenterHQ Před rokem +33

      The average american brain. "If I don't see it, it doesn't exist"

    • @pwn3r1
      @pwn3r1 Před rokem +3

      @@sumerurose8586 in which country were you born

    • @petesmart1983
      @petesmart1983 Před rokem

      Like the states in Georgia and trasnista who are both enclaves from Russian terriosts invasions in which they ethnic cleansed the Georgians and moldovans, same with Crimea Invasion which they ethnic cleansed the ukranians to make new states.

  • @Jack209
    @Jack209 Před 2 lety +519

    Fun fact: The current country of Timor-Leste had a very similar situation to Somaliland. Not even a week after the Portuguese left, Indonesia unilaterally invaded and annexed them. This lasted from 1975 to 1999, because Indonesia was never able to break the will of the people there. In 1999, Indonesia left, and the territory briefly reverted to Portuguese rule until independence was established in 2002. Some people say that Somaliland voluntarily joined with Somalia, but that's really not true. It was pre-arranged between the UK and Italy. The local population did not want it.

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +42

      Europeans completely overlooking what the natives want, just to make things easier on themselves?? I'm shocked... unless I'm not.
      The end of colonialism is still casting a shadow over the world, even today. I wonder how long before it doesn't?

    • @utdutd8336
      @utdutd8336 Před 2 lety +5

      Interesting

    • @jpnihil5868
      @jpnihil5868 Před 2 lety +32

      Correct with regards to the Indonesian invasion - there wasn't even a proper independence transition, Portuguese troops and administration left and Indonesia invaded with tacit US support in order to prevent a potential USSR-aligned guerrilla movement from coming to power. The territory did not revert to Portuguese rule in 1999, though - after weeks of scorched earth violence fostered by Indonesia following the overwhelming vote in favour of independence, the Indonesian government finally caved to international pressure and accepted a UN presence in the territory with a goal to prepare East Timor for independence. It just happens that the UN and most western countries (except Australia...) never recognized neither the Timorese independence of 1975 nor the subsequent Indonesian annexation, this meant that as far as recognition was concerned East Timor was a Portuguese territory until it became sovereign in May 2002.

    • @OddZodd
      @OddZodd Před 2 lety +1

      @@jacob4920 Until one country reigns supreme, or we all learn to work together.

    • @enrico7474
      @enrico7474 Před 2 lety +6

      Well Somalia is no were strong enough to take Somali land and the big boy of the horn of Africa (Ethiopia) doesnt seem to have expansionist ideas currently so i think Somali land has nothing to worry about

  • @philbrooks1919
    @philbrooks1919 Před 7 měsíci

    border dispute exists,
    China: I'm always here

  • @Buffalo31
    @Buffalo31 Před 11 měsíci

    I'm confused how it works in an event if certain countries have to compete against each other. I'm sure places like the Koreas both qualify in the same groups for football finals.