Geography Now! NAURU

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  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  Před 5 lety +1153

    I really wanted to give you guys an episode before January was over and we JUST made it! Whoo hoo! Welcome to the LEAST VISITED COUNTRY in the world, #NAURU! Lots of cool facts. Enjoy!

  • @drewbinsky
    @drewbinsky Před 5 lety +3639

    I’m in Nauru. It’s a cool place

  • @brentperry3669
    @brentperry3669 Před 5 lety +1978

    I think Nauruan is the only nationality that is a palindrome (same forwards and backwards).

    • @brentperry3669
      @brentperry3669 Před 5 lety +149

      Don't think so: Nauruan backwards is Nauruan. American backwards is Nacirema.

    • @harrylhc4275
      @harrylhc4275 Před 5 lety +95

      @@brentperry3669 something tells me rukkaru was joking

    • @2-_
      @2-_ Před 5 lety +31

      @@brentperry3669 r/woooosh

    • @franksorrian8510
      @franksorrian8510 Před 5 lety +6

      @Rukkaru nakirema

    • @kayleen8037
      @kayleen8037 Před 4 lety +4

      Oh wow you’re right!

  • @Sealdrop
    @Sealdrop Před 5 lety +648

    94% overweight hot damn

  • @thegoodlydragon7452
    @thegoodlydragon7452 Před 5 lety +1465

    They don't need a capital. There's no point since the entire country is small enough to be a single city anyway.

    • @MustraOrdo
      @MustraOrdo Před 5 lety +86

      Just like Monaco or Singapore.

    • @demi172
      @demi172 Před 5 lety +74

      @@MustraOrdo but Liechtenstein is smaller than Singapore and it has a capital

    • @davilimalol4612
      @davilimalol4612 Před 5 lety +133

      @@demi172 Liechtenstein has mountains which prevent it from being 1 big city.

    • @kamleshkhopkar5681
      @kamleshkhopkar5681 Před 5 lety +23

      11k people... 😆 We have 16 Million people in my City..

    • @user-il7vs3jc5w
      @user-il7vs3jc5w Před 5 lety +10

      Monaco's capital is Monte Carlo.

  • @LilPolemistisXL
    @LilPolemistisXL Před 5 lety +1752

    Flag Friday: "Nauru's flag represents where it is. The end."

    • @sirrhynus4280
      @sirrhynus4280 Před 5 lety +52

      So you know what time it is: Geogra-fanmail time!

    • @Patrick-qu6yg
      @Patrick-qu6yg Před 5 lety +18

      Nauru's flag: fAkE cUrAçAo

    • @matthewtan961
      @matthewtan961 Před 5 lety +5

      What do you know? This guy actually sent a postcard from Nauru!

    • @ivanmacias9603
      @ivanmacias9603 Před 5 lety +26

      Now, the Flag Friday Nepal episode on the other hand is going to be nuts.

    • @xmodgamer2655
      @xmodgamer2655 Před 5 lety +3

      in the middle of NOWHERE

  • @filfostur1757
    @filfostur1757 Před 5 lety +1995

    I don't understand people who say “Waiting for Russia” “Waiting for the US”. Almost everyone knows about those countries, but these small and obscure countries have very interesting stories that are worth to know. Thank you for these videos Paul, thank you for giving these countries and people a voice they don't usually have ❤️❤️

  • @drrobotnik2353
    @drrobotnik2353 Před 5 lety +1434

    Nauru, land of the *thicc*

  • @PC_Simo
    @PC_Simo Před 4 lety +124

    Funnily enough, in Finnish, ”Nauru” means ”laughter”.

  • @TheHubu
    @TheHubu Před 5 lety +514

    Wait, what?
    They have 11,300 inhabitants but there are 130 Chinese restaurants?
    That equals one Chinese restaurant per 86 citizens. That‘s a crazy ratio! 😳😳

    • @diwashpokhrel2268
      @diwashpokhrel2268 Před 5 lety +11

      1100people

    • @andyjay729
      @andyjay729 Před 5 lety +41

      @@diwashpokhrel2268 So one Chinese restaurant for every nine citizens. That's a lot of MSG.

    • @bixiezelkova9799
      @bixiezelkova9799 Před 5 lety +46

      @@diwashpokhrel2268 That's only the not-capital city's population. The total population is a little over 11,000, not 1100.

    • @coloripple
      @coloripple Před 5 lety

      Haha thanks for pointing that out, that's a hilarious random fact to know!

    • @coloripple
      @coloripple Před 5 lety +26

      I just looked it up, and in the netherlands (we like our chinese food quite a lot) there are 1090 chinese restaurants. But per capita that's only around 1 per 16.000 people. To think that there's almost 200 times as many chinese restaurants per capita in Nauru is crazy!

  • @therock5944
    @therock5944 Před 5 lety +573

    The smaller countries are far more interesting to watch 👍

  • @lukaschurchill3417
    @lukaschurchill3417 Před 3 lety +375

    Monaco: my income is from all the people visiting
    Vatican: Oh me I just pray
    Nauru: my main income comes from bird poop

  • @superdude10101
    @superdude10101 Před 5 lety +119

    I just got back from Nauru a few days ago. They invited a couple international powerlifters out for their first International Powerlifting Championships and it was a great success! I'd say powerlifting is far more popular then weightlifting. Their most well known powerlifter is Jezza Uepa. Great country and even better people.
    Oh and there are definitely ATMs on the island, at least 3 by my count.

  • @TheFreeLanguageProject
    @TheFreeLanguageProject Před 5 lety +742

    9:10 *Ken irons his shoe inside the dark closet* This is totally normal.

    • @aaronhurst4379
      @aaronhurst4379 Před 5 lety +24

      Haha, good spot, I didn't catch that at first

    • @tvremote9394
      @tvremote9394 Před 5 lety +40

      You mean people don't do that normally? *Starts sweating*

    • @ValensBellator
      @ValensBellator Před 5 lety +28

      With an unplugged iron lol

    • @Odinsday
      @Odinsday Před 5 lety +5

      @@ValensBellator You gotta soften the clothes out before you add the heat.

    • @zhuofanzhang9974
      @zhuofanzhang9974 Před 5 lety

      This is good for him because he used to live in the dungeon. Now he finally has a closet with amenities.

  • @ozwardgosku4693
    @ozwardgosku4693 Před 5 lety +254

    After this vid, Nauru's tourim will increase with 85 procent

    • @hansnoor9637
      @hansnoor9637 Před 5 lety +4

      There's gonna be Fyre Festival for 9000days!

    • @sjoerdmanshanden5162
      @sjoerdmanshanden5162 Před 4 lety

      They have a lot of coral reefs dont they? Arent those things amazing?

    • @VeteranAlpha
      @VeteranAlpha Před 4 lety

      @@sjoerdmanshanden5162 No.

    • @futureshock382
      @futureshock382 Před 4 lety

      @@sjoerdmanshanden5162 Its amazing if you wanna see the hull of boats and ships get ripped to shreds

    • @herokephas4246
      @herokephas4246 Před 3 lety

      Nope...

  • @KamilHenri
    @KamilHenri Před 5 lety +101

    I’ve been waiting for this country to be covered. It deserves more attention, but at the same time, I love it being so unknown. This is probably the most attention it’s ever got

  • @CompactStar
    @CompactStar Před 4 lety +140

    I’m surprised how many Nauruans have commented on this video 🇳🇷

    • @sxli3340
      @sxli3340 Před 3 lety +11

      more than their whole population of 10k

  • @coloripple
    @coloripple Před 5 lety +163

    FUN FACT:
    In Finnish "nauru" means laughter!

    • @petrol_vadim
      @petrol_vadim Před 5 lety +2

      @@Antti-ox1ho nauru is laughter

    • @petrol_vadim
      @petrol_vadim Před 5 lety +5

      @Alex Croton 6 1

    • @Abiodun92
      @Abiodun92 Před 5 lety +1

      @Alex Croton Svennebög ;)

    • @Discosaturn
      @Discosaturn Před 5 lety +7

      Another fun fact: There is a village in Tanzania called Nauru which definitely has no connection to that small South Pacific nation whatsoever.

    • @BluishDagger
      @BluishDagger Před 5 lety +2

      Suomea!

  • @emppu1012
    @emppu1012 Před 5 lety +402

    Fun fact: "Nauru" means "Laughter" in Finnish :3

  • @deet0109mapping
    @deet0109mapping Před 5 lety +744

    There are more likes on this video then there are actual people in Nauru!

    • @theohorvath5803
      @theohorvath5803 Před 4 lety +2

      @@itzfusionplex4266 You said in another comment that you didnt know this country existed before this video. Stop lying. smh

    • @tarakelly8640
      @tarakelly8640 Před 4 lety

      More likes on this comment than in the detainee center

    • @user-wy1yb7zj1j
      @user-wy1yb7zj1j Před 3 lety

      Techyo Lol he is right doesn’t he commented it again he is wrong smha

    • @jegge5336
      @jegge5336 Před 3 lety

      Double

    • @hindodo
      @hindodo Před 3 lety +3

      @@Vibri_but_Paranoid???

  • @matthieushuaxings
    @matthieushuaxings Před 4 lety +277

    Everyone: Nauru is least visited
    Chinese: let's open 130+ restaurants lol

    • @TM686K
      @TM686K Před 4 lety +26

      Same thing in Kiribati lol. Whats surprising is that they can actually speak the native language fluently. The Chinese are a very adaptable people.

    • @tungarunakoiaang1795
      @tungarunakoiaang1795 Před 4 lety +19

      @@TM686K Too true. When westerners migrate to new places they try so hard to maintain the lifestyle they had back home (find good plumbing, brick houses and western clothes). But wherever Chinese go you will see them doing exactly what the locals are doing. Last Chinese guy I saw walking around in my country was walking around in the bush barefoot with nothing but a sulu on and a machete in one hand looking for the person that broke into his shop. True Island style hahaha.

    • @andreatommasi3287
      @andreatommasi3287 Před 3 lety +33

      @@tungarunakoiaang1795 Dude seriously?? It's quite the opposite actually
      Not that "westerners" adapt easily to other cultures, but Chinese are the least adaptable (is it acceptable to name most of them "racists"?) of them all. They all live close to each other, they barely learn the foreign language, they eat Chinese food etc etc not to mention the huge ties they still have to their motherland. I am not saying it's "bad" but I would like to know where is your "wherever" that you mention :P
      As for myself, I live in Paris' China Town (does look totally different from the rest of the city), I come from an area in Italy where there are many Chinese (and you don't see them around, they just stick with each other) and overall in Europe it's everywhere like that.

    • @rd101
      @rd101 Před 2 lety

      @@andreatommasi3287 that’s interesting. In my country, they speak the language really good! Like locals

  • @vacaseba1234
    @vacaseba1234 Před 5 lety +43

    Nauru looks cool! It deserves more visitors! Love from Chile 🇨🇱! 🇳🇷

  • @kiserra
    @kiserra Před 5 lety +276

    Ah yes, the place where my Filipino father and Tuvaluan mother met and fell in love in. Thank you for the video lol!

    • @melopsicodelia
      @melopsicodelia Před 4 lety +20

      Really? Would love to know more

    • @kiserra
      @kiserra Před 3 lety +33

      ​@@melopsicodelia Omg this was over a year ago! (Sorry for replying so late) I don't know too much but my Father was working in Nauru through the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (During the 90's) which was a sovereign fund in which they invested in multiple countries such as Australia, USA and of course the Philippines. My Mother was there as she was studying nursing! They crossed paths somehow and my Father courted her. She eventually graduated and fell pregnant then they decided they would migrate to New Zealand to start a new life as Mum had loads of relatives that were already residing there! (Quick anecdote: Mum had to lie about how many weeks pregnant she was to actually board the flight because there was a limit of some sort) Mum flew here first as Dad forgot to pay for his ticket so he flew over a week or so later. They then got married, had a second child (my sister) and we've been here for as long as I've lived now (24 Years) am a proud Kiwi :D! Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk :)

    • @kiserra
      @kiserra Před 3 lety +6

      @@mattbrunellehilaga892 Yes Kuya! She's Tuvaluan I'm surprised you know about Tuvalu! Well here in New Zealand a lot of our Filipina sisters are marrying Polynesian men like Samoans! Growing up I never knew another Polynesian/Asian kid haha but now they're flourishing!

  • @jilokizito1705
    @jilokizito1705 Před 3 lety +56

    I'm that guy who is interested in these small and even strange countries. Trust me, i've never watched the USA one.

  • @maxibon204
    @maxibon204 Před 5 lety +161

    My Dad was born in Australia but when he was about 6 him and his family moved to Nauru. (It had something to do with my grandfather's work but I'm not sure as to what he did. I'm fairly sure he worked with boats.) My Dad lived in Nauru from 1976 to about 1981 or 82 when they moved back to Brisbane. He likes to tell us about how large items of machinery were moved with cranes that had a weight capacity much larger than the weight of the object on the crane (about 5 metric tonnes) whilst someone was standing underneath the object. He also tells us about how you were able to see unexploded bombs from WWII when scuba diving. He says that my grandfather actually was hitting the side of one of the bombs because my Dad and uncle weren't able to see it.

  • @mrJorickHiemstra
    @mrJorickHiemstra Před 5 lety +70

    I'm glad Ken got to iron his shoe.

  • @soulsol94
    @soulsol94 Před 3 lety +23

    6:05:
    Barb: alright this is the part where Noah comes in
    Captions: all right, and there’s a part where no one comes in

  • @marsytuffy6448
    @marsytuffy6448 Před 3 lety +6

    NAURU WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY SINCE 2017 AND NOW ALSO!!

  • @ChinmaiNaregal
    @ChinmaiNaregal Před 5 lety +149

    Aaah the formerly rich and now poor country

  • @gilbertplays
    @gilbertplays Před 5 lety +14

    Fun Fact: Nauru used to own the former tallest building in the Philippines called the Nauru building in the 1990s

  • @landshark9992
    @landshark9992 Před 4 lety +178

    You missed a trick by not calling this episode 'Geography: Nauru!'

  • @staff97
    @staff97 Před 5 lety +355

    every Australian real nervous in the comments prayin he don't bring up the human rights abuse

    • @jakebak3008
      @jakebak3008 Před 5 lety +6

      As an Australian i ask you. what abuse?

    • @coreyriley1094
      @coreyriley1094 Před 5 lety +42

      @@jakebak3008 australia's domestic law, specifically in regards to arbitrary detention, contradict multiple articles in the UDHR

    • @shister3701
      @shister3701 Před 4 lety +2

      Big facts!

    • @owl-arm7545
      @owl-arm7545 Před 4 lety +51

      Australia... The world's 3rd least densely populated country, with an entirely white cabinet and a GB flag on their flag, crying about the pesky "illegals"....? Oh no, "your" precious culture will be destroyed! Shortsighted morons!

    • @islandvibez
      @islandvibez Před 3 lety

      @@pongop except wypipo

  • @davidbelgrave1971
    @davidbelgrave1971 Před 5 lety +11

    That photo at the end is of the New Zealand and Australia foreign minsters, Winston Peters and Marise Payne respectively. They were just meeting on Nauru for the Pacific Island Forum.

    • @appleislander8536
      @appleislander8536 Před 5 lety +1

      Exactly. The most accurate thing to do is leave Nauru out of it.

  • @Wdomino
    @Wdomino Před 5 lety +123

    Another country learned! I admit I had to laugh when you said "there is only 1 traffic light". This is really interesting, I unfortunatly never learned geography on Oceania, not more than the 3 districts so this is all new to me.

  • @kluchka7206
    @kluchka7206 Před 3 lety +29

    Love to Nauru from Georgia 🇬🇪❤🇳🇷

    • @asafrustamli945
      @asafrustamli945 Před 3 lety +1

      Despite their recognition of Abkhazia and Ossetia 😅

    • @kluchka7206
      @kluchka7206 Před 3 lety +1

      @@asafrustamli945 Yeh...leta not talk about that. I actaully have a friend that is from Nauru.

    • @asafrustamli945
      @asafrustamli945 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kluchka7206 Yes. We know that it is the government who does that. I also love their people

    • @kluchka7206
      @kluchka7206 Před 3 lety +1

      @@asafrustamli945 Yep your right.

  • @sfbirdclub
    @sfbirdclub Před rokem +11

    I was in Nauru in 2006 on an exploration of Pacific Island nations. We were documenting birds and birdsong from Fiji to Faichuuk and Kwajalein to Palau and Titian in the Marianas. There is one endemic bird on Nauru--then Nauru Reed Warbler. Great little bird--loud and cheerful.

  • @SUBHASANKET25
    @SUBHASANKET25 Před 5 lety +22

    Our very own Nepal is coming up next..
    Can't wait for the episode..
    Love from India !!

  • @barreloffun10
    @barreloffun10 Před 5 lety +61

    Hey Barbs, if Yaren is the unofficial capitol because that's where the parliament building is, then I think the proper term is "de facto." "De jure" means by right or by law, officially. Here's the Wikipedia entry, in part: "In law and government, de jure describes practices that are legally recognised, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, de facto describes situations that exist in reality, even if not legally recognised."

    • @barreloffun10
      @barreloffun10 Před 5 lety +15

      Oh, and I'm sure you meant that after independence they had the highest GDP per capita, not just GDP. All constructive criticism, amigo, 'cause I love Geography Now.

    • @alexanderlyall4610
      @alexanderlyall4610 Před 5 lety +1

      I thought that too!

    • @colinafobe2152
      @colinafobe2152 Před 5 lety +1

      exactly

  • @Behamotezz
    @Behamotezz Před 5 lety +64

    I really liked this episode. I know this might be a controversial opinion but I like it more when it's only you narrating the whole episode. It's ok when maybe one part is narrated by someone else but when there are like 3 or even 4 people it starts to get a bit hectic and I tend to loose focus a bit.
    Anyways keep up the great work guys. It's always interesting to learn something new.

  • @xyldkefyi
    @xyldkefyi Před 5 lety +35

    Quick note: Yaron would be the De Facto capital, as it's not put into law (De Jure is Latin for "from law" and denoted the official, legal status, while De Facto shows how it actually is) it's really easy to get these phrases mixed up tho. Crusader Kings 2 was my teacher 😂

    • @Nikioko
      @Nikioko Před rokem

      Same as Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland.

  • @parallaxnick637
    @parallaxnick637 Před 5 lety +330

    Nepal was technically ruled by a guy in a coma for less than 24 hours. He showed up at his parents party in full camo armed with an assault rifle, took out every member of his family, and then shot himself. Since he was the crown prince, and since he didn't do a very good job at offing himself, he was technically king for the few hours he had until he died. The state media tried to claim it was an accident.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety +29

      Allegedly. There are conspiracy theories, however, saying that the entire thing was orchestrated by the Indian government. It does seem fishy that someone of such high ranks would go on a killing spree, wiping out his entire family and himself, for absolutely no reason.

    • @parallaxnick637
      @parallaxnick637 Před 5 lety +8

      @@feynstein1004 Um, you are familiar with the United States of America, yes? That sort of thing happens all the time.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety +17

      @ParallaxNick Not sure how that's relevant but yes, I am aware of the existence of the US 😂

    • @anshushrestha5694
      @anshushrestha5694 Před 5 lety +3

      Nepali here, and no, Dipendra ruled for 3 days.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety +1

      @Anshu Shrestha He did? I thought he died that very night. I was only 8 when it happened so I don't remember it very well.

  • @Ama-Elaini
    @Ama-Elaini Před 5 lety +26

    I'm a Finn and the name has stuck to my mind for one reason: in my language it says "laughter", which of course it creates an image of a very happy place...

    • @herokephas4246
      @herokephas4246 Před 3 lety

      It is indeed a very happy place

    • @dariusrock2194
      @dariusrock2194 Před rokem +1

      Thankyou Finn, Nauru is also known as Pleasant island. GOD bless you!

  • @dirak2504
    @dirak2504 Před 4 lety +19

    The thing about Nauru that happened recently is that they declined the Kosovo independence for Serbia.
    i don't know why i just heard it and looked about it

    • @milana5238
      @milana5238 Před 4 lety

      Well yeah, but it's kind of useless... Monkey Dacic brags about countries like Nauru, Comoros, Suriname etc. withdrawing the recognition of Kosovo, but they are irrelevant to us. China, Russia and Spain are the only important (to us at least) countries that don't recognize Kosovo.

    • @nemanjabijeiic232
      @nemanjabijeiic232 Před 3 lety +4

      Milana why is Dacic a monkey? All these so called ‘insignificant’ countries have 1 equal vote that is the same as the US and Russia in the UN, UNESCO, INTERPOL etc. So why would you belittle them as insignificant?

  • @JEOGRAPHYSongs
    @JEOGRAPHYSongs Před 5 lety +6

    I would have to say that this is consistently my favorite channel on youtube, I learn so much with every new video!

  • @TheFreeLanguageProject
    @TheFreeLanguageProject Před 5 lety +123

    This episode feels nostalgic, filmed old-school style! :D

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 Před 5 lety +397

    Narau: Australia's fun totally humane "camp"

    • @seaweedpopcorn8957
      @seaweedpopcorn8957 Před 5 lety +50

      That guy didn't immolate himself, he's uh.... celebrating

    • @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs
      @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs Před 5 lety +8

      Nauru

    • @ayxii
      @ayxii Před 5 lety +37

      they aren't looked after, the prisons there are crowded and crappy

    • @TheJukkis
      @TheJukkis Před 5 lety +27

      Europe needs similar camps badly too. Luckily there are a lot of islands in the Mediterranean Sea to use.

    • @szalonacytryna955
      @szalonacytryna955 Před 5 lety +27

      Well that's what you get for coming illegaly, i see no problem

  • @cheghe9919
    @cheghe9919 Před 3 lety +3

    I think i have gone to Nauru, back 1988 when i was 8 years old and in that time my father work as phosphate worker

  • @ynntari2775
    @ynntari2775 Před 4 lety +4

    5:25 ‒ Hey, look, the lagoon has a smaller lagoon inside of it in its southeast.

  • @ahmedawad4670
    @ahmedawad4670 Před 5 lety +72

    Just realized that geography now reminds me of Sheldon Cooper's : Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Flags 😂😂😂😂

    • @theramendutchman
      @theramendutchman Před 5 lety

      While the flags are the only thing he doesn't talk about any more in these episodes XD

    • @matiasrodriguez615
      @matiasrodriguez615 Před 5 lety +2

      @@theramendutchman He does have a Flag Fridays section.

    • @theramendutchman
      @theramendutchman Před 5 lety

      @@matiasrodriguez615 Yeah I do know that, those are basically Fun With Flags now!

  • @thiccnessoverload8383
    @thiccnessoverload8383 Před 5 lety +54

    I already know what Nauru's flag means. The blue is the Pacific Ocean, the yellow line is the Equator and the star is, well, Nauru!

  • @michaelstuart341
    @michaelstuart341 Před 5 lety +15

    8:42 That $5 note is incredibly out of date, we've had at least two changes since this one.

  • @sooorandom6792
    @sooorandom6792 Před 4 lety +12

    Wow... I'm Palauan. I've met people from Nauru. I did not know that their island was 8 miles round-ish, I'm mind blown..😮😅! I agree Nauruans have "fascinating back stories", truly fascinating! I learned so much today 🤓 . People of Nauru, you are not forgotten 💖❤💖! Once covid-19 ends, I would like to plan a trip to Nauru.

    • @EyeInsideEyeSocket
      @EyeInsideEyeSocket Před rokem +1

      Are you seriously Palauan?! Only 18,000 people live there

    • @Scp716creativecommons
      @Scp716creativecommons Před rokem

      There was a time, i think in costa rica, when some egghead had an idea to recover ravaged land by asking its stewardship to let one of those big fruit companies(probably one that had some hand in the damage to begin with) dump all their organic waste/peels etc. It was controversial, and wound up getting stopped, but not until after tonnes upon tonnes of fruit waste was dumped on the land, saving the company money, a good incentive to get them to do useful things.
      The project was forgotten, but, eventually, some students from some college went to check it out. They became confused, thinking they were some how getting lost in the tiny region, untill they found the marker sign, in a lush, overgrown, section of jungle. The land, which had been overcome by invasives, and scrub grass, which had died under the organic mulch, and it had become rich soil, allowing the surrounding jungle to retake the ground, far more rapidly than the most accepted projections.
      If somewhere, a group would assist a similar approach, maybe that bombed out southern most Japanese islet, and let organic waste be gathered there, from wherever it's cheaper for a fruit company, and maybe Japanese sugarcane leftover pulps, along with helpful microbes, and fungi, like an attenuated oyster mushroom, it could be transported to the mine pocked ground, and used to fill it in, breaking down into arable soil, while leveling the ground.
      I bet, within two wet seasons, their would be a shocking amount of activity, from birds, bugs, and crabs, all contributing to the buildup of good earth. Sections by the ground water could be used, once a layer of soil is established, to grow bio remediators, effective at the uptake, and sequestering, of pollutants which make the water lack potablity. Once the toxic crop is harvested, it can be stored safely, or shipped away on one of the ships bringing in fruit. The old booms could be renovated to allow this kind of large on/off load.
      It's heartbreaking to see what was done to such beautiful land, but I believe these kinds of mistakes can be corrected, it wouldn't bring big money, but it could be arranged to bring some, and the land could be made healthy again. Trying to get this idea, especially just the use of fruit waste as a simple tactic to bring back living ground, to someone with ties to the island.

    • @richardjesse8768
      @richardjesse8768 Před 8 měsíci

      Covid is gone come to nauru now haha
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  • @SanzeevDahal
    @SanzeevDahal Před 5 lety +64

    Nepal is coming up next. waited so long

  • @quimiorlando
    @quimiorlando Před 5 lety +19

    I really want to visit this country, I met a lot of Pacific Islanders before, and they all were super nice and super fun.

    • @luciusbreka5223
      @luciusbreka5223 Před 5 lety +6

      O J Marin. Please do come for a visit sometime... im from nauru n would be happy to have you here cheers mate

  • @andymason4459
    @andymason4459 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for the videos! The countries in Oceania fascinate me so I'd love to see more on places like Tuvalu (4th smallest country), Vanuatu (and their land diving) :D

  • @stevesmith6817
    @stevesmith6817 Před 4 lety +8

    Unknown small countries are very interesting. Nauro, Samoa, Fiji and other such countries I find fascinating

    • @ItzMeEva149
      @ItzMeEva149 Před 10 měsíci

      Fiji is actually quite known to Americans that are beach lovers
      every American has at least heard of Fiji

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 9 měsíci

      kazakhstan.

  • @MrCyberGal
    @MrCyberGal Před 5 lety +4

    Hey, I just discovered your youtube channel and it's FANTASTIC. Great work.

  • @JaleelBeig
    @JaleelBeig Před 5 lety +54

    That pointy red flag of Nepal better being Blood of those who fought for the freedom

    • @samuelschonenberger
      @samuelschonenberger Před 5 lety +1

      Nepal has the best flag, just because of it's shape

    • @rajathapa87
      @rajathapa87 Před 5 lety

      Well, it sort of symbolises it, especially when we are suffering how we are now.....

    • @ZedAnimates31
      @ZedAnimates31 Před 5 lety

      raja thapa I haven’t seen any Nepali crisis on the news( *cough* *cough* like Venezuela) so idk what crisis is going on

    • @rajathapa87
      @rajathapa87 Před 5 lety

      @@ZedAnimates31 We are poor, indian blockade right after earthquake, tensions with india

  • @stephengates8335
    @stephengates8335 Před 5 lety +11

    0:22 like, LITERALLY, this is the least-laughed at pun in the world.

  • @Tom-uk8st
    @Tom-uk8st Před 4 lety +11

    Nauru has a thicc powerlifter who won IPF Worlds 2019 (worldchampionship of powerlifting) in the 120+kg class

  • @Awsomefooty
    @Awsomefooty Před 5 lety +4

    The photo between Australia and Nauru at the end. The picture is of Winston Peters an MP from New Zealand haha

  • @eddelapena22
    @eddelapena22 Před 5 lety +15

    Fun fact for Pinoy Geograpeeps: The Pacific Star Building at the corner of Makati and Buendia Avenues in Makati was one of Nauru's investments from phosphate revenue.

  • @sing759
    @sing759 Před 5 lety +1

    i am so lucky that i have a lot of friends from Nauru (we studied together in college) and they are very friendly and party all the time people. I love them and they make really good music as well.

  • @and-jk5uc
    @and-jk5uc Před 5 lety

    I came to this channel not expecting much, but crap, you've kept me hooked for 9 months

  • @TheVideomaker2341
    @TheVideomaker2341 Před 5 lety +15

    Can't wait for the Nepal episode!!!!!

  • @rubicon24
    @rubicon24 Před 5 lety +8

    1:56 "it is only the de jure capital..." If something is 'de jure' (in law) then it is official. Since Yaren isn't the official capital, then the words you're looking for is 'de facto' (in practice).

  • @IMA321
    @IMA321 Před 4 lety +18

    I was really waiting for the "haa! April fool's" even after the credits rolled. Thanks Paul!
    I have several episodes on a playlist and I'm not paying attention to the release date

    • @ImSoCoolioXD
      @ImSoCoolioXD Před 2 lety +1

      u dont know nauru so u thought this was april fools

    • @IMA321
      @IMA321 Před 2 lety

      @@ImSoCoolioXD yes

  • @damianmatanPL
    @damianmatanPL Před 5 lety +76

    I’d love to come to Nauru and run around this island by 3 hours. ❤️🇳🇷 But it is so hard and expensive to get there 😔

  • @gsf67
    @gsf67 Před 5 lety +40

    Actually Nauru has just as strong ties with New Zealand, and it is viewed as a far more friendly and reasonable country, especially in view of the asylum seeker programme. Given that China is trying to spread/buy influence in the Pacific, it won't be long before it reestablishes ties with China.

    • @frednerk3477
      @frednerk3477 Před 5 lety

      Good points, gsf67. The main reason there is no problem with New Zealand on the asylum seekers, is that basically Australia "protects" New Zealand from them ever getting there.

    • @gsf67
      @gsf67 Před 5 lety

      @@frednerk3477 That and the Tasman sea, it utterly amazes me that the Aussies don't faf about with security. Can you believe that NZ considered taking on the Nauru asylum seekers. We are like the "Canada" of the Pacific, whereas the Aussies are like the "US" of the Pacific.

  • @danielhunter8755
    @danielhunter8755 Před 5 lety +11

    At 13.16 there is a mistake. That is not a minister of the government of Nauru. That is Winston Peters who is the current Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. He has never been part of Nauru's government. That photo was taken during a meeting concerning Nauru's detention camp but Winston does not represent the Nauru government.

  • @bah986
    @bah986 Před 5 lety

    in my geography class we have to take notes on each section in the article and its the highlight of my homework session. Thank you so much for making videos they are really educational and make me laugh :)

  • @thepunadude
    @thepunadude Před 5 lety +11

    YEAH THE SOUTH PACIFIC IS VERY INTERESTING ... I DIDNT KNOW NAURU EXISTED. THANKS!

  • @dexterparao7936
    @dexterparao7936 Před 5 lety +44

    can't wait to Philippines🇵🇭,Nepal🇳🇵,Papua New Guinea🇵🇬, Palau🇵🇼,Panama🇵🇦,Paraguay🇵🇾,San Marino🇸🇲,Rwanda🇷🇼,Sao Tome and Principe🇸🇹,Seychelles🇸🇨 and etc.

  • @kiserra
    @kiserra Před 5 lety +41

    Nooooo I wasn't up to date with your videos!!! I have many Nauruan friends and a couple in the family. All in New Zealand btw

  • @BryanChandler1905
    @BryanChandler1905 Před rokem +1

    Nauru is one of those small nations that I’m fascinated with. I have their flag in my flag collection, and I like to call it my favorite “ Eight mile isle”. I think that you guys are doing a great job. I do geography for a hobby, and I think more of the younger generations should watch you guys. Love from the United States!🇺🇸

  • @wilianrodrigues5280
    @wilianrodrigues5280 Před 5 lety +20

    0:26
    CNN: *BREAKING NEWS*
    A Massive Tourist surge has overwhelmed the country of Nauru

  • @dostaevskyL
    @dostaevskyL Před 5 lety +6

    Thank you for mentioning the diplomatic relationship of Nauru and Taiwan.

  • @NuhanHidayat
    @NuhanHidayat Před 5 lety +30

    I dunno if it's just me or Barby does actually looks 26.48% more attractive in that bright yellow polo shirt 🤔🙄

  • @jmblo1976
    @jmblo1976 Před 5 lety

    Hello Sela and Wyatt from Nauru/Oregon/Minnesota! From the portuguese couple in Wadi Rum, Jordan!

  • @rochu36
    @rochu36 Před 5 lety

    hahaha I didn't expect to see a Gauchito Gil shrine reference (the ones in Patagonia in my country) on this episode but I love it!

  • @pomtubes1205
    @pomtubes1205 Před 5 lety +36

    Ah, Nipple. The country with the spike flag thingy.

    • @MustraOrdo
      @MustraOrdo Před 5 lety +6

      Isn't Nipple the one with Mt. Everybreast?

    • @rajathapa87
      @rajathapa87 Před 5 lety

      I am Nepali and I find this
      Absolutely hilarious

  • @latishacroissant2238
    @latishacroissant2238 Před 4 lety +5

    Being that isolated from the rest of the world is actually kind of scary. Imagine a major natural disaster wiping out the airport and still being unable to take a boat out of the country. I just imagine a lot of things going wrong

  • @brunocerv5198
    @brunocerv5198 Před 5 lety +1

    Since I was a child I was very intrigued by this tiny nation. I even have a Nauru flag in my room. Thanks for this episode.

  • @happyhippo9510
    @happyhippo9510 Před 3 lety +5

    When he says they drive on the left side of the road he really means “the” road

  • @SirLucian
    @SirLucian Před 5 lety +20

    Next Episode: Nepal
    Featuring Guest: Jacksfilms

  • @1aande1
    @1aande1 Před 5 lety +84

    Nauru means "laugh" in finnish🇫🇮🇫🇮

  • @pardeepkumarsharma426
    @pardeepkumarsharma426 Před 5 lety +1

    Love this video from Nauru

  • @franklinclinton4539
    @franklinclinton4539 Před 4 lety +70

    It's kind of funny.
    But "Nauru" means "laughter" in finnish

    • @futureshock382
      @futureshock382 Před 4 lety +1

      EMhisss 1 year ago
      Fun fact: "Nauru" means "Laughter" in Finnish :3
      94 likes

  • @afinoxi
    @afinoxi Před 5 lety +33

    Weird Fact : Yaren , the defacto capital of Nauru , is a name in Turkish and is also an old way of saying "friend".

    • @afinoxi
      @afinoxi Před 5 lety +3

      @@sumittiwari1711 yar in Turkish means "beloved one"

    • @afinoxi
      @afinoxi Před 5 lety

      @@yarendincturk5462 aynen

  • @sasmitpokharel
    @sasmitpokharel Před 5 lety +3

    Have been waiting for Nepal since last 4 years!! Finally!!!

  • @TravelingwithKristin
    @TravelingwithKristin Před 5 lety +1

    Omg I had a layover in this country in 2003 - it was an experience! I rarely see the name Nauru mentioned these days...

  • @lukeland6741
    @lukeland6741 Před 5 lety +2

    OMG I really just can't wait for Ken to do The Philippines episode eeeeekkkk!!!!!

  • @jackmara882
    @jackmara882 Před 5 lety +15

    1:47 Switzerland neither does have a official capital. De facto it's Bern, but de jure there is none.

  • @kornflakes8499
    @kornflakes8499 Před 5 lety +22

    Nauru is a world superpower

  • @afiomai69
    @afiomai69 Před 2 lety

    Love to visit and live for a year to feel the full Nauru experience.

  • @joeyloganofan2253
    @joeyloganofan2253 Před 5 lety +1

    It would be really amazing if you could do a Geography now for all 50 us states. Maybe just in between videos or something.

  • @Randy-le6ub
    @Randy-le6ub Před 5 lety +151

    I did not even know this country existed

  • @Theturtleowl
    @Theturtleowl Před 5 lety +10

    The Nauru have not forgotten us.

  • @12Wackelpudding
    @12Wackelpudding Před 5 lety +2

    1:45 Are you sure? As far as I know switzerland also doesn't have an official capital by law, Bern is just a de facto capital.

  • @Bee-qm7rd
    @Bee-qm7rd Před 5 lety

    This was a good one, Ken!