The WEIRDEST countries that used to exist

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Komentáře • 568

  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  Před 6 měsíci +325

    If you're wondering, this video was uploaded at a weird time because I am currently sitting on an Ayvan in Uzbekistan 700 meters away from the Registan square ready to get footage for the #Uzbekistan episode and this was literally the only time I had enough Wifi to upload. Thanks for your patience. Stay tuned.

  • @boomscholock
    @boomscholock Před 6 měsíci +439

    This should be a series, there are so many weird extinct states and micronations that Paul should cover. Rose Island, Kongsi Republic, Republic Of Pirates are great examples…

    • @ForaNakit
      @ForaNakit Před 6 měsíci +25

      Free State of Fiume, in today's Rijeka, Croatia. A weird little country that existed for 2 years post WW1

    • @SoapheadPog
      @SoapheadPog Před 6 měsíci +11

      There was a port city state in Croatia that used to own Goa, India

    • @aaronpandey
      @aaronpandey Před 6 měsíci

      wth
      @@SoapheadPog

    • @aaronpandey
      @aaronpandey Před 6 měsíci +1

      btw dont report

    • @adrianhiisssthecat3795
      @adrianhiisssthecat3795 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I watched Rose Island in Netflix

  • @evanstevens5373
    @evanstevens5373 Před 6 měsíci +103

    Fun fact: Richard Feynman, one of the world's all-time greatest theoretical physicists, took an extreme interest in Tanna Tuva after receiving one of their postage stamps. In his waning years, he made it his mission to get to Tanna Tuva- a mission made extremely difficult by the beginnings of the Cold War and his being an American. A book- Tuva or Bust! - was written about his adventure in 1991.

    • @MikeCohenSF
      @MikeCohenSF Před 6 měsíci +8

      I was just going to mention this. I read that book and enjoyed it. I also collected stamps as a kid and I loved the stamps from Tannu Tuva which were interesting shapes.

  • @y-europe6841
    @y-europe6841 Před 6 měsíci +198

    Funny thing about Tannu Tuva. In the strategy game "Hearts od Iron 2" this country existed and in the unpatched version the game mostly crashed if you invaded it.

    • @silverfishofdoom1312
      @silverfishofdoom1312 Před 6 měsíci +59

      It’s in hoi4 and the greatest meme, you can form Siberia as tannu tuva

    • @Taalul
      @Taalul Před 6 měsíci +22

      @@silverfishofdoom1312world conquest as tannu tuva

    • @Macaronesia
      @Macaronesia Před 6 měsíci +1

      Tannu Tuva was OP

  • @seanmcloughlin5983
    @seanmcloughlin5983 Před 6 měsíci +181

    I saw a video about the Bottleneck “free state,” and how it’s kinda heartwarming that during this era of German political upheaval where everyone was trying to take power by force
    This small Rhenish community gained autonomy didn’t want it and got it purely by accident and had the humor to recognize the absurdity despite the precarious situation they found themselves in.

    • @samsmith2635
      @samsmith2635 Před 6 měsíci +16

      I live across the River from Lorch in Bacharach. Fun Fact my Great Grandfather was in Koblenz in the US Army. The volk of the Middle Rhine Valley are awesome and pragmatic.

    • @martinaltmann4031
      @martinaltmann4031 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Germany has more of these weird shortlived states to offer, such as the "free socialist Republic of Schwarzenberg" in the Oar mountains (present day Saxony) 1945, and the second Polish state of Maskow, 1945-1948, located in the town of Haren an der Ems, in the Emsland in present day Lower Saxony, actually very close to the border ... not to Poland, but to the Netherlands.

  • @z01t4n
    @z01t4n Před 6 měsíci +48

    I've definitely heard of Tannu Tuva, and that's not even the strangest of the small states that were eventually absorbed into the USSR. Carpatho-Ukraine declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in 1939 (just before the Second World War) and existed for a single day before being occupied and annexed by Hungary.

  • @Jeffreypennings8
    @Jeffreypennings8 Před 6 měsíci +84

    You should check Neutral Moresnet a country in Europe that existed from 1816 till 192, where even Esperanto was one of the official languages.

  • @Cadmann778
    @Cadmann778 Před 6 měsíci +25

    If you ever do another one of these you should look up the "Italian Regency of Carnaro" that was established in the city of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) after WW1 by eccentric poet, war hero, and general lunatic; General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso.
    The city was supposed to have to Italy after the war in the agreements to have Italy enter as an Entantee power, but meddling from Woodrow Willson promising it to the new Kingdom of Yugoslavia to act as a main port city for the nation (the city had a slight Italian majority population with other Yugoslav ethnicities making up the rest of the population).
    D'Annunzio's plan was to originally take over the city with his army of volunteer veterans and have the Italian government annex it immediately, but due to other issues such as the occupation of Turkish Adalia, and interfering with the Greco-Turkish war they had no intentions of getting into another international political mess.
    So he ended up declaring an independent state, wrote a syndicalist constitution, then suspended elections, declared himself dictator, became the first state to receive recognize the Soviet Union, engaged in state run naval piracy and drug running, and eventually was invaded by Italy under the Treaty of Rapallo with Yugoslavia to establish the also short lived Free State of Fiume.
    Mussolini took a lot of inspiration for his doctrines of fascism from this brief experiment in political theory, and it's one of the most influential nations of the 20th century due to that, but barely anyone has ever heard of it.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci +1

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

    • @cassiephipps7449
      @cassiephipps7449 Před 5 měsíci

      Check out the CZcams channel “used to exist”!!!

  • @Blaqjaqshellaq
    @Blaqjaqshellaq Před 6 měsíci +40

    Macho Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio wanted the Croatian port of Fiume (Rijeka) to become part of Italy after World War I. But the Great Powers gave it to Yugoslavia, so he went in and seized it, setting up a rogue state that lasted a year. That must have been pretty weird too...

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

    • @timwinterhalter5233
      @timwinterhalter5233 Před 6 měsíci

      check out Red Flood.
      it's a world where among other things, WW1 went much worse for everyone involved and the Fiume Experiment really took off

  • @rkt7414
    @rkt7414 Před 6 měsíci +597

    I always think it would be cool of "countryless-peoples" got their own countries. Kurdistan, Hmong, etc.

    • @SpicyCheeseAltHistory
      @SpicyCheeseAltHistory Před 6 měsíci +8

      What’s Hmong

    • @wile123456
      @wile123456 Před 6 měsíci +51

      When they are oppressed they really do deserve their own country, or democracy gets stronger in the current country where they have people in power to represent them, but most of the time that isn't allowed, especially for the kurds.

    • @hatinmyselfiscool2879
      @hatinmyselfiscool2879 Před 6 měsíci +45

      ​@EverythingILIkeIn1Channel hmong is an ethnic group in south east asia and are, if you can call them that, the original inhabitants of north thailand aswell as big parts of Myanmar.

    • @SpicyCheeseAltHistory
      @SpicyCheeseAltHistory Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@hatinmyselfiscool2879 thank you

    • @Ironbanner12
      @Ironbanner12 Před 6 měsíci +15

      Roma?

  • @tim..indeed
    @tim..indeed Před 6 měsíci +44

    Free State of Bottleneck was always part of Germany. It called itself 'state' like in the same sense as US states. Bavaria also calls itself 'Free State of Bavaria' while being part of Germany.

    • @andrefasching1332
      @andrefasching1332 Před 6 měsíci +12

      thats not true.
      Bavaria calls itself Free state for a different reason. It is still an integrated part of Germany.
      The Freistaat Flaschenhals refused to be incorporated into any larger entity.
      They were politcally and economically independent from germany with made them a de fakto independent nation.
      the de jure situation is irrelevant in this case

  • @EpicgamerwinXD6669
    @EpicgamerwinXD6669 Před 6 měsíci +30

    I really hope you get to talk about Karakalpakstan in the Uzbekistan episode!

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @bebus6884
    @bebus6884 Před 6 měsíci +14

    Fun Fact: Every single country mentioned in this video is mentioned in the amazing book "An Atlas of Extinct Countries" by Gideon Defoe. Literally EVERY SINGLE ONE. Furthermore beat by beat nearly every point is mentioned is basically just a rewording of the entries listed in that book. This is nearing on plagiarism.

  • @cassianoneto1553
    @cassianoneto1553 Před 6 měsíci +47

    Trindade’s a funny case, it randomly became the stage for a naval engagement between Britain and Germany during WW1. I usually think of it in relation with the Falkland Islands dispute between Britain and Argentina. Would be really easy to have a similar thing there between Brazil and the UK, but Brazil managed to enforce its sovereignty in the island and nowadays its not disputed. It has also become quite valuable recently as it extends Brazil’s EEZ far beyond its coastline, being part of the so called “Blue Amazon”.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

    • @MM22966
      @MM22966 Před 6 měsíci

      Okay, but it's an ocean. You can't chop it down like the green Amazon.

  • @adrianvannorsdall6441
    @adrianvannorsdall6441 Před 6 měsíci +10

    You’ve built a fantastic channel Barbs,
    Very thankful for quality content

  • @MichaelSidneyTimpson
    @MichaelSidneyTimpson Před 6 měsíci +33

    You should do a "partially recognized states" episode where you give some of the details in brief that you give for the rest of the countries.

  • @taimunozhan
    @taimunozhan Před 6 měsíci +26

    What about the Republic of Rio Grande, which split from a large Latin American country for a time but was eventually reincorporated into it... except that happened twice, in different places: there was a Republic of Río Grande in Mexico and also a República Riograndense (also known as Republic of Rio Grande) in Brazil.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @davidebaso6994
    @davidebaso6994 Před 6 měsíci +15

    Please Barbs, do regions of Italy explained. They're so diverse from one another it would definitely be a great video

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @CustardCream515
    @CustardCream515 Před 6 měsíci +4

    As a teacher I was very happy to hear the geography cover teacher using one of your videos as an introduction to their task. Heard the jingle through our wall and it was in my head all day

  • @nikolairau9841
    @nikolairau9841 Před 6 měsíci

    That's so badass. Thx so.much. we need more about it. Greetings from LA

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle Před 6 měsíci +3

    Love short-lived states. Haven't heard of most of them you presented. Cheers!

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @doppelplusungutmensch1141
    @doppelplusungutmensch1141 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Just a small thing for you, as you seem to be interested in other cultures and languages: The digraph "ch" in the German language has to different pronunciations, either like the "ch" in Scottish "Loch Ness" or like... well, a sound that's not known in 95 % of all languages in the world, somewhat like the "h" in "hue". But "ch" is never ever pronounced as in English.
    The latter is the case for the village "Lorch". It's pronounced with a hue-like h at the end of the word. Your pronounciation (with an English ch) would be written as "Lortsch").

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Another example would be the Republic of Cospaia. Located in the hamlet of Cospaia, the territory came into existence when the territory was left out of a border treaty. Since no country was aware of this, the Cospaians decided to make their own. It existed from 1440 to 1826.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @samehhisham86
    @samehhisham86 Před 6 měsíci +4

    @Geography Now
    small correction: the city "Mainz" is pronounced as "mines" in english

  • @seppokuusinen8595
    @seppokuusinen8595 Před 6 měsíci

    Great video, very interesting stories!

  • @eclat4641
    @eclat4641 Před 5 měsíci

    Love stuff like this

  • @jeffreydeeds9225
    @jeffreydeeds9225 Před 6 měsíci

    Zoiks! I had not heard of any of these! Great vid, mate.

  • @mikasaloveyou9316
    @mikasaloveyou9316 Před 6 měsíci +27

    Hai barb. I'm from Malaysia. Next maybe you can talk about the Kingdom of Sarawak 1841-1946 & the modern state of Sarawak 1963🇲🇾

    • @eltontan4340
      @eltontan4340 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Sarawak history was so fascinating, wished more people know about it,a Southeast Asia kingdom established by a British explorers that lasted almost a century.

    • @juliusnepos6013
      @juliusnepos6013 Před 6 měsíci +1

      James Brooke!

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@eltontan4340singapore: south east asia kingdom established by a chinese explorer.

    • @eltontan4340
      @eltontan4340 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@rizkyadiyanto7922 established by Chinese?correct in some ways I guess,but explorers?I’m don’t think Lee Kuan Yew is an explorer though.

    • @greatwolf5372
      @greatwolf5372 Před 6 měsíci +3

      The story of the White Rajahs of Borneo is so fascinating lol! Just a random white dude becomes a king in Southeast Asia through diplomatic and military shenanigans.

  • @ayu-fq4xm
    @ayu-fq4xm Před 6 měsíci +16

    You should cover the State of Hatay, which existed for only like a year but it had its own parliament and government. Even today Hatay is still very distinct from the rest of turkey because of its syrian heritage, even to this day people in hatay speak arabic, wether they're turkish arab or kurdish

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @MountCOBI
    @MountCOBI Před 6 měsíci

    That's the episode I've always wanted to see

  • @alexandrufrateanu
    @alexandrufrateanu Před 6 měsíci

    Nice video, Barbara!

  • @owenofhb8319
    @owenofhb8319 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I remember that one video you did on the Atlas on Extinct Countries book, similar to this video. I got the book, it was really good.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @9EscFan5
    @9EscFan5 Před 6 měsíci +15

    If you mentioned a mountain fort, fully surrounded by a single country, it'd sound weird... but that's basically what San Marino is. One of the weirdest existing countries (but nothing beats Belgium)

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Any weirder than Monaco, which is essentially an independent Harrah's Casino?

    • @CatFish107
      @CatFish107 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@seed_drill7135Monaco at least has a port.

    • @m.h.5400
      @m.h.5400 Před 6 měsíci +1

      The Vatican?

  • @Sawdust_
    @Sawdust_ Před 6 měsíci +13

    thank you for the wacky geography stuff Mr. Geography

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @___________.________________j
    @___________.________________j Před 6 měsíci +2

    Honestly, Im impressed! I have learned so much about these historical nations.

  • @1view995
    @1view995 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love this content 🤩❤.

  • @SM-zt5ml
    @SM-zt5ml Před 5 měsíci +2

    The bottle neck is very interesting. I wasn’t far away from that recently. We Germans call it “Flaschenhals” which is bottle neck in German 🇩🇪

  • @philcollinson328
    @philcollinson328 Před 5 měsíci +1

    A very interesting vid thanks. I still doubt you had any liquid in that mug :D

  • @smiley-hugs
    @smiley-hugs Před 6 měsíci +6

    The better help sponsorship was so disappointing :(

  • @ImXuanCallmeJerry
    @ImXuanCallmeJerry Před 6 měsíci

    I love this, I want more

  • @TheRareVideosXL
    @TheRareVideosXL Před 6 měsíci

    Amazing video.

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer Před 6 měsíci +11

    Tuva is the ONLY one of these that could be considered a "country". That and Taiping are the only ones I've heard of.

  • @vinnalls375
    @vinnalls375 Před 6 měsíci +1

    For an idea of what Tangier was like, read Let it Come Down by Paul Bowles.

  • @muhammadhabibieamiro3639
    @muhammadhabibieamiro3639 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Do more video like this

  • @HarvestStore
    @HarvestStore Před 6 měsíci

    Great Video.

  • @Poyo494
    @Poyo494 Před 6 měsíci

    Sponsor is probably my favorite here, it's history is so detailed.

  • @Reptain253
    @Reptain253 Před 6 měsíci +1

    It's so cool to see my hometown of Koblenz being mentioned here. What a cool way to wake up to! :D

  • @isaacbobjork7053
    @isaacbobjork7053 Před 6 měsíci

    I hadn't heard of Limberwisk before this channel!

  • @miscellaneoussarnian5282
    @miscellaneoussarnian5282 Před 6 měsíci +57

    talking about “countries that used to exist” is kind sort of too-soon/topical since Azerbaijan has just wiped Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh off the face off what maps they were on

    • @juliusnepos6013
      @juliusnepos6013 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Damn

    • @o_s-24
      @o_s-24 Před 6 měsíci +1

      But Artsakh was not "weird" so yeah

    • @JackParker-ev6me
      @JackParker-ev6me Před 6 měsíci +4

      🇹🇷🇦🇿❤️🇮🇱 🤜🇦🇲🇵🇸🇮🇷🤮🤮🤮

  • @morenauer
    @morenauer Před 6 měsíci +2

    Those are actually good and rare. Good research work there, Barbs.

  • @fringeflix
    @fringeflix Před 6 měsíci +20

    Your shirts get tighter every video!

  • @devingiles6597
    @devingiles6597 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hey, Geography Now. In a future Filler Week video, can you please explain the states of Mexico?

  • @kalabuk1678
    @kalabuk1678 Před 6 měsíci +15

    4:45 Tianjin and Nanjing are two entirely different cities in China. They are the 11th and 41st largest cities in the world.
    The Capital of this kingdom was Nanjing.
    The reason for the confusion about the name is that 南京 was romanized as “Nanking” in the Postal romanization system, which was the most common system for Chinese place names in English between the 1890s and 1980s. (Although the postal system was common for place names, the related Wade-Giles romanization-which incidentally is based on the Nanjing accent-was used for other transliterations, such as people’s names). After the 1980s the pinyin romanization system was being adopted all around the Chinese-speaking world (that’s how we get “Nanjing”) and yeah, it’s pretty much the best system we’ve got, for now at least.

    • @lan6139
      @lan6139 Před 6 měsíci +7

      the Taiping renamed Nanjing to "Tianjing" 天京 during their occupation of the city

  • @ayoubmarine
    @ayoubmarine Před 6 měsíci

    Hi. While talking about Tangier International Zone in the kingdom of Morocco you omitted to talk also about the Rif Republic which existed also for a few years.

  • @19frits74
    @19frits74 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The state of Neutral Moresnet is worth making a short video about

  • @wildsurfer12
    @wildsurfer12 Před 6 měsíci +1

    11:46 Maybe one of the wisest lines you’ve ever said barbs. I suppose the invention of social media has made the crazy more frequent and closer to us.

  • @dominicperez3777
    @dominicperez3777 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Ah yes, everyone's favorite HOI4 nation: Tannu Tuva 😤

  • @owhboi
    @owhboi Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you.

  • @therongjr
    @therongjr Před 6 měsíci +5

    I once visited the Maritime Republic of Eastport. The crabs are good there.

  • @puppetguy8726
    @puppetguy8726 Před 6 měsíci

    In your part 2 video, mention Sarawak and Rijeka/Fiume

  • @Globalgaz
    @Globalgaz Před 6 měsíci

    Great job Barbs!

  • @2x2leax
    @2x2leax Před 6 měsíci +4

    I consider this video to be the second part of Extinct countries you may not have heard of! (Geography Now!) which obviously was uploaded by this channel.

    • @Palestine-girl
      @Palestine-girl Před 6 měsíci +1

      Please read this
      The Isra" li occupation, a fact even acknowledged by Israel's, traces back to 1948 when the Balfour Declaration of 1917 pledged support for a Jewish national home in Palest* ne. This historical context is essential to understanding the plight of Palest* n* ans. For over TO years. Palest" n" ans have endured displacement, restricted movement, and lived under harsh conditions. The term "apartheid" aptly describes the segregation and discrimination they face in their own land, marked by numerous Isra* li checkpoints. Despite countless peaceful attempts, oppression persists, leading to further land loss and human suffering. It's important to note that Ham" as, often a focus of international attention, emerged as a response to active resistance against this enduring injustice. If you trying to feel sorry for Israel's today & hope you felt sorry for Palest* n* ans for the past TO years
      Give the people their homes and
      country back.

  • @ortizandy87
    @ortizandy87 Před 6 měsíci

    Geography is everything

  • @christophhanke6627
    @christophhanke6627 Před 6 měsíci +2

    2:15 i am german and never ever heard of the "Freistaat Flaschenhals". What are weird and kinda stupid thing to do xD
    But it fits size-wise to what states looked like in the HRE

  • @lapasika1981
    @lapasika1981 Před 6 měsíci

    First video I am watching in Cyprus:)

  • @Enric.
    @Enric. Před 6 měsíci +4

    I think Tuva doesn't fit the list because it isn't weird. The Russian Empire was massive and multiethnic, Tuva is one of the many countries that became independent after it just like Poland, Estonia, or Uzbekistan. Among all those countries Tuva was culturally the most distinct as it was a Buddhist nation culturally closer to Mongolia. The only reason why it's in this list while the others are not is because it did not manage to survive, but I don't think that makes Tuva weird.

  • @kubamoe
    @kubamoe Před 6 měsíci

    Just seeing my Home town Montabaur in this Video makes me happy

  • @petermorin6741
    @petermorin6741 Před 6 měsíci +5

    This felt like an April Fools episode tbh

  • @jakobnuernberger94
    @jakobnuernberger94 Před 6 měsíci

    11:32 Tannu what?
    Really interesting little places, even though i knew like three of them already...

  • @chevrolet-poitiers9507
    @chevrolet-poitiers9507 Před 6 měsíci

    I see you read back up on the “Atlas Of Extinct Countries”.

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 Před 6 měsíci

    Make a video about Sealand one of these days.

  • @wendybrown4661
    @wendybrown4661 Před 5 měsíci

    The Tuvan and Buryat anthems are incredible.

  • @patrick7932003
    @patrick7932003 Před 6 měsíci +146

    Zero hour gang 💪

  • @saadelansari4621
    @saadelansari4621 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Morocco wasn't given its independance, Morocco won its independance and fought for it.

  • @neelanurag687
    @neelanurag687 Před 6 měsíci

    When will you release the Uzbekistan episode

  • @juliosilveira7891
    @juliosilveira7891 Před 6 měsíci +1

    You should do the Equator Confederacy. Nothing to do with Ecuador. A Republic in Northeastern Brazil inspired by the Age of Enlightenment ideas of the USA and France that was squashed by the newly-independent Brazilian Empire. The capital was your favorite "I can't pronounce this soft R" city, Recife.

  • @beans6269
    @beans6269 Před 6 měsíci +1

    If you do another one of these you should mention the state of Jaxa. A polish kingdom in northern manchuria during the mid 1600s that fought against russia and china.

  • @rhizoid1170
    @rhizoid1170 Před 6 měsíci +4

    TANNU TUVA MENTIONED

  • @badrdakir2749
    @badrdakir2749 Před 6 měsíci +1

    i'm moroccan and this is the first time i hear about this so thank's for the information.

  • @ondrejsacky3652
    @ondrejsacky3652 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Austria-Hungary was definitely one of the weirdest on many levels.

  • @josephvonfritzberg2331
    @josephvonfritzberg2331 Před 6 měsíci

    You know what would be cool-after the last country maybe like this whole video from A to Z and then at the end there would be all video guests saying thank you Barbs. So like the first country at the end the guest says in their native language Thank you barbs

  • @Brawl_stars_enjoyer52
    @Brawl_stars_enjoyer52 Před 6 měsíci +1

    4:39 in family guy there was a episode with Brian asking “what was it on the other side” stewie said something along the lines of “Jesus was Chinese his last name was hong, Jesus hong” referring to hong Xiuquan and how he was a supposed brother of Jesus

  • @LegandaryVibe75
    @LegandaryVibe75 Před 6 měsíci

    When is there going to be a Puerto Rico episode?

  • @Cat-tf6ob
    @Cat-tf6ob Před 6 měsíci

    please i have a request talk more about Pontos and Greek Pontians!

  • @smaillemcharki9984
    @smaillemcharki9984 Před 5 měsíci

    As a guy from Tangier, that's a good video 😂❤❤❤

  • @abdullahomar5157
    @abdullahomar5157 Před 4 měsíci

    I was waiting for the moment where he'd say that it's a kinda "April Fool" episode 🙂, surprisingly he didn't! My 1st time to hear about 'em, tbh.

  • @setzuuna6714
    @setzuuna6714 Před 6 měsíci +3

    hey there are republic state that appeared in history like Ezo Republic and LanFang Republic, it's maybe a great idea to add that country

  • @jmy9595
    @jmy9595 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Mainz, Germany-I studied there-is pronounced “Mine-ts” (one syllable), not “Mains”

  • @am17frans
    @am17frans Před 6 měsíci +1

    Feels like most ppl know about Tuva these days, as the present (22:39 CET 23/10/20) russian defence minister is from Tuva.

  • @eltontan4340
    @eltontan4340 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Around the same time as The Taiping heavenly kingdom,there was another anti Qing rebellion happening at Yunnan province by Hui people(chinese Muslims) who were facing prejudice by the manchus,revolt against the Qing and create a state called Pingnan Guo,their leader Du WenXiu built several mosque and adopt Arabic and created the first Quran copy in China, after taking over the capital city of Dali,WenXiu called himself Sultan Suleiman and proclaimed the Islamic Kingdom of Yunnan/Dali Sultanate.
    Unfortunately the rebellion/kingdom was defeated by the Qing after several years,WenXiu tried to sought assistance and support from the British but was declined help.Du WenXiu tried to surrender in hope that the residents will be spared but instead the people were massacred by rhe troops and WenXiu was beheaded.

  • @leoaso6984
    @leoaso6984 Před 6 měsíci +1

    7:33 "Basically, it was the island of a spoiled brat"
    "James Harden Hickey"
    There's a joke in there somewhere...

  • @stronkstream7791
    @stronkstream7791 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Staying up late at night was worth it

  • @Jayhereab
    @Jayhereab Před 6 měsíci +1

    So early to watch this barbs

  • @xvenomx9790
    @xvenomx9790 Před 6 měsíci +2

    9:32 this part LOL

  • @RealUlrichLeland
    @RealUlrichLeland Před 6 měsíci +6

    Another good one is the Polish State of Jaxa, which existed on the border of the Russian and Qing empires between 1665-74. Basically this exiled Polish nobleman, Nikifor Chernigovsky, murdered a Russian official and instead of hiding he decided to rebuild the fort of Albazin on the Amur river with some Cossacks and Polish and Ukrainian refugees. The indigenous tungusic people got along quite well with them because they weren't raised by the Russian empire anymore. Eventually the Russian tsar actually recognised Nikifor as the official leader of Jaxa after they started paying tribute, but the microstate came to an end when they tried raiding the Qing dynasty and got squashed in retaliation.

  • @RobinHood-tw4se
    @RobinHood-tw4se Před 6 měsíci +1

    After Barb covers ever country, he's gonna do every past nations, like the Roman Empire, Persia, etc.

  • @Justin-ee1mv
    @Justin-ee1mv Před 6 měsíci +1

    Let’s go Tuva mentioned

  • @Dragonite_Tom
    @Dragonite_Tom Před 6 měsíci

    Man produces a more in depth fun fact video ever

  • @Respectthebadgers111
    @Respectthebadgers111 Před 6 měsíci

    Hope your arm isn’t too sore from holding up the merchandise !

  • @felixfalcone7092
    @felixfalcone7092 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Qu'est-ce que j'aime ses vidéos, merci Paul :D !