The World's Smallest Countries
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Hey everyone, welcome back to a new video! In this one we take a look at the world's smallest countries.
You might remember me talking about a few of these in previous videos, especially the 'Unknown Countries' series, I guess it makes sense since most smaller countries tend to be less known.
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Which of these 10 countries would you rather live in? I'm all for Monaco!
General Knowledge - You'd better start saving, then...
,vatican
Although not a republic, I'd choose Liechtenstein. (I would pronounce it correctly too)
Vatican City
I would love to live in Liechtenstein because it seems like a good place to live, since it's like Switzerland because if it's similar geography and I feel like you could own a cabin in the countryside peacefully.
Fun fact:.apparently Liechtenstein accidentally invaded Switzerland when a border patrol accidentally crossed the border as they had gotten lost, Switzerland said that it was fine as people tend to get lost.
Also Liechtenstein went to war once and had 80 soldiers but came back with 81 as they had made a new Italian friend.
yep. the only military excursion they had and they got a soldier
A successful campaign!
You're correct about the 80 army men story, but the other half is kinda incorrect. Liechtenstein never invaded Switzerland, in fact it was the other way around! The Swiss were the ones who got into Liechtenstein's borders by accident due to it's small landmass, the soldiers forgot the microstate even existed until they were too late. Heck some of Liechtenstein's forested areas got burned a bit by the Swiss during another field training with it's soldiers!
@@General.Knowledge hey, wasn't expecting this but it's nice to see you check the comments unlike a lot of CZcamsrs these days.
😂😂😂😂
I hope we had this type of relationship with our Indo-pak region...
When you thought Andorra and Luxembourg were small
My country is smaller than luxembourg
ultimateroblocksgawd is it Liechtenstein
Wd Wd add awed
i live in luxembourg its 19 square km
Bloxburg is luxemburg
I live near San Marino and I can say for certain that most of the car registered in the Republic are just Italian people registering their car there to save tax money. It's kinda legal in certain situations, like if you have a business or if you have a San Marino citizen buying it for you.
Lmao i wonder how many loopholes San Marino’s existence creates for nearby Italians
@@geography_joe The extent of it became smaller in recent years, but still living just 20 miles from San Marino I see everyday cars with azure RSM license plates used by people who live in Italy and work in Italy. A friend of mine also bought his Mistusbishi truck there because in Italy they wouldn't let register the vehicle for private use. (pickup trucks should be used just for work in Italy, at least in theory). Airsoft guns and all sorts of personal defense weapons under 7J of kinetic energy are also bought in San Marino at very convenient prices by italians, as well as swords, katanas and other japanese stuff that can hurt you 😂. Thankfully low-tax bank accounts in the Republic are now illegal for Italian to store money in, but some people still manage to do it. No wonder "Everytime a law is made, a loophole is found" is a very popular Italian proverb.
@@nomad6-1 Lmao thats super cool, San Marino can basically sell whatever they want since theyre literally an independent nation and can make their own laws. That italian proverb definitely was made by someone in Rimini 😂
Here in Italy we love microstates, that's why we surrounded ourselves with them
them with ourselves
Yes
@@musAKulture no no, I actually meant what is written: think also Malta, Monaco and Liechtenstein, that even if they don't border the country are still pretty close
@@qwertylello ah okay that is very true. italy is both surrounded by and surrounds.
Yes (i'm italian)😄
*we'll leave any principalities out*
Number 6:Liechtenstein
It's called principality, but it's independent nation.
Why?
@@saptaccrvima3563 principalities can be (and usually are) independent. It's just a form of government.
And Monaco
@@bigyin2586 gained independance because it has a monarchy and a parliament.
Fun fact: when russia wanted to sell alaska one of the country's they wanted to sell it to was Lichtenstein
Imagine if Lichtenstein actually bought the land instead of the US
Andorra didn't make the cut :(
Yet an honourable mention.
Andorra is a dual-principality
Andorra is bigger than all ten of these, and six other countries. It's a superpower amongst microstates.
You’re sad because you wish it were smaller?
Andorra is about 467 sq Km, so it would be like what 11-12 on the list anyways, even if it wasn’t a Principality.....
Good video, but your pronounciation of Liechtenstein is hilarious 😂
I agree 100%
Far as I know it's also knee-vis not neh-vis.
Keksiger Keks
Then again I'm pretty sure he is Portuguese, or at least grew up speaking Portuguese.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
I do agree though. The way he said Liechtenstein is funny and odd sounding especially to a German like myself. 😂
That One Synesthete: Jordan Brown Music but his pronunciation of Romance languages is awesome.
I'm Brazilian and I pronunciate very similar to him
Very interesting video! Keep up the good work.
4:07 BOOBY Island what a nice name
There's a hill or montain on its center (Nevis peak) and the island is round... maybe that's why they called it "booby island"
Bieh Luizin Or it’s called that because it’s inhabited by the birds of the same name.
Lifeform Lover
Booby birds?
@@koisov4401 No, they're called Boobies, not Booby Birds.
Big Smoke
flying booby
OH I'M SORRY! WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY BELOVED SEALAND??!
I was about to say that!
Are you perhaps a hetalian
isn't there like only 5 people on that tiny falling apart oil rig?
@@psal8715 *you dare question our beloved Sealand?*
@@multifandomtrash799 I do! =p
It's hard to believe that the maldives is smaller than singapore.
and Macao
I think maldives smaller than singapore
Macau isn't a country. Its still owned by China, as is Hong Kong.
Proud to be a Singaporean.
@@tosche774 macao is not an independant country
Great video! Small countries are a very interesting topic.
Great video. I really learn a lot from your channel.
Your geography is on point but you've goofed a bit with some surface calculations! (Maths is hard :p)
About the surface area of Valetta: you probably saw that it was 0.8 km² on Wikipedia and converted it to 800 m², but since it's a surface rather than a length, it actually converts to 800,000 m². 800 m² is about the size of my Dad's backyard!
Then you say that Monaco is only 2 km², and used to be 1,974 km²: you surely meant 1.974 km²...
By the way, did you know that Vatican City has a density of 2.27 popes per km²? :p
Some countries use a comma instead of a point to write decimals
I know, my country does use the comma. It's the English norm though!
Charlie K
You mean not all? There are plenty of countries that use a comma instead of a dot.
Take France for an example or even South Korea. They would write 2.72 as 2,72.
Cönörssön Verdoolaege
Ben je Nederlands?
Cönörssön Verdoolaege no, but in the video he said one thousand, nine hundred, and seventy four square kilometres
Omg, I love Malta. It is such an enchanting place. I felt in love in their architecture, history, nature, people, food..and I was planning to return this year :-( I hope the world will get well soon, so we all can travel again.
@javcar123 so am i
nature? Everywhere is built up have you been to the right place?
Ayo mate I`m from Malta. Gotta say I appreciate how much you like my country, tho we don`t have much for nature...
Sealand : Am i Joke to you?
[Lenny Face] Yes
;D
Yes youre a joke
Exxcluding those wierd oil platforms that claim their indipendent but arent"
What about worlds smallest islands/island nations?
It's coming !
General Knowledge it’s coming
@@General.Knowledge 1 year....
Is always one of them gotta be in oceania and caribbean
@@didobalawag9528 or a river island
The smallest countries....
Are mostly near Italy.
In europe
MetaBboy
But:
Who the fuck asked?
No No, She's got a good point.
Fun fact: There are on average 2 popes per square kilometre in the Vatican.
xd
Very informative, thank you
Malta is worth a visit!
yes
So is Liechtenstein
No
@@gamerdrache6076 yes
In the Malta part the background music actually was the national anthem of Maldives
Nice info!
My room: am i joke to you
4:07 BOOBY ISLAND😂😂😂
We want videos about notable people (Queen Elizabeth II, George Washington, Napoleone Bonaparte,Winston Churchill)
I'm from Saint kitts
Are you from the baseball island or the baseball bat island
@@victorguillen2909 baseball bat
no way how is the life there ?
^^
@@imperion8238 Good question. Haven't been since i was 4 (I'm 13 now) so i couldn't tell you however just imagine a black hawaii mixed with Jamaca and you should get a good image. (It's also boiling hot xD)
The Piticairn Islands 🇵🇳
Location:Oceania
Size: 62km2
Capital: Adamstown
Population: *50*
The Pitcarin Islands are not independent.
Yes UK owns them
Not a real country
I know, can't you just appreciate that it has only 50 people
0:19 Ladies and gentlemen
W E
G O T
' E M
I like your videos they are nice
Fun fact: Vatican city is also an absolute monarchy. In addition to the title of pope, whomever holds that office is also coronated as the King of Vatican City and has absolute power over its laws.
I wonder if the pope could legally have someone executed if he wanted.
( thanks for the video ).👍👍👍😍😍😍😍
Countries:
9:40 you meant to say meters there .. great video though you're so underrated
This dude has more subs than some of the countries on this list lol
4:07 BOOBY ISLAND really?!?!
They call it that because it is actually shaped like a booby
Virgin islands
Thanks for this video. However, I've missed one country that should have been included, because it applies to all your criteria. Why wasn't Andorra included?
Because they small but not small enough to make it in the list
do weirdest US States panhandles!
I'll add it to the list!
@Gaming User bitch West Virginia
Good job
Valletta is 0.8 square kilometers.
One square kilometer is 1000 squared square meters, so 1.000.000 square meters. So Valletta has an area of about 800.000 square meters.
800 square meters would be the size of a medium-sized mansion.
I believe the capital city of The Maldives is named Male.
Me too
It's not pronounced Male(Masculine)
It's pronounciation is Ma lai.
@@mohdadeeb1829 -- I actually knew that. But I had no way to put the accent mark over the "e." But thanks for helping to educate less informed people about geography. (Check out the "Geography Now" channel on CZcams. Fantastic site!)
I am a maldivian and i was Outraged when he said that kings island is the capital of the maldives
Btw male is the capital of the maldives and it is pronouced maale
Malé
This video was uploaded 2 days after my birthday. Also I love how the first country that was mentioned was my country and the first national anthem that was played was from my country 😍. Proud to be from Malta! 🇲🇹
Also, grandayy is from Malta.
@@harveymogar3104 Oh yes :)
Finished a book of the world with help of your videos 😉😊😁😘 it has all countries
10.Malta
9.The Maldives
8.Sanit kitts and Nevis
7.Marshall islands
6.liechtenstein
5.sanmarino
4.Tuvalu
3.Nauru
2.Monaco
1.Vatican city
If Gibraltar were independent it would be #3 on this list, it is ridiculously tiny. You can traverse it lengthwise in about 80 minutes. It is the smallest place with it's own FIFA national team.
I found Liechtenstein in my map🗺️
You forgot about Luxembourg and Andorra! They are both very small!
They don't make the top 10 this is the top 10 smallest
Question: Which of these 10 countries would you rather live in? I’m all for Monaco.
Answer: Liechenstein
I'm French. So it would have to be Monaco. Even though I would have to be filthy rich to live there.
Man. Malta is a great place to actually live. I can only imagine how quiet the place there would be.
Malta is NOT quite. I`m Maltese, and the only quite places are the countryside and The Silent City (hence the name)
@@jayezd3066 Well I understand you. I live in a small town in Albania and I really am used to live a quiet environment, but I like Malta as a country. It's a lovely place to stay for a while. Even though it might be noisy as you stated. I am assuming that is because of the tourists that go there.
2:20 "...a chain of 26 atolls..." on the screen you misspelled it as ATTOLS!
I am a maldivian and i thought it was funny....
Btw what country are you from?
You were showing square kilometers variously as KM^2 or KM2. The correct symbol would be *km²* with a raised "2" over small letters km. Use the in-line math notation km^2 only if you do not have superscripts, subscripts, or the correct math notations.
I hope I get to visit Nauru one day!
We could argue about its nationhood, but as an sovereign territory even smaller than the Vatican City you should have mentioned the headquarters of the sovereign military order of St. John of Jerusalem, rhode and Malta in Rome. They are recognized by more than 100 nations worldwide and clearly in another league than seal and and Co.
Order of Malta is pretty cool ngl
In Liechtenstein, the t is NOT silent! None of them is.
Still didnt watch this to the end but already know what is the SMALLEST country..
(Spoiler)
Its The Vatican city
4:08 hehe "Booby island" :P
Many birds live there.
Haha. It said island
hehe youre so mature
@Carter Schlomann yea
Can you do the Sri Lanka flag
Yes I can!
Thank you
What?
It's possible that Japan could be regarded as an older state, supposedly being ruled by one continuous line of emperors since the early third century A.D. but expanding beyond southern Honshu since then.
can you do a video about the Gambia wich is so weird shaped, and is a state inside of Senegal and just following the gambia river. How can such a state i this shape exist?
Its like a 50 mile zone on each side of the river, I think but idk
@@equaius893 thats why it looks so weird I know it was for the british a trade route but I dont understand how it can exist so just following a river
Have been to Malta. It was great
I have many questions about this 1.Leichtenstain 2.Monaco 3.San Marino 4. Malta 5.Marshall islands so that’s it thank you :)
Hutt River Province within Australia declared its independence in 1970. 75 square km. Population 23
I sub
El Salvador is an small country in Central America maybe it isn't smaller than the countries in this video but in that little territory almost 7 million of people live.
When you were talking about Monaco, I think you misinterpreted 1.974 sq km as one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four sq km lol. It definitely didn’t increase to 2 sq km from 1,974 sq km.
No, Saint Kitts and Nevis was not the first place for European settlement in the Caribbean or the New World (America). First settlement was in the island of Hispaniola about 120 years earlier.
For the English and French it was.
I agree. Monaco, Malta, or Liechtenstein
Andorra and Singapore: Are we a joke to you??
I'm finally in your vid let's go
I don’t know why but I like when people talk about my country (Switzerland)
World's smallest country is in Europe and world largest country is also in Europe (Kind of)
.is it Russia is a part of Europe?
@@roncruzdela2960 it's transcontinental
It’s in the European plain but it really depends on how you look at it idk maybe Murmansk and Moscow would be but chita wouldn’t.
Malta is an archipelago of 7 islands, I am Maltese
Nathaniel Ellul yeah Popeye visited one of the other islands in the movie XD
@@prussianhamster true
5:35 Lichtenstein has been restoring power to the king.
I live in Maldives
How about the top 10 smallest islands?
7:38 But don't a lot of countries have more cars than people? I mean here in the US, you'll find tons of cars at every dealership and the vast majority of them still remain there so that gives me the feeling there are more cars than people even here in the US so how is that well interesting. Anyways great video because I've been binge-watching your Channel today while having a hurt back and I think your videos are very well made
The dating game in the Vatican must be tough.
What happened to Singapore? I didn't know it was larger than these 10 you listed.
It is
Did you know that the star on Nauru's flag represents the country and the line in the middle represents the equator.
Did you know there's 2,27 popes/sqr km in vatican city
*y e s*
Shoutout Dr. Grandayy!
What about the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta, which is considered sovereign, but has no territory at all.
Did you know that the highest thing in the Maldives is only 2 meters high ?
You forgot the Principality of Andorra
9:40 biiiiig mistake in area of Monaco...
TOP 10 SMALLEST COUNTRIES:
1. VATICAN CITY
2. MONACO
3. NAURU
4. TUVALU
5. SAN MARINO
6. LIECHTENSTEIN
7. MARSHALL ISLANDS
8. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
9. MALDIVES
10. MALTA
Request:16 smallest country's of the word
Can you please do the counties of the u.k?
That cross on Malta's flag looks like a video game controller's D-pad
I’m surprised Singapore wasn’t on here!
It's crazy like in the u.s you have
Rhode island
DC
Conneticut
I guess mass is small its population is mostly east coast from boston southern mass
That was such a good geography and history lesson
I’m for the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭
Also you said Monaco used to be 1,974 square kilometers and it went up to 2 square kilometers?
Top largest next?
The grand duke aka king of Liechtenstein is the wealthiest monarch in Europe
In 1940, German tanks were in and out of Luxembourg in 3 hours. That's small.
Technically the knights of Malta still own a building in rome and were a kinda country even owning colonies
It's about time that someone admits the reality of this situation: these microstates (+ including Andorra and others) exist solely at the pleasure of their neighbors. They have no way to adequately defend themselves. And at any time over the centuries -- or now, or in the future-- their neighbors could just march in and take over, like India did to Sikkim in 1975. Besides remaining peaceful and neutral, the only "asset" most of these micronations have is special tax laws and other laws that are beneficial to their citizens and their region -- but applied to a limited area and population. If they get out of line, their neighbor(s) may move to annex them -- as France almost did to Monaco in the 1960s.