5 "countries" that ALMOST existed...

Sometimes you propose a country and ... it just never happens.
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  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow Жыл бұрын

    I actually got this topic idea from a few of my subscribers in Argentina that told me about "Patria Grande" and it inspired me to me make a video about "Proposed nations that never came to fruition." Hope you enjoy this filler vid! What other topics do you suggest we cover?

  • @holykebabempire

    @holykebabempire

    Жыл бұрын

    E

  • @ChrisFan890

    @ChrisFan890

    Жыл бұрын

    I am ready for Ukraine

  • @LOLE_Editz

    @LOLE_Editz

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @DoniPogba777

    @DoniPogba777

    Жыл бұрын

    OK.

  • @destroyermoscowFortnite

    @destroyermoscowFortnite

    Жыл бұрын

    E

  • @veryveryoldacccc75775
    @veryveryoldacccc75775 Жыл бұрын

    You pronounced Józef Piłsudski better than half of the polish students

  • @Huizachtepetl

    @Huizachtepetl

    Жыл бұрын

    True. Unfortunately he mispronounced Manuel Ugarte… which seems to much easier to me (as a Spanish Native Speaker).

  • @wrjtung3456

    @wrjtung3456

    Жыл бұрын

    How do you pronounce ł?

  • @hamcio3192

    @hamcio3192

    Жыл бұрын

    Piłsudski was ok but he said yosef not yuzev as he should

  • @veryveryoldacccc75775

    @veryveryoldacccc75775

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wrjtung3456 like english w

  • @sirBrouwer

    @sirBrouwer

    Жыл бұрын

    it might help him a bit that Art is Polish so he might have been able to ask how to.

  • @skodass1
    @skodass1 Жыл бұрын

    This episode was exactly what i like about history and geography; all those "what if" moments

  • @ARCtheCartoonMaster

    @ARCtheCartoonMaster

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching a video a while back about some deleted scenes from _Home Alone_ , and it made me realise that only when learning what *could* have been during film production is when you truly feel like you've gone back in time. I feel like it's the same for geopolitics, and how this and that country, state or whatever *could* have been established, but didn't.

  • @vipidd
    @vipidd Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are incredibly good at negating physical pain. I'm not joking, I had terrible stomach pain and pain killers didn't help at all, so I turned on KZread to put mind somewhere else and stumbled upon this video. It was so efficient that I can only describe the rest of the time before the arrival of the ambulance as "discomfort". It's something about your "flow" of narrative, it's so relaxing. Thank you for this video

  • @WitchVillager

    @WitchVillager

    Жыл бұрын

    aw thats so sweet to hear, hope you're doing better

  • @GeographyNow

    @GeographyNow

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I’ve never heard a comment like this before, I’m glad it helps! Lol interesting!

  • @duckmon26

    @duckmon26

    Жыл бұрын

    Hope your better and I agree. I use this channel to go to sleep sometimes it’s that relaxing

  • @vipidd

    @vipidd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GeographyNow wow man thanks im a big fan of yours haha, love from spain

  • @grasseyhills2027

    @grasseyhills2027

    Жыл бұрын

    so true . this comment is so true.

  • @not_caroll
    @not_caroll Жыл бұрын

    as a Polish-born person I must highly praise how well you pronounce "Piłsudski". 10/10, it is so extremely rare that someone outside Poland pronounces Polish surname correctly - hats off for you and keep up the amazing work you always do!

  • @tadzik6762

    @tadzik6762

    Жыл бұрын

    From my experience, also as a Polish person I have to say, that most of native people pronounce Piłsudski wrong

  • @deleted-something

    @deleted-something

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @not_caroll

    @not_caroll

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tadzik6762 it is fairly difficult surname to pronounce so I am not really surprised. Overall Polish is hard to learn and master it.

  • @HawkThunder907

    @HawkThunder907

    Жыл бұрын

    Piłsudski is the easiest one in your country

  • @ARCtheCartoonMaster

    @ARCtheCartoonMaster

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, that's neurotypicals for you - they bloody *hate* learning nerdy subjects like linguistics or phonology.

  • @ttominable
    @ttominable Жыл бұрын

    As a Chilean my self i agree we do have the weirdest accent. However, we are aware of that so if you are not part of us we purposely try to speak as neutral spanish as posible so you can understand us

  • @martinmaynard141

    @martinmaynard141

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes and no. I had a Spanish teacher in Santiago who made fun of my accent - I speak Spanish as a second language and learnt it mainly in Spain (but with time in Peru and Argentina). That said the majority of Chilenos I met were super nice .

  • @astralhorizons

    @astralhorizons

    Жыл бұрын

    I think Argentinians speak weirder. Vení a escuchar shazz = Ven a escuchar jazz

  • @Somm1

    @Somm1

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s like Moroccans or Tunisians with Arabic lol

  • @mauriciogago4465

    @mauriciogago4465

    Жыл бұрын

    To be honest, your accent is easy to understand (as a Costa Rican), but you use a lot of slang/different words, so that's the part I've had the most trouble with.

  • @Corkassnigga82378freddy

    @Corkassnigga82378freddy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@astralhorizons lmao shhhazzz , I love how they speak its unique

  • @ebbluemusic
    @ebbluemusic Жыл бұрын

    Hey Barbs, ideas for future filler week videos : - list of custom unions between countries (if there is other ones then Schengen) - transcontinental countries - top people group with their own countries that have more people outside of the home country than in it (Lebenon, Armenia) - the currencies that is use by the most countries - former USSR countries explained - mexican states - reality singing compitation around the world - rap music around the world - country music around the world

  • @prashantasthana5115
    @prashantasthana5115 Жыл бұрын

    There could be second part of this series. Quebec too almost became a separate country. In 1995 referendum Quebec lost the vote by .58%.

  • @charakiga

    @charakiga

    Жыл бұрын

    We want Québec independent.

  • @jacques-andresaint-laurent1300

    @jacques-andresaint-laurent1300

    Жыл бұрын

    "Vive le Québec libre !" Charles De Gaulle

  • @carlitoon9451

    @carlitoon9451

    Жыл бұрын

    the second part could also include the Union of Soviet Soverign Republics

  • @selfiekroos1777

    @selfiekroos1777

    Жыл бұрын

    Quebec would be a 9th world country without canada

  • @jackguest145

    @jackguest145

    Жыл бұрын

    @@selfiekroos1777 nah there's definitely at least 10 countries already

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. Жыл бұрын

    I was not expecting Intermarium, mainly because even as a concept, it was always supposed to be some sort of a Federation or an alliance, rather than a single country, but it's cool that it got included. Piłsudski is, in my opinion, really an overlooked and interesting historical figure, quite a complex and paradoxical one, if you look closely (and controversial). I'm glad that he simingly starts to get some international attention. There's a brand new biography of him, written by American historian Joshua D. Zimmerman.

  • @andso2152

    @andso2152

    Жыл бұрын

    It was supposed to be a confederacy like modern EU to deter any attempts of Russians and Germans to once again rule the Central Europe. I don't even see it possible to unite again as "Old Commonwealth" as Intermarium was supposed to be close to twice as large. So in the video there's a misconception about what it was

  • @bg1052

    @bg1052

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andso2152 I'm pretty sure there were multiple forms of the Intermariam plan, one of which did propose political unification.

  • @johnshelton1141

    @johnshelton1141

    Жыл бұрын

    The Intermarium could replace Nato, or be a buffer between Nato and Russia,

  • @chri2301

    @chri2301

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnshelton1141 yeah and if it was a real thing maybe Russia didn’t attacked Ukraine

  • @a_few_species

    @a_few_species

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chri2301 yea, cause NATO won't be banging on Russian door

  • @jacobgoodman2977
    @jacobgoodman2977 Жыл бұрын

    0:10 Now I get it! I always thought you meant that nobody was buying your merch and you just never sold out of it. This makes so much more sense now!

  • @rifqinazhirhalim8767
    @rifqinazhirhalim8767 Жыл бұрын

    Do "Maphilindo" which used to be the unification plan of Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia

  • @aldbgbnkladg
    @aldbgbnkladg Жыл бұрын

    Cool stuff. You got me to read the Atlas of Atlas of Extinct Countries by Defoe Gideon. That was interesting too!

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video!

  • @christinashelby6083
    @christinashelby6083 Жыл бұрын

    I have officially caught up. I have now seen every single one of your videos, and wow. Love the work you're doing, really appreciate it.

  • @vassilysonn6425
    @vassilysonn6425 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this video very much, the content, the humour, the historical facts I never heard before 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you Paul, awaiting new material

  • @rickyverssen9151
    @rickyverssen9151 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this video! You have to do more like this!

  • @zilinskas91
    @zilinskas91 Жыл бұрын

    Please do a video about your trip to South America. I would LOVE to see it 👍

  • @alfredo.zauce1892
    @alfredo.zauce1892 Жыл бұрын

    I have this problem where I’ve learned Spanish as a Second Language from 2 groups: Chileans and Spaniards, the two most extreme dialects of the Spanish language, so when speaking to the “easy” accents of Mexico or Colombia I struggle massively.

  • @bucktooth002

    @bucktooth002

    Жыл бұрын

    I went to live in Mexico & now have to learn a tribal language. 🤣😭😆😅😂

  • @amandab.8843
    @amandab.8843 Жыл бұрын

    Hiya Barbs, really interesting video. Thank you! Would be quite interested in seeing a video about peoples/places that are currently seeking autonomy... Bougainville for example. Cheers!

  • @henryperez606
    @henryperez606 Жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work

  • @joseademardaveiganeto6451
    @joseademardaveiganeto6451 Жыл бұрын

    Actually, this "Patria Grande" proposal was the way that the former spanish Vice-Kingdom used to organize in Latin America. Later on, they've divided in several vice-kingdoms, more closer to the actual borders of the countries as they are today.

  • @agme8045

    @agme8045

    Жыл бұрын

    Viceroyalty

  • @Gustavodscy
    @Gustavodscy Жыл бұрын

    Just a reminder! Your job is amazing! Don’t stop doing it please

  • @jullietmburu9672
    @jullietmburu9672 Жыл бұрын

    I've just come across your channel and have binged on the older ones... Your weight lifting is paying off 💪💪👌

  • @jaydeepsen4769
    @jaydeepsen4769 Жыл бұрын

    As a Bengali from the state of West Bengal India, I would like to point out that Bengal had always been one province since the start of British rule in India which started with Bengal being annexed by the British East India Company after their victory at the Battle of Plassey against the last Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah on 23rd June, 1757 (by unfair means nonetheless). However, they divided Bengal along religious lines to quell the nationalist movements taking place in Bengal at that time. This happened in 1905 leading to the creation of East Bengal (later becoming East Pakistan now Bangladesh) and West Bengal (later broken up further to make the states of Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand in India). My grandmother was from Barisal in Bangladesh. Hope to visit it oneday.

  • @kkkk25yearsago79

    @kkkk25yearsago79

    Жыл бұрын

    Assam,Rohingya and orrissa are just dialects of Bengali but they pretends to be different Especially assamese and Rohingya are political separation to weaken to ethnic group

  • @xtraxt

    @xtraxt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kkkk25yearsago79 tf is Rohingya

  • @xtraxt

    @xtraxt

    Жыл бұрын

    @The Master mind Can ya explain me?

  • @deusmachinima1189

    @deusmachinima1189

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kkkk25yearsago79 Odia is not a dialect of Bengali wtf. Odia is an older language than Bengali and it's one of classical languages of India. Odisha as state has a history older than bengal. We ain't Bengalis

  • @kkkk25yearsago79

    @kkkk25yearsago79

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deusmachinima1189 If you divide Bangali to It's dialect like Rarhi Chittagong, Sylheti or Rangpuri, Barishali, all are different that they can proclaim their own ethnic group themself It's a Divide Just have a political power and divide it make religion, race new ethnicity

  • @emolohtrab3468
    @emolohtrab3468 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, keep it up

  • @SuperGion915
    @SuperGion915 Жыл бұрын

    I have always loved to see this videos with proposal or former countries, I like knowing about current countries, but there are plenty of countries in the past that are also pretty interesting in their own way.

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Keep videos like these coming! 🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

  • @Pratchettgaiman
    @Pratchettgaiman Жыл бұрын

    You could do proposed US states (Jefferson, Lincoln, etc.)

  • @Steveofthejungle8
    @Steveofthejungle8 Жыл бұрын

    Still waiting for States of Mexico explained!

  • @noahe.2590

    @noahe.2590

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d like to see that happen as well, same with the provinces of China

  • @corymiller536

    @corymiller536

    Жыл бұрын

    Who cares about mexico

  • @goranpetot2543
    @goranpetot2543 Жыл бұрын

    omg thanks for finally explaining "it's not selling out if it's your brand" !!! I never got it til today lol

  • @christhjian9923
    @christhjian9923 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, well done. You really shine when you're on your own :)

  • @darthone5673
    @darthone5673 Жыл бұрын

    I love this videos! I hope that we will get impressions on Georgia soon🇬🇪🇬🇪

  • @phlezktravels
    @phlezktravels Жыл бұрын

    @1:50 😂 you know you were gripping that cup to help it sell 😝

  • @morsecode980
    @morsecode980 Жыл бұрын

    Another one: Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics, aka a capitalist/democratic Soviet Union. It was proposed by Gorbachev in 1991 as a last ditch attempt to save the USSR. Most of the Soviet Republics were onboard with the idea, but then the August 1991 Coup happened and well…we all know how that went. Even today, many Russians and other citizens from the former Soviet countries don’t miss communism, but do wish the Soviet Union survived without it.

  • @Silver_Prussian

    @Silver_Prussian

    Жыл бұрын

    Basically ,,If you dont miss the union you dont have a heart, if you want it back you dont have a brain"

  • @umkaukr

    @umkaukr

    Жыл бұрын

    90%+ of Ukrainians voted against the Soviet Union on the referendum. And it was 30+ years ago. Let it go and live on. Uzbekistan, Georgia and Estonia never had much in common but Russia as their colonist.

  • @Silver_Prussian

    @Silver_Prussian

    Жыл бұрын

    @@umkaukr nope in the referendum of 1991 majority of the republic voted to keep the federal system in a renewed union. More than 76% of the population voted for it

  • @umkaukr

    @umkaukr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Silver_Prussian March 1991 yes. In December 1991 Ukrainian people changed their minds 🤘

  • @Silver_Prussian

    @Silver_Prussian

    Жыл бұрын

    @@umkaukr changed their mind ? No lol There was a coup that prevented the creation of a new union then the ukrianians voted to be independent which has led to many, many years of poverty

  • @farhanputrariantono930
    @farhanputrariantono930 Жыл бұрын

    Indonesia and Malaysia was also almost United. At the ending days of WW2, before Japan officially surrendered, our leaders met in Kuala Lumpur and agree to unite the NUSANTARA into a single state. But the plan was failed and Indonesia declared our own Independence on 17th August 1945. There was also a proposal to unite Malaysia, Indonesia and The Philippines into a some kind of union called Maphilindo, but also failed due to Malaysia annexed North Borneo and Sarawak which pissed off Indonesian and Philippines leader at that time

  • @domnielantipuesto2593

    @domnielantipuesto2593

    Жыл бұрын

    L malaysia

  • @fardmonkegaming

    @fardmonkegaming

    Жыл бұрын

    @@domnielantipuesto2593 bruh

  • @shinnam

    @shinnam

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems like Malaysia did well, not joining Indonesia. Spent a month in JB, now in Batam, what a contrast.

  • @sultan9givewey

    @sultan9givewey

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shinnam by becoming chinese province. Only huge G20 Indonesia can survive china expansion in the future. Look Malaysia Island that stolen by china

  • @kuwa333

    @kuwa333

    Жыл бұрын

    Malaysia also secretly financed Islamic terrorism in Southern Philippines, which made the Mindanao region very unstable.

  • @DeDarkVega
    @DeDarkVega Жыл бұрын

    BIG Thank You for still making videos on you tube !!

  • @and.ily_
    @and.ily_ Жыл бұрын

    Video proposition if you haven't done it already, talk about the Canadian provinces or Just about Quebec, I'm not Canadian nor Quebecquois but I've always found that very interesting Love the vids btw ♡

  • @benbenoy4419
    @benbenoy4419 Жыл бұрын

    This is a very interesting topic I was hooked all the way through and it's a fun way to learn parts of history that is not usually discussed.

  • @krystianlekienta1200
    @krystianlekienta1200 Жыл бұрын

    Love these kind of videos

  • @HarvestStore
    @HarvestStore Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you, thank you for making content.

  • @eliazleguennec5240
    @eliazleguennec5240 Жыл бұрын

    I was sure you would talk about Plan Uganda. Anyway' loved this video!

  • @BenficaFem
    @BenficaFem Жыл бұрын

    Barbie, you should talk about Couto Misto! A country between Galiza and Portugal that existed from the 10th century until 1864. It was technically independent because of weird feudal laws. Should be something you'd be interested in.

  • @pocketmarcy6990

    @pocketmarcy6990

    Жыл бұрын

    I only learned about Couto Misto because of those “Countries of Europe in 1850” quizzes on sporcle

  • @sirBrouwer

    @sirBrouwer

    Жыл бұрын

    it's sounds a bit like how Neutral Moresnet used to exist. however that was a even more odd situation.

  • @ryzefilming
    @ryzefilming Жыл бұрын

    I never knew any of this! Very helpful

  • @ArtyNik
    @ArtyNik Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing ❤️

  • @domino9697
    @domino9697 Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if you have a video about it yet, but I would like to see a video on economic unions/any other kind of unions countries have. For example the E.U., Mercosur, Nato, etc.

  • @deadviolonist
    @deadviolonist Жыл бұрын

    it would be interesting to hear about Rhodesia from you as well

  • @filipb2648
    @filipb2648 Жыл бұрын

    Yea do more series of thos, so good.

  • @lunamoonvr382
    @lunamoonvr382 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on 300M subs!

  • @davidebaso6994
    @davidebaso6994 Жыл бұрын

    I'm still waiting for Italy's region explained. They're all so unique and different they deserve to get a video

  • @ziaulhaque8707
    @ziaulhaque8707 Жыл бұрын

    Bengal Subah used to contribute almost 20% of the world's GDP and it used to be one of the richest regions of the world. You may look it up. Kolkata (Former Capital of Bengal) used to be the largest city of India even till the eighties. A lot of early Musicians and Film makers of Mumbai are from Bengal.

  • @chrisclancy6756
    @chrisclancy6756 Жыл бұрын

    You should try talking about cities sometime!

  • @stephmod7434
    @stephmod7434 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video!

  • @rat7532
    @rat7532 Жыл бұрын

    Please make a video about the provinces of Vietnam. They’re all so unique and diverse. Also good for VN’s episode

  • @user-cx9nc4pj8w

    @user-cx9nc4pj8w

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't there like 100 of them though?

  • @GlodelaniaChannel
    @GlodelaniaChannel Жыл бұрын

    You forgot Maphilindo. The unification of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia which I agree with but never happened. If Maphilindo happened, then there's no border dividing me and my waifu Moona Hoshinova.

  • @ep3865
    @ep386510 ай бұрын

    This was beautiful to watch ❤

  • @Rafaelrealizado
    @Rafaelrealizado Жыл бұрын

    Liked,very good informations. I very impressed much countries in Asia.

  • @ValueNetwork
    @ValueNetwork Жыл бұрын

    Intermarium was stupidly optimistic. WW1 was the peak of nationalism. All of the proposed states within that alliance had just gained their national sovereignty from the fall of Russia/Austria. No way would these newly independent states want to join another empire after removing their previous rulers. We all know how unstable Yugoslavia was, Intermarium would’ve been a even worse version of that.

  • @Artur_M.

    @Artur_M.

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, although it was rather a nebulous concept of some sort of a Confederation of countries, rather than a country. Assuming it could be created, the bigger it would get, the looser it probably would end up being. So, something more like the EU than Yugoslavia.

  • @manwiththeredface7821

    @manwiththeredface7821

    Жыл бұрын

    It wasn't stupidly optimistic, the newly formed tiny and weak countries were too arrogant (being from one of them myself) to work together in a continent that was soon to be like shark infested water. Intermarium was the last chance of Eastern Europe to avoid the horrible 50 years it had to endure and to learn the fact that from a global perspective we are all in the same shoes therefore our outside threats are the same as well.

  • @isbe8810
    @isbe8810 Жыл бұрын

    Dominican here and I have met a lot of Chileans outside of Chile and we are always amazed at how different we are but how well with interact with each other. It is like distance cousins getting to know each other for the first time lol

  • @joeh7465
    @joeh7465 Жыл бұрын

    A country that almost existed would make a great April 1st video to mix it up a bit. A deep dive on an alternate reality country would be great!

  • @radicalnomad1
    @radicalnomad1 Жыл бұрын

    We need some videos of you traveling 😃

  • @jw.-
    @jw.- Жыл бұрын

    You missed Belgium :P

  • @RicardoGarcia-it4ln
    @RicardoGarcia-it4ln Жыл бұрын

    SImilar to Patria Grande the original plan for Colombia proposed by Francisco Miranda was unite all the spanish viceroyalities in one empire that would be ruled by two monarchs descendends of the Inca rulers. After all the independences there was actually a try to unite all the new countries in 1826 in the congreso of Panama but it fail.

  • @The4905
    @The4905 Жыл бұрын

    1:20 must be the Mydemorze or the between seas concept. In the strategy game hoi4, it is possible to form a faction with these countries involved in the "concept". Pretty cool huh!

  • @alfredo.zauce1892
    @alfredo.zauce1892 Жыл бұрын

    Not even watched the video yet and I already love the Bengal rep

  • @madhukarg8052
    @madhukarg8052 Жыл бұрын

    I can't wait for the UK and USA episodes ❤️

  • @jakispolak8289
    @jakispolak8289 Жыл бұрын

    Top notch pronunciation of Piłsudski surname, Barbs :3 Also great video, I didn't know about a lot about any of presented almost-countries, except Intermarium, so yeah - great job c:

  • @imsleeplol4429
    @imsleeplol4429 Жыл бұрын

    Been watching since the original argentina episode 🔥

  • @ropk676
    @ropk676 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video, very imformative. By the way, You forgot to mention MaPhilindo.

  • @quagsirestudios4606
    @quagsirestudios4606 Жыл бұрын

    Could you do a video on the Ceremonial counties of England?????

  • @Mephiles550
    @Mephiles550 Жыл бұрын

    I tried seeing if I could recognize the areas by the thumbnail alone I got three of them right, but I mistook the Intermarium for Greater Somalia and I had no idea what Pontus was supposed to be lol

  • @PiPoGe
    @PiPoGe Жыл бұрын

    Please do a Part 2. Please do Assyria :D

  • @CristianLL
    @CristianLL Жыл бұрын

    Miss these videos

  • @marcossperanza5226
    @marcossperanza5226 Жыл бұрын

    I have to add that you didn't mention a crucial point about Patria Grande. It's conceptualization stems from the original plan of the main liberators of South America, Bolivar and San Martín, to make all the spanish colonies in South America 1 country. This idea predates the creation of the countries themselves, which is amazing in and of itself. Of course, creating a country spaning 10,000 kilometers, wildly different cultures and in a postcolonial warring state is complicated so it didn´t pan out; but still, an important point.

  • @sirreepicheeprules7443

    @sirreepicheeprules7443

    Жыл бұрын

    A unified Latin America would've been an enormous superstate and potentially a very powerful country with a huge economy. The problem though is this vast area holds a multitude of peoples with very different customs, values and interests. Even if they all speak some dialect of Spanish, they still have plenty of differences they would need to overcome. Still if it had actually formed and worked out, I can't help but wonder how history would have changed. Such a country would have alot of internal problems but so much potential.

  • @jacklazzaro9820
    @jacklazzaro9820 Жыл бұрын

    Part 2 to this video, (includes East African Federation) Administrative divisions of Mexico History of you, Paul (why you got into Geography) Regions and provinces of Italy

  • @devingiles6597
    @devingiles6597 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alloeloise
    @alloeloise Жыл бұрын

    The "filler" week episodes are my favorites!

  • @uuclless6174
    @uuclless6174 Жыл бұрын

    8:53 Guatemalans and the rest of Central Americans use the pronoun "vos" like the Argentinians, the RFC countries/Guatemalan flag is inspired by the Argentinian one, we still have things in common.

  • @markuskoster2580
    @markuskoster2580 Жыл бұрын

    On the topic of Geography you could make videos how rivers or mountain chains divide or unite regions. For example the Alps have an "Alpine" culture, but people North and South of the Alps will have a hard time to consider each other similar.

  • @homin5162
    @homin5162 Жыл бұрын

    Please continue to do an episode to explore Vietnam, a country a lot of people on the geography now channel are trying to find out.

  • @wannaknowwho25
    @wannaknowwho25 Жыл бұрын

    Glad u included United Bengal, Not many ppl outside know or mention this thing and it was really sad that that didn't happen and many ppl died British bro British

  • @titus_philemon
    @titus_philemon Жыл бұрын

    "Pátria Grande" sounds like "Grande Inflation" to me.

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam Жыл бұрын

    During the early years of the Soviet regime the Greeks had enjoyed a considerable degree of cultural autonomy and had been able to publish freely in their Pontic Greek dialect, which was barely intelli- gible to those in Greece. But they had the misfortune to be deemed by Stalin to be one of the ‘disloyal’ national minorities.

  • @panikas2338

    @panikas2338

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah for 2 years before you killed all of us

  • @miserablySleepy

    @miserablySleepy

    Жыл бұрын

    I swear to God that I see you in every comment section

  • @PIXELGamerzXvlogs

    @PIXELGamerzXvlogs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@miserablySleepy he’s a turk with no life

  • @miserablySleepy

    @miserablySleepy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PIXELGamerzXvlogs your probably right

  • @PIXELGamerzXvlogs

    @PIXELGamerzXvlogs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@miserablySleepy i've seen him posting way too many comments with propaganda against kurds and other people groups, he's a weirdo honestly

  • @Argacyan
    @Argacyan Жыл бұрын

    Sth I missed with Bengal was mentioning that there had been a Bengal sultanate for 200 years before at one point in the past, just like there had been a Trebizont kingdom with pontic greeks for example.

  • @Wavy77
    @Wavy77 Жыл бұрын

    Can't you do a thing on LA/SoCal? Both since you live there and know the place, there's so much to dig into in that whole metropolitan area!

  • @Safersephiroth777
    @Safersephiroth777 Жыл бұрын

    I am Greek and this Pontus thing and these areas...yeah it hurts. Around a century ago we tried to take them back by force but we failed and yeah the population either got killed or fled. It is a really tragic story for us and we all know about it.

  • @djjoshski
    @djjoshski Жыл бұрын

    Please for the love of my sanity, post more content, i watch your content religiously and addicted to everything you post please 🙏

  • @martintuma9974
    @martintuma9974 Жыл бұрын

    You should mention Královec Region meme in the next video!

  • @firedbolt
    @firedbolt Жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video on italian regions and terre irredente?

  • @itinerantpatriot1196
    @itinerantpatriot1196 Жыл бұрын

    I thought about starting my own country a while back. I used to go window shopping on the web for islands. You'd be surprised how many are on the market. Anyway, this one in the Finger Lakes caught my eye. Cool facilities already up like a helicopter port, large dock, row of cottages, a cafeteria, riding trail, and tennis courts, as well as a sauna. Some Swedish company was selling it. There was plenty of room for things like shore batteries, anti-aircraft guns, and a shallow harbor that could be easily mined. I mean, what's a country without coastal defenses? I was going to plagerize my national anthem from Mel Brooks 2000 Year old Man bit: "Let em all go to hell, except for cave 76." It would have something along those lines. Alas, the asking price was 13 million and my petty cash was a bit light at the time. But it would have been beautiful. Of course, with the world being in the state it is these days perhaps me and Wilson would be better off finding something a bit further from the mainland. So long as I can still get Amazon Prime and Netflix of course. This is the 21st Century after all. I'm not breaking sod and fighting cowboys and Indians in rural Kansas. Anyway, cool video. If I do start my own country, I'll let ya know. Maybe you can feature it.

  • @mmadaus
    @mmadaus Жыл бұрын

    A video about italian regions would be awesome

  • @miserablySleepy

    @miserablySleepy

    Жыл бұрын

    I would totally love to see that

  • @afiaidun3735

    @afiaidun3735

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree!

  • @kaitheguyygd
    @kaitheguyygd Жыл бұрын

    I love this channel I watched this when Afghanistan was released

  • @WTFCDFoxy
    @WTFCDFoxy Жыл бұрын

    "When you run out of countries, start to talk about alternate history countries" - moment.

  • @katson88
    @katson88 Жыл бұрын

    Please discuss the Provinces of China or the recognized ethnic groups!

  • @31husnucoban
    @31husnucoban Жыл бұрын

    Another great concentration of Greeks had settled in Pontos, between the Pontic Alps and the southern shores of the Black Sea. Cut off from the mainstream of Greek life, the Pontic Greeks, large numbers of whom in the nineteenth century migrated to the more welcoming Russian shores of the Black Sea, spoke a form of Greek that was scarcely intelligible in other parts of the Greek world.

  • @LA-MJ
    @LA-MJ Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for bringing PLC to attention. Pilsudski was an interesting figure

  • @jaydenclowers2616
    @jaydenclowers2616 Жыл бұрын

    Strangest things in different countries

  • @isamerino3491
    @isamerino3491 Жыл бұрын

    States of Mexico explained please! 🇲🇽

  • @JohnDoe-wg9oh
    @JohnDoe-wg9oh Жыл бұрын

    What about a list of countries that almost ceased to exist, but are still on the map.

  • @mobo7420

    @mobo7420

    Жыл бұрын

    You mean like the next episode - Ukraine?

  • @ajs787

    @ajs787

    Жыл бұрын

    Poland's a good one for this.

  • @nuzayerov

    @nuzayerov

    Жыл бұрын

    Some good candidates for this: South Korea: Almost lost the Korean war to the North initially until US intervention. Taiwan: Could have fully ceased to exist if Communist China attacked the Taiwan island immediately as the Nationalists fled and not wait. Vatican City (Papal States): If Mussolini did not give them independence but instead forced the Pope to surrender. United Kingdom: If Scotland won the independence vote (which it lost narrowly).

  • @ajs787

    @ajs787

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nuzayerov The UK would've still existed if the vote went the other way though, they just would have to change the end of their name from "...of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" to "...of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland". Still the same country ultimately.

  • @5-Minutegeography
    @5-Minutegeography Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. You can do an episode on the De facto countries such as Kosovo, Taiwan, Osetia, Transnestria...etc. Greetings from your Syrian friend Salam :)

  • @nene5162
    @nene5162 Жыл бұрын

    My little polish heart just make a jump fot this amazing pronunciation of Piłsudski - thank you Barb !