Take time to learn about this place. You know you Vanu- WANT-TU! *(explosion) For real though, this was a fun one. Thanks to all the Vanuatuans that helped! OH and get a GN figurine at www.Figime.com!

@RNGclips_

5 ай бұрын

❤

@prezmrmthegreatiinnovative3235

5 ай бұрын

id like to see a series on former nations like USSR,russian empire british empire etc

@theplace6116

5 ай бұрын

Sad but cool how theres 5 episodes left, the journey has been great.

@aleksworld547

5 ай бұрын

Great job Barbs for the many years you made this, I hope you can create some new series on countries after it is over!

@death-istic9586

5 ай бұрын

Love your videos!💚

Make sure to visit Vanuatu one day, guys! Beautiful country and lots of kava for sure !! 🇻🇺 🇺🇿

@GeographyNow

5 ай бұрын

And thank YOU for traveling there and getting footage for this episode Jackie boy!

@ChrisFan890

5 ай бұрын

​@@GeographyNowwill you do Vatican City or Venezuela in the next episode?

@ramp597

5 ай бұрын

​@ChrisFan890 Venezuala. He said he will do the Vatican after Zimbabwe

@Kid222

5 ай бұрын

useless fact: meanwhile in Czechia, káva means coffee

@michaelschemlab

5 ай бұрын

@@Kid222that is the same with the majority of Slavic

Vanuatu has a huge linguistic and cultural diversity for its population size.

@budawang77

5 ай бұрын

It's the most linguistically dense country in the world.

@Mimi.1001

3 ай бұрын

Melanesia in general has a crazy linguistic and cultural diversity, even New Guinea where one might think it would have less since it's one big island, has over a thousand languages and as many different cultures.

I think Vanuatu's flag is actually pretty good. it's underated

@DouglasDC10.30

5 ай бұрын

It reminds me of South Africa’s flag.

@sheilahmercer1637

5 ай бұрын

I AGREE!!! I will always recognize the V or Y !!!

@JustAnInnocentLamb

5 ай бұрын

Yes

@dilisuman6568

5 ай бұрын

bfdi fans reckgnising the pfp

@spestudioutpl5531

4 ай бұрын

100 th like less go and ur right

As an Australian, it is super easy to get to so a lot of aussies go there for vacation. Just like Americans go to caribbean islands due to proximity.

@Porbei

5 ай бұрын

@@anonymoususer8895 he didnt even say anything negative, he just made a comparison xdd

@anonymoususer8895

5 ай бұрын

There are other countries for you Aussies to obsess over. Like China, Russia, even Burundi for crying out loud. And yet you choose America.

@anonymoususer8895

5 ай бұрын

Stop pretending like you know America when you don’t and never will. Everything you wrote in that comment about Americans is wrong. You’re offending us Americans.

@Long-Ya

5 ай бұрын

​@@anonymoususer8895Damn bro, who pissed in your cereal? He just made an impartial and correct statement. He didn't even accuse America or doing anything.Why so defensive?

@bumblebee9337

5 ай бұрын

Canadians go to Caribbean islands due to their warm climate.

An Uzbek went to Vanuatu for this episode? Amazing!

Ahhh, Vanuatu. As an Australian, this will always be my favourite holiday destination.

@Acidlib

4 ай бұрын

Vanuatu used to be my favorite place to order unscheduled (I.e. prescription-only, non-controlled substances) medication from, but I’ve since found better sources. Friendship ended with -MUDASIR- VANUATU, now -SALMAN- INDIA is my best friend.

@MegrelMamba

Ай бұрын

​@@AcidlibLol

Nothing like a fresh Geography Now video in the morning

@streetsarecold

5 ай бұрын

real talk

@timmmahhhh

5 ай бұрын

I love the smell of geography in the morning!

@t.a4141

5 ай бұрын

or night

@chrispoop

5 ай бұрын

Isnt now morning un USA lol? They share in europeans time 😂

@robthetraveler1099

5 ай бұрын

Only five more!!

Vanuata 🇻🇺 is a lovely country with loving people living there.❤️

I've been dreading the Venezuela episode for years now... I trust Barbs will do justice to our most recent history

@rayelgatubelo

5 ай бұрын

I think a certain pale redhead might have some s*** to say in that episode

@TheCriminalViolin

5 ай бұрын

That Guyana bullying should help delay the episode now lol. Maybe Nicolas watches Barbs and wants to delay him from having an episode out

@user-vm9hw6mk7y

4 ай бұрын

Regardless, it'll probably be the most controversial of all Latin American countries video in this channel 😓

Love Vanuatu from Philippines, fellow Austronesian country 🇵🇭❤🇻🇺

@Bob-sx5ue

5 ай бұрын

Its melanesian Its complicated

@wheeliebeast7679

5 ай бұрын

​@@Bob-sx5ueAustronesian is an umbrella term for most of the island peoples of SE Asia and the South Pacific, Melanesians are a subset of this. xcluding the bulk of PNG, their languages are largely related to each other to various degrees.

Love Vanuatu from Australia 🇦🇺❤🇻🇺

@Mr.WestcottX

5 ай бұрын

Cool. 🇦🇺🩷🇻🇺

The closer it gets to Zimbabwe the stronger the feeling of dread. I’ve been with Geography Now since the ‘C’ countries were being uploaded and it now saddens me to see it so close to ending

@monkofdarktimes

5 ай бұрын

I remember when his content was languages and was so Happy to see it through. Although it's about to end

@homiegotdough

5 ай бұрын

I've been here since 'G' and i agree with you its very dreadful knowing it'll end after 6 countries

@FlamingBasketballClub

5 ай бұрын

I've been here since 'B' countries (specifically Brunei) back in late August 2015 and I agree with you as well. All good things come to a end at some point. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. 😭😭😭

@danielzhang1916

5 ай бұрын

he's going to do regions and unrecognized countries after, there was a video

@basedmuslim12345

5 ай бұрын

and then he will redo A-E episodes

It’s crazy how much comfort and nostalgia that little jingle brings me. It makes me feel happy and cozy

I love Vanuatu! Port Vila is apparently where all the Aussies go if they don't want to go to New Zealand 😂 It's definitely well worth the trip!

I am a Taiwanese that now live in Fiji now. Although never been to Vanuatu, and it’s far away from Taiwan. I heard something( mostly about sharing the Kava culture together) about it when I am in Fiji, and I feel so interest about it. Thanks for introducing such a beautiful country. ❤🇻🇺

@opetaiaseni1955

5 ай бұрын

As a Fijian,I can tell you they have the strongest kava of the whole Pacific nation followed by micronesian

@NguyenTran-mf9gj

4 ай бұрын

Taiwanese? You mean Chinese who live on the island called Taiwan - an island that belong to China? 🤣

@ReeseJamPiece.

4 ай бұрын

@@NguyenTran-mf9gj Bu that logic, Vietnam is China.

@user-gb7yv8cc5f

4 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@NguyenTran-mf9gjI respect your political view. But did you notice, every time you guys try to correct others just make thing more weird. I mean we all know Hawaii is part of USA. However, when someone comments:” I am Hawaiian, I really love your country”, no one will shout and say :”you mean the American which live in islands that belongs to USA?” So you guys trying to correct a peaceful and non-political comment maybe just make things more skeptical. Try to be mature and be cool, bro.

Living on the east coast of Australia, been fortunate to visit this beautiful country a number of times. But my most recent trip was cancelled due to a cyclone, classic Vanuatu. The people are amazing, the snorkeling is off the scale, the island scenery is stunning and... They actually grow amazing coffee. It's a fantastic country

Keith totally should have done Hannah's segment. Would've been epic.

@user-kh6qf4jf9p

5 ай бұрын

I was expecting this as well, but Art is still a gem lol

@edibleandsentientautomobil5396

4 ай бұрын

Hannah probably should've done Art's segment in return

I actually have heard of this country before. Back in 2007, while using the Wii Forecast Channel and listening to the beautiful music, I noticed several points over the Pacific, those being the Oceanic nations, including Vanuatu. I learned the capital was Port Vila there. I went on Wikipedia and looked up more things, like the Oceanic regions and flags. Also, this was on a season of Survivor that I never watched. The Oceanic nations fascinate me because people don't talk about them unless it's about WWII.

Season 9 of Survivor was in Vanuatu and there was an earthquake that season. Very interesting to link that to the Geography. Nice!

@juliusnepos6013

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. And another powerful quake just rocked it within this hour

@jorgejuarez946

5 ай бұрын

Everything I knew about Vanuatu was because of this Survivor season

Is anyone here from Vanuatu?? Cause I love your country so much! I'm like the number 1 person not from Vanuatu that loves Vanuatu

Not only have I heard of Vanuatu, my aunt and uncle used to live there. While they were there, there was a massive typhoon (I think in the 80s or 90s) and their house was destroyed around them. They survived by huddling in a small cupboard, which was the only bit of the house left still standing. Very dramatic.

Fun fact: Espirito Santo island once almost became a free country with american backing under the name of Vemerana with a cool blue-green flag that almost led to a small scale civil war...

Love from the United States of America to Vanuatu! 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇺

Every geography teacher on Earth should subscribe to your channel.

Managua is such a beautiful country. Barbs plus your French is outstanding! id love to go to go Vanuatu and many other nations in the Pacific one day. They are such a hidden jewel of our world. Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹❤🇻🇺

Such a shame to be out of Oceania for the show now. Loved learning about this region

I knew about Vanuatu because it is a member of the British Commonwealth and they had representatives and athletes at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in my home town of Victoria, Canada. I also knew about the American base on Santo from WWII history. That's about it before now.

I know we hate each other because of West Papua but I respect you guys 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺

@tomlolijerry4841

5 ай бұрын

Respect to our Indonesians brothers and sisters ❤

@runbulletproof5920

5 ай бұрын

@@tomlolijerry4841 respect to you too brother 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺 Plus I get an advantage since I am Christian

Vanuatu: *has influence from British and French* St. Lucia: Hey we should hang out sometimes

Greetings and love to Vanuatu From a citizen of your state enemy Indonesia 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺

@runbulletproof5920

5 ай бұрын

hidup main pb

@mroke8647

5 ай бұрын

Yeah vanuatu is just 0.001% of Indonesia and soon will be sinking. 😅

@hekalkal8111

24 күн бұрын

​@@mroke8647YOU ARE UNDER THE JUDGEMENT OF THE MOST HIGH. INCLUDUNG YOUR COUNTRY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HIS OWN CHOSEN PEOPLE.

About 15 years ago I started seeing some supercars in my country (Serbia) with Vanuatu license plates. 😮

@jkjk6671

3 ай бұрын

It's a criminal tax haven lmao

Love from Indonesia to all Vanuatu people! 🇻🇺🇮🇩

@tomlolijerry4841

5 ай бұрын

❤❤🇻🇺🇲🇨

@YoahuabravaTchivi-vk9yo

Ай бұрын

🇻🇺♥️♥️♥️♥️🇮🇩

Absolutely love Vanuatu, and it's people, have been there 4 times. You forgot to mention the close relationship Vanuatu has with New Zealand, there are a number of ex-pat Kiwis living in Vanuatu, and I am certain that most Ni- Vanuatu would prefer the company of Kiwis rather than Aussies.

Well a 7.3 earthquake just rocked Vanuatu

@juliusnepos6013

5 ай бұрын

Yeah

@ItalianEmpire126

3 ай бұрын

One rocked Japan too

@hollowknightenjoyer

Ай бұрын

First time?

All I know about Vanuatu is that kava comes from there 🇻🇺

This is probably the episode where I've had the most "OH, so THAT's where that's from!" moments out of all. Very cool country.

23:53 That's also true for people in Ishigaki, Okinawa where I live. The most ancient folklore teaches that people once lived at the foot of the mountains in the middle of the island, not on the coast.

Vanuatu is so remote that I'm proud to say that I once met a frenchman who actually spent time in Vanuatu!

Started watching this series on the Central African Republic video when I was 14, and I can’t believe it’s almost finished. These videos are great and just keep getting better.

Beautiful country and beautiful people. Low income/wealth but incredibly happy despite - many of them spend time in Australia working seasonal jobs to support their families back home

23:36 you guys roasting each other is and will always be my favorite part of the episodes 😆

That's an episode I've been looking forward to. :) As a New Caledonian, I grew up with Vanuatu being seen as the neighbour with similar cultures and languages. :) Good job, as usual! Vanuatu rocks.

Really off topic but this makes me want to do a historical trip of the pacific theater of WW2. That would be... logistically challenging but really cool!

@timmmahhhh

5 ай бұрын

The Time Ghost Army's WWII KZread channel does a recap of the week's events every Saturday Morning around 10 AM EST. They're currently covering 1944.

@wspencerhand

5 ай бұрын

Start in the Aleutians and end at Pearl? Work Counter-clockwise?

What an obscure yet beautiful country!

@Mr.WestcottX

5 ай бұрын

Indeed 🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

Including Norfolk Island in Melanesia is a strange one. The island was uninhabited at the time of British settlement but appears to have been inhabited at some point before then by Polynesians. Then there is the Polynesian influence it has now with the Tahitian wives of the Bounty mutineers forming a unique culture.

@budawang77

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm not sure why Norfolk Island is included in Melanesia. Maybe it was once inhabited by Melanesians?

@holcable

5 ай бұрын

@@budawang77 according to Wikipedia it says there may have been Melanesian artefacts found but yeah, if anything Norfolk Island is part of Polynesia. Wouldn't be a huge issue if it hadn't specifically been mentioned.

Greetings Vanuatu from Romania!!!

Wow, this Jakie boy turned out to be very wholesome.

As an Australian, I would love to visit all the Pacific Island nations!

Its crazy how much your channel has grown. Love your videos barbs.

Love Vanuatu from Australia. I’ll promise to travel there sometime in the near future. 🇦🇺❤🇻🇺

Been patiently waiting for this episode for 5 years. We've gone through 5 catastrophic cyclones, 2 volcano evacuations and a lot of disasters but we're still standing and smiling to the world 😊 Resilient nation 🇻🇺 Thanks again for the episode. Now I can sleep in peace knowing Geography Now has finaaaaally did the episode for my country 👏🏾

Great video Barbie! Been watching your videos since you uploaded the Albania video and always loved videos about lesser known countries the most. It is incredible what you and your team achieved during all the years!

Final 5 Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Proud to say I have been to this beautiful country! Way less touristy, it's highly recommended for those who aren't going on vacation just to lounge around at a hotel! This is for the adventure lover

Awesome Episode! Learned a ton! For me one of the weirdest parts of Vanuatu's history is when American Libertarians tried to help split off some of the country to make a tax haven in the 80's shortly before they got independence. Would have been an odd timeline if they succeeded!

Does anyone else remember Vanuatu from the Leap Pad reader? It’s such a huge memory for me. I thought everyone knew Vanuatu because Leap Pad made it seem like it was an accessible easy place to go.

Fun fact: The name bislama comes from beche-de-mer (sea cumubers).

@tomlolijerry4841

5 ай бұрын

True

Thanks for this great video about Yanuatu!

Astonishing video. Great team work and information density, while managing top-level entertainment. Keep it up

I didn't know my country has relation with Vanuatu! What an awesome and underrated country, I'd love to visit it some day

VANUATU!!! MY FAV COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Surprisingly well researched and entertaining.

Actually, I do know about the country, I used to study it when I was a senior in high school (I had a weird obsession with Oceanic countries when I was in high school). I love its culture and flag!

I'm glad you took time to talk about appropriate souvenirs. Also, a lot of the souvenirs you see in the shops actually come from Bali, but have "Vanuatu" painted on them.

Honestly, the only reason I know about Vanuatu is because as a californianI have those earthquake alert apps and there's almost always a quake there

This show has been so helpful, because it helps me with geography.I really needed that information.💖💝

No notable people segment? Was hoping Brian Kaltak would get a mention, Vanuatu’s football team captain who’s doing really well in the A-League

Vanuatu has my second favorite flag.

I'm not sure if anyone is gonna see this but kinda still wanna post it here. It was in 2010 at Shanghai's World Expo. Me, an elementary schooler, and my mom were wandering around at the "Pacific Countries United Pavillion", and we bumped into the Vanuatu section in the very corner. It was a small place with only some pictures of the country and very few visitors, compared to some larger sections with fancy animal specimen. And only two staffs were there, one Vanuatuan and one Chinese assistant. They saw us walking into their section, and passionately handed a bag of gifts to me. I expressed my gratitude, but I didn't stay in that section or even talk to them. However, when I returned home, I discovered with surprise that there were a full set of fish postal stamps, a banner of their national flag, and a little book introducing their country. I felt guilty for not even talking to them, listening to their intro, or maybe just exhibit more curiosity. I started learning by myself more about the country, and have always wanted to visit the country. I just want to let the Vanuatuan girl at Shanghai Expo 2010 know that she has spread very positive image into a Chinese boy's heart, and let anyone from Vanuatu know that you have a friend who's passionate about your country in China. Thank you!

Vanuatu, been waiting for this episode for a long time now. ❤😂 Much love from PNG.

I noticed you didn’t explain the meaning of the flag: Vanuatu means- “our land” in Shefa province language. Red- blood Green- the islands Yellow - Christianity Black- skin color Namele leaf- peace Pigs task- customs & traditions The ‘Y’ shape in the middle of the flag- the shape of the islands

@zach2382

5 ай бұрын

Because he’s going to do that in its own separate episode like he’s been doing for quite a while now

@hekalkal8111

26 күн бұрын

VANUATU MEANS ETERNAL LAND.

I love how far these videos have come; when it first started tbey would be like 10 to 15 minutes long and would include the flag. Now the vids can be over 25 minutes long without the flag. Its funny, the Australia video was about 10 minutes and vanuatu is 31 minutes. It just shows how far Geography Now has come.

Thanks for all the years of hard work barbs. I enjoy every episode since i started to watch GN ca. around the Germany Episode. Love the gluten skit today bc its very accurate haha. Much love towards LA !

@anonymoususer8895

5 ай бұрын

He’s in Canada! Not LA.

Before this video if I’m going to be honest, all I knew about Vanuatu was that it is in Oceania, it’s an island nation, and that it’s capital is Port Vila.

I am so excited, as a long time fan from Venezuela I have been waiting for my country to come to the show for years.

I have heard of Vanuatu before. But I am a geography nerd.

Great video! Loved it! One day I´ll visit Vanuatu

I've been waiting for the Venezuela episode for years now, literally. I'm very excited about your next episode.

Great content as always.

This seems like one of the most unique countries. A very interesting video.

Have been watching from the Bangladesh video, amazing journey cant believe we are almosta at the end 🇻🇺🇧🇩

The only thing I know about Vanuatu before watching this video is that they exist, they are part of Oceania, how their flag looks and the fact that their national football team is probably the best in Oceania if we exclude Australia and New Zealand so it's great that Barbs exists :D

@LB1973

5 ай бұрын

Solomon Islands would like a word about football.

Happy to learn this series still exists. Just happened to be interested in learning about this place and was greeted with a familiar face

As a Brazilian, I love casava and yam in my food

I knew 4 things about Vanuatu before this episode: 1. The capital is Port Vila 2. The flag 3. The famous bungee jumping 4. Survivor Vanuatu SLAPPED

I've been to Vanuatu 🇻🇺. I arrived the day after an eruption and port Villa was covered in black powder! The currency at the time was coloured beads you wore around your neck. I saw most of the island and some neighbouring also.

Thanks for making these Barbs!

Very interesting, thanks ! For the friendzone segment, New Caledonia is still a part of France, so techniiically France is the best friend of Vanuatu !

Ok, answering the question about what I know about Vanuatu, before watching the video (and without Googling). It is an island nation in the Western Pacific, south of Solomon Islands and west of Fiji. It is comprised of several volcanic islands, including Espiritu Santu and Tanna. Tanna has an active volcano which is a tourist attraction. The capital city is Port Vila, which is a tourist hub and cruise ships dock there. The people are Melanesian. Not sure of the population, but I would guess less than 100,000. I think it was a French colony at one time. One of the traditional activities of Vanuatu people is jumping from a tower with a rope made of vines attached to their ankles. This was adapted by AJ Hackett, a New Zealander, to become bungie jumping. There is a remote village on Vanuatu where the people worship Prince Phillip (as in Queen Elizabeth's husband) as a god. I think another region of Vanuatu does the same regarding Captain Cook and many of the villagers there name their children "Captain Cook". How did I go?

Love Vanuatu from Malaysia 🇻🇺 ❤ 🇲🇾

In Port Vila, there's also one of the University of South Pacific campuses, an interesting intergovernmental institution.

Can you do a video on unrecognized, controversial country/territory I know you have the skill to traverse these topics with unbiased and fact base

@zachv

5 ай бұрын

After Zimbabwe

A very interesting country, indeed! What a great video so I can learn about it Vanua-today!

i live in vanuaatu and its nice to see someone talk about it

I totally agree with your intro. I made a comment in your community section yesterday about not knowing about it and the weirdos on the internet found a way to be offended over the slightest thing as usual. I literally said ''no shade'' but that didn't stop them.

Praying to the people of Vanuatu right now, 7.3 Magnitude.

I remember first learning of Vanuatu in my anthropology class in college, when my professor showed us pictures of the native Vanatuans with blonde hair, she made it clear to me and my class that "they are not Hispanics".

OMG! I'm getting so excited b/c since I found this site I've been waiting for 3 years for Venezuela and we're on one country away - Vatican City, then Venezuela!

As someone who studies both biology and linguistics, I have made lists of languages in all of Oceania. There are only 125 extant (still living) languages in Vanuatu. As for the species, Vanuatu actually has quite a lot of species entirely endemic to the islands, some of my favorite actually being lichen species. Edit: I should also point out that there is no such thing as that "Vanuatu Iguana". That's a Fiji Iguana that was brought to Vanuatu and they live there now, but Fiji is very adamant on keeping its native iguanas in Fiji.