Which of these 10 countries would you rather live in? I'm all for Monaco!

@bigyin2586

5 жыл бұрын

General Knowledge - You'd better start saving, then...

@cristianhuides3725

5 жыл бұрын

,vatican

@markleon411

5 жыл бұрын

Although not a republic, I'd choose Liechtenstein. (I would pronounce it correctly too)

@viruman1816

5 жыл бұрын

Vatican City

@twiggs4983

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@equaius893

5 жыл бұрын

yep. the only military excursion they had and they got a soldier

@General.Knowledge

5 жыл бұрын

A successful campaign!

@Sommersols

5 жыл бұрын

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!

@twiggs4983

5 жыл бұрын

@@General.Knowledge hey, wasn't expecting this but it's nice to see you check the comments unlike a lot of KZreadrs these days.

@sohomchatterjee

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I hope we had this type of relationship with our Indo-pak region...

When you thought Andorra and Luxembourg were small

@economicapple2609

3 жыл бұрын

My country is smaller than luxembourg

@fanta1618

3 жыл бұрын

ultimateroblocksgawd is it Liechtenstein

@morrisstudio8372

3 жыл бұрын

Wd Wd add awed

@fuze-tom9721

3 жыл бұрын

i live in luxembourg its 19 square km

@suspiciousvotehimout2897

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@geography_joe

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao i wonder how many loopholes San Marino’s existence creates for nearby Italians

@nomad6-1

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@geography_joe

5 жыл бұрын

@@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 😂

*we'll leave any principalities out* Number 6:Liechtenstein

@saptaccrvima3563

5 жыл бұрын

It's called principality, but it's independent nation.

@bigyin2586

5 жыл бұрын

Why?

@CeccoGrullo

5 жыл бұрын

@@saptaccrvima3563 principalities can be (and usually are) independent. It's just a form of government.

@robertbradshaw5281

5 жыл бұрын

And Monaco

@alterego9791

5 жыл бұрын

@@bigyin2586 gained independance because it has a monarchy and a parliament.

Here in Italy we love microstates, that's why we surrounded ourselves with them

@musAKulture

5 жыл бұрын

them with ourselves

@welp4576

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@qwertylello

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

@musAKulture

5 жыл бұрын

@@qwertylello ah okay that is very true. italy is both surrounded by and surrounds.

@misterozzo

4 жыл бұрын

Yes (i'm italian)😄

Good video, but your pronounciation of Liechtenstein is hilarious 😂

@mrhilla1438

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

@baje246skalla

5 жыл бұрын

Far as I know it's also knee-vis not neh-vis.

@jordvn.exe_

5 жыл бұрын

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. 😂

@mikemiller1646

5 жыл бұрын

That One Synesthete: Jordan Brown Music but his pronunciation of Romance languages is awesome.

@pkb8353

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Brazilian and I pronunciate very similar to him

OH I'M SORRY! WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY BELOVED SEALAND??!

@miteshakegaming5845

5 жыл бұрын

I was about to say that!

@multifandomtrash799

5 жыл бұрын

Are you perhaps a hetalian

@psal8715

5 жыл бұрын

isn't there like only 5 people on that tiny falling apart oil rig?

@multifandomtrash799

5 жыл бұрын

@@psal8715 *you dare question our beloved Sealand?*

@psal8715

5 жыл бұрын

@@multifandomtrash799 I do! =p

Andorra didn't make the cut :( Yet an honourable mention.

@Cjnw

5 жыл бұрын

Andorra is a dual-principality

@Tyrconnell

5 жыл бұрын

Andorra is bigger than all ten of these, and six other countries. It's a superpower amongst microstates.

@michaeltnk1135

5 жыл бұрын

You’re sad because you wish it were smaller?

@moeisdeadhomer

3 жыл бұрын

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.....

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

4:07 BOOBY Island what a nice name

@TheReaper955

5 жыл бұрын

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"

@pepearown4968

5 жыл бұрын

Bieh Luizin Or it’s called that because it’s inhabited by the birds of the same name.

@koisov4401

5 жыл бұрын

Lifeform Lover Booby birds?

@theonlybigsmoke

5 жыл бұрын

@@koisov4401 No, they're called Boobies, not Booby Birds.

@koisov4401

5 жыл бұрын

Big Smoke flying booby

It's hard to believe that the maldives is smaller than singapore.

@tosche774

5 жыл бұрын

and Macao

@oamusic999

5 жыл бұрын

I think maldives smaller than singapore

@Tommyboy13100

5 жыл бұрын

Macau isn't a country. Its still owned by China, as is Hong Kong.

@sooyabin

5 жыл бұрын

Proud to be a Singaporean.

@pengzhai8540

4 жыл бұрын

@@tosche774 macao is not an independant country

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

@conorsson7599

5 жыл бұрын

Some countries use a comma instead of a point to write decimals

@MisterBrickFilms

5 жыл бұрын

I know, my country does use the comma. It's the English norm though!

@jordvn.exe_

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jordvn.exe_

5 жыл бұрын

Cönörssön Verdoolaege Ben je Nederlands?

@novaexplorer2397

5 жыл бұрын

Cönörssön Verdoolaege no, but in the video he said one thousand, nine hundred, and seventy four square kilometres

Fun fact: There are on average 2 popes per square kilometre in the Vatican.

@gammavalentin7

3 жыл бұрын

xd

Sealand : Am i Joke to you?

@linusfotograf

5 жыл бұрын

[Lenny Face] Yes

@rakiahbaker5589

4 жыл бұрын

;D

@danawiharyana5003

4 жыл бұрын

Yes youre a joke

@androgynousblob4835

4 жыл бұрын

Exxcluding those wierd oil platforms that claim their indipendent but arent"

What about worlds smallest islands/island nations?

@General.Knowledge

5 жыл бұрын

It's coming !

@bstarlala99

3 жыл бұрын

General Knowledge it’s coming

@cookingwithmeandmom3071

3 жыл бұрын

@@General.Knowledge 1 year....

@didobalawag9528

3 жыл бұрын

Is always one of them gotta be in oceania and caribbean

@gustavosauro1882

2 жыл бұрын

@@didobalawag9528 or a river island

The smallest countries.... Are mostly near Italy.

@tanmigz19

4 жыл бұрын

In europe

@fanta1618

3 жыл бұрын

MetaBboy But: Who the fuck asked?

@pluto2973

3 жыл бұрын

No No, She's got a good point.

Very interesting video! Keep up the good work.

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.

@hiro_lim

2 жыл бұрын

@javcar123 so am i

@mastermaltese8731

2 жыл бұрын

nature? Everywhere is built up have you been to the right place?

@jayezd3066

Жыл бұрын

Ayo mate I`m from Malta. Gotta say I appreciate how much you like my country, tho we don`t have much for nature...

Great video. I really learn a lot from your channel.

Great video! Small countries are a very interesting topic.

I'm from Saint kitts

@victorguillen2909

5 жыл бұрын

Are you from the baseball island or the baseball bat island

@fynleewm6233

5 жыл бұрын

@@victorguillen2909 baseball bat

@imperion8238

5 жыл бұрын

no way how is the life there ?

@FireliqhtzItsBecauseITry

5 жыл бұрын

^^

@fynleewm6233

5 жыл бұрын

@@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)

0:19 Ladies and gentlemen W E G O T ' E M

Malta is worth a visit!

@mankyswan

4 жыл бұрын

yes

@TheCubeSnowflake

4 жыл бұрын

So is Liechtenstein

@gamerdrache6076

3 жыл бұрын

No

@hiro_lim

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamerdrache6076 yes

My room: am i joke to you

Countries:

In the Malta part the background music actually was the national anthem of Maldives

Very informative, thank you

4:07 BOOBY ISLAND really?!?!

@TheCubeSnowflake

4 жыл бұрын

They call it that because it is actually shaped like a booby

@Mountain_2

3 жыл бұрын

Virgin islands

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.

@HermitKing731

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the pope could legally have someone executed if he wanted.

4:07 BOOBY ISLAND😂😂😂

Nice info!

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?

@fishmaster665

3 жыл бұрын

Because they small but not small enough to make it in the list

9:40 you meant to say meters there .. great video though you're so underrated

We want videos about notable people (Queen Elizabeth II, George Washington, Napoleone Bonaparte,Winston Churchill)

I believe the capital city of The Maldives is named Male.

@markestrella9670

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@mohdadeeb1829

5 жыл бұрын

It's not pronounced Male(Masculine) It's pronounciation is Ma lai.

@markmh835

5 жыл бұрын

@@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 KZread. Fantastic site!)

@kiwii8589

4 жыл бұрын

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

@hmmm3210

3 жыл бұрын

Malé

This dude has more subs than some of the countries on this list lol

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

( thanks for the video ).👍👍👍😍😍😍😍

do weirdest US States panhandles!

@General.Knowledge

5 жыл бұрын

I'll add it to the list!

@robertboyce967

5 жыл бұрын

@Gaming User bitch West Virginia

Still didnt watch this to the end but already know what is the SMALLEST country.. (Spoiler) Its The Vatican city

The Piticairn Islands 🇵🇳 Location:Oceania Size: 62km2 Capital: Adamstown Population: *50*

@jasongnome

5 жыл бұрын

The Pitcarin Islands are not independent.

@fishmaster665

3 жыл бұрын

Yes UK owns them

@rodrigoe.gordillo2617

2 жыл бұрын

Not a real country

@kbtzpictures

2 жыл бұрын

I know, can't you just appreciate that it has only 50 people

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 like your videos they are nice

2:20 "...a chain of 26 atolls..." on the screen you misspelled it as ATTOLS!

@kiwii8589

4 жыл бұрын

I am a maldivian and i thought it was funny.... Btw what country are you from?

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.

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.

Question: Which of these 10 countries would you rather live in? I’m all for Monaco. Answer: Liechenstein

@HermitKing731

Жыл бұрын

I'm French. So it would have to be Monaco. Even though I would have to be filthy rich to live there.

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! 🇲🇹

@harveymogar3104

5 жыл бұрын

Also, grandayy is from Malta.

@acidicsalt7214

5 жыл бұрын

@@harveymogar3104 Oh yes :)

Good job

You forgot about Luxembourg and Andorra! They are both very small!

@bijugeorge442

2 жыл бұрын

They don't make the top 10 this is the top 10 smallest

I found Liechtenstein in my map🗺️

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.

@geckoed132

2 жыл бұрын

Order of Malta is pretty cool ngl

Can you do the Sri Lanka flag

@General.Knowledge

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I can!

@goldfishstudioyt1473

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Mountain_2

3 жыл бұрын

What?

I'm finally in your vid let's go

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?

@equaius893

5 жыл бұрын

Its like a 50 mile zone on each side of the river, I think but idk

@Cykler770

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Reyjahn Manguiat

World's smallest country is in Europe and world largest country is also in Europe (Kind of)

@roncruzdela2960

5 жыл бұрын

.is it Russia is a part of Europe?

@thebluepc5

5 жыл бұрын

@@roncruzdela2960 it's transcontinental

@jcr2901

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Finished a book of the world with help of your videos 😉😊😁😘 it has all countries

Man. Malta is a great place to actually live. I can only imagine how quiet the place there would be.

@jayezd3066

Жыл бұрын

Malta is NOT quite. I`m Maltese, and the only quite places are the countryside and The Silent City (hence the name)

@valley6824

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

In Liechtenstein, the t is NOT silent! None of them is.

Have been to Malta. It was great

4:08 hehe "Booby island" :P

@markmh835

5 жыл бұрын

Many birds live there.

@acroissant5762

5 жыл бұрын

Haha. It said island

@equaius893

5 жыл бұрын

hehe youre so mature

@arya1275

4 жыл бұрын

@Carter Schlomann yea

I hope I get to visit Nauru one day!

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.

Hutt River Province within Australia declared its independence in 1970. 75 square km. Population 23

Andorra and Singapore: Are we a joke to you??

Malta is an archipelago of 7 islands, I am Maltese

@prussianhamster

5 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Ellul yeah Popeye visited one of the other islands in the movie XD

@nathanielellul6158

5 жыл бұрын

@@prussianhamster true

What happened to Singapore? I didn't know it was larger than these 10 you listed.

@hmmm3210

3 жыл бұрын

It is

I live in Maldives

I sub

5:35 Lichtenstein has been restoring power to the king.

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.

What about the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, located in Rome, Italy. It is way smaller than the Vatican City.

Did you know there's 2,27 popes/sqr km in vatican city

@RacingGuy570

3 жыл бұрын

*y e s*

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

The dating game in the Vatican must be tough.

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

I agree. Monaco, Malta, or Liechtenstein

God: How much small countries do you want? Europe: yes

@joshuddin897

3 жыл бұрын

How many Not 'how much'

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

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.

I don’t know why but I like when people talk about my country (Switzerland)

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.

0:02 - 0:50 - L-innu Malti

I have many questions about this 1.Leichtenstain 2.Monaco 3.San Marino 4. Malta 5.Marshall islands so that’s it thank you :)

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.

@Gameflyer001

5 жыл бұрын

For the English and French it was.

You forgot the Principality of Andorra

Did you know that the highest thing in the Maldives is only 2 meters high ?

9:40 biiiiig mistake in area of Monaco...

Straight outta SKN! 🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳

And 🇸🇬 Singapur

Why didn't Andorra make the list? Its between Spain and France??

@EriaKena

5 жыл бұрын

Andorra is not THAT small

I think u didnt enclude Tokeleau cuz u said u only include full independent states/countries

What about the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta, which is considered sovereign, but has no territory at all.

That was such a good geography and history lesson

What about Andorra 🇦🇩?

@EriaKena

5 жыл бұрын

ANDORRA IS NOT SO FREAKING TINY

In 1940, German tanks were in and out of Luxembourg in 3 hours. That's small.

Did you know that the star on Nauru's flag represents the country and the line in the middle represents the equator.

Liechtenstein is part of the EEA, though