20 Fun Facts About Country Names

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[@10thDoctorWhoovez]

0:52 The 2 countries that have X on their names are Luxembourg and Mexico.

[@axe561]

*in

[@randomman2384]

@@axe561 i was seriously thinking about calling you a nerd

[@axe561]

and thats living proof i have no friends…

[@Finch460]

Luxembourg…. That’s the one I couldn’t think of lol.

[@fumme]

@@axe561 lol same

[@lecmanuel]

Fun fact: Peru is the only country you can type using only one line of the keyboard.

[@brianarbenz1329]

What about the tiny kingdom of Asdfghjkl?

[@justiceramphetu1975]

Whaaaaat

[@brianarbenz1329]

@@justiceramphetu1975 Asdfghjkl. It's just south of Qwertyuiop.

[@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks]

@@brianarbenz1329that’s east of zxcvbnm

[@OverTheRiver_]

​​@@brianarbenz1329goghetitplanacityofgogogoch

[@10thDoctorWhoovez]

5:21 Fun fact, although it is not a country name, "Nauruan" is actually a palindrome.

[@mugilvannan5552]

@Random Dude Æ Œ yes

[@matroqueta6825]

It's a relatively unknown fact even among argentinians that the argentine province of Neuquén is a palindrome.

[@AdityaVeeravalliOfficial]

The two countries which have the letter X are Mexico and Luxembourg.

[@clothmanz]

5:51 I really hope Nigeria and Germany never go against each other in Football

[@aravindnair5227]

💀💀

[@brianarbenz1329]

Yeah, "Germeria" is such an awful slur!

[@ArtUniverse]

Austria derives its name from the German word "ost", meaning east, while Australia comes from the Latin "auster", meaning south. So despite sounding very similar, the names of these countries are derived from two different cardinal directions.

[@nongthip]

As a fellow geography nerd fanatic, I love this channel. I have a few Geography nerd friends and it's always funny to challenge each other to geo-trivia quizzes, and I get some good stuff from this channel so thank you very much.

[@pobelix5803]

This Swe - Den thing is quite funny. :) Good thing there wasn't (as far as I know) a match between Nigeria and Germany. It could've caused some problems with shortening those countries' names the usual way and display it on TV.

[@footbread]

I think there was 😯

[@willstanley279]

Fortunately Nigeria's FIFA code is actually NGA so this isn't such a problem. However, there would be an issue if Niger played against Germany, though as far as I'm aware the two nations have never met on the football pitch.

[@footbread]

@@theduckter6058 ?

[@theduckter6058]

@@footbread?

[@theduckter6058]

@@footbread i dont think i said anything

[@Uditsahu777]

Russia has 6 letters in it and an area of about 17.1 million sq. kilometres. So it makes russia the country with the highest area/letter ratio at 2.83 million km

[@shiyang2030]

Also for countries with similar names, check out The Commonwealth of Dominic and The Republic of Dominica, both located in the Caribbean area

[@Bachirabbit]

Wow! This vodeo is so underrated (for now). Loved this video.

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

I worried that San Salvador was missed from list of capitals having same names as countries, but it indeed technically doesn’t contain El Salvador

[@kelsealautner505]

well it had bassau

[@MaxBurns-xo8io]

Thailand's capital is actually the longest name for a capital city. No, Bangkok is a short version of a 168 letter name.

[@OZtheRedDevil]

thats only in thai though right? not english

[@Geo197Plus]

New facts. Really interesting video. Thank you for your hard work for creating this wonderful video.

[@amychen3508]

This is on of my favorite videos. Love how excited you get about some of the facts :)

[@mariojoao395]

0:57 The two contries which have "x" in their names are Luxemburg and Mexico.

[@potatoespotatos]

On number 7: you forgot about Brazil's (spelled Brasil in Portuguese) capital, Brasilia :D

[@kleberschenk]

Actually, the word "Brasilia" means "Brazil" in Latin. I think Brazil is the only country whose capital has the name of the country itself in a language that is not official in it.

[@lewiswoz7296]

great video :)

[@sammycool1653]

Peru and Fiji are two countries whose capitals are also 4 letters Capitals which contain their country names should include El Salvador/San Salvador

[@tldr7730]

The guinea pig is not originated in either of the Guineas, but named after it´s price in early modern english - 1 Guinea, the coin that was named after the Region - western Africa - where the used gold was mined.

[@alexroberts771]

Should have mentioned Slovakia and slovenia in the part on simarlarly spelt countries. Not only do they differ by two letters, but both are members of NATO and the EU, both use the Euro as their currency and bot have red, white and blue in their flags 🇸🇰 🇸🇮

[@Tylersgaming24]

Mexico and Luxembourg 🇱🇺 🇲🇽

[@brontewcat]

Fun fact there is one country which contains the word democratic in its name, and is rated as being the most democratic country in its region. That is the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, which is the newest and is considered as the most democratic country in SE Asia. PS East Timor is what the country was called before it was established as its own country.

[@Republic_Flight]

Can you do a video about the disputed areas in the world

[@thisislilraskal]

that would be cool but I can imagine all the hate & negativity in the comments section a topic like that would cause

[@Republic_Flight]

@@thisislilraskal ok that's true

[@pobelix5803]

Another fun fact: The Vatican has two popes per km²

[@brianarbenz1329]

Monaco is listed on some info sites as having no capital city. Most of the government buildings are within the "quarter" of Monte Carlo, one of the five quarters within the nation. The term Monaco means the whole nation, but is also called a city-state. So what its capital city is can be debated.

[@lennydowntown9376]

Luxembourg and Mexico both have the letter X in their name.

[@what_27]

Cool!😊

[@MalaysianPlayer19]

Thanks for teaching all of these facts in a better fun and entertaining way that school dosen't teach us in at all and for doing research on all the facts and for teaching us better than how school does

[@monzumaakter]

The two countries with the letter X is Mexico and Luxembourg .

[@thrillseekers_united]

2:24 you should add Algieria for Algiers

[@Gmackematix]

I know Gambia don't like people not using The before its name, but otherwise Gambia and Zambia are also similar. You mentioned Niger and Nigeria but Slovenia and Slovakia also differ by only two letters...oh and Austria/Australia

[@Isaaac165]

Before 1 hour gang.

[@AndyGooglegd1206]

43 min for me

[@dimitrosskrippka2154]

50

[@edplayssims]

56

[@gouridixit4591]

56 min...so guess i'm in😅

[@debadityanath4398]

I am here 59 min

[@itssomething1043]

As an Irish 🇮🇪 I'm glad to be in this video, twice!

[@idosh1341]

mexico luxembourg

[@sammoninger6929]

Mozambique is spelled wrong 😆 2:43

[@dumoulin11]

I'd always wondered where "Papua New-Guinea" came from. Thanks!

[@danielszekeres8003]

Like New York is the new version of York

[@Gmackematix]

Well Papua is thought to come from Malay words meaning curly-haired.

[@kriegwhatever]

Mexico and Luxembourg (countries with letter x in their names)

[@thales-]

2:14 you could probably add Brazil to the list, because "Brazil", in Portuguese, is spelled "Brasil", and the capital is Brasília

[@sportschannel7278]

Mexico and Luxembourg

[@thisislilraskal]

Is that a typo on the map at the end of the video? = it says "Papau" or is it "Papua"?

[@hett1988]

In the section number 7, brasilia could be added to

[@Geography_Master69]

I already knew that meXico is the country with the biggest pyramids and also luXembourg is the richest country in the world, i knew both of those facts

[@sruthima88]

Slovakia and Slovenia

[@Pixelarator]

2:42 mozambique*

[@ravenx5004]

4:15 what about Russia....its area is 17.1 million sq. km and has 6 letters in its name ,,,,,,,2.85million square KM per letter

[@sans1331]

2:43 you forgot about the *U* n *I* t *E* d st *A* tes *O* f america

[@AppleAndroidstudio.]

In fact #12 4:30 you have said countries with simular names and you didn't mention Slovakia and Slovenia! 🇸🇰🇸🇮

[@FoxyEatingTacos990]

Dont forget about french guinea

[@ChrisW101]

2:46 Mozambique misspelled as "Mozamibque"

[@redmath991]

all of us waiting for stan to come up are very sad now

[@markgarin6355]

Australia and Austria

[@Viktoria_Selene]

hey I guessed mozambique nice

[@monicagarciapedro5038]

4:12 You forgot Iceland…

[@chiefpred9982]

0:53 They are: Mexico and Luxembourg

[@SissyFlower5]

it took me forever to come up with Luxembourg because my brain kept helpfully supplying Texas. not in this century

[@MalaysiaMapperandGamer]

There is one W Country and it is a Micronesia called Wallis and Futuna, I think

[@10thDoctorWhoovez]

Wallis and Futuna is French territory.

[@MalaysiaMapperandGamer]

@@10thDoctorWhoovez but it's still a Country

[@tytsuw2320]

@@MalaysiaMapperandGamer NO

[@Lightmations2024]

@@MalaysiaMapperandGamer THERE IS ONLY 197 COUNTRIES NOT 399 IDIOT STOOPID

[@satyam._.poddar]

Luxembourg and Mexico

[@debbieanne7962]

Countries with x in their name. I could only think of Mexico!

[@DashQC]

The other one is Luxemburg!

[@shiyang2030]

"The People's Republic of China" also contains all 5 vowels, FYI

[@pknee219]

What about Niue for 4 letter countries?

[@Gmackematix]

Niue's status along with the Cook Islands is complicated but they aren't in the UN's list of 193 sovereign states yet (or two observer states, The Holy See and Palestine).

[@bopax4317]

It has 5 letters😅

[@Gmackematix]

@@bopax4317 Did you misread Niue as Nauru by any chance?

[@sammycool1653]

Timor Leste means East East

[@chandraathithan11]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevenmitchell764]

On the football topic the same goes for CYP - RUS

[@alenalesgorancickrajnc282]

Mexico 🇲🇽 Luxembourg 🇱🇺

[@imhxll]

United States of America also contains all the vowels of the english alphabet

[@tldr7730]

As the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" does. ;-)

[@pratheekarchitect52]

What's in the name? Yeah a lot of facts😂

[@PhantomYT558]

the 2 countries are mexico and luxembourg

[@ranashohag7725]

You can add Bangladesh as it contains it Languages in it's name which is Bangla.

[@hkrohn]

That's quite common. Think about German, Thai, etc.

[@ZayZayvlogging]

Mozambique heya

[@alansun70]

Luxembourg

[@Reputationlover89]

The country that has all five fouls is United States Of America 2:29

[@Quickrage]

All continents ends with the same letter they begin with😮(america and austrailla)

[@oyibejames712]

There's a country named Yap u know 3 letters long

[@chefnyc]

X is not a real letter. There are also a few “words” that start with X. Most other languages are just fine using “ks” for the same purpose.

[@tldr7730]

It is in many languages. Several languages consider the slavonic "ya" (looks like a mirrored capital R) not a letter, it´s even a common trope in english/US imagery to mirror any "R" in a word to make it look "russian". There are many letters that no exist in many other languages/alphabeths.

[@weirdsciencelaboxford1252]

Xian. That's the proper name. We sloppily mispronounce it. But we have now corrected Beijing. We have now corrected Turkeye. Recognize Xian and employ it.

[@Gmackematix]

Too much fuss is made about this sort of thing. Most languages have consonant and vowel sounds that don't exist in English, for example, the "oo" sound in the French article "une" is nothing like "oo" in English. This means that the English ways of saying foreign words are only ever likely to be approximations of the original anyway. It works both ways and other countries will also have their own ways of pronouncing foreign names, and this can even differ between countries speaking the same language (British English: Van Goff, American English: Van Go, neither of which are much like the Dutch). As someone who lives near Shroozbree/Shrozebree, I can confirm that some places don't even have one standard pronuncation in their own country.

[@gchecosse]

He never even mentioned that place.

[@lorrainepaugh6955]

Before 3 hours gang

[@dragorocky]

Doesn’t “ p E O ple’s rep U bl I c Of chin A” also use all the English vowels?

[@ninbendoyt3203]

5:49 see what happens when nigeria and germany play 😏 😳

[@dragorocky]

Doesn’t the “U-n-I-t-E-d St-A-tes Of America” count as using all the English vowels?

[@sans1331]

2 countries with x in their name are luxembourg and mexico les gooo

[@carsongambaro]

2 countries with X: Mexico Luxembourg

[@alierkaleducation]

2 countries that have letter X: Mexico and Luxemburg!

[@drricorotinggo1840]

Mexico and Luxembourg have X

[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

2:42 Y?

[@charliemango]

The X one was easy. Mexico and Luxembourg

[@justiceramphetu1975]

Peru

[@jeffmarion2040]

Fact #12 !!! What about Gambia & Zambia? NEVER forget the 😊 birthplace of Humanity… AFRICA!

[@markokostelac7282]

Congradulations

[@JohnnyAngel8]

I think it's called "The Gambia".

[@zdl1965]

How many nations ending with -stans are there?

[@suzannal9403]

And Tunisia has its name in the capital

[@kreizidennis]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks]

4:14 AND DEUTSCHLAND

[@Pixelarator]

the 2 countries that have x in their name is mexico and luxembourg

[@isxksjstskakfxhapwu]

Russia has highest land to letters ratio ig

[@kriegwhatever]

Mozambique has 5 different vowels

[@judumontier]

Indeed and it was also mispelled, with an inversion of I and B, which I thought was funny...unless the creator has dyslexia...then not funny

[@suzannal9403]

What about Z? I know what countries have Z in their names they are Mozambique and Azerbaijan

[@Gmackematix]

1. United Arab Emirates is the longest country name that alternates vowels and consonants. 2. There is only one country in Asia that contains no letters of the word Asia. 3. Since Montenegro left Yugoslavia its internet domain has changed from .yu to .me. 4. The only country with "sofa" in its name is the United States of America. 5. Somalia and Romania have other countries in the middle of their names. 6. Mexico's full name is the United Mexican States. 7. The seas around Italy (Ionian, Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Ligurian) happen to begin with the first four letters of Italy. 8. Austria and Australia differ by only two letters but are named after two different compass points. 9. According to their full names Brazil is a Federative Republic, Guyana is a Co-operative Republic, Bolivia is a Plurinational State and Uruguay is an Oriental Republic. 10. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland happen to start with the four compass points.

[@poojaganeshwala7117]

Mexico Has a X😅♥️🏐💚

[@ChasMusic]

Got Mexico but not Luxembourg. Oh well. Is "kazak" a cheat for "Kazakhstan" (since kh is probably for one sound)? Hmmm, maybe not. Wikipedia says the original is қазақ, which appears to be a palindrome.

[@countryflag74]

And Guinea pig