The World's Smallest Countries Explained

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[@MothElix]

Fun fact: During the war between Austria and Prussia in 1866 Liechtenstein sent an army of 80 men to participate in the war. Not only did they suffered no casualties but they also came back with 81 men because they made a friend.

[@Republic_Flight]

Liechtenstein's just built different

[@asmrjackunboxinggames4328]

Because one man happens to be gay and somebody in his way is attracted to him and attached to him.

[@Republic_Flight]

@@asmrjackunboxinggames4328 of course u r gonna come and ruin everything u gay

[@hoeyin3748]

The video didn't explain why Liechtenstein is so rich....just curious

[@RyantheSillyWilly]

"New Italian Friend"

[@get2dachoppa249]

As a native New Yorker, Central Park is 31,697,741 X larger than I am.

[@Isaaac165]

As a fellow New Yorker I can confirm this.

[@tasaki12]

fun fact andorra is the largest country without an airport

[@damianhartl1082]

I love how you were comparing every country to the Central Park 😂

[@Republic_Flight]

Facts

[@brontewcat]

But not very helpful if one has not ever visited New York, and has little knowledge of the size of Central Park.😉

[@masterchinese28]

When watching I couldn't help but think of "Yo mama is so fat, she's 32 Central Parks“

[@Clateon]

weak production receipe....

[@allsortzofbortz]

I've been to Liechtenstein before. It takes only about 30 minutes to drive through the entire country! 😂

[@OmnisFN]

That must of been a fun journey

[@etiennedeleage6804]

I remember the last time I went to Monaco me and my family were driving around looking for parking and then I eventually said we’re looking all over the country for parking

[@Faweless]

Fun fact: Liechtenstein is one of only two double landlocked countries in the world, meaning they are landlocked and only border other landlocked countries. The other one is Uzbekistan.

[@Republic_Flight]

I know and it is super cool 🇫🇮❤️🇺🇿🇱🇮

[@georgevatiliotis8229]

Thank you for the wonderful video. But is Central Park the new mesure of the imperial us measurement system?

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

A nice change from football fields.

[@thomasdegroat6039]

Fun Fact: Singapore is the only city-state not mentioned in the video

[@ninbendoyt3203]

Kuwait? Technically kuwait is city state

[@thomasdegroat6039]

@@ninbendoyt3203 Much like Luxembourg, while Kuwait looks like city-state with a majority of its population and economy in one city, there are multiple cities or municipalities in the country and therefore cannot be a city-state.

[@heterodoxagnostic8070]

so monaco is both the smallest country with a coastline and the smallest country that isn't landlocked, impressive!

[@buccabubuccabu]

1,000 km squared means a square that is 1,000 km on each side (and is 1,000,000 square km in area). I'm assuming that when you say km squared you really mean square km. They're not the same thing.

[@erossummer9344]

That’s what I thought too. Hmm

[@Republic_Flight]

Can you do a video about the largest countries in the world explained

[@JadeWhite-xf9xq]

When I heard the name of Saint Kitts and Nevis' capital, I had to replay the video and turn the subtitle on in order to make sure it wasn't named Bastard 😅🤣🤣 Also, I like the fact that you used the central park as these countries' measuring unit 😍

[@Odin-of1bw]

new unit:“New york central park“

[@marekkunovsky4003]

All countries in this video (spoiler alert): Vatican City - 🇻🇦 Monaco - 🇲🇨 Nauru - 🇳🇷 Tuvalu - 🇹🇻 San Marino - 🇸🇲 Liechtenstein - 🇱🇮 Marshall Islands - 🇲🇭 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 🇰🇳

[@ahha6304]

The location of Order of Malta is even smaller than Vatican City you can't use microscope to find it

[@presmasterflash7555]

Fun fact: I can’t find a pair of matching socks anywhere in my house

[@presmasterflash7555]

Lots of fun facts on here. Figured I’d throw one out that nobody actually knows. So there ya go. Know you know.

[@pushparajahmundry845]

Ok if you made Top 10 smallest countries in the world 9th will be Maldives and 10th will be Malta

[@kaleka588]

I love this channel, you are doing really interesting videos, great work bro💪

[@brontewcat]

When I was a teenager Narau was the richest country in the world. It is now one of the poorest.

[@FionaEm]

Australia mined the crap our of Nauru's phosphorus reserves, and the Nauruan govt made poor investment decisions. That's why they keep accepting big dollars from Oz to house asylum seekers. Terrible situation on so many levels.

[@brontewcat]

@@FionaEm Yes - true on both accounts. I was commenting on the irony and the cautionary tale. Narau is Exhibit 1 in the natural resources curse and poor colonial practices.

[@shawndorisian1857]

Also Liechtenstein has a provision in its constitution which permits each of its municipalities to declare independence. So Liechtenstein can go from one to ten micro-states! The Constitution of Monaco as well as the treaty it has with France, if the Royal House of Monaco dies out then Monaco becomes part of France. Another interesting thing about the French Presidency is that once elected they become Co-Prince of Andorra; the other Co-Prince is an appointee of the Pope; the Spanish Bishop of Seu d'Urgell. Andorra is the only country that officially has Catalan as its national language. So the heads of State are never selected by the Andorran people. And when addressing the French President you would say: "Your Excellence and Highness"; the Bishop it would be: "Your Excellence and Highness" or "Your Most Reverend and Highness". Lastly you should have addressed the only nation without land but has diplomatic relations with 112 out of the 193 members of the United Nations as well as the other permanent observer nations, Palestine and the Holy See. Why it's the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta! Well that is all for now.

[@knockeledup]

I don’t understand why people keep spouting that old fact about France taking over Monaco if the Grimaldi family fails to produce an heir as if it were still true because it hasn’t been for more than 20 years! France and Monaco signed a new treaty in 2002 that guarantees Monaco’s sovereignty if there is no Grimaldi heir. This treaty replaces the one from 1918 that meant France would have taken over. Currently, if there is no heir, the throne would be passed on to a more distant family member rather than a direct descendent of the Prince. The whole reason this treaty was originally put into place in 1918 where France would take over is because if there were no heirs from the Grimaldis, the next in line to the throne were Germans and they weren’t exactly popular at the end of WWI!

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Fun fact: The Vatican City is the smallest country without an airport.

[@emem2756]

3:35 dude, this is not Nauru picture, be honest what you show

[@zo_55]

Also spreading misinformation about it being "discovered" rather than colonized. It was first inhabited 3000 years ago 🙄

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Fun fact: the Vatican has more than two popes per km². One pope on .49 km² equals 2.04 pope per km².

[@kennethparris2068]

What about Andorra?

[@Iamtheliquor]

I’ve been to Monaco but not New York nor Central Park. Still unsure how big the park is

[@leahelizabeth7861]

I've been to Central Park. Still unsure how big the park is.

[@jacksonmarley3093]

It's about 1.7 Monacos 🇲🇨👍

[@AndoCommando1000]

Bigger than Monaco

[@caltheodore4201]

When you said Microstate for Monaco and Vatican City, I think you meant City-State

[@CricketAnimations-iy3rx]

What is area of newyork central park

[@martinwilke1980]

Km km squared us not a distance but an area.

[@luckyyybeast]

You said San Marino and then football, and i couldnt help but think of Dan Marino, former Miami Dolphins quarterback..😂😂

[@XiongBearTravel]

Fun fact: San Marino is the only country in the world that has more cars than people, with more than 1200 cars for every 1000 people.

[@nicholaskelly1958]

Another transport fact concerning San Marino is the fact that it has the shortest national railway system. Originally opened in 1932 the 950mm gauge 3000v Dc Ferrovia Rimini-San Marino During WW II it was badly damaged and was closed. However in 2012 800m at the San Marino end of the line was reopened. It has a single electric car no AB03. It is proposed to extend the line and possibly completely rebuild it.

[@bluelivesmurder5696]

America is the only country with more guns than people.

[@matthewcolvin7094]

Fun fact, 1200 card for every 1000 people is the same as 12 cars for every 10 people

[@nikcezek9657]

Malta also has more cars than people

[@MrMackievelli]

There are four countries that have more cars than people. Gibraltar, San Marino, Lichtenstein and Andorra. Gibraltar has the highest per capita ownership at 1.4 cars per person. So in other words your fun fact isn't correct.

[@Dragonfire511]

I love Liechtenstein ❤️. My favorite country 🇱🇮.

[@Lemon_Katt]

One of my favourite countries too despite being so small. It’s easy to be captivated by its beauty

[@Dragonfire511]

@@Lemon_Katt And its tranquility. I would love to vacation there.

[@hans7856]

You used the wrong flags of Germany and Japan in the Nauru part.

[@malekelgadi]

Also the plan is made to make kugelmugel

[@andrewforrest862]

LIK- tuhn- stine, not LITCH- tun- stine, took me all of 10 sechonds to confirm that , after having suffered a rapid fire mispronounciation. Also, does anyone know how big NYC Central park is in generaly understood terms such as football fields or hectares? ( Sixty second search; Central Park is 340 ha , about 840 football fields , 6,111 times smaller than Wales, or 2,720 times bigger than an Olympic sized swimming pool ( 50mx25m )) Talking of Wales, one hectare is the area that can be defined by a square with a side the length of three fully grown blue whales laid end to end. Perhaps " blue whale" could be used as a unit of measurement ? After all, everyone, but everyone, knows how big a blue whale is, right? So the former island paradise tastefuly converted into a barren wasteland known as Nauru could be said to be 150 blue whales across. Is "seven times smaller than" the same as " one seventh the size of " ?

[@bluelivesmurder5696]

Fun fact: Christopher Columbus didn't discover Saint Kitts and Nevis. In fact, he didn't discover anything. You can't discover a place that already has people living there.

[@zo_55]

Correct! I was disappointed with the colonial misinformation in this video. Nauru was settled by Micronesian peoples 100s of years before ancient Rome was even thought of.

[@angelheart747]

Columbus was a COLONIZER and NOT a discoverer. . Literally everywhere he went there were people enjoying their lives already, so he and his government just imposed their own rules and regulations on them !

[@shesaknitter]

And considering how things turned out after his "discovery," all of those folks that he "discovered" would have been better off had he never shown up.

[@user-wb1kd9kq5p]

Sure, he did. He discovered these unknown places for Europeans and neighbors. That is a discovery.

[@shesaknitter]

@@user-wb1kd9kq5p Maybe all of those people didn't want to be discovered, especially considering what it would cost them: dying from so many diseases and the utter greed.

[@Louisharvey56]

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[@Louisharvey56]

From my own point of view, you need to invest smartly if you need the good things of life. so far i've made over $255k in raw profits from just 6 months into the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy, mutual funds takes long time but investing smartly is the key for short term. Most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

[@mariaaguilar7076]

This is a phenomenal advice for a new stock traders and investors who want that quick short term game, but don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[@Louisharvey56]

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[@Louisharvey56]

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[@benjaminotto5711]

How can one find and reach her?

[@emoji_page]

I think Monaco should definitely acquire more land on the French Rivera. How about being made up of at least a couple of square miles. Anyone who thinks it should stay the size it is are part of the problem. |🇲🇨

[@AndoCommando1000]

Is Monaco NOT acquiring more land a global catastrophe? Not really. But also, it is doing some land reclamation projects. My understanding is that it's in the process of building a new marina/chain of apartment blocks on reclaimed land.

[@joelsantiago7881]

Andorra not included because of principality only…

[@texaswild3346]

Licht = light. .stein = stone. .likhtenstein

[@shesaknitter]

Bermuda. 21 square miles at low tide (we used to joke). It is a self-governing British Colony but has its own currency and parliament. Maybe it would not make this list because it is still part of what's left ot the British Empire, but Bermudians consider Bermuda to be a country.

[@spddiesel]

I believe you're saying kilometers square when you mean square kilometers. 1000 kilometers square is 1,000,000 square kilometers.

[@malekelgadi]

Fun fact: as the smallest country is not Vatican is free states of obisida although there’s also a country that’s the same and it’s not a country it’s abody island but I’m not talking about that and molossia and sealand got a plan

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@malekelgadi]

@@Top-10-Geography. I know

[@junebegorra]

Wait Nauru was discovered or "discovered"?

[@AndoCommando1000]

Yeah, he forgot the native population before age of empires and colonies.

[@DavidWilliams-hy1qk]

Andorra.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Liechtenstein is not a country it's a principality.

[@shochxn7640]

There is people that have more land by buy in it than countrys

[@NicMendozaMelonYt_Animations]

Vatican City is the smallest landlocked country on earth

[@jhaarbur]

YOU FORGOT ANDORRA!!! HAHAHA

[@timallardyce1216]

There are no A380s that can fit 800 people. While they are certified for that, no airline outfitted them with only economy seats. I know I'm being semantic, but I get your point

[@roy3tev]

Did he say pop? 😂

[@lemongyal5969]

I’m from Marshall Islands

[@AndoCommando1000]

Your country looks beautiful. If I ever just quit my job to live life sailing the oceans, I think it would be a lovely, completely beautiful place to visit!

[@boyitimnegro1321]

how about molossia

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@domenicavallone28]

I have question, why is Vatican City s thing? As in, why can’t it simply be apart of Rome, what’s the point of creating a “country” that’s only has roughly 500 living residents

[@AndoCommando1000]

Because history/historic treaties/religion/reasons.

[@gamwam]

Gibraltar?

[@christianferraro2881]

Gibraltar is not a country it's a British oversea territory

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@comradek57]

Sealand and Kugelmugel left the chat.

[@Top_10_Geography]

They are not countries. They are micronations.

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@lenonSenagan_Dactyl.61819]

you forgot mollosia

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@nongthip]

@7:53 Did you just say "nucular"? I thought that went out of style with George W. Bush. ;-)

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Ahh Bushisms. The shrub was a terrible President but his constant gaffes always cracked me up.

[@user-jo5ly2cl7r]

Is Sealand the smallest country?

[@mpierre3026]

Why did u put up an image of that EC dollar bill that hasn't been in circulation for at least 30yrs? Bruh 😂😂😂😂

[@luzukomabindisa4655]

When he said ''Basseterre'' it sounded like he just gave up but he didn't

[@24042204]

It didn’t sound Africa. It is in South Africa. Africa is not didn’t know Europe.

[@jeminesokoturoh]

Who rules the Vatican 🇻🇦

[@kuocdo1010]

The Pope rules The Vatican.

[@allsortzofbortz]

The pope

[@ua1054]

distance cannot be km2 , its called area ...

[@tiger4102]

From South Korea, There are many countries that I didn't even know until now

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Monaco is not a country it's a principality, it says so in its name "Principality of Monaco". It belongs to France, and it might not exist as a principality for much longer because the royal family hasn't had enough babies.

[@AndoCommando1000]

It literally doesn't belong to France, as it has its own royal family (France famously chopped the heads off its own royal family) it has its own governance, has its own passports, has its own laws and has its own citizenship.

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

France is the Republic of France. That does not make it not a country. Spain is the Kingdom of Spain. That does not make it not a country. It is true that the treaty stipulates that Monaco will be annexed by France if the princely family becomes extinct, but that is very unlikely to happen. The treaty allows the prince to adopt an heir.

[@Awe712]

Fun fact, there is a country that’s smaller than Vatican City and it’s a micro nation, but it has more people than Vatican City

[@lolnananananWkow]

This guy forgets sea land 😂

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@24042204]

USA 🇺🇸 his very big

[@jay0787]

Lol I'm from one of the 25 smallest countries in the world. I've always wanted to visit the small countries in the Pacific and San Marino, seems really interesting nations.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

What country are you from?

[@F-16-Eagle]

Sealand is the smallest country in the world it is 0.4²

[@Andrew-df1dr]

As an Australian, you should use MCGs (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as the unit of measurement.

[@kaziirfan5757]

I'm not Aussie but for me Australia is perfect country

[@Andrew-df1dr]

How is Australia perfect?

[@kaziirfan5757]

@@Andrew-df1dr Population diversity Weather Geography Population density

[@eznam7790]

​@@kaziirfan5757 shit weather shit animals and insect Australia is shit glad i came to japan after staying there for 4 month

[@nathanjohnwade2289]

Coptic is probably the easiest to learn, because it's still used a liturgical (church) language, just like Latin is to Roman Catholicism. Get in contact with a Coptic priest or monk.

[@Varasalvi2]

Gotta be honest, i found this video quite lazy. I'm a new subscriber, so i don't know what's common for you. The title had me expecting you to explain how the country came about, you didn't explain anything, just recited basic facts about GDP and population...

[@domamania]

Sorry, the smallest country is sealand

[@jerahmeelladeras9312]

i think Sealand is not a country but a micronation

[@AndoCommando1000]

Not real and not official.

[@Top-10-Geography.]

Not a country.

[@blackrock1404]

😂😂😂

[@lankyalpaca]

"discoverd" by white people and "formerly known" as the name given by white people. lol. surely could've put history actually relevant to the people of nauru itself

[@Thatone_lesbian_antifurry_heh]

Just wait until he hears about sealand