The World's Weirdest Countries

[@Riomojo]

Equatorial Guinea is very weird. Only African country that speaks Spanish and has a island capital

[@OrthCatGeo]

🇬🇲Gambia, 🇦🇪UAE, 🇩🇰Denmark are also continental countries that have island capitals

[@alimbis]

@@OrthCatGeonot uae

[@Sn1p3d._]

​@@alimbis Abu Dhabi is an island

[@alimbis]

@@Sn1p3d._ not all of it, part of it is on the arabian peninsula

[@teejay6063]

That poor country is getting plundered for its oil.

[@newhorizons.english]

I find Central Asian countries kind of mysterious

[@mysteriousDSF]

Central African a lot more mysterious

[@Rhythm412]

Central Asia, Central Africa, Eastern Europe, South America(except Brazil, Argentina) and South Asia except Singapore, Malaysia are often completely ignored. Especially by Americans.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

nope. its just your geography sucks.

[@Muiuiiu]

​@@Rhythm412 Colombia, Chile and Uruguay are pretty well known too, but countries like Paraguay and the Guyanas are ignored even by us south Americans

[@mysteriousDSF]

@@Rhythm412 eastern Europe lol I live there ask me and il squash your mysteries

[@MooglePower]

I love that the example of countries you gave that couldn't be more different, Iceland and Bangladesh, both have Indo-European languages as their official language, Icelandic and Bengali respectively. Goes to show that even the most seemingly different and distant of country pairs still can have some major stuff in common.

[@theprotector1234567]

Can you still get one of the official haircuts in North Korea if you start balding?

[@justindsouza7715]

Same question

[@pvcxsvnz2629]

You're forced to grow hair

[@michaellarrabee5873]

Knowing North Korea they probably unalive you if you go bald

[@Wemzii0]

You’re asking too many questions

[@MartoQuesada]

Balds go to jail

[@Drsteveturley69]

Australia is very weird. Its a continental country

[@danielgloverpiano7693]

And it has less population than California!!

[@johndodger9498]

Note that Irish people don’t consider Ireland to be part of the British Isles and the official name of the “republic of Ireland” is just Ireland.

[@sanderappel4499]

Meanwhile Northern Island as an entity does not have an actual title. It's officially 'a part' of the United Kingdom and variously described as a country, province or region

[@rosiefay7283]

Nonetheless, the Republic of Ireland is not the whole of Ireland, so it's sensible to say the Republic of Ireland so that people don't think you're talking about the whole of Ireland.

[@ChaseBerggren]

@@johndodger9498 Noted. Still, the grouping of islands lends itself to geographic commonality. Given the sensitivity of the Irish regarding history, it seems the name "British Isles" should be renamed to something less divisive.

[@myburgher]

I’ve travelled to Eritrea for work and the people and food are amazing. Asmara is such a wonderful city and their nightlife is based on coffee shops as opposed to bars (probably because of the Italian history). As you travel west, Keren is a very Arabian-looking town, built in the desert with sandstone buildings. Further west is just fairly arid aside from one or two mines it’s very rural. It’s a shame about their governance, as the people there are great and I wish that they had more freedom. However they still live a pleasant life for the most part due to their wonderful attitude.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

The refugees won't agree with you . If you want to be a soldier for life or end up in prison if you don't want to, yes, it's wonderful 😱

[@gumpotronic]

Some of the absolute nicest people on the planet

[@deeptoot1453]

Then wtf are they all doing at our doorsteps

[@bradymaher9657]

Ashbaghat looks like a Minecraft creation

[@zaksamson2033]

5:30 Pyongyang also has the largest capacity stadium in the world, Rungrado stadium with 150,000 people

[@pool5863]

lately i've been fascinated by island countries and territories that exists out of nowhere (seychelles, mauritius, saint helena, ascension, tristan da cunha)

[@comradeyoshunov116]

Me too. I've been watching a lot of videos about the small Pacific Countries

[@saulalvarez220]

South Africa is also wried.. The country has another country within it and has three capitals.

[@mytzenka6574]

Two other countries within it in fact.

[@kaloarepo288]

Italy has 2 other countries within it as well -Vatican and San Marino -and almost as Monaco is only a few miles from the border and was once part of an Italian principality

[@flinkki78]

Nauru means laughter in Finnish

[@singingindark12]

😅😅 Well Nepal means Your arm in Korean ^^

[@Yu7Zi]

Palau is a rice and meat dish in South Asia.

[@harismahmood9346]

East Timor

[@giourshela1524]

Hi Geography Bible! Great Vid! Would love to see more content on Namibia!

[@RyanMariners]

Gio?! How are you doing in Detroit? :D

[@uriahlegutki2257]

Bro doxxed his friend ☠️

[@giourshela1524]

@@RyanMariners It’s good, I want to rejoin the Yankees but they didn’t want to sign me this off-season

[@RyanMariners]

@@giourshela1524 That sucks. Wish you luck!

[@onetwo8847]

Cyprus worth a mention. Is like a Korea situation but all in one country, with the island split right in half, one side being greek and the other turkish. There is even a DMZ style buffer zone between the two that is controlled by the UN as like a neutral participant. The capital city (Nicosia) is right in the centre of the island, with the border running right through the middle of it, making half the city predominantly Muslim and the other half predominantly Christian. On top of that, there are also two other proportionately relatively large areas of the island that are neither the greek or turkish side, but actually United Kingdom sovereign areas lol. The country has an interesting map to check out

[@vojtechvanek1686]

Cuba, Guinea, Eswatini, Japan, USA, west Africa, Israel

[@Mike--Oxmall]

You could have mentioned that immigrants from Eritrea still have to pay tax back to their home land or their family will face the consequences.

[@jillybe1873]

One of only 2 countries who do this. The other is the USA

[@martinphilip8998]

Ouch. Some countries forbid you from giving up your citizenship but won’t recognize dual citizenship.

[@mysteriousDSF]

Bangladesh and Iceland have relatively similar languages! Icelandic is the most conservative Germanic language, relatively close to Indo-European roots. Indic and Germanic languages share a lot of similarities as these groups left the Indo-European homeland later (Greek, Armenian, Celtic and Italic left earlier).

[@ayylmaoowatnext6748]

Interesting video. Didn't know about Turkmenistan. Also, I like the background music. What song is that?

[@stark9582]

Great Video 🎉

[@TheKalaxis]

No European power conquered Eritrea. They did conquer Ethiopia at a time when Eritrea was part of Ethiopia however. Eritrea only gained independence in the early 1990s.

[@cycklist]

I don't think you should assume such geographical ignorance from you viewers ("you've probably never heard of Brunei" etc) . I mean only people who are interested in geography are going to click in the first place.

[@mojojojoyoutube]

There are so many ignorant people in this world mate. But you have a valid point.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

I'm afraid that you spoke too soon. See the recent inanity on that very country about half an hour ago if you're up. Still, it shows a tiny bit of hope. Whitney Houston strikes again.

[@wailingalen]

I agree because I consider myself a person who had heard of Brunei

[@luqmaanabrahams1971]

England does not have a separate government from the UK like Northern Ireland and Scotland, it is ruled directly from the central government

[@robmeagher2443]

Love the fact that the clip you showed of the Australian Football League was actually a game that was played in China for sponsorship reasons 😂

[@hydraph4843]

The UK is also weird because of how it is a part of Europe technically but is also really distinct, or at least insists on being so distinct from it

[@Snagprophet]

Apart from it being hard to get to the rest of Europe, whereas in France or Germany or Belgium you merely drive a few hours and cross a border compared to the many hours it takes to leave the house, go to the airport and then fly etc (or many hours to the ferry port and many hours while the ferry takes you over), there was also the continental system Napoleon introduced that locked us off the continent for so long that we were more connected to our colonies than the countries nearest us.

[@toni4729]

@@Snagprophet You have the tunnel now.

[@lategigi-bx4]

French Scandinavia with quirks

[@AB-py2hj]

I think you have made some errors about Eritrea. It was colonized by Italy. It was part of Ethiopia and administered by the British for about 10 years when Fascist Italy lost the war against the allied forces during/ after World War Two.

[@domocracydestroyer8219]

Funnily enough, the Australian tour company “Intrepid” offers tours into Turkmenistan! 🤣🤣

[@DiogoF.]

Very captivating content 🇵🇹

[@mysteriousDSF]

Shout out for pronouncing Laos the right way 😊

[@dsxa918]

"Lao", as opposed to pronouncing the S?

[@mrandrewhumphrey]

@@dsxa918 Although deduction for prouncing "coup" as "coop" (6'50")

[@jhaarbur]

Paraguay is often considered the weirdest Latin American nation. *Not trying to offend anybody, but that is a trait I've heard of. I second Equatorial Guinea! Plus how the current capital, Malabo, is on the island instead of the main land (thought that might change in the near future). NOT GETTING INTO THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION, but just stating: Israel is the only country in the world that was successfully rebooted into a modern day nation state. Palestine is often considered to be the most country like non-country in the world. Liberia was originally founded as homeland for African slaves to return to. While it only partially achieved that, that uniqueness created a very interesting background. I believe Sierra Leone is similar to that as well. Mongolia has the lowest population density in the world. How Haiti was founded by the Haitian Revolution (again, not getting into current politics with it). Dominica-Both the Kalinago Reserve on part of the island, as well as the purple used on the parrot in the flag. Kiribati-both how the name is pronounced and how climate change might eliminate it one day. Belarus is considered to be the last dictatorship in Europe. Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Luxembourg, Eswatini, and Lesotho all have some interesting backgrounds! Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, The Seychelles, The Maldives Somalia (and the dispute with the more stable Somaliland); Djbouti How Somaliland and Transniestra are almost countries but mainly lack global reconigtion. Tajikistan The shapes of The Gambia and Chile Suriname and Guyana both culturally and geographically English heritage of Belize ***And while this isn't obviously a country itself, the special status of Antarctica is an honorable mention. South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore's rise to the top of developed countries in just a few decades. Angola's separtion with the Cabinda exclave.

[@WillinggToFail]

Not that Naru's national pastime is Footy! But I guess that makes sense with their currency being the Australian dollar. Interesting...

[@bubblejam9546]

Tuvalu is also weird as the first country to be a "virtual county"

[@senorkapowssite]

Bhutan is a beautiful kingdom to visit... By the way, apart from your guide, transport, accomodation, your meals are also included in your daily fee.

[@V4raggare]

I went to Bhutan in 2019. They actually have pretty decent beer, Druk Lager. 🍺

[@senorkapowssite]

@@V4raggare Yes, locally brewed beers. Druk 11000 was my favourite🍻

[@stevoplex]

Nauru being both poorest and most obese is as ironic as Vatican having the highest murder rate. 😅

[@comradeyoshunov116]

Because since most of their land is infertile, they consume only processed food imported from NZ or Australia. So it perfectly makes sense for them to be fat

[@gumpotronic]

What's ironic about either?

[@stevoplex]

@@gumpotronic Because throughout history, poverty meant starvation. Obese people starving would have been really weird. (Neither one is ironic by itself. The two together are ironic. Like dying from heatstroke while having frostbite).

[@Jim-the-Engineer]

@@stevoplex Yes, but in modern times, poverty is more associated with highly processed and unhealthy foods, which is the unfortunate reality in many of the Pacific micro-nations, where obesity is epidemic.

[@tjg750]

I didn’t realise it was the UK until I saw Tower Bridge

[@matts4852]

Haha being bald I don’t have a government approved haircut in North Korea, guess that’s why I’m not welcome there

[@bryannewcombe858]

As previously mentioned, Equatorial Guinea is kind of weird with its capital on an island closer to other countries than its own mainland. Another weird one Cabo Verde just because it's the only country on Earth in the GMT-2 time zone. Croatia's border with Bosnia looks like its bullying Bosnia out of Adriatic coastline, Bosnia only has like a km or so of coastline as the Croatian border stretches down the Adriatic coast as far as Montenegro. Cyprus is a weird country just by looking at its borders. Any country with border "strips" are kinda weird, Namibia and its Caprivi Strip and Afghanistan where its strip causes a 3½ hour time zone change at its border with China.

[@pooryorick831]

Brunei is really just the property of one very rich man and his family. Somehow this guy is so rich that he has total sovereignty over that bit of land and everything and everyone living there. The world is not fair. Some of us pull rickshaws while others have their own A380 to fly around in.

[@mysteriousDSF]

Actually Pyongyang has the deepest metro in the world, that's an infrastructural record for North Korea.

[@1776SOL]

While tangential connected to the topic of weirdest countries, I continue to be fascinated with the non-rhotic English accents. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern "Island" & the island of The Republic of "Island". Dropping the R, turning Ireland into Island.

[@kenaikuskokwim9694]

The Vatican isn't even the smallest country within the city limits of Rome. That would go to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which has only a single building. Technically, this would make it a "nation" (i.e., people) but not a "country" (territory). However, it is recognized by dozens of other nations. As for that other country, the most legitimate leader of Burma is on record as saying they were fine with the use of either name. "Burma" is more euphonious in English and has a long tradition. We should stick with that. Exonyms are compliments, not insults.

[@kenaikuskokwim9694]

I meant to say the most legitimate leader in the past few decades.

[@T4N7]

Not all r compliments.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

you think its compliment. the person might feel it differently.

[@kaloarepo288]

Did you know that the Vatican also "owns" some other churches and palaces in Rome such as the church of St John Lateran which is actually the pope's church in his capacity as bishop of Rome and also the palace known as the Cancellaria.

[@Luredreier]

1:41 That map is wrong to my understanding. Those Islands of Scotland and any other islands are *not* Great Britain, the geographical area, although they ard a part of the United Kingdom *of* Great Britain. Essentially the kingdom was formed from two kingdoms mainly located on that main island being united, so that united kingdom was named after the island.

[@hans7856]

The UK is not at all unique in that regard. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is also made up of four constituent countries that together form one sovereign nation. I would have left it out of the list.

[@Rhythm412]

Differentest countries I can name Angola and Afghanistan Laos and Latvia Cambodia and Comoros Indonesia and Iceland Burkina Faso and Belgium Andorra and Angola Bahrain and Belize Paraguay and Philippines Etc...

[@danielgloverpiano7693]

Chile looks like a long string bean! The top part is arid desert and the bottom looks like Alaska and is the closest to Antarctica. Almost everywhere in Chile is near the coast. That’s because of the Andes mountains separating it from Argentina by a nearly impenetrable natural barrier. I’ve flown from Argentina to Chile and it’s a spectacular ride and view. Chile also has Easter Island, which is one of the most isolated ancient settlements in the middle of the ocean, with a unique culture and population not at all related to the Chilean people.

[@G0TIMAN]

5:30 that's not true. Debunked years ago

[@TailGunner9187]

Eritrea is in Northwest Africa?

[@josephtebay]

He corrected it on screen (*North East Africa)

[@ricardohurtado5646]

San Marino. A very ancient and micro nation completely surrounded by Italy, yet with no distinct “culture” or language. Andorra. Tiny nation wedged in between France and Spain, with equal influences from both. Liechtenstein; very wealthy and tiny nation that dominates the very little industries it exports. Lesotho; another landlocked nation with mysterious landscape and people.

[@LanceAbrams]

Uniquely, Andorra is also ruled by a monarch who serves as the democratically elected leader of another country.

[@jethin37]

In the first shot of the video, what is that city?

[@IsabelJones69]

It is Cappadocia in Turkey. I looked it up on Google to confirm. I know this because of the balloons the the north west of the photo, which are famous for flying over the Fairy Chimneys they have there.

[@jethin37]

Thanks!

[@pooryorick831]

6:50 A coupe is a kind of car. A coup, as in a political shake-up, is pronounced coo. The p is silent.

[@alannachristie6495]

Bow City, Alberta,Canada is pretty weird...it doesn't even have a fire dept nor a grocery store nor gas station..lol not sure if it even has a postal code but I've heard the history of it is pretty interesting!

[@cocoaorange1]

That is out there!

[@alannachristie6495]

@@cocoaorange1 I don't even think it ever had a fire dept! Some dude had big dreams that never came thru and the city name stuck!

[@elecro-bolt1721]

Slovakia is weird cos not only it's the most underrated country and they have clean cities amazing architecture, Bratislava is absolutely amazing and it's weird cos they have soo few visitors I hope Slovakia will get more tourist ❤

[@Sacto1654]

I think Czechia is more accessible by transportation links. Prague is a very heavily visited city for that reason.

[@jillybe1873]

On my way! I love Slovakia ❤❤❤

[@livwake]

I hope to visit some day! What would you reccomend?

[@ubiytsa3548]

My opinion of Eritrea went up

[@jean-1431]

Interesting video unfortunately some poor pronunciation in it

[@saulalvarez220]

Chile 🇨🇱 is weird. It's the longest country on earth.

[@HorseloverFat1984]

Switzerland

[@TendunJack]

Hay Nako (Hi)

[@kieronparr3403]

I find your delivery condescending at times.

[@bigbootros4362]

I find your comments condescending at times

[@dsxa918]

I find youtube comments horrendous when people reply 'willynilly' and the relation to any certain comment is inexplicable

[@NadeWillow]

Just like in your comments and replies.

[@jillybe1873]

It's British, not really condescending but jokey disparaging. It's how we try to be friendly. OK we're not very good at it 😔

[@agabrielhegartygaby9203]

Excuse me:ireland is not part of anything British - England named the isles. We were there first most folk are Celtic including everyone now living in England so if anything these isles should be called the Celtic Isles......For the record

[@jillybe1873]

British means celtic cousin.

[@bassbich]

That was awesome. Thanks👍

[@brady952]

Coup like cew, not like cupe. It’s a French word that means “cut”.

[@jillybe1873]

Great Britain is MEGA weird!!!!!!

[@Heyguhh]

The only reason I heard of Brunei was bc Whitney Houston held a concert there😊

[@someinteresting]

Weird in a good sense? You mean peculiar?

[@MrMaenambeach]

Why isn’t the USA on that list?

[@michaelhalsall5684]

I agree! It has a huge area, Alaska, then another country, Canada, and then the rest of the USA mainland.

[@timsimmons5190]

Because we are the standard lol

[@OneOfThoseTypes]

We should be on there because we're really the only nation that contributes anything to the world.

[@magdavanzyl6141]

In your dreams😂​@@OneOfThoseTypes

[@Darkest_matter]

eritrea... 'north africa.'

[@barrythomson899]

Northwestern Africa country?

[@Jim-the-Engineer]

Eritrea is in northeastern Africa, not northwestern.

[@T4N7]

I'd have mentioned France since with its overseas territories it is the only country to span across every continent except Asia as it has places in North, Central, n South America, Africa, Oceania, of course its mainland in Europe, n tho not technically part of the country it does lay claim to a slice of Antarctica.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

*colonies

[@silverwriter6739]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922, incorrect. They are not colonies, but fully integrated departments of France. They have French citizenship, representation in the French government, participate in French elections, and are all legally a part of the EU.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

@@silverwriter6739 i have heard that for countless of time about french colonies. doesnt make it any more true.

[@silverwriter6739]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922, facts are facts, whether you like them or not.

[@bryony1235]

Hun, these videos are suuuper interesting and informative but I encourage you to check the pronunciation of things before you record. For this video, check out how to say coup, Naypyidaw, Eritrea, Laos and Nauru. Also in British English we say EN-clave, not ON-clave. 😊 Unless you are a bot, then it’s understandable.

[@guardiaguardia3017]

What's so weird about Mauru?

[@mysteriousDSF]

Northern Ireland is not a country. It's a territory without definition. Only England, Wales and Scotland are countries

[@toni4729]

Then perhaps you can explain how Northern Ireland has a capital.

[@williamsutter2152]

Well, of course the UK is weird. They give kids in severe pain heroin to snort up their noses. They're the only country I can name where heroin is a legal treatment for severe pain.

[@faithgurl08]

Fake news 🗞️

[@harshitjhawar1006]

Being unique doesn’t mean wierd

[@bothompson-ov6ju]

I thought the pitcan islands had the smallest population

[@Monatio79]

The Pitcairn islands are a British Overseas Territory and, unlike the Vatican, do not constitute an independent country.

[@EndTheSimpademic]

Kiribati

[@magdavanzyl6141]

Eritrea in northwest Africa😢. Really.

[@crazymusicchick]

Didn't know naru like afl lol btw the Aussie dollar is also known as dollary doos or dollar bucks jks but seriously we had a petition to change it to dollary doos

[@BasedEngineer]

Eritrea is in the North East not North West.

[@41neve85]

Maybe thats why he corrected it..

[@christiancastro2442]

This video did more on small countries !! The most weird or unique big countries are 1 united states ! Due to its fast food , decadent 80s pop and hedonistic spring break screaming girls mentality.!! .also american football, hollywood movies and cool roadside attractions and everybody owns guns 2 japan ..unique by never being colonized ..samurai culture , sumo..bullet trains , vending machines , ban on obesity,, animê and modern architecture and small rooms for rent ! 3 philppines ! Asia's only catholic country, spanish names , jeepneys , islands , unique old spanish towns , and the chocolate mountains

[@SumedhBendale]

My luck I am Indian I don't need visa for Bhutan

[@draganajavor8900]

Bosnia

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

uniited states isnt weird.....leading the country into the gutter while having the media telling you the opposite is completely normal

[@RiOT5111]

I was in Myanmar in 2017 last and a good amounts changed there since politically tied with there regime not being as funded as Kim’s party but calling them as or more authoritarian doesn’t quite seem accurate maybe if they had better surveillance funding it would be different

[@aick]

3:07 Well I can tell you it's a NorthEASTERN African country, it's communist and it's very repressive and Ethiopia and them are escalating tensions nowadays. Do go on.

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@stvp68]

Just call them unique instead of weird

[@OneOfThoseTypes]

Those countries are going to cry now.

[@madmonkee6757]

Can this narrator pronounce ANYTHING in English?

[@thetoygreenlightdiecastcar5737]

The geography bible united kingdom is not weird any thing all of Africa is weird I’m not trying be mean I’ like the uk …..

[@ishmaelmuhamed8027]

Wrong nobody speaks english in eritrea 😂😂😂 “uses as a working language” BAHAHHA you wish

[@motokultivatoritraktori1104]

Bro hasn't heard of the western hemisphere

[@giourshela1524]

Quick correction: Nauru is not part of Micronesia, it is its own country

[@puppyramen]

I think he meant Micronesia region, not country.

[@ThePussukka]

@@puppyramen he definitely meant that

[@kieronparr3403]

The Federated States of Micronesia is a nation. Micronesia is an area. Like The USA and America

[@m.e.7674]

Israel 🇮🇱 too. An island of modernity, prosperity and liberality in a sea of ​​terror, ignorance, poverty, and non-progressive values.

[@diegoflores9237]

I don't think so. It's very ignorant and non progressive to continue taking land from others

[@TendunJack]

+2p

[@robthetraveler1099]

You forgot the U.S.

[@Cay30]

Tuvalu is bizarre its sinking, Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked, Monaco is full of millionaires, Suriname is the only nation outisde Europe to speak Dutch and prob most racialky diverse on Earth, and The Gambia is long strip country along the gambia river

[@anneeq008]

To say that Afghanistan is below north Korea in the democracy index is just bitterness from the west and islamophobia. The people there have full access to information in the outside world and have open dialogue with the Taliban representatives. It may well be in the bottom quarter. Never bottom 5 and below the likes of Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea 🙄

[@alimbis]

"something i don't agree with? the west's fault! islamophobia! i can't be wrong"

[@herroxy801]

Please don‘t hit us with that islamophobia bs. Almost every muslim country is barely free.

[@alimbis]

@@herroxy801 true, they throw accusations at what they do not understand

[@maxilol2345]

first

[@Destinavigator]

👋🏼 Small struggling Travel Channel here. I love your content, thanks for this great video! You inspire me to keep grinding my channel, maby one day I’ll grow as big as you 🥲