Why Does West Africa Have More Countries Than South America?

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[@Playing096]

Short answer: because Brazil ate all the space

[@metroplays8221]

I was gonna say that

[@Dinoco400Studios]

Yeah we did take all the land

[@Playing096]

@@Dinoco400Studios NOIS É BR

[@sebastiancrowder459]

And don't you forget that 😂🇧🇷

[@perla5465]

Short answer: Brazil.

[@gerdjak]

Short answer: Brazil Long answer: Napoleon. If you learn about the colonial history of Brazil, you can easily identify at least 4 areas bound to become an independent country. The best example is the Amazon region, which was never part of colonial Brazil, but a separate colony called Grão Pará. Northeast Brazil around Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul had also strong regional identity - the last one was an independent country for 10 years. Brazil would end only with Rio, the rich mines, and the poor areas of São Paulo and Paraná. But when Napoleon invaded Portugal, the royal family came to Brazil, and it was a portuguese prince who ended up leading Brazil to independence and national identity. And had enough military force to fight separatists.

[@I-h4t3-4ll-0f-y0u]

"The Rich Mines" lmao, Minas Gerais.

[@HistoriaPaisesHPcanal]

O Grão Pará não era uma colônia separada e sim uma província.

[@braziliantsar]

​@@HistoriaPaisesHPcanalO Grão Pará era sim uma colônia separada. Sua administração funcionava de forma paralela ao governo local do Brasil. Não é à toa que sua incorporação na independência foi mais complexa

[@gerdjak]

@@braziliantsar do tempo do colégio me lembrava do estado do Maranhão separado do estado do Brasil. O que fui descobrir só recentemente é que esta divisão persistiu até depois da independência, incluindo em algum momento a separação de Grão Pará do Maranhão, com 3 entidades distintas no atual território brasileiro. Maranhão foi incorporado ao Brasil após a vinda da família real, mas o Grão Pará só após a independência.

[@MAKGaming30]

Easy answer, you have the largest most dences rainforest in the world along with one of the largest mountain chains covering more then 70% of the content

[@clonator5097]

And the inmense argentinian patagonia which is also a very difficult place for sprawling civilizations

[@gabriellescur4085]

Hum actually most of West Africa was under French rules, and the few parts left were own by the british. So South America and West Africa were both under two main countries

[@TheJosman]

The thing is Latin America underwent a process of homogeneization that Africa didn't. Most Latin Americans are monolingual Spanish or Portuguese speakers, of mixed Eueopean, Native and/or Indigenous ancestry, mostly catholic and westernized. Whereas Africa kept much of its pre-colonial tribal identities, languages, religious differences between African muslims vs christians vs folk religion believers, etc. They aren't fully westernized nor underwent a process of homogeneization through race mixing and nationalist policies that diluted the tribal identities of the continent, hence why many modern African countries deal with ethnic conflict inside of their borders.

[@pia_mater]

The Portuguese language is probably the main reason why Brazil still remains one country. If it wasn't for the language Brazil wouldve split into several smaller countries ages ago

[@user-nq6hy2tm2z]

Short answer : in africa france make those countries smal and in south america brazil ate many spaces

[@jupiterthecity]

Wait...Liberia was never colonised? Wasn't it colonised by the United States in reaction to the fear that formally enslaved Africans would not be able to live alongside their former opressors, so they made up a country to send them to? EDIT: I'm guessing Geography Bible means it in terms of European colonialism. But since US colonialism is basically just an off-shoot of European colonialism, I think it's at least worth a mention... Especially because the effects of the colonisation are still felt in Liberia (such as the disparity between Indigenous Liberians and those that descended from African Americans)

[@cdee75]

Liberia was founded by ACS (American Colonization Society) for free slave who wanted to leave the United States and return to Africa. Liberia was never colonized it was protected by the US, so the European never touched Liberia.

[@meltedicecreamsandwich]

Ehhh it’s hard to explain but it really doesn’t fit the definition of colony

[@AchyutChaudhary]

*Interesting video…keep it up!* Next idea could be: why are there 54-56 countries in Africa (1.3 billion people) but only 1 country India 🇮🇳 (1.4 billion people) 😄

[@gustavopraes1121]

British empire unified India. It was not India by itself.

[@parvadhami980]

Although there might be difference in number of countries, they both have many "Guineas"

[@Scbalq]

Guinea and Guayana ain't the same thing

[@user-rj4sj8bd8z]

Short answer: Duque de Caxias.

[@timothymukhooli5417]

Point of correction, Ethiopia was colonised coz at what time it was ruled by Persians, they even have an independence day there. It is just that the Europeans did not manage to colonise the country during the scramble of Africa, hence they were not part of the European colonialism

[@kjetillostberg6704]

Liberia was a United States colony, just cuz it not a european colony doesn't mean it not a colony

[@danidewart]

The U.S. didn't really own it, it was kinda like a puppet state where the U.S. sent newly freed slaves.

[@allyeneedislove]

Liberia was an American colony, not a US colony. The DRC was a colony because Belgium took it over from Leopold II. The point of the video is to show that none of the international powers were administering it.

[@SantaFe19484]

Great video!

[@jumbowana]

Liberia was colonized by Americans. They were black and immediately started doing a slavery but still.

[@cdee75]

Liberia was never colonized it was founded by free slave.

[@cdee75]

ACS (American Colonization Society) founded Liberia for free slave who wanted to return to Africa. Liberia has never been ruled by European or any Western countries. Maybe you need to look at what colonization means .

[@lunaticludwig8311]

Is Trinidad and Tobago South American country or North American?

[@user-sm9mq2si3y]

Guyana is a Caribbean country so who knows lol

[@mbathroom1]

North American

[@Omouja]

From the Caribbean

[@litinup]

@@user-sm9mq2si3y culturally North American but geographically South American

[@litinup]

Trinidad and Tobago is North American because the Caribbean is considered a sub-region of North America

[@alphalijahsworld9010]

I love the brief explanation of Europe’s conflicts cause when arguing with bigots online, they always forget that bit of history when coming after conflict In sub Saharan Africa

[@piatra1277]

dumb question it's like asking why is Russia bigger than China or why Ann has more apples than Mary 😂

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Technically Ethiopia was colonised by the Italians between 1937 and 1941.

[@SavePlayz]

becaz afrika haz mor cantris

[@ZIMOU2014]

egzakcteli

[@WildVoltorb]

😂

[@mageta621]

This video fails to mention one other factor. The population of west Africa was significantly larger during colonial times than South America, due in large part to the decimation of South American populations by disease and other deliberate and indirect results of colonial activities. Much of the population brought over to Brazil specifically were slaves whose culture and ties were eliminated. Contrast this with West Africa, which, while its own kingdoms and political entities such as they were were also thoroughly disrupted by colonialism, still retained a fairly large population with numerous ethnic groups. Now, thanks to colonialism of course, the modern West African political borders routinely cross ethnic group lines and/or lump different ethnic groups together, the continued existence of these groups did give an inherent push towards creation of more countries from existing colonies. This is obviously just one of many factors in addition to what the video discussed.

[@celdur4635]

Spanish America were not colonies.

[@celdur4635]

@@greatpyramid4348 Nope

[@celdur4635]

@@greatpyramid4348 Nope. They were viceroylaties and natives were 100% fully enfranchised, inca nobles married into european nobility and all that.

[@braziliantsar]

​@@celdur4635... the hell are you talking about? The viceroyalties were literally colonies in every sense; it's no doubt Brazil (the only one that worked as an United Kingdom with Portugal for a while) was the last one to be independent.

[@celdur4635]

@@braziliantsar Brasil has its first university on the 1800's. Viceryoalty of Peru has its first university in 1540's and it was MANDATORY to speak Quechua for graduating in San Marcos. There were also 2 universities in Cusco for natives. So no, we were not "colonies in every sense"

[@celdur4635]

@@greatpyramid4348 Educate yourself, stop believing pop culture

[@zedekyahudah315]

In my opinion Liberia was a quasi form of US colonization using the black Americans as a front for resource extraction and very lucrative trade deals for US businesses and international shipping

[@franciscoanimations]

Short answer: Europe

[@lopezelgacela]

La cosa esq Sudamérica deberia tener aún menos países.

[@geruzamarzamahowiakiwski8421]

Sim, o Peru e a Bolívia deveriam serem nossos, assim teríamos uma saída para o oceano Pacífico

[@lopezelgacela]

@@geruzamarzamahowiakiwski8421 "nossos" . Vamos a ver, dominar a otros pueblos está mal. Lo suyo sería q Brasil y los países hispanos os unierais para formar una Federación. Pero en calidad de iguales y por voluntad de todos. Además... De que te vale tener acceso a Pacifico y Atlántico??? Si tienes una fábrica de coches en Sao Paulo y quieres exportar/enviar a China, tu barco va a tener q hacer la misma ruta rodeando el Canal de Panamá o el estrecho de Magallanes igual que ahora. Solo por que conquistes Perú no va a construirse solo un tren de Sao Paulo a Lima jajajajaja. Y te recuerdo q hay un Amazonas de por medio q hace imposible (o muy difícil) construir dicho tren. Un saludo

[@omarac1541]

@@geruzamarzamahowiakiwski8421 Derrotaron a Paraguay entre tres, a las justas le ganaron a Bolivia en la selva, creen que le ganarías a Perú en su terreno, en la cordillera?. Viste los mapas cierto, que la selva no llega hasta el mar!!!

[@geruzamarzamahowiakiwski8421]

@@omarac1541 Ué, mas eu não disse que iríamos invadí-los...

[@TheAsgard777]

would be good only 10 in africa

[@Playing096]

Where do armadillos go when they're sick? Pharma-dillos! 😂😂😂 Like this comment if you laughed at this gooftastic joke!! 😊😊😊

[@GeoCrusader]

cringe

[@Epic_Egg]

💀💀💀

[@Playing096]

@@Epic_Egg Omelete

[@burner555]

Facebook ahh comment

[@braziliantsar]

I eat asbestos. You should as well

[@zidane8452]

Brazil probably should split a bit more. Even the smallest continent oceania has more countries than south America

[@Arc_productionss]

These countries would collapse within 3.0 seconds

[@WildVoltorb]

Wut? What about north America?

[@zidane8452]

@@WildVoltorb north America has like 23 countries?

[@TheJosman]

​@@zidane8452Most of them are islands tho. The North American mainland has few countries as well, just like South America.

[@zidane8452]

@@TheJosman oh yea that's true

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Liberia was colonized. Kind of

[@budimorealni486]

bad video,come on dude u can do better

[@nongthip]

Catholicism certainly played a role (manifest destiny and the Papal line of demarcation) in South America. Also SA was geographically a much harder reach from Europe involving long and perilous sea journeys, where as Africa was right out the southern doorstep. Mediterranean north Africa was already "Europeanised" early on. And now I'll get quite controversial by implying sub-Saharan Africa was and still is predominantly black, and in many ways much more "alien" to the European psyche. In short, it needed to be "cleaned up" (missionaries, Christianity, white rule, industrial revolution, post-renaissance modernity, etc.) Surely it was theirs for the taking (wrong!)

[@bigbootros4362]

Why is somewhere with different geography and different history different....