Why is San Marino a country? - History of San Marino in 12 Minutes

[@tommazza4330]

I'm from San Marino! Thank you for making a really good video about my country! You did a good job explaining most of his history. Actually I didn't know 15% of the historic facts that you said, so you are clearly more passionate in our history than an actual sammarinese, thank you again for this video!

[@hellize4212]

Lol. It is rarely seen, someone admitting its ignorance 😅

[@marlboro9tibike]

Your euros are hard to get😂

[@Dj-qi2we]

So why they speak I talian 😂

[@StefanosTraveller]

​@@marlboro9tibikeI got some easily when i went there

[@StefanosTraveller]

Have you used your passport when traveling? If yes, how they react?

[@Hendway]

because it is really cool

[@legoboi06]

Didn't expect to see you here Hendway!

[@erik3371]

I mean been there twice and well they had megastores and an interesting fortress. Probably won't go thrice.

[@dsxa918]

* Andre 3000 voice * What's cooler than being cool?

[@legoboi06]

@@dsxa918 Ice cold!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and enjoyable introduction of the independent San Marino 🇸🇲 republic inside Italian peninsulas ....thank you for sharing

[@bmjv77]

I spent a day in San Marino. What a beautiful country. The view from the top of the castle is outstanding.

[@szbszig]

San Marino is the oldest continuous republic in the whole world. Actually the governmental structure with the general council and two elected heads of state are modelled after the senate and two consuls of the ancient Roman Republic. San Marino, due to its size, holds also quite a few world records. For example it is the smallest country in the world that has won an Olympic medal (actually multiple Olympic medals).

[@Another_opinion_]

San Marino actually has the highest ratio of Olympic medals pro-capita in the world. Not bad 😉

[@Seahorse20]

Spot on.

[@billybob7135]

In fact, the video mentioned that America recognized San Marino in 1861, but doesn't mention how it was when President Lincoln wrote a letter expressing admiration for San Marino being the oldest continuous democracy in the world.

[@veronicatoothpaste8576]

I literally was wondering this yesterday and had to look it up. Great timing by you guys

[@knightrider585]

"There are nearly two hundred nations" - I like how this phrasing is so geopolitically neutral.

[@TheMasonK]

Fun fact: San Marino made Abraham Lincoln an honorary citizen of its republic.

[@sueannewalsh1919]

Yes, this is true. Abraham Lincoln was an honorary citizen so was FDR and JFK.

[@FlagAnthem]

And Wilson

[@FlagAnthem]

​@@sueannewalsh1919no they weren't

[@sueannewalsh1919]

@@FlagAnthem Prove it!

[@FlagAnthem]

@@sueannewalsh1919 you made the claim, you prove it. PS: WE know who we made citizen

[@johnc.2325]

Interesting! When I was a teenager( a very long time ago!), I learned about the existence of San Marino while studying maps and travel information about Europe. I love geography and travel, and I took a month-long tour of Western Europe during the summer between my junior and senior years of high school. I was surprised to learn that there were several independent micro states in Europe including San Marino. It definitely has an unusual location by being at a high elevation, landlocked, and completely surrounded by Italy. Undoubtedly, it is likely hard to get to. And of course, being such a tiny country in an isolated area means most people never hear about it in general. We learn something new everyday! What I just learned from watching this video is how and why San Marino exists.

[@MegaPino1970]

Hi from Italy .A bit late but.In fact a big part of S Marino economy come from tourism. Not isolated,e very well visited by tourist .The beach near S. Marino has tourist from all Europe, and they like to spend a day in the Little nation

[@depekthegreat359]

San Marino is one of my favourite respective nations ever and a fascinating history of the country,good friends!!!I am fully hoping to visit there in future and LONG LIVE SAN MARINO!!!🇸🇲

[@williamrobert9898]

😐

[@samurai_riceboy88xd19]

thanks for the respect bro

[@justikas.]

this man makes me learn more than my history teacher

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

Most likely you never paid much attention in school.

[@justikas.]

@@Fjodor.Tabularasa xD

[@groucho1080p]

why would you learn in school about San Marino? It isnt taught extensively about even in italy

[@justikas.]

@@groucho1080p thats true

[@mariajukejax9649]

I was fortunate enough to stay in San Marino for a few days. Beautiful little country.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

I enjoyed this. Thanks! It's too bad, though, that you didn't show some photos of San Marino" it's spectacular.

[@JimmyM1975]

It's insane how it's one of the oldest nations in the world that survived over 2000 years mostly alone. Italy and it's past could of easily absorbed it. This nation had a possibility to not see the light of day and become a mostly lost and forgotten nation from the Middle Ages. Now it's known as the country with the worst football team and apart of the UN . If the founder of the Nation saw that it still exists to this day and all other European nations from the time are gone then he shall be proud

[@theawesomeman9821]

yeah, I'm surprised that it has survived for so long without being conquered by another nation. It sounds too good to be true.

[@김도현-d2g]

Maybe they can survive longer than the Roman Empire in the future

[@Slo-ryde]

I question the beginning when he says that a wandering bishop or priest built a monastery on the site…it’s hard to believe how he was able to bring that about!

[@samurai_riceboy88xd19]

as a sanmarinese im honoured by your comment roma invicta!

[@Dr.Akakia]

@@ecardecardian7839yeah IRAN,CHINA,GREECE can say: Romans? Hmm we remember before them

[@javiervll8077]

Well, I’m sure that San Marino 🇸🇲 will one day win the EuroCup or even the World Cup ⭐️🇸🇲 😁😁

[@achour.falestine]

😂😂😂😂😂 Nice one because their team won one match in it's entire history which was against lichnestein 😅

[@maurizio9267]

Intanto hanno vinto delle medaglie d'argento nelle ultime olimpiadi e io ho festeggiato.

[@Gideon_Ikua]

The won yesterday against Lichtenstein again 😂

[@happyslappy5203]

San Marino's history: On 26 June 1944, the British bombed San Marino. On 21 September 1944, San Marino declared war on Germany. On 7 May 1945, General Alfred Jodl signed the German capitulation.

[@UssrMapping123]

You're so good at this!❤

[@flamencoprof]

When I travelled from NZ to Europe for a driving tour of 22.00 km in 1996, I am proud to say I managed to include five small states: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, and Liechtenstein. Even if San Marino was only to drive to the high point of the city and out in an afternoon, on the way to Ravenna.

[@flamencoprof]

@AEJASPER1 "But what does that mean?"

[@freddiemercury2075]

San Marino is one of my favourite country. From Singapore.

[@afcAtomicos123]

New important person in its history: Nicko Sensoli

[@RaymondTamez]

AND NICOLLA NANNI

[@PrimusGladius]

There's a special place in my heart for little San Marino

[@oliversherman2414]

What if every micro-state in the world banded together into one country?

[@zakaria2664]

They'll pack quite a punch, I mean just Singapore, Bahrain, Hongkong and Macao combined have almost 1.5 trillion dollars in GDP PPP.

[@oliversherman2414]

@@zakaria2664 lol I guess size isn't everything 😆

[@itachi666.]

​@@zakaria2664Hong Kong belongs to china

[@massey81]

​@@zakaria2664neither Macau or hong kong are microstates, they are officially deemed as special administrative regions of china.

[@DeeRizz]

@@massey81it depends who you ask

[@dantetre]

0:50 it is 61.2 km2 by area, it is part of the SI, so it doesn't uses freedom units.

[@Sphagetti__]

No no, this is an Usonian channel so San Marino is over 11,436 Football Fields

[@greens5652]

@@Sphagetti__ Knowledgia is from Romania

[@Sphagetti__]

@@greens5652 Ah, in that case it's even more stupid to measure in Freedom "units"

[@FlagAnthem]

we are civilised

[@Arcboltkonrad13]

An absolutely fascinating state! If you do another quirky little Italian "state" you should totally look into "The Kingdom of Tavolara"!

[@FlagAnthem]

That is a scam

[@sakhos9700]

1) Not a kingdom 2) Not independent

[@emirtatari355]

Please release part 2 of Skanderbeg, it is the best and only in depth analysis which my school books have never taught us

[@Its.cool.to.learn.history]

I love your channel. Really neat all those videos on history

[@ozzylyon3180]

Who’s here after they won their first competitive football match

[@afcAtomicos123]

Me

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things... 😊👍

[@dannuttle9005]

The video seems to imply that Rimini is in western Italy. It is in fact on the east coast, very near to San Marino.

[@rajendranabilash7437]

Its really good thing please give subtitles .God bless you

[@DilipPatel-vg1pg]

Very good information we didn't knew about this

[@baum2156]

Thanks for these Videos

[@SalmaMassoud]

Thanks very much. Appreciate the effort.

[@w.d.g.]

great video thanks

[@drewsky28]

One of the coolest countries I’ve ever been to, I’ve been to most of Europe and this was one of the more unique places. Its off the beaten path but worth the visit

[@Stamboul]

Given the large number of Western European micro-states that have perished throughout history, the continued existence of San Marino, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Andorra probably has more to do with luck than skill.

[@rivenoak]

Liechtenstein as nation is pretty young; with HRE gone austria could not claim it for the new austrian empire an so it was a leftover Andorra is old as eff too; it was founded by Charlemagne

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

Cool video! :)

[@inferno38]

My goal in life is to be a great conqueror by "peacefully unifying" the area of the Roman Empire. And then I will give it all to San Marino because they are in my eyes the most legitimate successor of the Roman empire! 🇸🇲🦅

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Nice, but strange. The founder fled from the Roman empire's prosecution...

[@eodyn7]

@@ronaldderooij1774 pre Christian Roman Empire.

[@mrsigmagrinder8737]

San Marino got independence from the Roman empire

[@williamrobert9898]

Hmmm that is an interesting 6 year old dream

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus5334]

​@@williamrobert9898we do not care

[@PontifexFrankimus]

The American ambassador to them should be Dan Marino

[@johnking6252]

One of the great "little" stories from history 👍. Thx.

[@thegreenmercenary]

What an awesome history! Thanks!

[@silvershadchan4085]

@Knowledgia could you please create a video about Why is Lichtenstein a country? - History of Lichtenstein in 12 Minutes

[@joyvikash510]

Very knowledgeable ❤ video love from IND 🇮🇳🥰

[@kimberli2391]

Kinda amazing that it has survived in tack. Thank you for this information.

[@robinharwood5044]

Intact.

[@MrSupernova111]

Pretty cool! Thanks!

[@Maxmilim]

wow i like your grafik design, may i ask you what a programm do you using for it?

[@tomibno1]

What a coincidence. Today (22 June 2023) I was in San Marino as a tourist and now watching this history video.

[@augustosannita9329]

How is it? i even never saw a picture of it

[@tomibno1]

@@augustosannita9329 Beautiful, little fortress on the hill, bellow the fortress are stone houses now shops and restaurants between little streets. Like in the fairytales, so beautiful, worth going in San Marino.

[@augustosannita9329]

@@tomibno1 it sounds so nice, hope you are enjoying your trip there!

[@ricardocontreras94]

Your pronunciations lol. Pius, Cesare Borggia. Funny thing is that you did an entire video on him

[@usererrer7493]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5aUZYF7jLdpotk

[@FlagAnthem]

It's fine

[@natanieltiglao540]

It is better if you zoom it in. It's really hard to see 👀

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video

[@ddwkc]

San Marino, the OG Swiss!

[@carlosct417]

A successful example of diplomacy to be followed

[@gordon-n6s]

Naturally I had never heard of "San Marino" when I spent a few nights in the coastal community of Rimini Italy and a young Italian boy who spoke no english suggested going in my car to some nearby mountain community to which I agreed. Up and up we went finally arriving at San Marino which perhaps he explained was a separate country surrounded by Italy.

[@19MAD95]

“If we don’t move. Nobody can see us.”

[@silvershadchan4085]

@Knowledgia could you please create a video about Why is Monaco a country? - History of Monaco in 12 Minutes

[@kuchom]

San Marino is literally the capybara of Europe and quite humble too. Went there and it's a nice little place to just go and see though for some reason there are a lot of airsoft gun stores.

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

Well, not literally ❤

[@meneither3834]

May I know where you got your world map from ? It looks good.

[@shalevedna]

I have bern in San Amarion!! Absolutely fantastic!

[@andrewward7168]

San Marino promoted to the Nations League group C. Forza Titani!

[@RaymondTamez]

FORZA TITANI

[@darrinwebber4077]

2nd comment.... San Marino is a country I have developed fondness toward in my studies of countries and peoples. Its just a cool little place. A cool little history.

[@tristanmattwig8541]

Do Andorra next!

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

In the mean time, I wonder about something and hope you can help me out. Where did the Country get the name "Andorra"? It is also an Alien planet inhabited by blue, insectoid people on "Star Trek". "So what?"? Such planets on that show were often named after real stars or constellations. Was the Country of Andorra named after the star? Or do both names share a common source in ancient mythology?

[@rivenoak]

@@TheNoiseySpectator guess why star wars has _Aargau_ as a planet, with government by its bank :D

[@asgardplays7139]

I am still waiting for a moment when San Marino win a football match again 🤞✔👍!!! Greetings from Czech Republic.

[@valerien6514]

I was there, a very beautiful country! And prices are lower than in Italy

[@danielmihaes4922]

Can you make a video on King Alaric the first and the Visigoths, please? And another on Michael the Brave, please? Otherwise, Outstanding and informative videos. Thank you.

[@JINXBMX]

Nu imi vine sa cred ca ai luat butonul de 1 mil aici in loc de canalul dedo😂😂🎉🎉

[@MrMustang13]

Gods definitely looking out for that tiny country!

[@elisabettamacghille4623]

We might say that San Marino is a country for the same reasons for which Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg, Montecarlo are countries and possibly the Square Mile is a county .. ; )

[@rudened1377]

Just based off that map at the beginning I finally realized why the Portuguese wanted that part or the Iberian peninsula.

[@HomoErectusSum]

the premise behind this piece is that san marino is interesting because it is a small state surrounded by Italy. i wonder if there might not be a more famous micro-state inside Italy. let me think. i cannot remember any. maybe someone should ask the pope about his country.

[@zainullahabideen2462]

It's really pretty cool country❤❤❤

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

San Marino actually has a pretty interesting history

[@Mr_Godmode]

This is going to be amazing i love this country

[@TheMoon_is_alive]

So San Marino survived because of The power of friendship

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Well, better than war.

[@willowsloughdx]

Pronunciation atrocity at 3:44 The word "pius" as in "Pope Pius II" is pronounced as two syllables "pi (long i) and us (as in: you and us). "pee-us" is laughably wrong.

[@FlagAnthem]

Latin pronunciation

[@willowsloughdx]

The Latin word for pope is "papa" and in Italian it is "pio." In the USA this pope's name is usually pronounced the same as the word "pious" so "Pope Pious II" is the norm. The twentieth century Pope Pius XII was pronounced in the USA and Britain in this fashion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISxhH9ofKx1fK8 @@FlagAnthem

[@FlagAnthem]

​@@willowsloughdx Pius is LATIN Pio is ITALIAN the bases! 😅

[@jackpallister7901]

You are right for ecclesiastical pronunciation. He is using classical pronunciation. You can use either referencing history.

[@smack80]

it takes longer to watch this video than to ride the bus across this country, including all the stops

[@AnatolianHittite]

Türkiye is closely following this video.

[@murutu1307]

Turkey

[@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173]

Hellooo Thanksgiving bird..

[@AnatolianHittite]

@@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173 Nobody asked you your name here!

[@kaloarepo288]

Usually these things are just an accident of history -before 1860 Italy consisted of about 10 independent entities and only 3 have survived unification -Italy, San Marino and the Vatican - Germany consisted of hundreds and only a very few survived German unification at approximately the same time.

[@faenethlorhalien]

Surprised you managed to squeeze 12 mins out of such a small nation.

[@BeingFireRetardant]

He milked the fcuk outta that vocal cadence though... this was a four minute video on qualudes.

[@tyomitch]

Rimini is stressed on the first syllable, in English same as in Italian

[@DJPJ.]

South Africa also has some countries in it self.

[@WimukthiUdara]

i living now romania.so can i know please from san marino county giving job opportunities to foreign workers? if giving have a links or any google pages? please reply to this comment.thank you and god bless you 👍 😊

[@sunnyjim1355]

10:47 "... the fact that Fascism had found its way to both Italy and San Marino". 😂 Mate, 'Fascism' is ENTIRELY an ideology OF Italy under Mussolini. It even states that on the Wikipedia page for 'Fascism'. Research much!? 🤣 Man, talk about a 'schoolboy error', you should be uttely embarrassed by this statement, "Knowledgia"!

[@oliverhughes610]

Ok but what happened to those 10 guys who enlisted in WWI? Also there was a whole part of San Marino occupied by the Axis and subsequently attacked by the Allies in WWII that probably deserved a bit more of a mention but hey ho

[@Word187]

They came back with one more soldier. It’s the only nation in ww1 who fought in it, did not lose any soldier and came back with more

[@Plevins]

20 enlisted, 10 joined the infantry and 10 joined the medical section

[@oliverhughes610]

@@Word187 you're confusing them with Liechtenstein in the Austro-Prussian War, no?

[@oliverhughes610]

@@Plevins ok, so what happened to them? How many lived?

[@Word187]

@@oliverhughes610 You're right. I was confused between those two countries. Thank you for reminding me

[@Aldwoni2]

Can you add metric values for the non-americans?

[@ersikillian]

San Marino was bombed by the American Army Air forces. There were about 35 civilian deaths. Even though the San Marino government assured the allies that there were no German troops stationed there, the allies believed that there were German artillery observers up on the mountain (there weren't).

[@samurai_riceboy88xd19]

near our castle there are still some bomb marks but not many ( like 2/3 )

[@FlagAnthem]

British-South African

[@TheInkPitOx]

They also have a good F1 racetrack, sort of. Great video

[@silvershadchan4085]

@Knowledgia could you please create a video about Why is Luxembourg a country? - History of Luxembourg in 12 Minutes

[@silvershadchan4085]

@Knowledgia could you please create a video about Why is Vatican City a country? - History of Vatican City in 12 Minutes

[@rivenoak]

my guess: more than 12 minutes required

[@darrinwebber4077]

First comment... Now do video about... The Sovereign Militant Hospitaler Order of St.John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. aka: Sovereign Militant Order of Malta. ala: Knights of Malta. In my book... They are a Sovereign State. Some people disagree.

[@dioofhalicarnassus]

Interesting information well-organized, ruined by the grating mechanical voice.

[@6Pokefan9Hatt]

Papal States: Doot Doot Dootly Doot Time to invade San Marino! France: *Don’t touch my child*

[@gracchusbabeuf9868]

San Marino is a country, because Italy needs a laundry. Andorra is the laundry of Spain, Monaco is the laundry of France and Lichtenstein is the laundry of Germany. Luxembourg is a member and a laundry of the European Union.

[@FlagAnthem]

You mean Nwtherlands....

[@angusmackaskill3035]

Everybody forgot about it?

[@catman3697]

The best rally ever was the San Marino rally..

[@snorfallupagus6014]

How can I apply for citizenship

[@RehmatRaheel]

0:41 0:44 0:50 R&Rehmat

[@karazhan]

Your essay started with a list of three types of countries, one of which was "countries landlocked by their neighbors". Then your first point after giving that list was "Some countries don't fall into any of these categories, like San Marino". San Marino is landlocked by Italy. I don't trust your logic. I'll go read a book thank you very much.

[@alfie.fenn1]

ah, the country of valentina monetta 😍👑

[@22nd_Place_Vasil]

Finally someone talking about her. She's my all time favourite artist! 😍 I listen to her music every day.

[@Bruh73129]

They only reason we know about it because they always lose with a score in football

[@speyk1462]

Are there any San marino mfs in the chat?

[@FlagAnthem]

At salut