Geography Now! Gabon

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Just make sure there are no quills in that stew and you're good to go!
    Enjoy GABON!!
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Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @VolcyThoughts
    @VolcyThoughts 7 лет назад +1212

    I actually look forward to all the African countries. Africa tends to get ignored in the west

    • @ignemuton5500
      @ignemuton5500 7 лет назад +20

      SirVolcy i love to learn about them too but that is annoying that we can't visit them easily.

    • @ojaschahal1599
      @ojaschahal1599 7 лет назад +61

      in Asia or at least in india I can say that Africa is ignored a lot and have a lot of stereotypes too

    • @VolcyThoughts
      @VolcyThoughts 7 лет назад +38

      Ojas Chahal that's especially strange considering the proximity and that many Indians live in Africa.

    • @Matt-io8cx
      @Matt-io8cx 7 лет назад +7

      Not tends, is. Which is a big shame

    • @Emilyfreeman234
      @Emilyfreeman234 6 лет назад +5

      SirVolcy i think south africa and Kenya plus the Northern part are known in the west

  • @Smonserratm
    @Smonserratm 7 лет назад +276

    Funfact: Gabon means "good night" in euskera/basque.
    I think.

    • @julenliantrehe6780
      @julenliantrehe6780 7 лет назад +70

      Sergi Monserrat Mascaró Yes, I'm basque and I can confirm it.

    • @fuenareva
      @fuenareva 7 лет назад +8

      You're right. I was about to comment that!

    • @Highlander-M
      @Highlander-M 7 лет назад +9

      Sergi Monserrat Mascaró in albanian means mistakes

    • @Sab_-jq4dr
      @Sab_-jq4dr 7 лет назад

      Ghost Hunter it sounds similar but it's not mistake

    • @bloxyblue4145
      @bloxyblue4145 7 лет назад

      Thanks! !! en español Por favor! !

  • @NikkiLahvU2
    @NikkiLahvU2 7 лет назад +470

    Wait. People aren't watching the Africa videos??.......... WHYYYYYYYY????????????

    • @matthewcobon9761
      @matthewcobon9761 7 лет назад +26

      NikkiLahvU2 well i watch all his videos anyway

    • @NikkiLahvU2
      @NikkiLahvU2 7 лет назад +15

      Matthew Cobon me too! 😆

    • @matthewcobon9761
      @matthewcobon9761 7 лет назад +3

      NikkiLahvU2 yup

    • @fuckakakaka
      @fuckakakaka 7 лет назад +15

      i watch every video, i'd say more people are interested in major countries. Most African countries aren't big players in the world field

    • @NikkiLahvU2
      @NikkiLahvU2 7 лет назад +28

      fuckakakaka Yeah, I get chu. But I'm a big geography fan so it's crazy to think some people are just nitpicky. Besides, the ones that aren't major countries are like hidden gems. I know about Britain and Russia but I never knew anything about Gabon.

  • @cresiaclincy3953
    @cresiaclincy3953 7 лет назад +361

    Im gabonese 🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦

  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  7 лет назад +1005

    If there's only ONE thing you need to take away from this episode, just remember....Surfing hippos.

    • @aussiecubing
      @aussiecubing 7 лет назад +8

      Geography Now SURFING HIPPOS!!!

    • @gabs4840
      @gabs4840 7 лет назад

      Geography Now NOTIFICATION SQUAD I LOVE YOU FINALLY A NEW COUNTRY *kiss me papa*

    • @gabs4840
      @gabs4840 7 лет назад

      Geography Now he must've commented it in private and then published this

    • @szigethimerse4611
      @szigethimerse4611 7 лет назад +3

      the funny thing is that if you take Gabon and put an a to the end like Gabona you'll get the hungarian word for wheat!
      shocking i know!

    • @joeaghani
      @joeaghani 7 лет назад +1

      486th view

  • @996vlada
    @996vlada 7 лет назад +161

    I actually like small, relatively obscure country videos more. I already know a lot about the big ones.

    • @XxskanderxX
      @XxskanderxX 7 лет назад +1

      www.afrik.com/le-continent-africain-plus-grand-que-les-etats-unis-la-chine-et-l-inde-reunis
      is not small

    • @erikgustafson9158
      @erikgustafson9158 6 лет назад

      same bruh

    • @fonanehesley2591
      @fonanehesley2591 2 года назад

      Gabon is larger than the UK. Not England, the UK

  • @bestundergroundmusic8397
    @bestundergroundmusic8397 7 лет назад +249

    Mon pays. Who else is Gabonese ?

  • @noworkteam3356
    @noworkteam3356 7 лет назад +13

    I don't ignore the African countries, i think they're some of the most interesting ones, especially because of the culture, people and traditions. Can't wait till you get to Ghana btw!

  • @johnzapata2837
    @johnzapata2837 7 лет назад +4

    Who would skip the smaller countries we know nothing of? That is what this show is all about!

  • @ladydiamondprisca
    @ladydiamondprisca 3 года назад +1

    Growing up in Gabon, it wasn't a big deal to walk on the streets and encounter all kinds of snakes and outbreak critters. There was too much forest and sometimes what you think are vines on trees are actually snakes.

  • @rachelarnold8839
    @rachelarnold8839 7 лет назад +1

    Barby,
    Because of your episode on Ethiopia I was able to have a really nice coversation with my uncle from Kenya, because for starters, I actually knew where it was. Please keep it up with the obscure African countries.

  • @MichelleD2023
    @MichelleD2023 6 лет назад +2

    I actually enjoy the smaller country videos. Finally, a place where I can learn about them... we already know too much about the larger ones.

  • @tomdeming
    @tomdeming 7 лет назад

    There are countless videos on the world's larger nations. Finding informative and interesting videos on smaller, lesser known nations is rare. Keep these up, these are the best GeographyNow videos.
    Peace, from Canada.

  • @ashleyr2881
    @ashleyr2881 7 лет назад

    I really enjoy the 'obscure African country' videos. They are the ones where 100% of the information is new to me.

  • @vytae9
    @vytae9 7 лет назад +6

    Now I really want to go there!

  • @zacevan9335
    @zacevan9335 7 лет назад +1

    Graphics look really sharp, nice work guys!!

  • @BiRDiEHere
    @BiRDiEHere 7 лет назад +1

    FINALLY a geographic video Iv been waiting for a video for a week

  • @haroldrichardmodiya3701
    @haroldrichardmodiya3701 2 года назад +2

    Overall, a very good video. Thanks for taking your time for us. Obviously, you can't tell everything in such a short time. I'm yet to discover so many places of my homeland. Just to add a few things.
    1: Mitsogo ( for the pronouciation, it'd be better to hear it) this ethnic group is believed to be the first among the Bantu to land in Gabon. My ethnic group the Myene is closely related to it ( and might even come from it, though we deny it).
    2 Animals: appart from those you mentionned, we do have a great variety of wildlife. We have a lot of snakes, like pythons, or the horned viper ( whose venom is among the deadliest). Buffalos are thriving (hunted by people, since we have close to no wild lion remaining). We have whales, giant caimans, sharks, tilapias, etc...
    3 Our local drinks are mostly palm wine, sugar cane wine ( popularly known as musungu), but Gabonese people really like industrial beverages. The Queen is what we call "la nationale"( Regab, the beer made in Gabon).
    4 Equator passes through Booué ( l think), a small town in Moyen Ogooué. As you may guess, it gets very hot there ( l think that's were the highest temperatures are recorded in the country.

    • @haroldrichardmodiya3701
      @haroldrichardmodiya3701 3 месяца назад

      One more thing, women are not expected to have children out of wedlock( on the contrary it's a shame), it keeps happening due to the westernization, and loss of cultural values

  • @Sceri0
    @Sceri0 7 лет назад +50

    am i the only one who sings along the intro? :D

    • @Sootielove
      @Sootielove 7 лет назад +1

      Nope. I do too :)

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band 7 лет назад +8

      I prefer the alternate song, "It's time to learn some chemistry LATER!"

    • @rzeka
      @rzeka 7 лет назад +9

      I like to whistle along with the outer theme

    • @jimbuddha
      @jimbuddha 7 лет назад

      Yeah, it's a very catchy and cheery tune.

  • @taktix3137
    @taktix3137 7 лет назад +1

    The capital of Gambia is Banjul and the country is formed around a river giving it it's weird shape and to me it looks like a piece of Senegal got cut or and name The Gambia it is also one of the only countrys to have The in its name :)

  • @luckysky1876
    @luckysky1876 7 лет назад

    i Love this show.

  • @Packless1
    @Packless1 7 лет назад

    Surfing Hippos...???
    That's REALLY remarkable...! :o

  • @theramendutchman
    @theramendutchman 5 лет назад

    We are on a channel to learn about all sorts of countries. Why would it be boring to learn about an obscure country?
    Barbs, thank you so much for this one!

  • @KinderwikiGreenday55
    @KinderwikiGreenday55 4 года назад +1

    I specifically watch the obscure countries (and especially "the friend zone"-part), so no need to impress me in the first three seconds! :D

  • @caroline7648
    @caroline7648 7 лет назад +4

    SuRfInG hIpPoS?

  • @woodenslave
    @woodenslave 7 лет назад

    Hopefully this will help me in my Geography Bee at my school!

  • @Zernium
    @Zernium 7 лет назад

    The Gambia is one I've been looking forward to, I'm sure the weird shape and small size has an interesting story behind it.

  • @harrisonshone7769
    @harrisonshone7769 7 лет назад +3

    The Gambia. This is going to be an interesting one considering what's happened.

  • @imgonewiththewindfab
    @imgonewiththewindfab 4 года назад

    My fave African countries are Burkina Faso, guinea Bissau, Gabon, Togo, Lesotho, eswatino, Rwanda, Gambia & cape verde

  • @asmaayed8922
    @asmaayed8922 7 лет назад

    your videos are just awesome. Make one about Tunisia.

  • @roupenmagardichian1899
    @roupenmagardichian1899 2 года назад +2

    Géographie maintenant ! Gabon

  • @helene9177
    @helene9177 7 лет назад

    It would be interesting i think if you mentioned some famous people from the countre in the episodes :) (Like Aubameyang for this one :P) but I still love your videos ! :)

  • @gurbirsingh8236
    @gurbirsingh8236 3 года назад

    I am making my Research project on Gabon in regards to human geography

  • @dakotanebraska9687
    @dakotanebraska9687 6 лет назад +1

    One of the best countries

  • @cassg3062
    @cassg3062 7 лет назад

    Thank you for your opening message it was needed!

  • @g.ivanovgrozev9619
    @g.ivanovgrozev9619 7 лет назад +1

    i actually enjoy these smaller and not so well known countries more than bigger ones everybody knows. i even skipped france for example... and probably will skip the USA, Germany, Italy and etc.

  • @mariac6280
    @mariac6280 4 месяца назад

    1st time hearing about Gabon.

  • @JC05
    @JC05 6 лет назад +3

    Black Panther, well now we know where Wakanda could be located

    • @CleeveSpy
      @CleeveSpy 3 года назад

      🤣😂😂 yeah that's actually the best place to find it..

  • @ferdinanddestouches3085
    @ferdinanddestouches3085 6 лет назад +1

    You forgot the swimming elephants as well...

  • @MaikonGarcia
    @MaikonGarcia 7 лет назад

    I love learning about African countries, Lusophone African countries, obviously

  • @ken6.1
    @ken6.1 Год назад

    Although Gabon has a history worth discussing, we have 23 minutes less than Togo and 17 minutes fewer than Equatorial Guinea, which is why we need a video to be edited.

  • @amrayabaptiste2933
    @amrayabaptiste2933 6 лет назад +1

    Ahhh, surfing hippos

  • @clarisseminzemimba9806
    @clarisseminzemimba9806 6 лет назад +1

    Gabon peaceful place on hearth

  • @Evil_Narwhal
    @Evil_Narwhal 7 лет назад +2

    6:05 it says 6% percent which then changes to 7%

  • @user-ow8gh5hc1e
    @user-ow8gh5hc1e 3 года назад +2

    9:22 he didnt even mention that in the Cameroon video lol

  • @petitnicollas
    @petitnicollas 2 года назад

    Very cool

  • @blackmystic3184
    @blackmystic3184 7 лет назад

    You should do Jamaica

  • @0Zero_
    @0Zero_ 7 лет назад +1

    Can't wait till Barby probably talks about the history of Germany in 3 episodes time.. Also Barby, if you see this, i'm not sure if you've said already but considering Vatican City is technically a sovereign state.. Will you still be covering it in the alphabetical order or not? Same goes for North Korea given its secrecy aside from physical geography

  • @gweilo5809
    @gweilo5809 7 лет назад

    Gabon looks more like a happy merchant.

  • @smala017
    @smala017 7 лет назад

    Just in time for AFCON too!

  • @TanviPurohit86551
    @TanviPurohit86551 7 лет назад +5

    You spelled Ethnic wrong...

    • @mattyboii09
      @mattyboii09 7 лет назад

      Tanvi Purohit your hott

    • @TanviPurohit86551
      @TanviPurohit86551 7 лет назад +4

      matthew That's not inappropriate at all...😓

    • @mattyboii09
      @mattyboii09 7 лет назад +1

      Tanvi Purohit sorry 😐 i meant beautiful:)

    • @mlee-w664
      @mlee-w664 7 лет назад +2

      matthew You're weird...

  • @evamccarthy5150
    @evamccarthy5150 5 лет назад +1

    Surfing hippos!

  • @JS-hh5xk
    @JS-hh5xk 7 лет назад

    You better make a video on sealand when you get to s

  • @ysh560
    @ysh560 7 лет назад

    After a while back to you

  • @tombkings6279
    @tombkings6279 7 лет назад

    I'm still waiting for Puerto Rico

  • @bishnusapkota3544
    @bishnusapkota3544 6 лет назад

    Make a video about Nepal

  • @sgt.rexpowercolt3221
    @sgt.rexpowercolt3221 7 лет назад

    SURFING HIPPOS. YEEEEESSSS

  • @alltnorromOrustarNorrland
    @alltnorromOrustarNorrland 7 лет назад

    Very interesting video

  • @HandeToon
    @HandeToon 7 лет назад +826

    Actually the African country episodes are my favourites since we sadly never really covered Africa in Geography class back in school, it was mostly Europe, North America and Asia. Through Geography studies at University I have a pretty good handle on South America. I'm a teacher by the way and really appreciate these videos. =D

    • @manunited-forever4246
      @manunited-forever4246 5 лет назад +9

      Neat I’m only 8 and I am a geography teacher in Denton youth school

    • @doinalright4552
      @doinalright4552 2 года назад

      Mine too.

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 2 года назад

      Same but we only did
      Nigeria
      Ancient Egypt
      And South Africas Apartheid nothing much else
      We even skipped south America because of covid

    • @bradenkalke2500
      @bradenkalke2500 2 года назад

      P

    • @bradenkalke2500
      @bradenkalke2500 2 года назад

      P

  • @vjorp5332
    @vjorp5332 7 лет назад +647

    I like learning about those small obscure countries the most. because i learn so much new stuff.

    • @XxskanderxX
      @XxskanderxX 7 лет назад +7

      www.afrik.com/le-continent-africain-plus-grand-que-les-etats-unis-la-chine-et-l-inde-reunis
      plz stop saying small country

    • @dylanbarkhuizen7227
      @dylanbarkhuizen7227 7 лет назад +35

      Small by reputation and political bearing, we all know Africa is a monster when it comes to size.

    • @chillysunny2324
      @chillysunny2324 7 лет назад +15

      And small by population. I mean, 1.5 million? That's like a one bigger city.

    • @vjorp5332
      @vjorp5332 7 лет назад +19

      1.5 million population is very small for a country m8.
      Berlin has over 4 times that in poppulation.

    • @adanwillams3684
      @adanwillams3684 7 лет назад +2

      Vjorp True

  • @WarrenWebber
    @WarrenWebber 7 лет назад +214

    NO country is too insignificant to learn about, and no peoples are too obscure to respect and love ❤️

  • @smorior709
    @smorior709 7 лет назад +464

    I'm so proud i was born in this small but beautiful African country

    • @kobi5977
      @kobi5977 4 года назад +3

      So do I

    • @JstZelda
      @JstZelda 3 года назад +7

      Gabon is nice

    • @sphinx_juan7491
      @sphinx_juan7491 3 года назад +4

      me too

    • @matheondong1987
      @matheondong1987 3 года назад +5

      Je suis vraiment fier d'avoir passer mes 10 premières années de vie là-bas.

    • @sarahpersonal
      @sarahpersonal 3 года назад +4

      i wasnt born here, but it seems very nice!

  • @hydra4251
    @hydra4251 7 лет назад +764

    The only thing I know about Gabon is Aubameyang plays for them

    • @nomercyformayhem4774
      @nomercyformayhem4774 7 лет назад +27

      Lord Sanogo Will Win The 2094 ballon d'Or i kind of expected him to be mentioned in the video :/

    • @austriasnextgen225
      @austriasnextgen225 7 лет назад +5

      Me too mate;DDD

    • @rurounigaijinn
      @rurounigaijinn 7 лет назад +19

      Now you know surfing hippos.

    • @123guythesequel4
      @123guythesequel4 7 лет назад +9

      Lord Sanogo Will Win The 2094 ballon d'Or HEY I HAVE SEEN YOU IN 442oons, football republic and football daily and now I have seen you in Geography Now.

    • @hydra4251
      @hydra4251 7 лет назад +2

      123 guy The sequel I'm everywhere : D

  • @duckymomo7935
    @duckymomo7935 7 лет назад +428

    My surfing hippos don't want none unless you got Gabon hun

  • @stephanejore8028
    @stephanejore8028 7 лет назад +124

    Hi excellent video about Gabon from a Gabonese guy. You have described quite well my country. But 2 importants things are missing (II know that you cannot fill everything). We have the only natural nuclear reactor Oklo and the oldest fossil unicell organism. So Gabon is the birthplace of all living organism!!! wahouuuuu

    • @zen528
      @zen528 5 лет назад +1

      WHOOO

  • @VicodinElmo
    @VicodinElmo 7 лет назад +97

    Last time I came this early, people still liked to make "last time I came this early" jokes.

  • @torstenlandsson9757
    @torstenlandsson9757 7 лет назад +551

    Can you sing "I'm a barby girl" for a video?

  • @tvremote9394
    @tvremote9394 7 лет назад +307

    wow barby, you've slowed down. the last time you uploaded a country video was last year. pick your speed up man!

    • @nomercyformayhem4774
      @nomercyformayhem4774 7 лет назад +11

      Jerrin Thomas he took a break because his father had medical problems

    • @nomercyformayhem4774
      @nomercyformayhem4774 7 лет назад +18

      Mathias Falk irony isn't always easy to recognize when written

    • @geopixels6886
      @geopixels6886 7 лет назад +13

      Nyancat7 But if you did have a good sense of humor and some "basic" intelligence, you would get the joke.

    • @stenbak88
      @stenbak88 7 лет назад +2

      Jerrin Thomas haha nice

    • @TheKanjified
      @TheKanjified 7 лет назад +10

      Jerrin Thomas His dad is sick dude. Check out his Facebook page.

  • @kansee1319
    @kansee1319 6 лет назад +46

    Ludacris's wife Eudoxie Briges is from Gabon! And a proud ambassador of her Teke culture :)

  • @5-Minutegeography
    @5-Minutegeography 5 лет назад +28

    "Gabon is like a sister of Congo who got rich and changed her last name." I like your descriptions; really creative Barby!!!!

  • @mcgoldenblade4765
    @mcgoldenblade4765 7 лет назад +292

    I'm never bored with ANY Geography Now video

    • @jimbuddha
      @jimbuddha 7 лет назад +8

      This is the only channel were I can click like before I even watch the video. They are always fascinating. I used to love looking through an atlas as a kid.

    • @The5Grants
      @The5Grants 4 года назад +2

      Same

    • @skyfeelan
      @skyfeelan 2 года назад +1

      the newer ones are too long for my liking though (I don't really care about sports or music), but I'll still watch it out of spite

  • @kaickf.r.goncalves2846
    @kaickf.r.goncalves2846 7 лет назад +123

    The obscure African countries are my favorite because I don't know anything about them, so it makes the video much more interesting in my opinion!

  • @rzeka
    @rzeka 7 лет назад +340

    Gabon seems like a really nice place

    • @charlesrivet3246
      @charlesrivet3246 7 лет назад +40

      It is

    • @generous_coconut
      @generous_coconut 7 лет назад +12

      rzeka I somehow compared Dominica (in the Caribbean Sea in the Americas) to Gabon for some reason.

    • @Corredor1230
      @Corredor1230 7 лет назад +25

      After watching this video, I'm kind of craving visiting Gabon! Things seem to be really cool and interesting over there.

    • @MsLaetitia26
      @MsLaetitia26 7 лет назад +28

      Man Lamp m8 Ebola has never been in Gabon. take a couple of seats

    • @michaelhyams632
      @michaelhyams632 7 лет назад +30

      Ebola has been all but eradicated in Africa at this point. There is barely any left even in West Africa. It's never even been in Gabon.

  • @sashyco1066
    @sashyco1066 6 лет назад +38

    🇬🇦❤️ ça fait plaisir devoir quelqu’un d’intéressé au de petits pays inconnu comme le Gabon et d’y consacrer autant de temps que pour un pays plus grand et plus connu. Merci j’ai appris plein de chose sur le pays de mes ancêtres 😃

  • @galier2
    @galier2 6 лет назад +43

    He forgot to mention 2 things. Oklo and Gabonionta, both near Franceville.
    Oklo is the unique natural nuclear reactor that went critical 4 billions years ago in that location.
    Gabonionta, the fossil of one of the oldest multi-cellular life forms on earth. 2;2 billion years old.

    • @ashleylewandowski3467
      @ashleylewandowski3467 Год назад

      I had no idea those exist! Thank you!!! (Sorry I'm four years late)

    • @lesensdelavie1185
      @lesensdelavie1185 3 месяца назад

      explain please

    • @galier2
      @galier2 3 месяца назад

      @@lesensdelavie1185 I explained as thoroughly a youtube comment deserves. If you want to learn more about Oklo or Gabonionta use your search engine of your choice.

  • @MsLaetitia26
    @MsLaetitia26 7 лет назад +47

    I'm currently in Gabon now. And the CAN 2017 is going on. I almost forgot how humid the air feels 😂, also you forgot to mention that Gabon has unique parrots that can speak!

  • @borussiagermania7428
    @borussiagermania7428 7 лет назад +213

    Aubameyang 💛💛💛

    • @adrel8042
      @adrel8042 6 лет назад +9

      Black German PIERRE EMRICK AUBAMEYANG GET IT RIGHT HE FAST

    • @mangogo7254
      @mangogo7254 6 лет назад

      ++

    • @gch8810
      @gch8810 6 лет назад +5

      Did he even mention Aubameyang?

    • @jcxkzhgco3050
      @jcxkzhgco3050 5 лет назад +1

      Borussia Germania he's french born

    • @hellfrogsixtynine7339
      @hellfrogsixtynine7339 5 лет назад +1

      Aubameyang ⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴

  • @mikakagehira2972
    @mikakagehira2972 7 лет назад +179

    Last time I was early, Gabon was still part of France

  • @AdamCopeland2
    @AdamCopeland2 7 лет назад +32

    Gabon is easily my favourite 'among the obscure African countries'. Even before knowing about the surfing hippos. Glad to see it covered.

  • @AnanPokhrel143
    @AnanPokhrel143 Год назад +5

    I came here again to watch, after military took over Gabon.

  • @charlesrivet3246
    @charlesrivet3246 7 лет назад +58

    Vive le Gabon. Aime si tu es Gabonais.

  • @Ferinoification
    @Ferinoification 7 лет назад +80

    Salut les amis de Gabon!!!!

  • @nielsenn7012
    @nielsenn7012 3 года назад +22

    Gabon really seems great. Hope to visit one day. Much respect from Denmark 🇬🇦🇩🇰

  • @fatoujane
    @fatoujane 7 лет назад +105

    Vive le Gabon, vive L'afrique!!

  • @the12points66
    @the12points66 4 года назад +13

    Salut de l'Azerbaïdjan! Je ne suis jamais venu au Gabon. Mais les forêts du Gabon m'intéressent. Aime de l'Azerbaïdjan!🇦🇿❤🇬🇦

  • @keithharrell2796
    @keithharrell2796 7 лет назад +102

    It's 4 o' clock in the morning Paul. I guess Geography doesn't give a damn.

    • @uztre6789
      @uztre6789 7 лет назад +7

      He knows that he has a worldwide audience. It's 1 pm for me.

    • @alba489_
      @alba489_ 7 лет назад +1

      Keith Harrell 2 pm for me.

    • @torgilalstad7940
      @torgilalstad7940 7 лет назад +1

      Here its 3 pm.. i just want to be part of things hehe

    • @JonnySelProductions
      @JonnySelProductions 7 лет назад +5

      That's time zones for you.

    • @Daniel-vb8sj
      @Daniel-vb8sj 7 лет назад +1

      Torgil Alstad you live in main land europe ?

  • @dancenomadproject9128
    @dancenomadproject9128 5 лет назад +11

    so very NOT bored by the African countries! love your channel!!

  • @ptankov
    @ptankov 7 лет назад +77

    0:57 Doesn't the shape of Gabon actually resemble the shape of Texas?

    • @lightningfletch5598
      @lightningfletch5598 5 лет назад

      I can see that.

    • @djaaggron5041
      @djaaggron5041 5 лет назад +2

      We're not all American you oversaturated cabbage

    • @NimanWielder01
      @NimanWielder01 5 лет назад

      I was thinking that too. Honestly, though, I think it kind of looks more like Guatemala with buttocks.

    • @L_mattox
      @L_mattox 3 года назад

      @Txi I can't unsee that

  • @lukeshdoesntknow
    @lukeshdoesntknow 7 лет назад +59

    When you're from an African country and you're perfectly knowledgeable about Gabon and Gambia yet know nothing about all those tiny European nations (I'm from South Africa btw which isn't even close to Gabon)

  • @GrosPointRouge
    @GrosPointRouge 7 лет назад +28

    Enfin. Très bonne video, comme toujours. Vive le Gabon!

    • @ChefRafi
      @ChefRafi 7 лет назад +4

      Alvin G vous êtes du Gabon? 🇬🇦

    • @GrosPointRouge
      @GrosPointRouge 7 лет назад +7

      Oui, je le suis.

  • @pierrelucbouma1109
    @pierrelucbouma1109 7 лет назад +27

    you presented my country so well wow thank you i even think there are some gabonese big shows that cant present gabon the way you did thanks...

  • @Jonation21
    @Jonation21 7 лет назад +20

    Nice! Gabon seems like a really interesting place that not many people care about.

  • @darelmartuasinaga4009
    @darelmartuasinaga4009 3 года назад +4

    Gabon is a country that has the same independence date as Indonesia, which is 17 August, only the year is different. Indonesia love Gabon

  • @GeneralGrizzy
    @GeneralGrizzy 7 лет назад +33

    The African cup of nations is currently being held there.

  • @charlesrivet3246
    @charlesrivet3246 7 лет назад +56

    The pronunciation is a bit off. And you actually showed Franceville and old-Port-Gentil airports, not the Libreville and Port-Gentil international airports. I like your channel from Port-Gentil.

    • @bestundergroundmusic8397
      @bestundergroundmusic8397 7 лет назад +15

      That's true

    • @GrosPointRouge
      @GrosPointRouge 7 лет назад +4

      You have Gabonese names. Are you guys from Gabon?

    • @bestundergroundmusic8397
      @bestundergroundmusic8397 7 лет назад +4

      Yes, I'm from Gabon.

    • @GrosPointRouge
      @GrosPointRouge 7 лет назад +12

      SantomPh well, Gabonese people have French names. Some French names are more common in Gabon, than in France itself

    • @charlesrivet3246
      @charlesrivet3246 7 лет назад +7

      Mahtlahtli they are both very corrupt. people are fed up with the bongo dynasty and are eager to see some change in the way the country is governed. We want more democracy and meritocracy.
      The beaches are great, not too crowded, and with very warm water.

  • @cacadorespecial6030
    @cacadorespecial6030 7 лет назад +19

    Fun, just take a look:
    African Country's Names in english - Name in Portuguese -what the name means in english
    Cameroon -Camarões - shrimp
    Gabon - Gabão - cloak
    Sierra Leone (actually resembles spanish) -Serra Leoa - Lioness Mountains
    Cape Verde - Cabo verde
    Ivory Coast - Costa do Marfim
    Gambia - Gâmbia - from the portuguese "Câmbio" meaning "trade"
    Contless Guineas - guinea kinda means rich place, or place of the blacks
    Madagascar - from "Madeigascar"; Marco Polo's name from his book given to the island in 1502 by the Portuguese
    I'm sure there's more, but I think it's enough to help get you an idea of how many contries have their name from the Portuguse langage and don't even realize it.

    • @ignemuton5500
      @ignemuton5500 7 лет назад +3

      Caçador Especial you know ivory is simply the name of the stuff (elephent's "horns") and that it was called coast because it was an outpost of the french right?

    • @cacadorespecial6030
      @cacadorespecial6030 7 лет назад +4

      Outpost of the French with Portuguese previous discovery. The Portuguese discovered that land and simply named it according to the most abundant resource avaliable.

    • @ahmedbassam400
      @ahmedbassam400 6 лет назад

      Caçador Especial thx for this explanation

    • @familyandfriends3519
      @familyandfriends3519 Год назад

      @@cacadorespecial6030 there for a Portuguese colonial

  • @TheFreshQuince
    @TheFreshQuince 7 лет назад +16

    Afcon is currently being played in Gabon atm.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the star player for Gabon, who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

  • @bbgamerz3544
    @bbgamerz3544 3 года назад +9

    Lots of love ❤️ to Gabon 🇬🇦 from India 🇮🇳

  • @mikelancerevo11
    @mikelancerevo11 7 лет назад +43

    Aubameyang and Lasme anyone?

  • @molivry6949
    @molivry6949 3 года назад +5

    Hello I am very impressed by your video and by the number of information in it. I am Gabonese and it is very rare to see a person retailing as much a country that is not originating and just for that bravo to you and thank you for doing all this research and for allowing others to discover our beautiful country.