If you want a more historical example of a country that just ceased to exist, there's Middle francia, or lotharingia. West Francia became France, and East Francia became Germany, but Middle Francia was just the territory in the middle spanning from The Netherlands to northern Italy. It's borders were so odd, just looking at them will tell you why it just stopped existing.
There are four U.S states that were once independent countries, recognized or not. -The Vermont Republic (1777-1791) -The Kingdom of Hawaii (1795-1893)/Republic of Hawaii (1893-1898) -Republic of Texas (1836-1845) -California Republic (1848)
Arguably, all the founding states were countries for a few years before the Constitution since the United States started out as a confederacy with probably less unity than the European Union. I don't know how you could call modern day France a sovereign country but not Massachusetts under the Articles of Confederation. The same argument could possibly be made for the members of the Confederate States of America unless you think (as Abraham Lincoln did) that they didn't successfully secede and were part of the United States the whole time.
About that "the UK is the only country that calls a part of itself a country" (5:55). The German word for country is (more or less) Land. So our country is called "Deutschland" (country of Germans). But the largest subdivisions are called "Bundesland" (country of the union), it's just that in English they are translated to (federal) states of Germany
@martychisnall No? Stadt means city/town. If you mean Bundesstaat, still no. While we do call the US' states Bundesstaaten, Germany's and Austria's states are called Bundesländer.
(About 5:55) the UK isn’t the only country that does this. NL does the same thing with 4 countries in one country: Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands and St. Maarten are all countries in the "country" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Just like how England, Scotland, Wales and (Northern-Ireland) are countries in the "country" of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
"Iran of course has no other issues besides the name they call themselves, it's a very wonderful place this time of year, I definitely recommend visiting." thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out
The UK using the word "country" to refer to its constituent states is no weirder that the US, Mexico, and some other countries use the word "state," which in an international context means roughly what we usually mean by "country."
Idk about your country but in mine states and countries are definitely not conflated. But even then, the US states are clearly meant to simply represent administrative subdivisions and don't present themselves as anything more. British countries on the other hand, while not claiming to be sovereign, do claim to be legitimate nations. No one has ever listed their nationality as Virginian but people will list their nationality as Welsh
Before the US Civil War, the US was generally understood to be a union of sovereign nations not unlike today's EU. So, you're wrong there. "State" in an international context generally means "country," and vice-versa; picture a UN report referring to "non-state actors" such as ISIS or Hezbollah.
You are completely incorrect when you say the UK is the only country to get away with having constituent countries. The Kingdom of Denmark also does with Mainland Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands all being different constituent countries.
My prediction when I saw the title was you'd mention USSR, Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland-Lithuania, the Ottoman Empire, and Hawaii. I guess I wasn't entirely correct, though you did mention more than 7.
Greenland is a self-governed country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is not a part of EU, so nationals of EU or Schengen countries, except for Nordic countries, do not have the right to reside in Greenland freely. However, since citizens of Greenland are also Danish citizens, they are EU citizens and can live and work anywhere in EU. Why did not England get such deal instead of Brexit?
Technically EU countries don’t have to let Greenlanders live in their country, but it’s not worth the effort for to distinguish between citizens of The Kingdom of Denmark from Greenland and citizens from Denmark. So the answer to your question is, Greenland doesn’t have that deal, Denmark is a full EU member, and because of its relationship with Greenland, it makes it hard to keep Greenlanders out. There’s also the fact that Greenland has a minuscule population. If the UK were to propose such an unfair deal the EU would simply say no. The UK would have to offer a deal like Norway, which would allow freedom of movement in both directions, due to membership in the EEA, or a fair relationship where they are not part of the EEA, but the relationship is not so one-sided, like Switzerland.
1:10, no, Russia did not take over USSR's roles. Well not automatically. And for the nukes, it was thanks to the memorandum of Budapest, where Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan gave their nukes to Russia in exchange of peace, protection and territorial integrity... ... ...
Your pronunciation of Bophuthatswana wasn't right at all but we appreciate the attempt. In general though the Bantusans are not really comparable to something like the confederate states. They were created to reinforce segregation not to grant true independence.
Good concept for an explainer video, but was executed unusually badly compared to your normal standard. Information was often irrelevant confusing and hard to follow
The Canadian Parliament declared "That this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada." Not the territory of Quebec, just the Quebecois people - descendants of the original French settlers, which is only part of the population. Figure that one out.
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@@philtarpehdixon7441 Strangers been doing that all over Africa, literally every single border in the continent was determined by someone who wasn’t born in Africa
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If you want a more historical example of a country that just ceased to exist, there's Middle francia, or lotharingia. West Francia became France, and East Francia became Germany, but Middle Francia was just the territory in the middle spanning from The Netherlands to northern Italy. It's borders were so odd, just looking at them will tell you why it just stopped existing.
never knew about that, pretty cool
Middle France was a kind of bet, so that Lothar could conquer on both sides. But he lost this bet.
There are four U.S states that were once independent countries, recognized or not.
-The Vermont Republic (1777-1791)
-The Kingdom of Hawaii (1795-1893)/Republic of Hawaii (1893-1898)
-Republic of Texas (1836-1845)
-California Republic (1848)
Arguably, all the founding states were countries for a few years before the Constitution since the United States started out as a confederacy with probably less unity than the European Union. I don't know how you could call modern day France a sovereign country but not Massachusetts under the Articles of Confederation.
The same argument could possibly be made for the members of the Confederate States of America unless you think (as Abraham Lincoln did) that they didn't successfully secede and were part of the United States the whole time.
we did hawaii so dirty
West Florida dont count?
About that "the UK is the only country that calls a part of itself a country" (5:55). The German word for country is (more or less) Land. So our country is called "Deutschland" (country of Germans). But the largest subdivisions are called "Bundesland" (country of the union), it's just that in English they are translated to (federal) states of Germany
Except for the fact that they are actually called Bundersstadt (“Federal State”)
@martychisnall No? Stadt means city/town. If you mean Bundesstaat, still no. While we do call the US' states Bundesstaaten, Germany's and Austria's states are called Bundesländer.
@@martychisnall staat has the exact same issue as land because they have the exact same meaning
(About 5:55) the UK isn’t the only country that does this. NL does the same thing with 4 countries in one country:
Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands and St. Maarten are all countries in the "country" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Just like how England, Scotland, Wales and (Northern-Ireland) are countries in the "country" of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
And so does Denmark... and that's all three that do.
But importantly: "countries" -> "constituent countries"; ""country"" -> "country".
"Iran of course has no other issues besides the name they call themselves, it's a very wonderful place this time of year, I definitely recommend visiting." thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out
2:21 "It's not famous because it was important. It's famous because American media" 🤣🤣🤣
The UK using the word "country" to refer to its constituent states is no weirder that the US, Mexico, and some other countries use the word "state," which in an international context means roughly what we usually mean by "country."
Idk about your country but in mine states and countries are definitely not conflated. But even then, the US states are clearly meant to simply represent administrative subdivisions and don't present themselves as anything more. British countries on the other hand, while not claiming to be sovereign, do claim to be legitimate nations. No one has ever listed their nationality as Virginian but people will list their nationality as Welsh
Before the US Civil War, the US was generally understood to be a union of sovereign nations not unlike today's EU. So, you're wrong there. "State" in an international context generally means "country," and vice-versa; picture a UN report referring to "non-state actors" such as ISIS or Hezbollah.
@@danmarsh5949 Well then the point that the US too is an exception to this rule would be accurate, but only before 1865
1:16 Kazakhstan being the last part of the USSR to leave even after Russia 🗿
3:18
Everytime i see the french flag:
There wasnt a Tanzania and Zanzibar there was a Tanganyika and Zanzibar and when they unified they called themselves Tanzania
Yeah, you can even see it in the name of Tan-Zan-ia
Goodbye Morocco.
NOOOOOOOO
You are completely incorrect when you say the UK is the only country to get away with having constituent countries. The Kingdom of Denmark also does with Mainland Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands all being different constituent countries.
That was interesting. Here's another idea: could you tell us about the strange twists and turns of the international date line?
Actually, Russia declared independence from USsR in 1991 and for some days Kazakhstan was the only country in USSR
Take a look at Transnistria 😄
Your point being? He never said otherwise
@@Lifeless_Asian that’s just a fun fact. But if Kazakh decided to stay in USSR by themselves they could claim to be the successor state
@@Lifeless_Asian Transnistria arguably can be seen as the last remaining “state” in the UdSSR.
@@dimitrosskrippka2154 Ah, yeah that make sense. I just think it's pretty weird to put "Actually" there when he didn't really say otherwise
Isn´t Kazakhztan technically the successor of the USSR?
No
@@GreatLakesFeatherCo It was the last state (after Russia) to leave the Union :^-)
@@P4Tri0t420that is true, but that does not equate to it being the successor by any means.
No, it was a union so there's no real successor
Bruh how?
i really enjoyed this!
I've seen Inaccessible Island has unique wildlife, like a rail bird. And there are a few tourists who go there to see the animals. Seen it on youtube.
My prediction when I saw the title was you'd mention USSR, Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland-Lithuania, the Ottoman Empire, and Hawaii. I guess I wasn't entirely correct, though you did mention more than 7.
Was hoping you would discuss Prussia
Greenland is a self-governed country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is not a part of EU, so nationals of EU or Schengen countries, except for Nordic countries, do not have the right to reside in Greenland freely. However, since citizens of Greenland are also Danish citizens, they are EU citizens and can live and work anywhere in EU. Why did not England get such deal instead of Brexit?
Technically EU countries don’t have to let Greenlanders live in their country, but it’s not worth the effort for to distinguish between citizens of The Kingdom of Denmark from Greenland and citizens from Denmark. So the answer to your question is, Greenland doesn’t have that deal, Denmark is a full EU member, and because of its relationship with Greenland, it makes it hard to keep Greenlanders out. There’s also the fact that Greenland has a minuscule population. If the UK were to propose such an unfair deal the EU would simply say no. The UK would have to offer a deal like Norway, which would allow freedom of movement in both directions, due to membership in the EEA, or a fair relationship where they are not part of the EEA, but the relationship is not so one-sided, like Switzerland.
Great video!
This was fun. Let's do it again some time.
Can can you make the world map in your minecraft world?
Ive just watched your driving test with @conquer driving, i appreciate your intention to practice but PLEASE stay off the road 😂
RIP the Arabic union
Super interesting! Cheers :)
You forgot about Doggerland. It was a land between Denmark and UK
But it wasn't a country.
as someone from old swabia I kinda think we should reclaim new swabia. That and ernst thälman island.
Just kidding obviously. Or maybe not.
I wish Belgium was one of those
Interesting!
1:10, no, Russia did not take over USSR's roles. Well not automatically.
And for the nukes, it was thanks to the memorandum of Budapest, where Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan gave their nukes to Russia in exchange of peace, protection and territorial integrity... ... ...
6:23 Vera Lynn intensifies
god damn it andrew you get more and more handsome as the years pass.
Remember kids, a 5 year-long failed rebellion isn't a nation and a rebellion to defend the right to uphold slavery is not an heritage😊
Your pronunciation of Bophuthatswana wasn't right at all but we appreciate the attempt.
In general though the Bantusans are not really comparable to something like the confederate states. They were created to reinforce segregation not to grant true independence.
denmark uses constituent countries!!!!
My mother’s ID still says Rhodesia
The CIS is the successor state to the USSR.
It's not a state, it a supranational organization
@@miguelpadeiro762 It’s still defined as the successor. The actual predecessor of modern day Russia is the RSFSR.
Missed a golden opportunity to show the California flag, which states (ha) clearly: California Republic. Even Texas can't say that.
4:06
lets gooo
egypt, yemen and syria
1:42 Serbia fell off hard
The Great Republic of Texas shall live forever
I had a classmate from Iran and he called himself Persian
Russia is trying to speedrun to get on this list
L video no Yugoslavia
1:37
This
Czechoslovakia doesn't exist anymore,😢
thala for a reason
Listenbourg
Good concept for an explainer video, but was executed unusually badly compared to your normal standard. Information was often irrelevant confusing and hard to follow
Baloney.
@@MckIdyll do you want me to spell out each time he said irrelevant or incorrect information? because i will.
based california indepedences propaganda, thanks bro (hi fbi handler)
Canata
Austria-Hungary😢😢
me looking at:
france
russia
Long live the Republic of Biafra!!!!
The Canadian Parliament declared "That this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada." Not the territory of Quebec, just the Quebecois people - descendants of the original French settlers, which is only part of the population. Figure that one out.
No views but 1 like?
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South Africa honestly should have just split up, with all of the Bantustans simply going their own separate ways.
Wait for the Avatar to unite them all 100 years later
Strangers probably shouldn't be the ones determining what portion of your land you should live on.
@@philtarpehdixon7441 Strangers been doing that all over Africa, literally every single border in the continent was determined by someone who wasn’t born in Africa
bantutan
@@forzaacmilan36Ethiopia?
Keep coping. East African Federation won't happen, champ.
Change the thumbnail plz