I actually got this topic idea from a few of my subscribers in Argentina that told me about "Patria Grande" and it inspired me to me make a video about "Proposed nations that never came to fruition." Hope you enjoy this filler vid! What other topics do you suggest we cover?

You pronounced Józef Piłsudski better than half of the polish students

This episode was exactly what i like about history and geography; all those "what if" moments

as a Polish-born person I must highly praise how well you pronounce "Piłsudski". 10/10, it is so extremely rare that someone outside Poland pronounces Polish surname correctly - hats off for you and keep up the amazing work you always do!

As a Chilean my self i agree we do have the weirdest accent. However, we are aware of that so if you are not part of us we purposely try to speak as neutral spanish as posible so you can understand us

Your videos are incredibly good at negating physical pain. I'm not joking, I had terrible stomach pain and pain killers didn't help at all, so I turned on KZfaq to put mind somewhere else and stumbled upon this video. It was so efficient that I can only describe the rest of the time before the arrival of the ambulance as "discomfort". It's something about your "flow" of narrative, it's so relaxing. Thank you for this video

There could be second part of this series. Quebec too almost became a separate country. In 1995 referendum Quebec lost the vote by .58%.

I was not expecting Intermarium, mainly because even as a concept, it was always supposed to be some sort of a Federation or an alliance, rather than a single country, but it's cool that it got included. Piłsudski is, in my opinion, really an overlooked and interesting historical figure, quite a complex and paradoxical one, if you look closely (and controversial). I'm glad that he simingly starts to get some international attention. There's a brand new biography of him, written by American historian Joshua D. Zimmerman.

Do "Maphilindo" which used to be the unification plan of Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia

Actually, this "Patria Grande" proposal was the way that the former spanish Vice-Kingdom used to organize in Latin America. Later on, they've divided in several vice-kingdoms, more closer to the actual borders of the countries as they are today.

As a Bengali from the state of West Bengal India, I would like to point out that Bengal had always been one province since the start of British rule in India which started with Bengal being annexed by the British East India Company after their victory at the Battle of Plassey against the last Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah on 23rd June, 1757 (by unfair means nonetheless). However, they divided Bengal along religious lines to quell the nationalist movements taking place in Bengal at that time. This happened in 1905 leading to the creation of East Bengal (later becoming East Pakistan now Bangladesh) and West Bengal (later broken up further to make the states of Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand in India). My grandmother was from Barisal in Bangladesh. Hope to visit it oneday.

Hey Barbs, ideas for future filler week videos : - list of custom unions between countries (if there is other ones then Schengen) - transcontinental countries - top people group with their own countries that have more people outside of the home country than in it (Lebenon, Armenia) - the currencies that is use by the most countries - former USSR countries explained - mexican states - reality singing compitation around the world - rap music around the world - country music around the world

0:10 Now I get it! I always thought you meant that nobody was buying your merch and you just never sold out of it. This makes so much more sense now!

I have this problem where I’ve learned Spanish as a Second Language from 2 groups: Chileans and Spaniards, the two most extreme dialects of the Spanish language, so when speaking to the “easy” accents of Mexico or Colombia I struggle massively.

Indonesia and Malaysia was also almost United. At the ending days of WW2, before Japan officially surrendered, our leaders met in Kuala Lumpur and agree to unite the NUSANTARA into a single state. But the plan was failed and Indonesia declared our own Independence on 17th August 1945. There was also a proposal to unite Malaysia, Indonesia and The Philippines into a some kind of union called Maphilindo, but also failed due to Malaysia annexed North Borneo and Sarawak which pissed off Indonesian and Philippines leader at that time

Cool stuff. You got me to read the Atlas of Atlas of Extinct Countries by Defoe Gideon. That was interesting too!

Fascinating video!

omg thanks for finally explaining "it's not selling out if it's your brand" !!! I never got it til today lol

Enjoyed this video very much, the content, the humour, the historical facts I never heard before 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you Paul, awaiting new material

I loved this video! You have to do more like this!

I have officially caught up. I have now seen every single one of your videos, and wow. Love the work you're doing, really appreciate it.

Barbie, you should talk about Couto Misto! A country between Galiza and Portugal that existed from the 10th century until 1864. It was technically independent because of weird feudal laws. Should be something you'd be interested in.

I've just come across your channel and have binged on the older ones... Your weight lifting is paying off 💪💪👌

Please do a video about your trip to South America. I would LOVE to see it 👍

Still waiting for States of Mexico explained!

Just a reminder! Your job is amazing! Don’t stop doing it please

Hiya Barbs, really interesting video. Thank you! Would be quite interested in seeing a video about peoples/places that are currently seeking autonomy... Bougainville for example. Cheers!

@1:50 😂 you know you were gripping that cup to help it sell 😝

Another one: Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics, aka a capitalist/democratic Soviet Union. It was proposed by Gorbachev in 1991 as a last ditch attempt to save the USSR. Most of the Soviet Republics were onboard with the idea, but then the August 1991 Coup happened and well…we all know how that went. Even today, many Russians and other citizens from the former Soviet countries don’t miss communism, but do wish the Soviet Union survived without it.

You could do proposed US states (Jefferson, Lincoln, etc.)

BIG Thank You for still making videos on you tube !!

Keep up the good work

Very interesting, keep it up

I have always loved to see this videos with proposal or former countries, I like knowing about current countries, but there are plenty of countries in the past that are also pretty interesting in their own way.

I love this videos! I hope that we will get impressions on Georgia soon🇬🇪🇬🇪

Awesome! Keep videos like these coming! 🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

I'm still waiting for Italy's region explained. They're all so unique and different they deserve to get a video

Bengal Subah used to contribute almost 20% of the world's GDP and it used to be one of the richest regions of the world. You may look it up. Kolkata (Former Capital of Bengal) used to be the largest city of India even till the eighties. A lot of early Musicians and Film makers of Mumbai are from Bengal.

Great video, well done. You really shine when you're on your own :)

I never knew any of this! Very helpful

I was sure you would talk about Plan Uganda. Anyway' loved this video!

it would be interesting to hear about Rhodesia from you as well

Love these kind of videos

Thanks for sharing ❤️

This is a very interesting topic I was hooked all the way through and it's a fun way to learn parts of history that is not usually discussed.

Not sure if you have a video about it yet, but I would like to see a video on economic unions/any other kind of unions countries have. For example the E.U., Mercosur, Nato, etc.

I appreciate you, thank you for making content.

Yea do more series of thos, so good.

Video proposition if you haven't done it already, talk about the Canadian provinces or Just about Quebec, I'm not Canadian nor Quebecquois but I've always found that very interesting Love the vids btw ♡

Intermarium was stupidly optimistic. WW1 was the peak of nationalism. All of the proposed states within that alliance had just gained their national sovereignty from the fall of Russia/Austria. No way would these newly independent states want to join another empire after removing their previous rulers. We all know how unstable Yugoslavia was, Intermarium would’ve been a even worse version of that.

You should try talking about cities sometime!

A country that almost existed would make a great April 1st video to mix it up a bit. A deep dive on an alternate reality country would be great!

Please make a video about the provinces of Vietnam. They’re all so unique and diverse. Also good for VN’s episode

You forgot Maphilindo. The unification of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia which I agree with but never happened. If Maphilindo happened, then there's no border dividing me and my waifu Moona Hoshinova.

Congratulations on 300M subs!

Not even watched the video yet and I already love the Bengal rep

"Pátria Grande" sounds like "Grande Inflation" to me.

Dominican here and I have met a lot of Chileans outside of Chile and we are always amazed at how different we are but how well with interact with each other. It is like distance cousins getting to know each other for the first time lol

Nice video!

This was beautiful to watch ❤

During the early years of the Soviet regime the Greeks had enjoyed a considerable degree of cultural autonomy and had been able to publish freely in their Pontic Greek dialect, which was barely intelli- gible to those in Greece. But they had the misfortune to be deemed by Stalin to be one of the ‘disloyal’ national minorities.

I have to add that you didn't mention a crucial point about Patria Grande. It's conceptualization stems from the original plan of the main liberators of South America, Bolivar and San Martín, to make all the spanish colonies in South America 1 country. This idea predates the creation of the countries themselves, which is amazing in and of itself. Of course, creating a country spaning 10,000 kilometers, wildly different cultures and in a postcolonial warring state is complicated so it didn´t pan out; but still, an important point.

We need some videos of you traveling 😃

1:20 must be the Mydemorze or the between seas concept. In the strategy game hoi4, it is possible to form a faction with these countries involved in the "concept". Pretty cool huh!

I can't wait for the UK and USA episodes ❤️

On the topic of Geography you could make videos how rivers or mountain chains divide or unite regions. For example the Alps have an "Alpine" culture, but people North and South of the Alps will have a hard time to consider each other similar.

Liked,very good informations. I very impressed much countries in Asia.

The "filler" week episodes are my favorites!

You missed Belgium :P

Could you do a video on the Ceremonial counties of England?????

Been watching since the original argentina episode 🔥

"When you run out of countries, start to talk about alternate history countries" - moment.

I tried seeing if I could recognize the areas by the thumbnail alone I got three of them right, but I mistook the Intermarium for Greater Somalia and I had no idea what Pontus was supposed to be lol

SImilar to Patria Grande the original plan for Colombia proposed by Francisco Miranda was unite all the spanish viceroyalities in one empire that would be ruled by two monarchs descendends of the Inca rulers. After all the independences there was actually a try to unite all the new countries in 1826 in the congreso of Panama but it fail.

Please continue to do an episode to explore Vietnam, a country a lot of people on the geography now channel are trying to find out.

Geography Now, can you please explain the states of Mexico in a future Filler Week video?

8:53 Guatemalans and the rest of Central Americans use the pronoun "vos" like the Argentinians, the RFC countries/Guatemalan flag is inspired by the Argentinian one, we still have things in common.

Please for the love of my sanity, post more content, i watch your content religiously and addicted to everything you post please 🙏

Please do a Part 2. Please do Assyria :D

Nice video, very imformative. By the way, You forgot to mention MaPhilindo.

Top notch pronunciation of Piłsudski surname, Barbs :3 Also great video, I didn't know about a lot about any of presented almost-countries, except Intermarium, so yeah - great job c:

A video about italian regions would be awesome

Sth I missed with Bengal was mentioning that there had been a Bengal sultanate for 200 years before at one point in the past, just like there had been a Trebizont kingdom with pontic greeks for example.

You should mention Královec Region meme in the next video!

I thought about starting my own country a while back. I used to go window shopping on the web for islands. You'd be surprised how many are on the market. Anyway, this one in the Finger Lakes caught my eye. Cool facilities already up like a helicopter port, large dock, row of cottages, a cafeteria, riding trail, and tennis courts, as well as a sauna. Some Swedish company was selling it. There was plenty of room for things like shore batteries, anti-aircraft guns, and a shallow harbor that could be easily mined. I mean, what's a country without coastal defenses? I was going to plagerize my national anthem from Mel Brooks 2000 Year old Man bit: "Let em all go to hell, except for cave 76." It would have something along those lines. Alas, the asking price was 13 million and my petty cash was a bit light at the time. But it would have been beautiful. Of course, with the world being in the state it is these days perhaps me and Wilson would be better off finding something a bit further from the mainland. So long as I can still get Amazon Prime and Netflix of course. This is the 21st Century after all. I'm not breaking sod and fighting cowboys and Indians in rural Kansas. Anyway, cool video. If I do start my own country, I'll let ya know. Maybe you can feature it.

Part 2 to this video, (includes East African Federation) Administrative divisions of Mexico History of you, Paul (why you got into Geography) Regions and provinces of Italy

My little polish heart just make a jump fot this amazing pronunciation of Piłsudski - thank you Barb !

Can't you do a thing on LA/SoCal? Both since you live there and know the place, there's so much to dig into in that whole metropolitan area!

I am Greek and this Pontus thing and these areas...yeah it hurts. Around a century ago we tried to take them back by force but we failed and yeah the population either got killed or fled. It is a really tragic story for us and we all know about it.

Please discuss the Provinces of China or the recognized ethnic groups!

Can you make a video on italian regions and terre irredente?

I love this channel I watched this when Afghanistan was released

States of Mexico explained please! 🇲🇽

Honestly that Piłsudski pronunciation was great

Glad u included United Bengal, Not many ppl outside know or mention this thing and it was really sad that that didn't happen and many ppl died British bro British

Miss these videos

i just saw that this video got released, i accidentally spit out all of the water i had in my mouth and clicked on the video, my computer is still covered with water. This shows how much i enjoy you content.

What about a list of countries that almost ceased to exist, but are still on the map.

Thank you for bringing PLC to attention. Pilsudski was an interesting figure

Just a question. Can you review the swedish provinces/counties?