Why These Countries Don't Exist Yet

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The process of forming a new country is complex and requires meeting certain criteria, including having a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the ability to form relations with other nation states.

In the past two decades, only five countries have gained independence.

There are several potential new countries that may be formed in the future. The East African Federation, a proposed federal union between several African countries, has faced challenges such as issues with cooperation among member countries and corruption in some governments.

Kosovo and Albania have also discussed the possibility of forming a union, with the potential for economic benefits such as increased trade, investment, and economic growth. However, the idea remains just a political idea for now.

The disputed territory of Transnistria, located in Moldova, has a desire for independence due to cultural and linguistic differences, but the conflict between the two sides remains unresolved.

Somaliland, a region in modern day Somalia, declared independence following a civil war in 1991, but has not been recognized as a sovereign nation.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, also known as Western Sahara, has a complex history and has not yet gained full independence.

Bougainville, located in Papua New Guinea, is likely to successfully gain independence following a referendum in which an overwhelming majority voted in favor of independence.

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has sought greater autonomy or independence from the United States, but the idea remains largely discussed.

The Republika Srpska, an autonomous entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, has sought independence but the idea has not gained widespread support.

The Kurdish people, an ethnic group without a sovereign country, have sought recognition and self-determination, with some seeking a greater degree of autonomy and others advocating for the incorporation of Kurdish-populated regions into a Kurdish state.

It will be interesting to see how the future plays out and which countries may emerge in the coming years.

Video production done with the help of GeoLayers3

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This video involved over 50 hours of editing? Please allow me to express thanks for your efforts. Learning about the rest of our world should be priority to all. This channel serves it up expertly.

twistoffate
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - East African Federation
1:31 - Kosovo & Albania
2:13 - Transnistria
3:00 - Somaliland
3:34 - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
4:22 - Bougainville
5:31 - Kurdistan
7:24 - Republika Srpska
8:10 - Puerto Rico
9:12 - Outro

therealcrimsongd
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As a fellow Puerto Rican born and raised the latest referendum was around 52% pro statehood and 48% pro independence, pro statehood movement is a lot more common in older generations while younger generations lean towards pro independence. Btw great video with awesome graphics and explanations!

kiko_animal
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It's more than just East Timor (which fun fact, means East East) breaking away from Indonesia. Portugal originally granted them independence in 1975, but Indonesia proceeded to invade with permission from the US to stop communism. Indonesians committed horrific crimes there to stop them from breaking away, but thankfully a multination peacemaking force led by Australia sent help.

However, Australia had different motives. They wanted to share Timorese oil, so they preyed on this would-be new nation to get the better end of the stick. Want to know why East Timor is poor despite having oil? It's because of many factors like its uneven terrain making farming and water gathering difficult and much of its economic infrastructure being destroyed during the Indonesian occupation, but one of the reasons is because of Australia. And the whistleblower who tried to expose Australia's dealings with East Timor was arrested because Australia didn't want to destroy their reputation

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This must have took a lot of time! You're a part of the 5% of youtubers that meet up to expectations of what you did. Nice editing reed! Love ur vids. Thanks for giving knowledge to all of us about the world.

Kryptonite
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Those fifty hours sure were worth it! Your editing skills are amazing! Greetings from Belgium!

dancingdoggo
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Well researched video on geography and geopolitics

mk_annan
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Great video, summing up all limited recognised states was much needed ! I didn't knew about Bougainville btw

nsk
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This looks so cool and interesting, you earned a new subscriber. Also, it's fascinating that countries are still being formed today.

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You did a most excellent job on this video, Reed! There are just a few things that I'll mention. Serbia will never willingly give up sovereignty over Kosovo. They wish to see it remain as part of Serbia under its current autonomous status. In fact, only a small handful of nations have recognized its full independence. While the majority of the people in the region are ethnically Albanian, the rest of Serbia sees that as being secondary to being Serbian. Moving on to Africa. Tribalism is probably the biggest stumbling block after the corruption of some of the governments in East Africa when it comes to forming a unified East African nation. They have to see themselves as a united people before they can unite. The question of complete Puerto Rican independence has been a perennial one for many decades. The majority of the people of Puerto Rico favor the status quo, remaining as a more or less autonomous region associated with the United States. The independence movement there, while loud and vocal at times, is not as wide spread as they would want you to believe. Keep up the fantastic work. I'm looking forward to seeing another full length video from you sometime in the not too distant future.

HahnJames
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This channel is very underrated for how much work is put into it. Keep up the good work!

ArranWX
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Hoping for more long videos from you, but still loving the short clips! Please keep it up, your contributions are so appreciated!

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i loved your shorts but damn im excited that you’re also working on long video’s. This was amazing, and very well put together. Keep it up brother!♥️ if you decide to make a part two, maybe its interesting to talk about these places/countries: Abkhazia, Catalonia, Scotland, Venice, Belgium (Flanders&Wallonia)& Northern Cyprus and so on :)

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I love your type of editing and content! Keep it up 👍

mrakat_
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This was an awesome video!!!! GREAT JOB I can’t wait to see more. But what about Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia 🇬🇪

Toastzilla
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What about Catalonia or Scotland?
By the way, absolutely great video... :))

GignacPL
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This was a very well made and researched video!!! Keep up the great work, I can’t wait to see more of your content :)

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Damn a video where I'm actually not bored throughout the entire video for once good job

kone
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lovely animation, amazing content. Hope your channel grows.

Lilclay
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This is good. Could you do shortest lived country's?

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