How small can a country be and still be a country? In theory, there is no lower limit on the number of people to be a sovereign state. However, in reality, there are costs associated with being an independent country. The fewer the number of people, the higher the cost for everyone in the country. There is one country that has managed to remain an independen ... Show More
Nov 24
The Paraguayan War (Encore)
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
It was a conventional wa ... Show More
15m 50s
Apr 2024
Micronations: How Liechtenstein Became A Country
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small, landlocked country out in the alpines -- and while it's a tiny nation, it has an enormous depth of history. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max continue their exploration of micronations with the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empir ... Show More
37m 4s
Feb 2023
The Mighty Economy of Liechtenstein
This is Liechtenstein just the cutest little European nation, the nation is tiny but weirdly enough it is actually only the fourth smallest country in Europe, behind Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. What it lacks in square footage though it more than makes up for in economic ... Show More
15 m
Mar 2021
Les Espagnols sont-ils vraiment moins riches que les Tchèques ?
Pays de plus de 45 millions d'habitants, l'Espagne serait moins riche... que la petite République Tchèque (à peu près 10 millions d'habitants). En effet, selon plusieurs estimations, le PIB du pays d'Europe centrale aurait dépassé celui de la péninsule ibérique, en 2020. Comment ... Show More
2m 24s
Mar 2024
Dans quel pays est-on le plus heureux ?
À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du bonheur, le 20 mars 2024, le Réseau des solutions pour le développement durable, une entité rattachée aux Nations Unies, a publié un classement, et pas n’importe lequel : celui des pays les plus heureux du monde. Ils utilisent les données de ... Show More
4m 14s