Take time to learn about this place. You know you Vanu- WANT-TU! *(explosion) For real though, this was a fun one. Thanks to all the Vanuatuans that helped! OH and get a GN figurine at www.Figime.com!
Melanesia in general has a crazy linguistic and cultural diversity, even New Guinea where one might think it would have less since it's one big island, has over a thousand languages and as many different cultures.
Vanuatu used to be my favorite place to order unscheduled (I.e. prescription-only, non-controlled substances) medication from, but I’ve since found better sources. Friendship ended with -MUDASIR- VANUATU, now -SALMAN- INDIA is my best friend.
Stop pretending like you know America when you don’t and never will. Everything you wrote in that comment about Americans is wrong. You’re offending us Americans.
@@anonymoususer8895 Why do some Americans have this complex where they think every Aussie, European, Canadian, etc hates them and "lives rent free in their head"? To be honest, all you're really doing is giving other people ammo to insult your nation further
I'm not sure if anyone is gonna see this but kinda still wanna post it here. It was in 2010 at Shanghai's World Expo. Me, an elementary schooler, and my mom were wandering around at the "Pacific Countries United Pavillion", and we bumped into the Vanuatu section in the very corner. It was a small place with only some pictures of the country and very few visitors, compared to some larger sections with fancy animal specimen. And only two staffs were there, one Vanuatuan and one Chinese assistant. They saw us walking into their section, and passionately handed a bag of gifts to me. I expressed my gratitude, but I didn't stay in that section or even talk to them. However, when I returned home, I discovered with surprise that there were a full set of fish postal stamps, a banner of their national flag, and a little book introducing their country. I felt guilty for not even talking to them, listening to their intro, or maybe just exhibit more curiosity. I started learning by myself more about the country, and have always wanted to visit the country. I just want to let the Vanuatuan girl at Shanghai Expo 2010 know that she has spread very positive image into a Chinese boy's heart, and let anyone from Vanuatu know that you have a friend who's passionate about your country in China. Thank you!
Living on the east coast of Australia, been fortunate to visit this beautiful country a number of times. But my most recent trip was cancelled due to a cyclone, classic Vanuatu. The people are amazing, the snorkeling is off the scale, the island scenery is stunning and... They actually grow amazing coffee. It's a fantastic country
@@Bob-sx5ueAustronesian is an umbrella term for most of the island peoples of SE Asia and the South Pacific, Melanesians are a subset of this. xcluding the bulk of PNG, their languages are largely related to each other to various degrees.
Fun fact: Espirito Santo island once almost became a free country with american backing under the name of Vemerana with a cool blue-green flag that almost led to a small scale civil war...
I am a Taiwanese that now live in Fiji now. Although never been to Vanuatu, and it’s far away from Taiwan. I heard something( mostly about sharing the Kava culture together) about it when I am in Fiji, and I feel so interest about it. Thanks for introducing such a beautiful country. ❤🇻🇺
@@NguyenTran-mf9gjI respect your political view. But did you notice, every time you guys try to correct others just make thing more weird. I mean we all know Hawaii is part of USA. However, when someone comments:” I am Hawaiian, I really love your country”, no one will shout and say :”you mean the American which live in islands that belongs to USA?” So you guys trying to correct a peaceful and non-political comment maybe just make things more skeptical. Try to be mature and be cool, bro.
Not only have I heard of Vanuatu, my aunt and uncle used to live there. While they were there, there was a massive typhoon (I think in the 80s or 90s) and their house was destroyed around them. They survived by huddling in a small cupboard, which was the only bit of the house left still standing. Very dramatic.
I actually have heard of this country before. Back in 2007, while using the Wii Forecast Channel and listening to the beautiful music, I noticed several points over the Pacific, those being the Oceanic nations, including Vanuatu. I learned the capital was Port Vila there. I went on Wikipedia and looked up more things, like the Oceanic regions and flags. Also, this was on a season of Survivor that I never watched. The Oceanic nations fascinate me because people don't talk about them unless it's about WWII.
I knew about Vanuatu because it is a member of the British Commonwealth and they had representatives and athletes at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in my home town of Victoria, Canada. I also knew about the American base on Santo from WWII history. That's about it before now.
Managua is such a beautiful country. Barbs plus your French is outstanding! id love to go to go Vanuatu and many other nations in the Pacific one day. They are such a hidden jewel of our world. Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹❤🇻🇺
The closer it gets to Zimbabwe the stronger the feeling of dread. I’ve been with Geography Now since the ‘C’ countries were being uploaded and it now saddens me to see it so close to ending
I've been here since 'B' countries (specifically Brunei) back in late August 2015 and I agree with you as well. All good things come to a end at some point. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. 😭😭😭
Started watching this series on the Central African Republic video when I was 14, and I can’t believe it’s almost finished. These videos are great and just keep getting better.
That's an episode I've been looking forward to. :) As a New Caledonian, I grew up with Vanuatu being seen as the neighbour with similar cultures and languages. :) Good job, as usual! Vanuatu rocks.
Awesome Episode! Learned a ton! For me one of the weirdest parts of Vanuatu's history is when American Libertarians tried to help split off some of the country to make a tax haven in the 80's shortly before they got independence. Would have been an odd timeline if they succeeded!
23:53 That's also true for people in Ishigaki, Okinawa where I live. The most ancient folklore teaches that people once lived at the foot of the mountains in the middle of the island, not on the coast.
Proud to say I have been to this beautiful country! Way less touristy, it's highly recommended for those who aren't going on vacation just to lounge around at a hotel! This is for the adventure lover
Really off topic but this makes me want to do a historical trip of the pacific theater of WW2. That would be... logistically challenging but really cool!
Absolutely love Vanuatu, and it's people, have been there 4 times. You forgot to mention the close relationship Vanuatu has with New Zealand, there are a number of ex-pat Kiwis living in Vanuatu, and I am certain that most Ni- Vanuatu would prefer the company of Kiwis rather than Aussies.
Beautiful country and beautiful people. Low income/wealth but incredibly happy despite - many of them spend time in Australia working seasonal jobs to support their families back home
Including Norfolk Island in Melanesia is a strange one. The island was uninhabited at the time of British settlement but appears to have been inhabited at some point before then by Polynesians. Then there is the Polynesian influence it has now with the Tahitian wives of the Bounty mutineers forming a unique culture.
@@budawang77 according to Wikipedia it says there may have been Melanesian artefacts found but yeah, if anything Norfolk Island is part of Polynesia. Wouldn't be a huge issue if it hadn't specifically been mentioned.
Been patiently waiting for this episode for 5 years. We've gone through 5 catastrophic cyclones, 2 volcano evacuations and a lot of disasters but we're still standing and smiling to the world 😊 Resilient nation 🇻🇺 Thanks again for the episode. Now I can sleep in peace knowing Geography Now has finaaaaally did the episode for my country 👏🏾
Does anyone else remember Vanuatu from the Leap Pad reader? It’s such a huge memory for me. I thought everyone knew Vanuatu because Leap Pad made it seem like it was an accessible easy place to go.
Greetings from Vanuatu🇻🇺 I'm a Gen z born , And I think , respectfully,; 'Enemy ' is a strong word . Well for me any way , being a new generation ni-van . I'm an enemy of meaningless killings . Be it for any nations Group. I'd protest and pray for 🇮🇩 , example if ( God forbid) if ,something bad happens to Her ; when the less are not being heard about ,and their blood is being silence for justice . That's the enemy . Not seeing eye to eye in a peaceful way. Thats the true enemy,, ( When Human Life is No longer Valued) ,but at least thats me 🙏🤝Prosperity to you 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺✨️
I love how far these videos have come; when it first started tbey would be like 10 to 15 minutes long and would include the flag. Now the vids can be over 25 minutes long without the flag. Its funny, the Australia video was about 10 minutes and vanuatu is 31 minutes. It just shows how far Geography Now has come.
I'm A Ni-Van Residing on Shefa Province From The Island Of Efate I've Been A Ni-Van For 24years Now (All My Life Since My Birth) Suprinsingly Im Already 10 Minutes Into This Video Cause Some Of Those Things Thats He's Explaining I've Never Known... Thankyou Very Much For Taking Your Time To Make This Video And Make The World Know Of Vanuatu.. 🇻🇺💯♥️♥️♥️💯🇻🇺
Great video Barbie! Been watching your videos since you uploaded the Albania video and always loved videos about lesser known countries the most. It is incredible what you and your team achieved during all the years!
Thanks for all the years of hard work barbs. I enjoy every episode since i started to watch GN ca. around the Germany Episode. Love the gluten skit today bc its very accurate haha. Much love towards LA !
Actually, I do know about the country, I used to study it when I was a senior in high school (I had a weird obsession with Oceanic countries when I was in high school). I love its culture and flag!
I'm glad you took time to talk about appropriate souvenirs. Also, a lot of the souvenirs you see in the shops actually come from Bali, but have "Vanuatu" painted on them.
This is so cool, I picked up a bit of interest in geography a few months back and learned all the countries (or 193 UN members) on a website called Seterra (old school, nothing flashy but is perfect). So now I see this video uploaded and I'm like Vanuata? I know where that is, I know what's next to it and therefor I now watch this video to learn more about Vanuatu. If I didn't learn all these countries recently I think I would just skipped it. So learning....is fun? Someone should've told me that before I dropped out of high school lmao.
I noticed you didn’t explain the meaning of the flag: Vanuatu means- “our land” in Shefa province language. Red- blood Green- the islands Yellow - Christianity Black- skin color Namele leaf- peace Pigs task- customs & traditions The ‘Y’ shape in the middle of the flag- the shape of the islands
Ok, answering the question about what I know about Vanuatu, before watching the video (and without Googling). It is an island nation in the Western Pacific, south of Solomon Islands and west of Fiji. It is comprised of several volcanic islands, including Espiritu Santu and Tanna. Tanna has an active volcano which is a tourist attraction. The capital city is Port Vila, which is a tourist hub and cruise ships dock there. The people are Melanesian. Not sure of the population, but I would guess less than 100,000. I think it was a French colony at one time. One of the traditional activities of Vanuatu people is jumping from a tower with a rope made of vines attached to their ankles. This was adapted by AJ Hackett, a New Zealander, to become bungie jumping. There is a remote village on Vanuatu where the people worship Prince Phillip (as in Queen Elizabeth's husband) as a god. I think another region of Vanuatu does the same regarding Captain Cook and many of the villagers there name their children "Captain Cook". How did I go?
about right but populations is now 200,000 ... Captain Cook is not true but Prince Philip is true and then another remote community is attached to the USA
Very interesting, thanks ! For the friendzone segment, New Caledonia is still a part of France, so techniiically France is the best friend of Vanuatu !
Each second in this video represents 167 people. Each second in the video about Germany represents 91595 people. I am not jealous. That’s just a fact. I’m not jealous by any means!!! 😂 Awesome vid as always!! Love from good old Germany 🇻🇺 🇩🇪
The only thing I know about Vanuatu before watching this video is that they exist, they are part of Oceania, how their flag looks and the fact that their national football team is probably the best in Oceania if we exclude Australia and New Zealand so it's great that Barbs exists :D
Before this video if I’m going to be honest, all I knew about Vanuatu was that it is in Oceania, it’s an island nation, and that it’s capital is Port Vila.
I've been to Vanuatu 🇻🇺. I arrived the day after an eruption and port Villa was covered in black powder! The currency at the time was coloured beads you wore around your neck. I saw most of the island and some neighbouring also.
0:50 I know its flag immediately by heart, its name by heart, its next door to New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, and is sometimes considered to have one of the more hostile attitudes toward people coming to visit/vacation there of the Pacific/Polynesian island chains, for which I've never cared about myself and been somewhat hesitant to believe. I don't know why, but I've always been drawn to Vanuatu throughout my adult life. Maybe its because they're so unknown by even many geography nerds. Their flag is one of my own personal favorites. I genuinely do not see much if any differences between Polynesian and Melanesian peoples and cultures, so to me, they're all just Polynesian, plus poly meaning more than one/multiple further backs that choice up. I had no idea the Hebrides was Vanuatu! See, that's new to me!
As a person, whose passport prestige ruined completely with the war, I often see ads offering to invest insane amount of money into this country to get their passport that allows to travel and have business with EU and USA easier.
As someone who studies both biology and linguistics, I have made lists of languages in all of Oceania. There are only 125 extant (still living) languages in Vanuatu. As for the species, Vanuatu actually has quite a lot of species entirely endemic to the islands, some of my favorite actually being lichen species. Edit: I should also point out that there is no such thing as that "Vanuatu Iguana". That's a Fiji Iguana that was brought to Vanuatu and they live there now, but Fiji is very adamant on keeping its native iguanas in Fiji.
Take time to learn about this place. You know you Vanu- WANT-TU! *(explosion) For real though, this was a fun one. Thanks to all the Vanuatuans that helped!
OH and get a GN figurine at www.Figime.com!
❤
id like to see a series on former nations like USSR,russian empire british empire etc
Sad but cool how theres 5 episodes left, the journey has been great.
Great job Barbs for the many years you made this, I hope you can create some new series on countries after it is over!
Love your videos!💚
Make sure to visit Vanuatu one day, guys! Beautiful country and lots of kava for sure !! 🇻🇺 🇺🇿
And thank YOU for traveling there and getting footage for this episode Jackie boy!
@@GeographyNowwill you do Vatican City or Venezuela in the next episode?
@ChrisFan890 Venezuala. He said he will do the Vatican after Zimbabwe
useless fact: meanwhile in Czechia, káva means coffee
@@Kid222that is the same with the majority of Slavic
Vanuatu has a huge linguistic and cultural diversity for its population size.
It's the most linguistically dense country in the world.
Melanesia in general has a crazy linguistic and cultural diversity, even New Guinea where one might think it would have less since it's one big island, has over a thousand languages and as many different cultures.
I think Vanuatu's flag is actually pretty good. it's underated
It reminds me of South Africa’s flag.
I AGREE!!! I will always recognize the V or Y !!!
Yes
bfdi fans reckgnising the pfp
100 th like less go and ur right
Ahhh, Vanuatu. As an Australian, this will always be my favourite holiday destination.
Vanuatu used to be my favorite place to order unscheduled (I.e. prescription-only, non-controlled substances) medication from, but I’ve since found better sources. Friendship ended with -MUDASIR- VANUATU, now -SALMAN- INDIA is my best friend.
@@AcidlibLol
As an Australian, it is super easy to get to so a lot of aussies go there for vacation. Just like Americans go to caribbean islands due to proximity.
@@anonymoususer8895 he didnt even say anything negative, he just made a comparison xdd
There are other countries for you Aussies to obsess over. Like China, Russia, even Burundi for crying out loud. And yet you choose America.
Stop pretending like you know America when you don’t and never will. Everything you wrote in that comment about Americans is wrong. You’re offending us Americans.
Canadians go to Caribbean islands due to their warm climate.
@@anonymoususer8895 Why do some Americans have this complex where they think every Aussie, European, Canadian, etc hates them and "lives rent free in their head"? To be honest, all you're really doing is giving other people ammo to insult your nation further
I'm not sure if anyone is gonna see this but kinda still wanna post it here. It was in 2010 at Shanghai's World Expo. Me, an elementary schooler, and my mom were wandering around at the "Pacific Countries United Pavillion", and we bumped into the Vanuatu section in the very corner. It was a small place with only some pictures of the country and very few visitors, compared to some larger sections with fancy animal specimen. And only two staffs were there, one Vanuatuan and one Chinese assistant. They saw us walking into their section, and passionately handed a bag of gifts to me. I expressed my gratitude, but I didn't stay in that section or even talk to them. However, when I returned home, I discovered with surprise that there were a full set of fish postal stamps, a banner of their national flag, and a little book introducing their country.
I felt guilty for not even talking to them, listening to their intro, or maybe just exhibit more curiosity. I started learning by myself more about the country, and have always wanted to visit the country. I just want to let the Vanuatuan girl at Shanghai Expo 2010 know that she has spread very positive image into a Chinese boy's heart, and let anyone from Vanuatu know that you have a friend who's passionate about your country in China. Thank you!
Vanuata 🇻🇺 is a lovely country with loving people living there.❤️
Nothing like a fresh Geography Now video in the morning
real talk
I love the smell of geography in the morning!
or night
Isnt now morning un USA lol? They share in europeans time 😂
Only five more!!
An Uzbek went to Vanuatu for this episode? Amazing!
Living on the east coast of Australia, been fortunate to visit this beautiful country a number of times. But my most recent trip was cancelled due to a cyclone, classic Vanuatu.
The people are amazing, the snorkeling is off the scale, the island scenery is stunning and... They actually grow amazing coffee. It's a fantastic country
best coffee and chocolate also should try the steak and fish
Love Vanuatu from Philippines, fellow Austronesian country 🇵🇭❤🇻🇺
Its melanesian
Its complicated
@@Bob-sx5ueAustronesian is an umbrella term for most of the island peoples of SE Asia and the South Pacific, Melanesians are a subset of this.
xcluding the bulk of PNG, their languages are largely related to each other to various degrees.
Fun fact: Espirito Santo island once almost became a free country with american backing under the name of Vemerana with a cool blue-green flag that almost led to a small scale civil war...
I love Vanuatu! Port Vila is apparently where all the Aussies go if they don't want to go to New Zealand 😂 It's definitely well worth the trip!
I am a Taiwanese that now live in Fiji now.
Although never been to Vanuatu, and it’s far away from Taiwan. I heard something( mostly about sharing the Kava culture together) about it when I am in Fiji, and I feel so interest about it.
Thanks for introducing such a beautiful country.
❤🇻🇺
As a Fijian,I can tell you they have the strongest kava of the whole Pacific nation followed by micronesian
Taiwanese? You mean Chinese who live on the island called Taiwan - an island that belong to China? 🤣
@@NguyenTran-mf9gj Bu that logic, Vietnam is China.
@@NguyenTran-mf9gjI respect your political view.
But did you notice, every time you guys try to correct others just make thing more weird.
I mean we all know Hawaii is part of USA. However, when someone comments:” I am Hawaiian, I really love your country”, no one will shout and say :”you mean the American which live in islands that belongs to USA?”
So you guys trying to correct a peaceful and non-political comment maybe just make things more skeptical.
Try to be mature and be cool, bro.
It’s crazy how much comfort and nostalgia that little jingle brings me. It makes me feel happy and cozy
Not only have I heard of Vanuatu, my aunt and uncle used to live there. While they were there, there was a massive typhoon (I think in the 80s or 90s) and their house was destroyed around them. They survived by huddling in a small cupboard, which was the only bit of the house left still standing. Very dramatic.
I've been dreading the Venezuela episode for years now... I trust Barbs will do justice to our most recent history
I think a certain pale redhead might have some s*** to say in that episode
That Guyana bullying should help delay the episode now lol. Maybe Nicolas watches Barbs and wants to delay him from having an episode out
Regardless, it'll probably be the most controversial of all Latin American countries video in this channel 😓
Love Vanuatu from Australia 🇦🇺❤🇻🇺
Cool. 🇦🇺🩷🇻🇺
I actually have heard of this country before. Back in 2007, while using the Wii Forecast Channel and listening to the beautiful music, I noticed several points over the Pacific, those being the Oceanic nations, including Vanuatu. I learned the capital was Port Vila there. I went on Wikipedia and looked up more things, like the Oceanic regions and flags. Also, this was on a season of Survivor that I never watched. The Oceanic nations fascinate me because people don't talk about them unless it's about WWII.
Love from the United States of America to Vanuatu! 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇺
Season 9 of Survivor was in Vanuatu and there was an earthquake that season. Very interesting to link that to the Geography. Nice!
Yeah. And another powerful quake just rocked it within this hour
Everything I knew about Vanuatu was because of this Survivor season
@@juliusnepos6013 we are used to earthquakes ...
@@jorgejuarez946 Survivor was on the main island of Efate ... there are another 70 islands 🙂
I knew about Vanuatu because it is a member of the British Commonwealth and they had representatives and athletes at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in my home town of Victoria, Canada. I also knew about the American base on Santo from WWII history. That's about it before now.
Managua is such a beautiful country. Barbs plus your French is outstanding! id love to go to go Vanuatu and many other nations in the Pacific one day. They are such a hidden jewel of our world. Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹❤🇻🇺
The closer it gets to Zimbabwe the stronger the feeling of dread.
I’ve been with Geography Now since the ‘C’ countries were being uploaded and it now saddens me to see it so close to ending
I remember when his content was languages and was so Happy to see it through. Although it's about to end
I've been here since 'G' and i agree with you its very dreadful knowing it'll end after 6 countries
I've been here since 'B' countries (specifically Brunei) back in late August 2015 and I agree with you as well. All good things come to a end at some point. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
😭😭😭
he's going to do regions and unrecognized countries after, there was a video
and then he will redo A-E episodes
Such a shame to be out of Oceania for the show now. Loved learning about this region
Vanuatu: *has influence from British and French*
St. Lucia: Hey we should hang out sometimes
Keith totally should have done Hannah's segment. Would've been epic.
I was expecting this as well, but Art is still a gem lol
Hannah probably should've done Art's segment in return
Started watching this series on the Central African Republic video when I was 14, and I can’t believe it’s almost finished.
These videos are great and just keep getting better.
That's an episode I've been looking forward to. :) As a New Caledonian, I grew up with Vanuatu being seen as the neighbour with similar cultures and languages. :) Good job, as usual! Vanuatu rocks.
Every geography teacher on Earth should subscribe to your channel.
About 15 years ago I started seeing some supercars in my country (Serbia) with Vanuatu license plates. 😮
It's a criminal tax haven lmao
that is weird, Vanuatu does not give out number plates
This is probably the episode where I've had the most "OH, so THAT's where that's from!" moments out of all. Very cool country.
23:36 you guys roasting each other is and will always be my favorite part of the episodes 😆
Awesome Episode! Learned a ton! For me one of the weirdest parts of Vanuatu's history is when American Libertarians tried to help split off some of the country to make a tax haven in the 80's shortly before they got independence. Would have been an odd timeline if they succeeded!
23:53 That's also true for people in Ishigaki, Okinawa where I live. The most ancient folklore teaches that people once lived at the foot of the mountains in the middle of the island, not on the coast.
Proud to say I have been to this beautiful country! Way less touristy, it's highly recommended for those who aren't going on vacation just to lounge around at a hotel! This is for the adventure lover
Really off topic but this makes me want to do a historical trip of the pacific theater of WW2. That would be... logistically challenging but really cool!
The Time Ghost Army's WWII TH-cam channel does a recap of the week's events every Saturday Morning around 10 AM EST. They're currently covering 1944.
Start in the Aleutians and end at Pearl? Work Counter-clockwise?
Absolutely love Vanuatu, and it's people, have been there 4 times. You forgot to mention the close relationship Vanuatu has with New Zealand, there are a number of ex-pat Kiwis living in Vanuatu, and I am certain that most Ni- Vanuatu would prefer the company of Kiwis rather than Aussies.
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Vanuatu is so remote that I'm proud to say that I once met a frenchman who actually spent time in Vanuatu!
Its crazy how much your channel has grown. Love your videos barbs.
Beautiful country and beautiful people. Low income/wealth but incredibly happy despite - many of them spend time in Australia working seasonal jobs to support their families back home
Final 5
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Love from Indonesia to all Vanuatu people! 🇻🇺🇮🇩
❤❤🇻🇺🇲🇨
🇻🇺♥️♥️♥️♥️🇮🇩
🫶🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺🫶☺️Blessings🙏
Including Norfolk Island in Melanesia is a strange one. The island was uninhabited at the time of British settlement but appears to have been inhabited at some point before then by Polynesians. Then there is the Polynesian influence it has now with the Tahitian wives of the Bounty mutineers forming a unique culture.
Yes, I'm not sure why Norfolk Island is included in Melanesia. Maybe it was once inhabited by Melanesians?
@@budawang77 according to Wikipedia it says there may have been Melanesian artefacts found but yeah, if anything Norfolk Island is part of Polynesia.
Wouldn't be a huge issue if it hadn't specifically been mentioned.
I know we hate each other because of West Papua
but I respect you guys 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺
Respect to our Indonesians brothers and sisters ❤
@@tomlolijerry4841 respect to you too brother
🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺
Plus I get an advantage since I am Christian
🫶🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺🫶🙏☺️🙏
Love Vanuatu from Australia. I’ll promise to travel there sometime in the near future.
🇦🇺❤🇻🇺
Well a 7.3 earthquake just rocked Vanuatu
Yeah
One rocked Japan too
First time?
we're used to those ... our structures are built to withstand them
Been patiently waiting for this episode for 5 years. We've gone through 5 catastrophic cyclones, 2 volcano evacuations and a lot of disasters but we're still standing and smiling to the world 😊 Resilient nation 🇻🇺 Thanks again for the episode. Now I can sleep in peace knowing Geography Now has finaaaaally did the episode for my country 👏🏾
Does anyone else remember Vanuatu from the Leap Pad reader? It’s such a huge memory for me. I thought everyone knew Vanuatu because Leap Pad made it seem like it was an accessible easy place to go.
Greetings and love to Vanuatu
From a citizen of your state enemy Indonesia
🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺
hidup main pb
Yeah vanuatu is just 0.001% of Indonesia and soon will be sinking. 😅
@@mroke8647YOU ARE UNDER THE JUDGEMENT OF THE MOST HIGH. INCLUDUNG YOUR COUNTRY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HIS OWN CHOSEN PEOPLE.
Greetings from Vanuatu🇻🇺 I'm a Gen z born ,
And I think , respectfully,; 'Enemy ' is a strong word .
Well for me any way , being a new generation ni-van .
I'm an enemy of meaningless killings . Be it for any nations Group. I'd protest and pray for 🇮🇩 , example if ( God forbid) if ,something bad happens to Her ; when the less are not being heard about ,and their blood is being silence for justice . That's the enemy . Not seeing eye to eye in a peaceful way. Thats the true enemy,, ( When Human Life is No longer Valued) ,but at least thats me 🙏🤝Prosperity to you 🇮🇩🤝🇻🇺✨️
I didn't know my country has relation with Vanuatu! What an awesome and underrated country, I'd love to visit it some day
I love how far these videos have come; when it first started tbey would be like 10 to 15 minutes long and would include the flag. Now the vids can be over 25 minutes long without the flag. Its funny, the Australia video was about 10 minutes and vanuatu is 31 minutes. It just shows how far Geography Now has come.
All I know about Vanuatu is that kava comes from there 🇻🇺
I'm A Ni-Van Residing on Shefa Province From The Island Of Efate I've Been A Ni-Van For 24years Now (All My Life Since My Birth) Suprinsingly Im Already 10 Minutes Into This Video Cause Some Of Those Things Thats He's Explaining I've Never Known... Thankyou Very Much For Taking Your Time To Make This Video And Make The World Know Of Vanuatu..
🇻🇺💯♥️♥️♥️💯🇻🇺
Great video Barbie! Been watching your videos since you uploaded the Albania video and always loved videos about lesser known countries the most. It is incredible what you and your team achieved during all the years!
As an Australian, I would love to visit all the Pacific Island nations!
Thanks for all the years of hard work barbs. I enjoy every episode since i started to watch GN ca. around the Germany Episode. Love the gluten skit today bc its very accurate haha. Much love towards LA !
He’s in Canada! Not LA.
Actually, I do know about the country, I used to study it when I was a senior in high school (I had a weird obsession with Oceanic countries when I was in high school). I love its culture and flag!
come visit.. you'll be amazed at what locals know without going to school at all
I'm glad you took time to talk about appropriate souvenirs. Also, a lot of the souvenirs you see in the shops actually come from Bali, but have "Vanuatu" painted on them.
Have been watching from the Bangladesh video, amazing journey cant believe we are almosta at the end 🇻🇺🇧🇩
This is so cool, I picked up a bit of interest in geography a few months back and learned all the countries (or 193 UN members) on a website called Seterra (old school, nothing flashy but is perfect). So now I see this video uploaded and I'm like Vanuata? I know where that is, I know what's next to it and therefor I now watch this video to learn more about Vanuatu. If I didn't learn all these countries recently I think I would just skipped it. So learning....is fun? Someone should've told me that before I dropped out of high school lmao.
This seems like one of the most unique countries. A very interesting video.
Greetings Vanuatu from Romania!!!
👋😁🇷🇴 🫶🤝☝️🇻🇺☺️✨️Blessings🙏😊
Is anyone here from Vanuatu?? Cause I love your country so much! I'm like the number 1 person not from Vanuatu that loves Vanuatu
Appreciate it ❤️🇻🇺🔥
Thanks..🥰🇻🇺💯
Proud Ni-Van Here🇻🇺💯💯
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Aww thanks
I noticed you didn’t explain the meaning of the flag:
Vanuatu means- “our land” in Shefa province language.
Red- blood
Green- the islands
Yellow - Christianity
Black- skin color
Namele leaf- peace
Pigs task- customs & traditions
The ‘Y’ shape in the middle of the flag- the shape of the islands
Because he’s going to do that in its own separate episode like he’s been doing for quite a while now
VANUATU MEANS ETERNAL LAND.
Happy to learn this series still exists. Just happened to be interested in learning about this place and was greeted with a familiar face
Ok, answering the question about what I know about Vanuatu, before watching the video (and without Googling). It is an island nation in the Western Pacific, south of Solomon Islands and west of Fiji. It is comprised of several volcanic islands, including Espiritu Santu and Tanna. Tanna has an active volcano which is a tourist attraction. The capital city is Port Vila, which is a tourist hub and cruise ships dock there. The people are Melanesian. Not sure of the population, but I would guess less than 100,000. I think it was a French colony at one time. One of the traditional activities of Vanuatu people is jumping from a tower with a rope made of vines attached to their ankles. This was adapted by AJ Hackett, a New Zealander, to become bungie jumping. There is a remote village on Vanuatu where the people worship Prince Phillip (as in Queen Elizabeth's husband) as a god. I think another region of Vanuatu does the same regarding Captain Cook and many of the villagers there name their children "Captain Cook". How did I go?
about right but populations is now 200,000 ... Captain Cook is not true but Prince Philip is true and then another remote community is attached to the USA
Fun fact: The name bislama comes from beche-de-mer (sea cumubers).
True
Yk if the country's biggest problem is the fact that Natural Disasters happen, than Vanuatu must be a pretty swell place.
I have heard of Vanuatu before. But I am a geography nerd.
Honestly, the only reason I know about Vanuatu is because as a californianI have those earthquake alert apps and there's almost always a quake there
What an obscure yet beautiful country!
Indeed 🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺
Wow, this Jakie boy turned out to be very wholesome.
Surprisingly well researched and entertaining.
Can you do a video on unrecognized, controversial country/territory I know you have the skill to traverse these topics with unbiased and fact base
After Zimbabwe
VANUATU!!! MY FAV COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deadass I thought this was an April fools day episode that got released until I looked up Vanuatu and saw it was a real country
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This show has been so helpful, because it helps me with geography.I really needed that information.💖💝
So sad that this series is reaching the end, but love from Canada
Cant be much left Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe?
Very interesting, thanks ! For the friendzone segment, New Caledonia is still a part of France, so techniiically France is the best friend of Vanuatu !
No notable people segment? Was hoping Brian Kaltak would get a mention, Vanuatu’s football team captain who’s doing really well in the A-League
Astonishing video. Great team work and information density, while managing top-level entertainment. Keep it up
Each second in this video represents 167 people. Each second in the video about Germany represents 91595 people. I am not jealous. That’s just a fact. I’m not jealous by any means!!! 😂
Awesome vid as always!!
Love from good old Germany 🇻🇺 🇩🇪
In Port Vila, there's also one of the University of South Pacific campuses, an interesting intergovernmental institution.
Great video! Loved it! One day I´ll visit Vanuatu
As a Brazilian, I love casava and yam in my food
The only thing I know about Vanuatu before watching this video is that they exist, they are part of Oceania, how their flag looks and the fact that their national football team is probably the best in Oceania if we exclude Australia and New Zealand so it's great that Barbs exists :D
Solomon Islands would like a word about football.
Before this video if I’m going to be honest, all I knew about Vanuatu was that it is in Oceania, it’s an island nation, and that it’s capital is Port Vila.
Vanuatu has my second favorite flag.
I've been to Vanuatu 🇻🇺. I arrived the day after an eruption and port Villa was covered in black powder! The currency at the time was coloured beads you wore around your neck. I saw most of the island and some neighbouring also.
0:50 I know its flag immediately by heart, its name by heart, its next door to New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, and is sometimes considered to have one of the more hostile attitudes toward people coming to visit/vacation there of the Pacific/Polynesian island chains, for which I've never cared about myself and been somewhat hesitant to believe. I don't know why, but I've always been drawn to Vanuatu throughout my adult life. Maybe its because they're so unknown by even many geography nerds. Their flag is one of my own personal favorites.
I genuinely do not see much if any differences between Polynesian and Melanesian peoples and cultures, so to me, they're all just Polynesian, plus poly meaning more than one/multiple further backs that choice up.
I had no idea the Hebrides was Vanuatu! See, that's new to me!
Their national bird's name "Vanuatu Megapode" literally means "Bigfoot", lol.
I knew 4 things about Vanuatu before this episode:
1. The capital is Port Vila
2. The flag
3. The famous bungee jumping
4. Survivor Vanuatu SLAPPED
Been there while working cruise ships! Great place!
As a person, whose passport prestige ruined completely with the war, I often see ads offering to invest insane amount of money into this country to get their passport that allows to travel and have business with EU and USA easier.
Having visited Vanuatu and taken a ride in a taxi there. I can safely say in my experience, every single driver there thinks they’re a stunt driver.
😅 plus the road , as a local I get it 😂
Hey Barbs you should try and upload the Zimbabwe episode on the 10 year anniversary of Geography Now! That would be epic
As someone who studies both biology and linguistics, I have made lists of languages in all of Oceania. There are only 125 extant (still living) languages in Vanuatu. As for the species, Vanuatu actually has quite a lot of species entirely endemic to the islands, some of my favorite actually being lichen species.
Edit: I should also point out that there is no such thing as that "Vanuatu Iguana". That's a Fiji Iguana that was brought to Vanuatu and they live there now, but Fiji is very adamant on keeping its native iguanas in Fiji.
0:01 Jokes on you, I'm obsessed with all island countries 🇻🇺🏝