Curated playlist
Federal constitutional republics
- Federated States of MicronesiaThe Federated States of Micronesia has about 702 km2 of land but nearly 3 million km2 of ocean.
- Confederate States of AmericaThe last Confederate warship surrendered in Liverpool in November 1865. It kept raiding, unaware the war was over.
- ArgentinaArgentina's name was never Spanish, and it means made of silver in Italian. It first appeared on a Venetian map in 1536.
- VenezuelaVenezuela has the largest known oil reserves on the planet, yet more than 7.9 million of its citizens have fled.
- NepalIn September 2025, protests over a social media ban in Nepal forced the prime minister to resign.
- United StatesThe name United States first appeared in a 1776 letter. The country it named did not yet exist.
- BrazilBrazil is named after a tree that produced a deep red dye. European textile makers prized pau-brasil, or brazilwood.
- MexicoMexico domesticated maize, the tomato and beans, three plants that feed much of the world.
- IndiaIndia is both the most populous country and the most populous democracy. More than 1.4 billion people live there.
- AustriaAustria's 1938 vote on independence never happened. German troops crossed the border the day before it.