ITT countries I didn't even know exist but should >tfw

>>1259372
>Suriname

>>1259387
Malta.

I knew it existed, ran into it a bit in history class, but I'd more or less forgotten it still existed and the extent of it's historical quarters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra

>>1259372
Gagausia
Somaliland

Are you all retarded?

Nauru

>>1259372
You probably grew up with it being called Burma

>>1259372
American Somoa
Sealand

I discovered Aruba was an island in the Caribbean and that was the reason server room ads featured beaches

>>1259488
>American Somoa

(a) That's not a country and (b) It's spelled "Samoa."

>>1259432
>Are you all retarded?

I think the answer is "yes," don't you?

Not a country but I found out about micronesia a few months ago and i want to visit it.

>>1259502
>Not a country but I found out about micronesia

The FSM -- The Federated States of Micronesia -- is a country. It's worth visiting, especially if you're into isolation and/or scuba diving. I've been to most of the major islands, so AMA I suppose.

>>1259431
>Somaliland
Sounds like some sort of /pol/ term for Sweden.

Finland

>>1259512
It's a bit of Somalia that's under control and not a Mad Max-esque wasteland. Ironically Somalia is recognized as a country while it doesn't even have a government but Somaliland is not.

>>1259372
Doesn't happen to me, I think I've heard about pretty much every country with the amount of time I spend looking at maps
But it happens with places in my country, sometimes I hear about a "département" (kind of county) and will have to check if it's a thing

>>1259526
There's been a functioning government for some years even though there's ongoing conflict; there was a presidential election earlier in the year. It's not a place for /trv/ to go backpacking or ESL teaching, but nor is it Black Hawk Down.

Saychelle Islands .. best place on Earth

>>1259372
Andora. The weirdest thing is, I had extended geography in high school and spent quite some time learning political maps and I could just swear this thing never existed before I just randomly looked at the map one day and noticed it. It's almost a Mandela Effect thing of mine

>>1259372
Bhutan, such a small nice country located in between a couple shitholes, very nice scenery and nice people who suprisingly speak English very good

>>1259605
>mandela effect.

no I knew it since 5. grade. You are just American educated.

I didn't hear about the following countries until recently:
>Andorra
>Seychelles
>Maldives
>Lesotho
>Bhutan
>Angola
I only learned about Lesotho because I wondered why there was a piece of land inside of South Africa that isn't considered South Africa.

Technically countries, at least on geography quizzes:
>San Marino
>Vatican City
>Monaco

Not a country, but notable:
>Macau
When you hear about non-mainland parts of China, it's usually Hong Kong or Taiwan. I never knew about Macau until a few people mentioned it in Hong Kong discussions (a boat ride to Macau appears quite often on "things to do in Hong Kong" lists).

I didn't know that Congo was two different countries (Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo). And while I did know about the Czech Republic, I didn't know that it can also be called Czechia.

I never heard of Bahrain, as a kid.

>>1259372

If it makes you feel any better, I'm 27 and I still on rare occasion hear about a country that's new to me. It's kind of a mildly mortifying moment, but it's best to think of it as an opportunity to learn.

>>1259395
Malta is fucking amazing

>>1259372
- Mauritius
- France (Réunion)
- Palau (for the jellyfish)

>>1259511
What is there to do that didn't involve nature?

>>1259759
I used to think it was a city in Saudi Arabia.

For that matter, I thought Kuwait was a city in Iraq.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Athos

>>1260145
>I thought Kuwait was a city in Iraq
Well, it almost was.

>>1259372
Sealand

>>1260145
Kuwait is the 19th province of iraq son get your shit right

>>1259759

I was stationed in Bahrain when I was in the Navy. Not a bad place, just boring as shit and has overpriced booze. The Arab Spring spiced things up a bit

>>1259395
This so much. Malta is beautiful

>>1260145
>I used to think it was a city in Saudi Arabia

To be honest, it basically is, in many ways

Liechtenstein