Geography Now

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Nationality American
Website www.geographynow.com
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Created byPaul Barbato
Years active2014–present
Genre Education
Subscribers3.31 million
Total views449 million
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2016
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2018

Last updated: 15 April 2024

Geography Now (also stylized as Geography Now!) is an American educational YouTube channel and web series created and hosted by Paul Barbato, profiling UN recognized countries in the world in alphabetical order as well as covering other topics regarding physical or political geography. The channel was started in 2014 and has since gained over 3.32 million subscribers.

Contents

Team

Main hosts, co-hosts, and crews

If the specified co-host doesn't show up for their segment, then it will either be covered by Paul or filled in by another crew member of Geography Now!. Whenever possible, the channel will also feature guest contributors from the country being profiled.  

Channel

Geography Now!

The channel series started on October 15, 2014, with the country of Afghanistan and will conclude with the country of Zimbabwe. The member states of the United Nations are covered in alphabetical order with few exceptions, such as when Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini after E had already been passed. [2] However, the Republic of Macedonia, like in the UN, was titled "Macedonia (FYROM)" for "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in order to prevent controversy from Greek viewers who identify the name "Macedonia" as purely Greek. As such, the Macedonia episode is on the "F" category. However, it was changed as the country changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. English names are also used, so an episode is "Ivory Coast" and not "Cote d'Ivoire." Barbato has said he ensures his videos keep a fairly fast pace while including visual graphics for accessibility. [1]

Over the course of the channel's history, the duration of the country episodes have steadily increased, with more topics and information about the countries being included in each episode. While the episodes for the first several countries usually only lasted 7-10 minutes, episodes toward the end of the series usually lasted around 30-40 minutes. Viewers have also noticed a steady increase in production quality and animations included in the episodes. Barbato's home country, the United States of America, had by far the longest episode, lasting 65 minutes.

Flag/Fan Days

Flag/Fan Days, previously known as Flag/Fan Friday are companion videos to the main episodes. A country's flag and coat of arms are explained in these videos. Barbato also sometimes uses this as an opportunity to discuss topics he did not get to in the original video, or correct and clarify details. After that he calls crew members and opens fan mail. There is a recurring animation for most episodes of Flag/Fan Days where the red stands for the "blood of those who fight for their freedom", which has since became a running gag if the red on the country's flag represents the blood of those who fought for the country in the past.

Following the release of the Venezuela episode, Paul Barbato has decided to turn the last 5 Flag/Fan Day videos into YouTube shorts due to the long time it took to research, film and produce the videos.

Paul Barbato Heritage

As part of an interesting filler week video uploaded in May of 2022, Paul Barbato took an DNA test using the MyHeritage website to determine where his heritage comes from, and the results are as followed from first mention to last...

25.2% Japanese and Korean

17.8% Chinese and Vietnamese

9.2% Central Asian

6.6% Italian

8.8% Irish, Scottish and Welsh

6.5% English (England)

11.0% Scandinavian

13.6% North African

1.3% Native American (USA)

Geography Now! episodes

The countries discussed in each episode follow the United Nations alphabetical list of members and go through them in the respective order.

Episodes

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1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan [lower-alpha 1] October 15, 2014
2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania October 21, 2014
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria October 30, 2014
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra November 12, 2014
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola November 26, 2014
6Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda December 17, 2014
7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina January 5, 2015
8Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia January 16, 2015
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia January 24, 2015
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria February 6, 2015
11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan February 26, 2015
12Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas March 16, 2015
13Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain April 10, 2015
14Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh April 18, 2015
15Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados April 25, 2015
16Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus May 15, 2015
17Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium May 20, 2015
18Flag of Belize.svg  Belize May 25, 2015
19Flag of Benin.svg  Benin May 31, 2015
20Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan June 26, 2015
21Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia June 30, 2015
22Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina July 9, 2015
23Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana July 18, 2015
24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil August 15, 2015
25Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei August 29, 2015
26Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria September 6, 2015
27Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso September 15, 2015
28Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi October 1, 2015
29Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia October 10, 2015
30Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon October 21, 2015
31Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada November 10, 2015
32Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde December 12, 2015
33Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic December 21, 2015
34Flag of Chad.svg  Chad January 8, 2016
35Flag of Chile.svg  Chile January 17, 2016
36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China February 7, 2016
37Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia February 27, 2016
38Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros March 9, 2016
39Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo March 29, 2016
40Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo April 14, 2016
41Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica May 7, 2016
42Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia May 11, 2016
43Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba May 18, 2016
44Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus May 25, 2016
45Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Czechia)June 1, 2016
46Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark June 15, 2016
47Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti June 22, 2016
48Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica June 29, 2016
49Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic July 6, 2016
50Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor August 3, 2016
51Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador August 10, 2016
52Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt August 24, 2016
53Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador August 31, 2016
54Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea September 21, 2016
55Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea September 28, 2016
56Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia October 5, 2016
57Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia October 12, 2016
58Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji November 15, 2016
59Flag of Finland.svg  Finland November 23, 2016
60Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia [lower-alpha 2] November 30, 2016
61Flag of France.svg  France December 7, 2016
62Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon January 18, 2017
63Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia January 25, 2017
64Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia February 1, 2017
65Flag of Germany.svg  Germany February 8, 2017
66Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana March 22, 2017
67Flag of Greece.svg  Greece March 29, 2017
68Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada April 5, 2017
69Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala April 12, 2017
70Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea May 10, 2017
71Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau May 17, 2017
72Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana May 24, 2017
73Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti May 31, 2017
74Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras June 28, 2017
75Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary July 5, 2017
76Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland July 12, 2017
77Flag of India.svg  India July 19, 2017
78Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia August 2, 2017
79Flag of Iran.svg  Iran August 9, 2017
80Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq August 16, 2017
81Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland August 30, 2017
82Flag of Israel.svg  Israel September 20, 2017
83Flag of Italy.svg  Italy September 27, 2017
84Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)October 4, 2017
85Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica October 11, 2017
86Flag of Japan.svg  Japan October 20, 2017
87Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan November 1, 2017
88Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan November 15, 2017
89Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya November 22, 2017
90Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati November 29, 2017
91Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (DPRK)December 13, 2017
92Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (ROK)December 20, 2017
93Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait January 17, 2018
94Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan January 24, 2018
95Flag of Laos.svg  Laos January 31, 2018
96Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia February 7, 2018
97Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon February 28, 2018
98Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho March 7, 2018
99Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia March 14, 2018
100Flag of Libya.svg  Libya March 21, 2018
101Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein March 28, 2018
102Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania April 25, 2018
103Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg May 2, 2018
104Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar May 23, 2018
105Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi May 30, 2018
106Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia June 6, 2018
107Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini [lower-alpha 3] June 27, 2018
108Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives July 4, 2018
109Flag of Mali.svg  Mali July 11, 2018
110Flag of Malta.svg  Malta August 15, 2018
111Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands August 22, 2018
112Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania August 29, 2018
113Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius September 5, 2018
114Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico September 26, 2018
115Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia (Federated States of)October 10, 2018
116Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova October 17, 2018
117Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco November 7, 2018
118Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia November 14, 2018
119Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro December 5, 2018
120Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco December 12, 2018
121Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique December 19, 2018
122Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar January 9, 2019
123Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia January 16, 2019
124Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru January 30, 2019
125Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal February 6, 2019
126Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands February 27, 2019
127Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Aotearoa)April 3, 2019
128Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua April 10, 2019
129Flag of Niger.svg  Niger April 24, 2019
130Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria May 1, 2019
131Flag of Norway.svg  Norway May 22, 2019
132Flag of Oman.svg  Oman June 12, 2019
133Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan June 19, 2019
134Flag of Palau.svg  Palau July 31, 2019
135Flag of Panama.svg  Panama August 7, 2019
136Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea August 28, 2019
137Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay September 4, 2019
138Flag of Peru.svg  Peru September 25, 2019
139Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines October 2, 2019
140Flag of Poland.svg  Poland October 30, 2019
141Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal November 6, 2019
142Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar December 4, 2019
143Flag of Romania.svg  Romania December 11, 2019
144Flag of Russia.svg  Russia January 15, 2020
145Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda January 29, 2020
146Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  St. Kitts and Nevis February 19, 2020
147Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  St. Lucia March 11, 2020
148Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  St. Vincent and the Grenadines March 18, 2020
149Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa April 15, 2020
150Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino May 6, 2020
151Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe May 18, 2020
152Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia June 3, 2020
153Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal July 1, 2020
154Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia July 22, 2020
155Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles August 12, 2020
156Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone September 2, 2020
157Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore September 23, 2020
158Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia December 30, 2020
159Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia January 6, 2021
160Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands January 20, 2021
161Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia February 24, 2021
162Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa March 17, 2021
163Flag of Spain.svg  Spain April 21, 2021
164Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka May 26, 2021
165Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan June 23, 2021
166Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan August 4, 2021
167Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname September 1, 2021
168Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden September 22, 2021
169Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland October 28, 2021
170Flag of Syria.svg  Syria December 8, 2021
171Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan January 19, 2022
172Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania February 23, 2022
173Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand March 27, 2022
174Flag of Togo.svg  Togo April 29, 2022
175Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga June 9, 2022
176Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago July 6, 2022
177Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia August 4, 2022
178Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (Türkiye)September 3, 2022
179Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan October 19, 2022
180Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu November 23, 2022
181Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda January 18, 2023
182Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine March 9, 2023
183Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates March 30, 2023
184Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom May 30, 2023
185Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America July 4, 2023
186Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay September 4, 2023
187Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan October 31, 2023
188Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu December 7, 2023
189Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela February 6, 2024
190Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam April 3, 2024
191Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen TBA
192Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia TBA
193Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe TBA

Other content

Filler week videos happen when the team is in the process of researching and creating scripts for the next few videos. Topics discussed include states or sub regions of countries, current or cultural events, physical geography, specific ethnic group of peoples and infrastructure innovations.

Geography Go is the channel's travel vlog series. Countries visited include Qatar, Finland, Estonia, Greenland, Iceland, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Singapore and many more. Paul also later started posting YouTube Shorts on his channel about his travels to other countries like Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Croatia, the Central African Republic, Togo and many other countries.

A Geograbee is the geography equivalent of a spelling bee in which people are tested on geography. He has so far hosted them in Hargeisa in Somaliland, Somalia, and Alaska. [4]

For April Fools' Day, Geography Now! uploads videos profiling fictional countries made up by Barbato. These include:

Reception

Geography Now! generally receives positive feedback from newspapers and magazines in the countries covered, such as Japan Today , [5] Télérama , [6] Dutch Metro , [7] RTL, [8] Nezavisne Novine , [9] Life in Norway, [10] Lovin Malta, [11] and Zoznam. [12] It also receives endorsements from educators and travel writers. [13] [14] The channel has appeared on several lists of recommended educational YouTube channels, [15] [16] [17] including one by the Van Andel Institute. [18] [19] The few criticisms are usually to do with tone and pronunciation, particularly in earlier episodes. [20]

As of April 2024, these are the top 15 Geography Now! videos based on number of views, along with the reason for the high view counts:

1. Germany - 8.477 million (High population count, high English-speaking population, international recognition)

2. Indonesia - 7.169 million (High population count)

3. Japan - 7.164 million (High population count, international recognition)

4. Israel - 6.213 million (Likely due to their relations with neighboring Palestine)

5. China (PRC) - 6.101 million (High population count, international recognition)

6. North Korea - 6.094 million (The country's unusual practices)

7. India - 5.447 million (High population count, high English-speaking population)

8. Russia - 4.989 million (High population count, 30+ minute long video)

9. Denmark - 4.877 million (Either their high English-speaking population or the YouTube Algorithm)

10. Philippines - 4.445 million (High population count, high English-speaking population)

11. The difference between Arab countries [filler week episode] - 4.098 million

12. Italy - 4.083 million (Relatively high population, international recognition)

13. Canada - 3.951 million (High English-speaking population, international recognition, migrants)

14. The Netherlands - 3.815 million (High English-speaking population, relatively high international recognition)

15. Afghanistan - 3.751 million (First episode of Geography Now)

Notes

  1. As of January 2024, no country has formally recognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as de jure legitimate government of Afghanistan.
  2. At the time known as the Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia
  3. Out of the usual alphabetical order due to the country changing its English name from 'Swaziland' to 'Eswatini'

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