Why Do These 6 Tiny Countries Still Exist?

Six tiny countries that, by every rule of history, should have been swallowed long ago, yet somehow survived into the modern day. This is the story of Europe's microstates: San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Malta, The Vatican. Six impossible survivors, each one beating the odds a completely different way, through charm, deadlock, cunning, obscurity, sheer stubbornness, and faith. From a republic founded on a mountain seventeen centuries ago, to a country bought like a status symbol, to the smallest nation on Earth wielding the largest power,this is how the little ones cheated history. And along the way, we answer the question everyone asks: why isn't Luxembourg on the list? #history #europe #monaco ---------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:17 San Marino 04:16 Andorra 08:11 Monaco 14:09 Liechtenstein 18:54 Malta 25:42 Luxembourg 26:14 The Vatican ------------------------------------------------------------- A.Savin, Wikipedia By Terragio67 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Terragio67 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... get noticed communications - https://www.flickr.com/photos/getnoti..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... C.Stadler/Bwag - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... SVG Added Ramos - Own work based on: File:Coat of arms of Liechtenstein.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Presse- und Informationsamt, Vaduz, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Juliana da Costa José - Juliana da Costa José, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...