Why Do We Have Countries? (Couldn’t Earth Just Be One Big Clubhouse?)
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Why do we have countries at all? Couldn’t Earth just be one big global clubhouse? 🌍
In this episode of Explain It Like I’m 5, host Alex unpacks one of humanity’s biggest—and strangest—ideas: borders. From ancient tribes and empires to the Treaty of Westphalia and modern nation-states, we’ll explore how humans went from “our cave vs. your cave” to nearly 200 separate countries—each with its own flag, snacks, and rules.
You’ll learn:
What a “nation-state” really is
Why countries exist (organization, identity, protection, resources)
How borders were born
Whether one world government could actually work
And some wild geography trivia—like the unclaimed land between Egypt and Sudan and why Canada is basically 90% lakes
So grab your map (or your fries) and join Alex for a fun, curious dive into the invisible lines that shape our world.
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