Nations That Fell Off the Map

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1077, Segment 1

Jul 7, 2021 • 23m

You may have heard of extinct countries like Yugoslavia, but what about the Free State of Bottleneck? Here are colorful characters and their personal fiefdoms. Guest: Gideon Defoe, author of "An Atlas of Extinct Countries: The Remarkable (and Occasionally Ridiculous) Stories of 48 Nations That Fell Off the Map"

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Nations That Fell Off the Map

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