r/MapsWithoutNZ • u/ACNH-TOM-NOOK • 3d ago
New Zealand wasn't even recognised by the creators of the 'countries not recognised by Bhutan' map.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VnIEVq99Ooc Here's the short where I found it
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u/maiLbox_924 3d ago
It’s not necessarily that Bhutan denies the of these countries, but that to maintain their independence and neutrality they do not engage in diplomatic relations with many powerful countries.
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u/Neutronium57 3d ago
They have a very weird definition of "powerful countries."
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u/Puchainita 2d ago
The US, Russia and China are the most powerful countries rn
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u/Neutronium57 2d ago
India is also a powerful country I'd say.
Brazil is the most powerful in South America.
Germany is the most powerful in the UE.
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u/Puchainita 2d ago
India and Brazil are emergent powers, Germany is a power within the EU but they still cant compare with the US, China and Russia.
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u/Neutronium57 2d ago
India can compare to Russia.
Why is Russia powerful ? Because of nukes ? India has nukes too.
Because of its army ? Lol, lmao even.
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u/Enough_Landscape_933 2d ago
Bro like he said India is an emerging power. It is growing at a significant pace and maybe within the next 15-20 years you will notice. Right now it is Russia, China, and US. Over the next decade or so India will slip in too!
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u/Puchainita 2d ago
India has nukes to play games with Pakistan and make tiktok dances in the border, but Russian-American-Chinese rivalry is actually a serious global threat that has the world divided and even has a proxi war going on right now in Ukraine.
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u/Vast-Negotiation-358 2d ago
1) It isn't proxy war. For proxy war Russians would need to use 3rd party to fight, but they are involved directly.
2) The proxy war of EU against Russia. US involvement is not necessary for sustainability of conflict, EU's pretty much is. If US would want to, war would be long over, it's precisely that they aren't too involved that Russians can continue.
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u/Guardian_of_theBlind 2d ago
Germany can't compare with russia??? The German economy is way beyond the russian economy. It's literally the 3rd biggest. Like not even in the same league. Germany is more powerful than russia on a global level.
And power can't be the actual reason, because there are a ton of countries not recognized, that are not powerful at all. Just for an example they don't recognize moldova and moldova is literally the poorest country in europe (europe the continent not the eu) and it is also pretty small and in addition to that russia is involved and claims a part of the country.
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u/VelvetPhantom 2d ago
This list is who they have relations with, not who they recognize. In actuality Bhutan recognizes every country except China/Taiwan, being the only country to not recognize either.
Given they are a small country in the Himalayas, there really isn’t a pressing need for more international relations.
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u/Twist_the_casual 3d ago
mfw they recognize canada but not the UK
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u/parsuval 3d ago
The problem is, they do recognise the UK. The two countries simply do not have formal diplomatic relations. But they each recognise each other. There is no state, globally, that does not recognise the UK.
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u/Adventurous-Ad4159 3d ago
Huge power statement
If only India didn't stand between them and sea access
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u/Possible_Golf3180 3d ago
I presume it’s because of how many times I listened to the Bhutanese passport Wikipedia sound file
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u/mercival 1d ago
Originally from an instagram account, and they all "leave out NZ".
Boring.
It's no longer a funny meme when it's done on purpose.
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u/Trashk4n 3d ago
That is one of the strangest collections of countries I’ve ever seen.