Welcome back to Flag Slash ran Friday.

I hope you like the Federated States of Micronesia episode as you know this the part where I kind of address things that didn't quite make it into the video.

For one I wanted to mention Operation Santa.

The U.

S.

Military drops off care packages to the island of copping Gamma Ronchi, and it's been going on ever since the fifties.

There's also a part where no one mentioned that the country has the longest coastline to land area ratio in the world.

In the food section, we forgot to mention that the Pompeian pepper is very popular.

They cook a lot of dishes with it on toll islands.

They have these devil masks.

They're traditionally used to scare off bad spirits.

I didn't get to mention any of the traditional dances like these, and I forgot to mention that the non model ruins are sometimes called the Venice of the Pacific because they were built with little canals.

We have those kind of like the biggest things.

Otherwise, yeah, let's move on to the flag.

So without further add, do you?

Micronesia is interesting because it has thousands of years of history, but in terms of contemporary sovereignty, it's relatively new.

First of all, the flag is a blue banner with 45 pointed stars on it, assembled in a diamond pattern, the blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, and the stars represent the four states of the federation Pompeii, Cheuk Yap and Co.

Straight and that's it.

But that was too simple.

So let's break down the flags of each of the states now.

Pumpkins Flag contains two wreaths of coconut leaves in a ceremonial Sakow cup made of a hollowed out coconut shell with 11 stars in a circular pattern symbolizing the 11 municipalities.

Jukes flag has a palm tree in the center, with 40 stars encircling it, representing the 40 municipalities and Attles of the area.

Yaps flag is interesting.

It contains a white ring with a silhouette of a traditional sailboat with a white ring inside, representing the traditional rai stones you confined all over the islands.

Finally, coast ray, which has to palm wreaths on either side of a traditional faf, a stone.

These were used to grind up Tero.

Above the stone are four stars representing the four municipalities of coast, right, keep in mind.

Prior to this, they were part of a trust territory of the USA, and they used this flag with six stars, six representing each of the states.

Except for Costa Rico.

Story used to belong to Pompeii is well.

The Mariana Islands and Palau.

Mariana Islands decided to opt out of the hole independence thing, whereas Palau decided to not joining the federation and become their own country prior to that there under the U.

N.

And all the other empires that took over them like the Japanese Empire, the Germans, the Spanish or something.

Yeah, the Spanish getting out again anyway.

The National seal in the center.

The seal contains a light blue disk with an ocean, and in the ocean is a floating sprouted coconut with four leads and four stars emblazoned above it on the upper half, representing the states of the federation.

A white banner below reading Peace, unity and Liberty, as well as 1979 the year that they gained independence with another label reading government off the Federated States of Micronesia.

This seat was actually made in 1986 shortly after signing the Compact of Free Association with the USA, which basically means that they could kind of work really well with the USA and move about each other's countries.

All that other details I mentioned in the episode and, yeah, this is the only national seal they've had, which means we are done, which means you know what time it is.

Geography, Fan mail time.

We got quite a bit of fan mail.

I'm gonna try to open it all in this room because there's no guest start this week and I'm kind of a little bit on a time crunch.

So here we go.

All right.

So you know how we start postcards.

It's really cool.

Aaron visited coast of in Sentinel, Portugal.

Sasha visited London.

Can't really quite read your names.

They visited the principality off Andorra.

Alex and Goethe, Turku, Finland.

Want that Some hockey ice cream So bad.

Francois, who lives in Galicia, Spain.

Steph from Dunnes Bro, Western Australia.

Alex sent this from Shanghai, China.

Costa Khalida, sent from East Male.

Alex sent this from Japan, and it's really cool is the first wooden wooden post card.

I've gotten Tristen from Macau.

He didn't visit.

He's a native resident.

That's really cool.

Jacob, who did AKI Boots program in Israel.

Sal visited Sicily, Italy.

Jamie from Australia visited the eyes rising Veldt, the world's largest ice cave in Austria.

And finally this really cool Luca visited.

Allow time for some letters.

Benjamin sends a letter from Japan.

He says he's been living in Nagaoka, Nikita, Japan, for since 2007.

He actually wrote an essay in Japanese about General Yamamoto.

I believe it's really cool how you became fluent and you live in that country.

And it's your home now.

Toby from Arizona Toby drew this really cool flag map of the world.

But then he sent This is a former USSR military medal.

It has the hammer and sickle.

See if I can read the Cyrillic through door boy.

Okay.

How did some random guy in Arizona get it?

Come across a USSR military medal?

That's weird, right?

Tobias from Bill fell.

Germany says it's not a very famous town, and usually Germans kind of joke about how it doesn't exist.

But one thing that they are famous for is how they had institutions for mentally ill people during Hitler's reign.

He wanted to put them in concentration camps and execute them.

But famous leader pastor bowled a shipping, deliberately opposed Hitler and said he would not comply.

He sends a lot of, ah view felled tourism stuff Home is where you're putting is because they're famous for putting a lot of cool things you can do.

Um, Bill felled Bielefeld is like in bold new device.

You really love your hometown, don't you?

Well, everybody, if you're interested, look up Bill Phil, Germany.

Nick from Minnesota, said he got all the way to Washington, D.

C.

And the Geography bee.

Wow.

So Grant runs the Vex Illogical Association of Kansas City.

This way it looks like a K, but if you flip it over, it looks like a k N C.

For Kansas City.

That's pretty clever.

So Will is from Florida, and he sent a bunch of stuff, said he's been watching the show for several months.

He really enjoyed episodes like Ireland, Lichtenstein, Hungary and Iceland.

Florida University go gators.

And there's a Russian store close to him and he sent me some Russian snacks.

I'm surprised her in Florida.

I thought you're gonna send something like Cuban, but, uh, core roach key.

What is this, huh?

Va?

Well, Russians make holla really know that?

I thought it was like a Middle Eastern thing.

Czar Nicholas.

Russian green tea.

I didn't know Russians were even into green tea.

But I got this package from John from San Antonio, Texas.

John did not write a letter, but he sent a ton of random things.

And for those you know, stand in general is a very beautiful, colorful city, Of course.

A Texas flag very similar to the chile flag.

But don't get mistaken.

For some reason, you sent me this Asterix comic.

And finally, it really does look like old paper or old parchment.

Oh, my gosh.

It's the United States Constitution and the preamble.

They also sends Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Well, John, that was very Texan and American of you.

Thank you, man.

Sometimes, you know, I just gotta bring it back to my roots.

My American roots.

Okay.

Benjamin sent this box, and it deliberately says do not open until the Micronesia fan Friday episode.

Well, this is that episode.

Ah, you sent a coconut water.

You know that I like coconut water.

Thanks.

What is this?

Single conch AJ.

That's okay, man.

I'm pretty sure Koreans not your first language.

You got one letter off, but that's okay.

I appreciate it.

Hugo's tow N W M s.

You go, Bearcats.

I hope things are going well for you and your friends at G n and your new house.

So I sent you some stuff I know you'll love.

Also says, give my girlfriend ELISA a shout out when you read this.

Hey, Lisa Sebastian from Spain.

All right.

Oh, it's a lock with the Basque flag.

Much of playing cards.

A little coffee mug on It has, like Spanish, French and bask written all over it.

Obviously, your football team, he sends all these cool postcards of beautiful places.

Like be the so a son Sebastian.

Roone.

Hey, I'm Basque Oniy.

Um Oh, You've sent me some stuff before, haven't you?

I'm sending you and the crew tons of goodies.

I wanted to send some foodstuffs, especially for Keith, but the restrictive postal codes won't allow in Spain.

He says the lock with a nice Basque flag on it is to keep Ken nicely.

Law?

Well, yes, thank you.

Vest, William.

Yeah, can chew through the last lock.

So I needed a new one anyway.

Thank you.

And Finally.

This is from Denmark.

I love Denmark.

It was the very first European country I ever went to.

And from Al.

Who's Denmark?

My mom is from Denmark in.

My dad is from Bosnia Herzegovina.

Oh, okay.

I've been subscribed since Surprise.

Surprise the Denmark episode.

I've watched almost every single one of your videos.

And you are without a doubt my favorite YouTubers.

Yeah, I recently visit my grandfather in Serbia and I brought you some Serbian snacks.

Oh, dang.

Well, let's look into this bunk showing the Danish and the Serbian flags who have had these Jaffa cakes.

They're really good.

Serbia.

Yeah, You got my size.

Men's medium.

Alright, here we go.

Hard to do this while holding a box of school banana.

Dude, your dad works at the factory that makes these.

Yeah, you know, I'm a liquid guy Jockey for now does not endorse underage drinking.

If you're underage, do not drink.

I am of age so I can drink this.

Just letting you know.

Oh, and you sent to Serbian liquor?

Drink two spirits.

I don't know what this is.

Do I think this was in my body and Herzegovina video This stuff I bought.

It's like made out of bell peppers and stuff.

I've never had this.

I've wanted to try it, though.

That's so cool.

Maybe I'll do like an instagram story of me trying this or something.

No freaking way.

You guys don't know what this is is probably like the most famous, like soft drink in all of Denmark.

Last time I tried this was, like four years ago.

Denmark and Serbia.

That's that's just about it for now.

But before we go, you know what time it is.

Return address contest.

I take one of your names out of this bag that has all your return addresses.

And whoever wins gets the scratch off map provided from Jogger Peep Federico.

He sells them on his website.

So if you don't win, you can buy one right here.

Thank you, Fred.

Rico.

All right, so here I go.

I'm just gonna pick one.

Gonna pick one.

Um, Marty, um, from Malaysia.

You just one.

All right, guys.

Well, this was really cool.

I love when you guys put your hometowns and home countries on display.

I'm gonna share some of this with my friends.

I can't have her all to myself.

And yeah, until next time.

Thank you.

Stay cool.

Stay tuned.

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I can't really do the salute thing, But you know what I'm doing?