Welcome back to flag slash van Friday.

Hope you like the Mauritania episode.

Another is the part where, you know, I cover things that I didn't get to talk about in the episode or I fix some mistakes.

For one that was kind of a weak punch.

You could see me looking at Nick before you punched me.

Second accident.

He said that Mauritania was in the Maghreb.

It's not, I meant to say Sahara and Suhel, not my gravity hell.

Third, I accidentally used the Francophone map, not the French Empire map.

The DRC was never part of The French Empire is part of the Belgian.

Another thing.

I wanted to talk a little bit more about this slavery thing.

I want to mention that in Mauritania they also kind of have, like villages that are designated for either street slaves or emancipated Slaves are slaves that ran away.

They are called Wahba.

There's a whole weird system going on.

There's documentaries that have been made on it.

But I also forgot to mention that the tallest mountain is also almost completely made up of iron ore deposits like seriously, sometimes compasses don't even work.

If you go on the mountain.

I forgot to mention the most notable mosque in the Capitol.

And walk shot the mosque.

Celtic kind of funded and made by the Saudis.

And yeah, that's just about it.

So let's jump into the flag.

So, without further at you, you know what?

I really hate The flag.

Emoji for Mauritania is still not updated.

Like whoever's in charge of Emojis.

Fix it anyway.

The real flag.

The flag is a green banner with two red bands on the top and bottom with a golden upward pointing crescent and star in the middle.

The green and gold are considered pan African colors, whereas the green specifically also symbolizes Islam as well as the bright future and the growth of the nation.

The gold symbolizes the sands of the Sahara and the red stands for Yeah, you guys were waiting for that, weren't you?

Once again, thank you can for making that animation.

You guys know Ken, right?

It was the guy you can as you know, I just moved into this new house, so in appreciation, you have just been upgraded from cage to dungeon.

Oh, yeah.

So that's all I need you here for now, So we'll get in your dungeon until I call you back.

Wait.

Really?

Yes.

Yeah, I'm serious.

Okay, So anyway, give mine This flag used to not have red stripes.

It used to be that way from independence up until 2017.

That meant up until 2017 they alongside with Jamaica were the only two flags in the world that didn't have any red, white or blue on them.

Now Jamaica is all alone.

Adding the Red stripes is actually kind of controversial.

The red stretch were actually part of a controversial referendum that changed up a lot of the nation's policies.

It included things like a polishing, the constitutional men man's getting rid of some of the people in the Senate changing the national anthem.

There actually a lot of protests and opposition forces.

One senator was arrested for corruption and he went on a hunger strike.

The whole back story to it, of course, prior to that there, actually under the French under the French Empire and prior to that, they didn't really have a flag.

So anyway, yeah, the seal of Mauritania, the sea was pretty simple.

It's just a disc with the flag colors in the middle, minus the red overlapped Buy a palm in a flower plant all with the words Islamic Republic of Mauritania, written in both Arabic and French on the top and bottom edges on an outer white disc.

And yeah, that was pretty simple because yeah, is, uh this is pretty much the only seal they've ever had.

So I guess you know what that means.

It's time for Jogbra fan mail time.

Oh, yeah, Let's do it.

Postcards.

Okay, so we got a postcard from Slovakia.

Thank you so much you'd on Sidney who visited Nassau, Bahamas.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Luke Elia's Elias Gutenberg, Sweden.

We got another one from Paris.

These people, they're shoe lovely writing a shoe.

Lauren visited Anna Maria Island to know that.

Thank you so much.

Kate.

Melanie visited the bowl.

Eric Islands.

Oh, we got the Russian World Cup.

Thank you so much.

Sultan Joel from Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

Never even heard of that place.

And Homo.

I was born in Minnesota.

Ben, Singapore, Singapore.

Wow.

They have really awesome looking lakes or rivers.

They have really cool looking rivers.

Then that's a baby.

Yeah, baby.

Yeah, water.

You have water.

Get good water.

Looks great.

Max.

Who visited Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Ryan and Ethan, Ireland.

Sweet have of me.

Hey, Liam Visited.

Bled Slovenia.

Milwaukee.

This is a pretty cool looking flag.

Thank you so much.

Pedro.

Stephanie, Who visited Schloss Heaven?

Kim's a probably portrait.

That pronunciation Germany Who got a postcard from New York?

Sam Erie Canal.

Mega me!

Gain me.

It's me again and again.

Yeah, but your name is John.

Anyway, you visited the Tyrol region of Italy.

We got one from Oxford.

All right.

Thank you so much.

From Seville, Spain.

All these really cool.

We got a postcard from Small barred the northernmost part of Norway of Houston.

US visited from Lithuania and he said he had Thio rent a gun to protect against polar bears when he visited.

Thank you so much.

Seale visited China way got acute.

Panda Photo of a panda is a panda photo off a panda way.

Actually got this really cool postcard from Geren.

He visited Yonaguni, which is famous for being the westernmost island of Japan.

It's only 108 kilometers off the coast of Taiwan.

And if you look off the horizon.

You could see the mainland.

Well, not really.

Mainly because Taiwan is also.

But you could see Taiwan a lot of time.

So we got one from all Fonds from Netherlands.

Wow, It's a lot of bank notes, just like all these YouTubers flexing $100 bills.

But I'm like I got a 1904 Yugoslav dinar.

To me, this seems more valuable than just one country of currency.

Lovely letter.

Thank you, guys.

It's a like and subscribe.

Just my merchant.

Jeez.

Oh, no.

Oh, by the way, can you got it?

You got a postcard?

No, Uh, it's from Han from Malaysia.

Thank you so much, Ken.

You also got a letter shall rule.

Jared Jared from I like it.

When you were in the care of Bus Episode Dallas Ooh, the episode was another episode.

You were in that I liked great letter man Steve, who is actually a principal at a school.

But he used to teach geography, and he says he uses some of geography now videos in his classes.

L a vellum.

I love it when I get letters from teachers.

Sameer, who is Arab?

Israeli.

That's cool.

Sent some snacks from Israel and he also sent a Palestine flag sticker is really cool.

He also sent a map Haifa, which is one of the most touristy spots of Israel.

We got a package from Jacob from Wisconsin.

Oh, yeah, we just exactly the same flag was complimenting on the color.

Today's episode is Milwaukee is the winner.

Christmas ornaments.

Nice.

Wow, I'll see Matthew from Virginia.

He made a geography now, Law, all the dates all the episodes have been done.

The ones that we haven't done yet.

Their empties.

But a lot of time into that, that's for sure.

And Ken actually got his own package.

What's Colorado?

I'm guessing it's the Colorado flag.

Yes, it is.

Heather and John.

What is this?

That is hilarious.

I got a little pot from Colorado.

Uh, yeah.

You got some cool fans in Colorado, Ken.

I'm just saying something from Texas.

Wow.

Okay, people from lingua tease dot com They want to know if they could work and collaborate with the sponsorship.

I don't know what this is, but I'll see if I could check it out.

Cool.

Thanks.

Lands from Singapore.

Great drawing on the flag.

Uh, we got a package from Brady at New Hampshire.

Map off Europe.

We got a map of the whole world.

We got the shape of New Hampshire from Pakistan, so check this out.

Oh, I believe your name is Hassan.

Of course he sends the Pakistan flag.

He made a comic called Pakistan Man.

I guess it's kind of like a nationalistic hero.

It's a comic book.

I'm really interested in these sponsors, actually.

Look at that condo burger.

I want to see this place while Condom burger and the history of Pakistan.

That's pretty nifty places here in New York style pizza.

Dude, Hassan, you are really talented.

I commend you for making an entire comic book series and cartoon.

Pakistan's a beautiful country.

It is Jeffrey from Philadelphia.

I am so sorry.

I got this a long time ago.

Go.

But I didn't open it up.

Oh, but I was moving into this new house, and I totally lost it in a bunch of boxes.

I'm sorry.

This is the American Declaration of Independence.

Okay, we got a package from Jake from Virginia.

Oh, nice.

This is all that's those half or Oh, this.

I met this guy in Maryland, right?

This had even feels very comfortable.

Coaster that I made by hand by weaving it as if it was a basket.

Oh, and this?

Oh, wow.

You collected like, Wow.

He sent in his collection and he collected every single one of them except American Samoa.

That's a lot.

Do you want this plan?

That would be awesome.

Keep it.

The only one condition is can you have to find the American Samoa Quarter?

I will find the American Samoa Quarter.

Thank you, Jake.

Finally, one last box from E.

J.

From Massachusetts.

Whoa!

The team rocket shirt is for you.

The Boston shirt is large, so if Ken can wear it, give it to him.

Great combination.

I guess I'm Team Rocket and I'm Boston.

I'm gonna totally put these on my bookshelf.

It's off the map by Derek Nelson.

Maps in History by Jeremy Black is a lot of information and insight to maps and the history of maps.

All right, so you know what time it is?

Return address contest.

Which means I put all of your return address is in this bag right here.

Ken's gonna take one out, and he's gonna pick a winner and whoever wins gets this scratch off math sent to us by a jogger, people.

Fred Rico, Who sells them on his website.

If you don't mean you can buy one right here or what Link in the description.

Who do we got?

10.

We got Richard Tyler from Y o me.

Nice.

You just warn.

Well, guys, thank you so much.

I really appreciate it when you guys send in stuff and put your hometowns and home countries on display.

I guess that's pretty much it.