See 3 Hidden Countries Of The World You Have Never Heard of (PHOTOS)

The world has 197 countries in it and they are all beautiful in one way or the other.





Starting from the South Pacific Islands, we shall be talking about the country of TUVALU. I guess, you must not have heard about this country.


























This is a country located in the Pacific Islands. A friend of mine surveyed 29,000 people on Instagram and 71% said they have never heard of TUVALU. Tuvalu is the world's 4th smallest country with less than 10,000 people. Only the Vatican, Monaco and Nauru are smaller than Tuvalu.

Take a look at the only prison in TUVALU, the front gate is not even closed.






The country is always hot. According to a friend who visited the country, he said, during the daytime, you hardly see people around while the weather is hot, but around 5pm every evening, as the sun starts to set, their airport runway turns into a massive playground, where the entire populace comes out to do different kinds of sports such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, Rugby, Running and even their own invented sports called 'Te-Ano', not minding the fact that they are on the airport runway.









































However, they said the airport is the only large space they have on the Island and that's the reason why they use it as playground and there would be a siren to notify them anytime there's an emergency on the airport (perhaps if a plane is about to land or take off).











Tuvalu is quite a lovely place with kind hearted people.

The Next country I will be talking about is the country of the South Eastern Coast of Africa and it's called COMOROS.











It's the 170th smallest country in the world, located somewhere between Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It's so small, that there are no ATMs to get cash. It makes use of Franc as a currency. I'm presuming that 95% of people reading this article have not heard of 'COMOROS' or anything about it.
















This is the flag of Comoros and it has 5 colours in it. The green colour designates the colour of Islam, which is their religion. The yellow colour is for the Island of Moheli; the white is for the Island of Mayotte. The red is for the Island of Anjouan and the blue color is for the Island of Ngazidja.
















'Comoros' is an Arabic name, which means "el-qamer" – the moon, but it is known as 'Comores' in French and 'Comores' in English. Its capital city is called Moroni.






A friend discovered that about 820,000 people of mixed ethnicities, call Comoros their home and by their facial outlook, they're probably a combination of East African, Arabic and French features.






Most Comorians speak at least three languages fluently – French, Shikomoro and Arabic. French is widely spoken because, much like its neighbors was colonized by France for a long time.






Here are their traditional cap called 'Kofia' and their local food called 'pilau'.





















The beaches in Comoros are quite pretty and perfect for relaxation. Apart from the beaches, the nature everywhere is incredible. You will find tons of coconut trees, rolling mountains, volcanoes and a salt lake. Mount Karthala, which the biggest active volcano in the world is found here. Items are found to be very cheap in Comoros.





















Comoros is quite a Special place, but It has only few visitors because getting to Comoros Island is not easy – it's expensive.

Finally, the third country I will be highlighting here is DJIBOUTI.










Djibouti is a tiny country not bigger than New Jersey, that sits on the horn of Africa along one of the world's most important waterways – The Red Sea.






Observably, Stepping into the country gives impression of French and Arabic, but mostly French. The capital, Djibouti City has retained all of its French influence after being colonized by France in the 19th century.
















Djibouti is a good country but it's not a touristy area because, it has an intense security and It's very expensive there in Djibouti – one the most expensive countries in the world.





















The question is, why is this country so heavily securitized and expensive?






I think the reason is because Djibouti is a hub for foreign military bases as the U.S., France, Italy, Japan and recently, China all have massive facilities in the country. Their presence, combined with the rapid urbanization of the country have caused prices to skyrocket despite a quarter of Djibouti's one million residents living in extreme poverty.