When your book is available internationally, you can check how your book is displayed in a country/region or language. YouTube Premium memberships are available in the countries/territories listed below. In this guide, we rank all the countries in the world by their total area, from the largest to the smallest. We also provide insights into how land and water areas are calculated, and why some rankings may differ across sources. Vatican City holds the title as the world’s smallest country, with an area of just 0.17 square mile (0.44 square km).

Supported countries for selling books on Google Play

If you have active Community Guidelines strikes on your channel, you can apply after your strikes expire. You can also apply after you’ve successfully appealed to have your Community Guidelines strikes removed. Current members of the program won’t be removed when receiving Community Guidelines strikes. After choosing how you want to monetize, you’ll be able to manage ad preferences, turn on monetization for your uploads, and more.

Russia

• Your YouTube Premium membership should be used predominantly in the country where you signed up for it (your subscription country).
• Your channel also must not have any active Community Guidelines strikes in order to apply.
• Users in these countries need to purchase a Google SIP Link Standard or Premier subscription to connect phone numbers from their carriers to Google Voice.
• The size of a country—its total surface area—plays a significant role in shaping its natural resources, population distribution, climate, biodiversity, and even geopolitical influence.
• There are 54 countries in Africa, 44 in Asia, 14 in Australia, 47 in Europe, 23 in North America, 12 in South America, and 0 in Antarctica.

It also allows revenue countries with lowest debt sharing from ads being served on your content. Learn more about the features, eligibility criteria, and application details in this article. A country, often referred to as a nation or a state, encompasses a distinct geographic region governed by a single government.

List of countries of the world

If your first application wasn’t successful, don’t worry – you can appeal the decision within 21 days or keep uploading original content and you’ll be able to re-apply after a 30-day period. If this isn’t your first application to be rejected, or you’ve previously re-applied, you can try again after a 90-day period. Learn more about steps you can take to strengthen your application for next time. Keep in mind that any public watch hours from Shorts views in the Shorts Feed don’t count towards the 4,000 public watch hours threshold. For info about Shorts view eligibility with regards to how we calculate payments, see our YouTube Shorts monetization policies. Every channel that meets the threshold will go through a standard review process.

Hyping videos eligibility, availability & policies

The UN also uses 3-letter codes, and numerical codes to identify nations, and those are shown above. Once you qualify for the higher eligibility criteria for YPP, you will be eligible to receive a share of the revenue from ads served on your content. According to our Terms of Service, YouTube retains the right to serve ads on all content on the platform.

Once you accept YPP terms and link an active AdSense for YouTube account, your channel will automatically be put in a review queue. Our automated systems and human reviewers will review your channel as a whole to make sure your channel follows all of our policies and guidelines. Check back in the Earn section of YouTube Studio anytime to see the status of your application. We’ve expanded the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) to more creators with earlier access to fan funding and Shopping features. The expanded YouTube Partner Program is available to eligible creators in these countries/regions. If you’re in one of these countries/regions, check out this article to learn more about the changes to YPP.

An independent country is not only a self-governed nation with its authorities but also requires international diplomatic recognition of its sovereignty. The size of a country—its total surface area—plays a significant role in shaping its natural resources, population distribution, climate, biodiversity, and even geopolitical influence. From the expansive wilderness of Russia to the compact urban centers of city-states like Vatican City, countries across the globe vary drastically in area.

• The 2-letter codes shown above are supplied by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
• YouTube Premium memberships are available in the countries/territories listed below.
• Every channel that meets the threshold will go through a standard review process.
• Russia is the world’s largest country, with a total area of 6,592,850 square miles (17,075,400 square km).

The list follows international naming conventions and includes sovereign states recognized by the United Nations and beyond. For the first 7 days after you’ve published a video, viewers will see the option to hype. Your viewers can hype your videos to show their excitement for your content and help your channel get discovered by new audiences. As the YouTube Partner Program continues to grow, it’s important to maintain a healthy, active ecosystem of channels. Keep in mind delays are possible due to higher-than-usual application volumes, system issues, or resource limitations. All YPP applications are serviced in the order they’re received by us.

Singapore

Join us on this exciting journey as we discover and learn about the countries and cultures that shape our global community. If you are based in the US, you can send money to friends and family in India, Mexico, Brazil, and the Philippines. Learn how to send international money transfers with Google Pay (US only).

Sometimes channels require multiple reviews, especially when several reviewers disagree on your channel’s suitability for YPP. If you’re not eligible yet, select Get notified in the Earn area of YouTube Studio. We’ll send you an email once the expanded YPP program is available to you and you’ve reached the eligibility thresholds.

What if I don’t meet the program threshold?

If you’d like us to notify you when you’re eligible, select Get notified in the Earn area of YouTube Studio. You’ll get an email once you’ve met either of the below eligibility thresholds. Our comprehensive list of world countries includes all UN members and Vatican City which have country flags, short names, and official names of each country. Russia is the world’s largest country, with a total area of 6,592,850 square miles (17,075,400 square km). Whether you’re learning about different places, planning a trip, or just curious, our website is your go-to resource for exploring the diverse countries that make up our world.

As we are developing the functionality, we want the option to hype a video to support content that is appropriate for all audiences. Accordingly, we reserve the right to revise our policies as necessary and to remove the option to hype from channels and remove content that violates our policies from the leaderboard. Along with the top hyped videos being featured on the leaderboard, you may also see them highlighted across YouTube with a special “Hyped” badge for the first 7 days.