Liberland
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Free Republic of Liberland Micronation |
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Motto: To live and let live
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Anthem: "Victory March to Glory Land"
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Claimed location of Liberland
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| Official languages | English | ||||
| Organizational structure | Self-proclaimed micronation with a parliamentary system | ||||
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• President
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Vít Jedlička (founder) | ||||
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• Established
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13 April 2015 | ||||
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• Total
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7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||
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0 | ||||
| Purported currency | Merit | ||||
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Website
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Liberland, officially the Free Republic of Liberland, is a micronation claiming a parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube river, between Croatia and Serbia. It was first proclaimed on 13 April 2015 by Czech right-libertarian politician and activist Vít Jedlička.
The official website of Liberland states that the nation was created due to the ongoing Croatia–Serbia border dispute. There has been no diplomatic recognition of Liberland by any country from the United Nations.
Since the Yugoslav Wars, some borderland territories between Serbia and Croatia have been disputed, such as the Island of Vukovar and the Island of Šarengrad; multiple news sources have reported that both Serbia and Croatia claim ownership of the land Jedlička has targeted. Jedlička, however, says that the land he has claimed, known as Gornja Siga (meaning upper tufa), was not claimed by either side.
The area is about 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi), and most of it is covered with forests. There are no residents. A journalist from Parlamentní listy who visited the area in April 2015 found a house that had been abandoned for about thirty years, according to people living in the vicinity. The access road was reported to be in a bad condition.
The Danube river, an international waterway with free access to the Black Sea for several landlocked nations, runs along the self-proclaimed territory.
The flag raising in Gornja Siga was performed by Vít Jedlička and some of his associates on the same day the republic was proclaimed. The flag consists of a yellow backdrop (symbolizing libertarianism) with a black stripe running horizontally through the centre (symbolizing anarchy/rebellion) and the coat of arms in the centre. Jedlička is a member of the Czech Party of Free Citizens, which bases its values on the classical liberal ideology.
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