Micronations/List of already existing micronations/The Free Republic of Liberland

thumb|Coat of Arms of Liberland Liberland, officially the Free Republic of Liberland, is a micronation claiming an uninhabited parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube, between Croatia and Serbia. It was proclaimed on 13 April 2015 by Czech libertarian politician and activist Vít Jedlička.Nolan Daniel Welcome to Liberland: Europe's Newest State //news.vice.com/article/welcome-to-liberland-europes-newest-state 25 April 2015 Vice News 25 April 2015 The official website of Liberland states that the nation was created due to the ongoing Croatia–Serbia border dispute,https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32332473 Balkans: Czech man claims to establish 'new state' BBC News 17 April 2015Martínek Jan Člen Svobodných vyhlásil na území bývalé Jugoslávie vlastní stát http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/367000-clen-svobodnych-vyhlasil-na-uzemi-byvale-jugoslavie-vlastni-stat.html 15 April 2015 Právo Novinky.cz 15 April 2015 CzechČech si medzi Srbskom a Chorvátskom založil vlastný štát http://www.sme.sk/c/7751515/cech-si-medzi-srbskom-a-chorvatskom-zalozil-vlastny-stat.html 15 April 2015 TASR sme.sk 15 April 2015 Slovak in which some areas to the east of the Danube are claimed by both Serbia and Croatia, while some areas to the west, including the area of Liberland, are considered part of Serbia by Croatia, but Serbia does not claim them. The size of the land in question is 7 km2 sqmi on, or roughly the same as Gibraltar. It has been administered by Croatia since the Croatian War of Independence.War and Peace on the Danube: The Evolution of the Croatia-Serbia Boundary Klemenčić Mladen 9781897643419 International Boundaries Research Unit 2001 Durham, England https://books.google.com/books?id=DpcBX2eH0LYC Schofield Clive H. 19 There has been no diplomatic recognition of Liberland, although it has established relations with Somaliland (also unrecognized).https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-40829012/page/2 Somaliland says it wants closer cooperation with unrecognised Liberland BBC News 11 October 2017 26 September 2017 Englishhttp://www.somalilandinformer.com/somaliland/the-free-republic-of-liberland-has-successfully-begun-the-mutual-recognition-process-with-the-republic-of-somaliland/ The Free Republic of Liberland has successfully begun the mutual recognition process with the Republic of Somaliland 27 September 2017 Somaliland Informer English https://web.archive.org/web/20171012150141/http://www.somalilandinformer.com/somaliland/the-free-republic-of-liberland-has-successfully-begun-the-mutual-recognition-process-with-the-republic-of-somaliland October 12, 2017 11 October 2017 The land lacks infrastructure and lies on a floodplain.Palmeri Tara Looking for Liberland https://www.politico.eu/article/looking-for-liberland-serbia-croatia-vit-jedlicka-danube-swamp-anarchist-libertarian-utopia-taxation-flood-plain-swamp/ POLITICO 2 September 2016http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/liberland-medijska-bomba-koja-zabavlja-stanovnike-drzave Liberland, medijska bomba koja zabavlja stanovnike 'države' 23 April 2015 Al Jazeera Balkans Location The dispute regarding the border along the Danube River valley first arose in 1947 but was left unresolved during the existence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It became a contentious issue after the breakup of Yugoslavia. Serbia holds the opinion that the thalweg of the Danube valley and the centerline of the river represents the international border between the two countries. Croatia disagrees and claims that the international border lies along the boundaries of the cadastral municipalities located along the river—departing from the course at several points—reflecting the course of the Danube which existed in the 19th century before meandering and hydraulic engineering works altered its course. As a result, Croatia claims a large part of the disputed area controlled by Serbia, while Serbia does not claim the much smaller parts controlled by Croatia. Jedlička 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 about the same size of Gibraltar, and most of it is covered with forests. There are no residents. A journalist from the Czech newspaper 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.Panenka Radim Navštívili jsme nový stát Liberland, který v Evropě založil Čech Vít Jedlička. Podívejte se, jak to tam vypadá http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/monitor/Navstivili-jsme-novy-stat-Liberland-ktery-v-Evrope-zalozil-Cech-Vit-Jedlicka-Podivejte-se-jak-to-tam-vypada-371507 20 April 2015 Parlamentní Listy 20 April 2015 Czech The Danube, an international waterway with free access to the Black Sea for several landlocked nations, runs along the self-proclaimed territory. History Proclamation thumb|250x250px|The territory claimed by Liberland is the largest green-colored land parcel, marked as "Siga" on the map. Due to differences in the border definitions, the yellow-colored parts to the east are claimed by both Serbia and Croatia. Croatia asserts that the green parts are part of Serbia, but Serbia does not claim them. This led Jedlička to assert that the green parts have remained unclaimed by both sides. The flag raising in Gornja Siga was performed by Vít Jedlička and some of his associates on the same day the republic was proclaimed.Koulová Zuzana On to myslí vážně! Vít Jedlička, zakladatel nového státu Liberland, promluvil. Zavádí elektřinu, internet, všechno. A lidé se k němu hrnou http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/arena/rozhovory/On-to-mysli-vazne-Vit-Jedlicka-zakladatel-noveho-statu-Liberland-promluvil-Zavadi-elektrinu-internet-vsechno-A-lide-se-k-nemu-hrnou-370917 15 April 2015 Parlamentní Listy 15 April 2015 Czech15 April 2015 CZ: Liberland video Czech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I74R1tDxdto 17 April 2015 Medium Europe Jedlička is a member of the Czech Party of Free Citizens, which bases its values on the classical liberal ideology. Jedlička stated that no nation claims the land as its own and he therefore could claim it using the terra nullius doctrine. The border, he argued, was defined in accordance with Croatian and Serbian border claims and did not interfere with any other state's sovereignty. Jedlička said in April 2015 that an official diplomatic note would be sent to both Croatia and Serbia, and later to all other states, with a formal request for international recognition.Čeh proglasio državu između Srbije i Hrvatske http://www.b92.net/zivot/vesti.php?yyyy=2015&mm=04&dd=15&nav_id=980758 15 April 2015 BETA B92 15 April 2015 Serbian On 20 April 2015, Jedlička delivered a lecture at the Prague School of Economics, titled "Liberland – how a state is born" . He discussed various aspects of the project and the interest it has attracted around the world. One topic that he brought up was the Montevideo Convention; he explained that Liberland intended to satisfy the principles of the convention, which is commonly used to define a state. At the time of the lecture, the Liberland project had assigned ten people willing to handle foreign relations.Panenka Radim Je to smršť! Skoro nespím, osadníci se hrnou, noviny se předhánějí. My to prostě uděláme, slyšel plný sál od Víta Jedličky, zakladatele státu Liberland http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/zpravy/kauzy/Je-to-smrst-Skoro-nespim-osadnici-se-hrnou-noviny-se-predhaneji-My-to-proste-udelame-slysel-plny-sal-od-Vita-Jedlicky-zakladatele-statu-Liberland-371719 21 April 2015 Parlamentní Listy 21 April 2015 Czech Other topics covered in the lecture included the concept of voluntary taxation and how the large number of citizenship applications had made it necessary to restructure the citizenship process to be more effective, since it was only based on an e-mail account. On 18 December 2015, Jedlička held an event at which he presented the first provisional government of Liberland and its ministers of finance, foreign affairs, interior and justice as well as two vice presidents.Government announcement https://liberland.org/en/news/president-vit-jedlicka-of-free-republic-of-liberland-has-presented-first-members-of-government-117.htm liberland.org 20 January 2016March 2017 Flag The flag consists of a yellow backdrop (symbolizing libertarianism) with a black stripe running horizontally through the centre (symbolizing less government, anarchy/rebellion) and the coat of arms in the centre.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-libertarian-about-to-launch-a-hostile-takeover-of-europes-newest-country-a6988741.html Meet the man who is setting up a new country in the middle of Europe The Independent en-GB 2016-04-18https://mobile.twitter.com/liberlanddev/status/590389631151116288 Twitter mobile.twitter.com 28 December 2015 Within the coat of arms, the bird represents freedom, the tree represents prosperity, the blue river represents the Danube River, and the sun represents happiness.https://video.vice.com/rs/video/liberland/5b0fef74f1cdb362ee1fef8f Liberland Video sr 2018-11-10 Access Croatian authorities have frequently blocked access to the area since the beginning of May 2015.Police in the Balkans block inauguration of Europe's new "mini-state" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/05/09/microstate-tax-haven-in-the-balkans-not-that-easy 9 May 2015 Associated Press 9 May 2015Ristić Borislav Putovanje u Liberland zasad stoji 2400 kuna – tolika je kazna za ilegalni prijelaz granice http://www.vecernji.hr/hrvatska/uhiceni-u-liberlandu-podupiru-nas-bogati-investitori-koji-zele-financirati-trajno-naseljavanje-liberlanda-1005005 12 May 2015 Večernji List 11 May 2015 Croatian In May 2015, Vít Jedlička and his translator Sven Sambunjak were briefly detained by Croatian police after making an attempt to cross the border. Jedlička spent one night in detention and then was convicted and ordered to pay a fine for illegal crossing of the Croatian borderGetto Ivica Osnivač Liberlanda kažnjen s 2400 kuna za ilegalni prelazak hrvatske granice http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/269017/1/Osnivac-Liberlanda-kaznjen-s-2400-kuna-za-ilegalni-prelazak-hrvatske-granice 11 May 2015 Glas Slavonije 11 May 2015 Croatian but appealed the verdict. He claimed that there were at least three Liberland citizens inside the area, who came from Switzerland.Wirnitzer Jan Jedličkova bitva u Moháče. Všichni nám tu fandí, říká tvůrce Liberlandu http://zpravy.idnes.cz/rozhovor-s-vitem-jedlickou-liberland-dwo-/zahranicni.aspx?c=A150511_140712_zahranicni_jw 24 May 2015 iDnes 11 May 2015 CzechRistić Borislav Vid Jedlička uhićen nakon ulaska na teritorij Liberlanda http://www.vecernji.hr/zanimljivosti/vit-jedlicka-svi-veleposlanici-su-izrazili-svoje-odusevljenje-liberlandom-1004655 10 May 2015 Večernji List 9 May 2015 CroatianTřeček Čeněk Sedlářová Barbora Chorvatsko zatklo "prezidenta" Liberlandu. Bylo to přátelské, tvrdí Čech http://zpravy.idnes.cz/chorvate-zadrzeli-vita-jedlicku-dal-/zahranicni.aspx?c=A150510_070455_zahranicni_cen 10 May 2015 iDnes 10 May 2015 CzechHayden Sally President of Liberland Arrested for Trespassing into His Own Self-Declared Country https://news.vice.com/article/president-of-liberland-arrested-for-trespassing-into-his-own-self-declared-country 11 May 2015 Vice News 11 May 2015 Later that month, Vít Jedlička was detained again.Croatia: Liberland’s president arrested again http://inserbia.info/today/2015/05/croatia-liberlands-president-arrested-again/ 24 May 2015 inSerbia 17 May 2015 Initially, reporters were able to enter the area with Jedlička but subsequently they were also denied entry, including journalists from the Serbian public broadcast service Radio Television of Vojvodina,Spasojević Vesna Liberlend, zemlja koje – nema http://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/drustvo/liberlend-zemlja-koje-nema_590231.html 18 April 2015 Radio Televizija Vojvodine 17 April 2015 Serbian and from the Bosnian newspaper Dnevni avaz.Trako Evelin POTRAGA ZA LIBERLANDOM Reporteri "Avaza" na ničijoj zemlji između Srbije i Hrvatske http://www.avaz.ba/clanak/174932/potraga-za-liberlandom-reporteri-avaza-na-nicijoj-zemlji-izmedu-srbije-i-hrvatske 26 April 2015 Dnevni Avaz 26 April 2015 Bosnian bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20160428162402/http://www.avaz.ba/clanak/174932/potraga-za-liberlandom-reporteri-avaza-na-nicijoj-zemlji-izmedu-srbije-i-hrvatske 28 April 2016 dmy-all The detained were from various countries, including Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and the United States. Croatian police have continued detaining people, including those that entered the area by boat (via an international waterway).http://www.vecernji.hr/hrvatska/igrali-odbojku-na-plazi-u-liberlandu-pa-ih-uhitila-hrvatska-policija-1010393 Igrali odbojku na 'plaži u Liberlandu' pa ih uhitila hrvatska policija - Večernji.hr Vecernji.hr 13 June 2015 23 December 2015Bradarić Branimir Liberland optužuje Hrvatsku za invaziju http://www.vecernji.hr/hrvatska/liberland-optuzuje-hrvatsku-za-invaziju-1011418 20 June 2015 Večernji List 20 June 2015 CroatianHayden Sally Liberland Accuses Croatia of Invasion and Releases Video of 'Citizen' Abduction https://news.vice.com/article/liberland-accuses-croatia-of-invasion-and-releases-video-of-citizen-abduction 20 June 2015 Vice 19 June 2015 One of them, Danish activist Ulrik Grøssel Haagensen, was placed in house arrest for 5 days before being sentenced to 15 days of prison, triggering some protests in Denmark.https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/politik/dansk-mand-anholdt-efter-indtraengen-i-ingenmandsland/5619913 Dansk mand anholdt efter indtrængen i 'Ingenmandsland' Rådhuspladsen 37 1785 København V. Telefon: 33111313 Fax: 33141000 ekstrabladet.dkhttps://www.folkets.dk/node/702 Hvorfor sidder danske Ulrik i et mørkt fangehul på Balkan? FOLKETS In May 2016, several appeals court decisions from Croatia were published. The court upheld that crossing into Liberland from Croatia is illegal, but found the convictions for entering Liberland from Serbia improper. The court said that the lower court committed "a fundamental breach of misdemeanor proceedings" and "essential procedural violations". It further ruled that "the facts were incorrectly and incompletely established [by the prosecutor] which could lead to misapplication of substantive law". A retrial was ordered in 6 of the 7 appeals. The lower court is required to determine the location of the border and the border crossing.http://liberlandpress.com/2016/05/liberland-wins-appeals-lower-courts-committed-fundamental-breach-must-rule-border/ Liberland Wins Appeals! Lower Courts "Committed a Fundamental Breach" and "Must Rule On Border" Liberland Press 2016-05-02 Liberland Press 2016-05-04March 2017 Public reactions Journalists have been uncertain as to how serious Jedlička is about his claims, with some calling it a publicity stunt.Simone Alina On the Danube, the world's newest micro-nation. But Liberland has a problem. http://wlrn.org/post/danube-worlds-newest-micro-nation-liberland-has-problem 18 July 2015 29 June 2015Man forms own European country and more than 160,000 people want citzenship y – trouble is, you can’t get in http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/24/man-forms-own-european-country-and-more-than-160000-people-want-citzenship-trouble-is-you-cant-get-in-5164715/ 11 May 2015 24 April 2015 In an interview with Parlamentní Listy in April 2015, Jedlička claimed that he had received positive reactions for his initiative, mainly from his own party the Party of Free Citizens, for which he was a regional chairman,http://hradecky.denik.cz/z-regionu/ptejte-se-lidra-sso-v-kralovehradeckem-kraji-vita-jedlicky-20131018.html Ptejte se lídra Strany svobodných občanů v Královéhradeckém kraji Víta Jedličky - Hradecký deník 18 Oct 2013 Hradecký Deník Czech 15 May 2017 but also from some members of the Civic Democratic Party and the Pirate Party. On 20 May 2015, Petr Mach, the leader of the Party of Free Citizens, expressed support for the creation of a state based on ideas of freedom, adding that the Party of Free Citizens wants the Czech Republic to become a similarly free country.http://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/profily/Petr-Mach-47661/otazka/Liberland-84886 Petr Mach | ParlamentniListy.cz – politika ze všech stran Parlamentnilisty.cz 23 December 2015 Dominik Stroukal from the Czech-Slovak branch of the Ludwig von Mises Institute wrote: "The escapade succeeded for Vít. The whole world reports about Liberland with words like 'tax competition', 'libertarianism', etc."Stroukal Dominik Několik nestrukturovaných poznámek k Liberlandu http://www.mises.cz/clanky/nekolik-nestrukturovanych-poznamek-k-liberlandu-1744.aspx 18 April 2015 Ludwig von Mises Institut – Česko & Slovensko 18 April 2015 Czech Goran Vojković, professor of law and columnist from the Croatian news portal Index.hr, described Liberland as a "circus which threatens Croatian territory", and argued that there was a risk that Croatia's claim to control land on the other side of the Danube may be weakened by the attention that the Liberland project has drawn to the border dispute.Vojković Goran Liberland je Srbija! http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/liberland-je-srbija/819573.aspx 14 May 2015 index.hr 12 May 2015 Croatian In 2016, an article in Stratfor summarized the initiative as follows: "Liberland is a curious case because, in principle, none of the actors that could claim control over it seems interested in doing so. But this will probably remain a curiosity with negligible consequences at the international level. For the rest of the world's disputed territories, violence and diplomacy will remain the main tools to claim ownership."Introducing Liberland, Europe's Newest Country https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/introducing-liberland-europes-newest-country stratfor.com Stratfor 24 October 2016 25 September 2016 Legal analysis Legal experts in both Serbia and Croatia have said that, under international law, Jedlička lacks the right to claim the area, which is currently the subject of a dispute between the two nations.Croatian police question Czech leader of wannabe country ‘Liberland’. http://praguepost.com/world-news/47706-croatian-police-question-czech-man-heading-liberland 18 July 2015 10 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160126202617/http://praguepost.com/world-news/47706-croatian-police-question-czech-man-heading-liberland 26 January 2016Liberland’s leader detained while trying to enter the country he just invented https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/11/liberlands-leader-detained-while-trying-to-enter-the-country-he-just-invented/ 11 May 2015 19 July 2015 Croatia and Serbia have dismissed Jedlička's claims as frivolous, although the two countries have reacted in different ways. On 24 April 2015, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that while they consider the affair a trivial matter, the "new state" does not impinge upon the Serbian border, which is delineated by the Danube.McKirdy Euan Liberland: Could the world's newest micronation get off the ground? http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/25/europe/liberland-worlds-newest-micronation/index.html 25 April 2015 CNN 25 April 2015 Croatia, which currently administers the land in question, has stated that after international arbitration, it should be awarded to Croatia or Serbia, not to a third party.http://hu.mvep.hr/hu/hirek/on-virtual-narratives-at-croatia%E2%80%99s-borders,30113.html Mađarska - MVEP • On Virtual Narratives at Croatia’s Borders hu.mvep.hr 2016-06-09 An article in the Chicago Journal of International Law, the law review of the University of Chicago Law School, examined Liberland's claim to statehood in light of the criteria laid out by the Montevideo Convention. According to the author, "Croatia’s insistence that Liberland is part of Serbia could constitute a renunciation of Croatia’s legal rights to Liberland. Conversely, if the territory that Liberland claims as its own is Serbian, the Serbian government’s renunciation of its title to that land could also be a quitclaim that would transform the legal status of the land to terra nullius. In both instances, the territory would belong to the first entity —in this case Liberland— to claim it. However, because of the complicated history of the Croatian-Serbian border region, it may be difficult to ascertain who the land belongs to under international law."Rossman, Gabriel (2016) "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (But Still So Far): Assessing Liberland’s Claim of Statehood," Chicago Journal of International Law: Vol. 17: No. 1, Article 10. URL: http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol17/iss1/10 An article in the Michigan Journal of International Law argues that the United Nations should recognize Liberland.http://www.mjilonline.org/an-argument-for-the-international-recognition-of-liberland/ An Argument for the International Recognition of Liberland 2015-10-12 The Michigan Journal of International Law en-US 2019-04-22 Plan of administration A government with ten to twenty members has been suggested for the administration of Liberland, to be elected by electronic voting. Liberland intends to operate on an open-border policy. The goal of the micronation, as claimed by its website, is to create "a society where righteous people can prosper with minimal state regulations and taxes". The founders are inspired by countries like Monaco and Liechtenstein. Liberland has published a draft version of a codified constitutionLiberland.org – Constitution http://liberland.org/en/constitution/ liberland.org 25 April 2015August 2018 and a list of laws to be included in the constitution. These documents describe Liberland as a country governed under a three-power system with executive, legislative and judicial sectors that seek to promote individual rights, including property rights, freedom of speech and the right to keep and bear arms. It has also a list of criminal offences, which include "polluting environment", "public nuisance" in addition to crimes such as murder, manslaughter and theft.https://web.archive.org/web/20160102062347/https://liberland.org/en/laws/ Liberland.org - Free Republic of Liberland Laws 2 January 2016 web.archive.org There are plans for an official cryptocurrency called Merit,http://zpravy.aktualne.cz/ekonomika/jedlickuv-liberland-ma-novou-menu-i-prvni-firmu-v-rejstriku/r~81814366e44b11e58a2b0025900fea04/ Jedličkův Liberland má novou měnu i první firmu v rejstříku, občanství chce 87 tisíc lidí Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje 2016-06-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160611020900/http://zpravy.aktualne.cz/ekonomika/jedlickuv-liberland-ma-novou-menu-i-prvni-firmu-v-rejstriku/r~81814366e44b11e58a2b0025900fea04/ 11 June 2016 dmy-all although all other currencies would be allowed. There will be a maximum of 700 million merits.https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/libertarian-paradise-interview-with-the-first-president-of-liberland/ Libertarian Paradise - Interview with the First President of Liberland Finance Magnates 2018-11-12 Finance Magnates Financial and business news en 2019-01-28 In an attempt to gain recognition at the UN, Liberland appointed 70 representatives in over 60 countries within a year of proclamation.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/welcome-liberland-tax-free-startup-state-between-croatia-serbia-n555246 Welcome to Liberland As of February 2018, Liberland had recruited over 100 representatives in over 80 countries.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/18/welcome-liberland-nation-bitcoin-built/ Welcome to Liberland: the nation that Bitcoin built Margi Murphy 18 February 2018 www.telegraph.co.uk Citizenship thumb|Liberland Citizenship Certificate According to its official webpage, Liberland is currently looking for people who have respect for other people and their opinions, regardless of their race, ethnicity, orientation, or religion, have respect for private ownership which is untouchable, and have not been punished for past criminal offences. Liberland received 200,000 applications in a week.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/24/liberland-hundreds-of-thousands-apply-to-live-in-worlds-newest-country?CMP=fb_gu Liberland: hundreds of thousands apply to live in world's newest 'country' The Guardian 24 April 2015 24 April 2015 Nolan, Daniel "In the week since Liberland announced its creation and invited prospective residents to join the project, they have received about 200,000 citizenship applications – one every three seconds – from almost every country in the world." In the beginning of May 2015, Liberland accepted around thirty citizens. An event was supposed to take place in the claimed territory, but Croatian border police stopped the group from entering it from the Croatian side. An attempt to cross the river with fishing boats from Serbia failed because the local fishermen didn't have permits for transporting people with their boats. Serbian police informed Jedlička that anyone trying to cross the border illegally would be arrested. An improvised ceremony was instead held in Bački Monoštor.https://www.telegram.hr/politika-kriminal/liberland-mikrodrzava-izmedu-hrvatske-i-srbije-dobio-svoje-prve-drzavljane/ Liberland, mikrodržava između Hrvatske i Srbije, dobio svoje prve državljane 2 May 2015 Telegram.hr On February 16, 2018, United States politician and former candidate for U.S. Presidency Ron Paul was officially presented with a Liberland passport and citizenship certificate by Jedlička and his cabinet.Dr. Ron Paul receives his passport from the Free Republic of Liberland http://liberlandpress.com/2018/02/dr-ron-paul-receives-passport-free-republic-liberland/ liberlandpress.com 2018-02-26August 2018http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2018/february/25/five-minutes-five-issues-school-shootings-korean-war-ii-sessions-nonsense-syria-missions-liberland/ Five Minutes Five Issues: School Shootings, Korean War II, Sessions Nonsense, Syria Missions, Liberland www.ronpaulinstitute.org Jedlička initially offered "Liberland citizenship" for 10,000 merits, equivalent 1:1 to USD,https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/24/almost-10000-syrians-have-registered-to-live-in-a-country-that-might-not-exist Almost 10,000 Syrians have registered to live in a country that might not exist 2019-02-25 but later reduced it to 5,000. There will be a cap of 140,000 citizenships. Recognition There has been no diplomatic recognition of Liberland by any member of the United Nations. However, Liberland has established relations with Somaliland, a self-declared state that proclaimed its independence from Somalia in 1991. Liberland and Somaliland signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September 2017 vowing to establish closer relations and cooperate in the areas of technology, energy and banking. Official statements from sovereign states Croatia: Liberland has been mentioned by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs but publicly rejected as a joke.Tešija Jelena Svjetski mediji dosta ozbiljno shvaćaju onog tipa koji pokušava osnovati mikrodržavu na Dunavu http://www.telegram.hr/politika-kriminal/svjetski-mediji-dosta-ozbiljno-shvacaju-tipa-koji-pokusava-osnovati-drzavu-na-dunavu/ 23 April 2015 Telegram 23 April 2015 Croatian On 29 June 2015, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign affairs said that Gornja Siga's status is undetermined, but it is not terra nullius, and after international arbitration, it will be awarded to Croatia or Serbia, not to a third party. However, in a May 2016 letter to the Croatian Interior Minister Vlaho Orepić, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miro Kovač referred to Liberland as "a provocative idea which has reached serious proportions" which "represents a risk to the Republic of Croatia." The letter called for finding a solution to "remove promotion and attempts of realization of idea of Liberland", recommending that "Ministry of the Interior, Security and Intelligence Agency (SIA), Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs coordinate necessary measures and their actions, so that this provocative idea could be stopped."REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, MINISTER Dr. Miro Kovač CLASS: 212-03/15-01/1, NO: 521 – V- 02/16-9, Zagreb, May 12th 2016 On 17 January 2017, Liberland was discussed and debated in the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) by politician Ivan Pernar of the Zivi Zid party, who claimed that Croatia should consider the recognition.http://liberlandpress.com/2017/01/liberland-discussed-defended-croatian-parliament/ Liberland Discussed And Defended In Croatian Parliament liberlandpress.com 2017-01-26March 2017 Serbia: The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Liberland does not infringe upon the border of Serbia, but the project is seen as "frivolous". Egypt: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned people of the possibility of scams about Liberland directed at people looking for jobs abroad. "Egyptians should seek information from the Foreign Ministry rather than social media before travelling for work."Fayed Hanan Foreign Min. warns Egyptians against emigrating to Liberland http://www.thecairopost.com/news/146887/news/foreign-min-warns-egyptians-against-emigrating-to-liberland 23 April 2015 The Cairo Post 23 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150706222616/http://www.thecairopost.com/news/146887/news/foreign-min-warns-egyptians-against-emigrating-to-liberland 6 July 2015 dmy-all Czech Republic: The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs disassociated itself from the activities of Mr. Jedlička, stating it has nothing to do with them. The ministry added that "Mr. Jedlička, as well as other Czech citizens staying in the territory of Croatia or Serbia, is obliged to abide by the local legal code. The Czech Republic considers the activities of Mr. Jedlička inappropriate and potentially harmful."http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalosti_a_media/prohlaseni_a_stanoviska/x2015_05_14_prohlaseni_mzv_ke_kauze.html Prohlášení MZV ke kauze tzv. Liberlandu May 14, 2015 www.mzv.cz 2016-06-08 Through the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Zagreb, it warned that the "efforts to create some new 'state' have no basis in international law," and that "in the territory of Croatia, citizens of the Czech Republic as well as other foreigners are obliged to adhere to the Croatian legal code, including the current regime on the Croatian-Serbian border. Crossing the Croatian border (i.e., the external border of the European Union) outside specified border crossings, as it is done by travelers to the so-called Liberland, is in clear violation of the code."Upozornění Velvyslanectví ČR k cestám do tzv. "Liberlandu" http://www.mzv.cz/zagreb/cz/zpravy_a_udalosti/upozorneni_velvyslanectvi_cr_k_cestam_do.html 24 May 2015 Velvyslanectví České republiky v Záhřebu (Embassy of the Czech Republic in Zagreb) 15 May 2015 Czech Poland: On 24 July 2016, 7 members of Polish Parliament (Sejm) from Kukiz'15, in cooperation with local Liberland activists, asked Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski when Poland would recognize the Free Republic of Liberland as an independent state,http://liberlandpress.com/2016/07/liberlands-independence-discussed-polish-parliament/ Seven members of Polish Parliament proposed the recognition of Liberland liberlandpress.com 24 July 2016March 2017 with a follow-up in August.http://www.sejm.gov.pl/sejm8.nsf/interpelacjaTresc.xsp?documentId=FEE8143061A86694C125802500495F64 Interpelacja nr 4903. Do ministra spraw zagranicznych. W sprawie notyfikowania uznania niepodległości Wolnej Republiki Liberlandu Polish Interpellation No. 4903. To the Minister of Foreign Affairs. On the notification of recognition of the independence of the Free Republic of Liberland sejm.gov.pl 22 August 2016 The reply was that Liberland does not meet the criteria for statehood.http://www.sejm.gov.pl/sejm8.nsf/interpelacjaTresc.xsp?documentId=D848DDC32F8D6F06C125803B004ABDA7 Odpowiedź na interpelację ponowną nr 4903. W sprawie notyfikowania uznania niepodległości Wolnej Republiki Liberlandu Polish Answer to the second question, No. 4903. On the notification of recognition of the independence of the Free Republic of Liberia sejm.gov.pl 26 September 2016 Statements from non-sovereign states Somaliland, a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia,The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic University of Pretoria 1 February 2004 http://www.chr.up.ac.za/hr_docs/countries/docs/charterfeb04.pdf 2 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090325022231/http://www.chr.up.ac.za/hr_docs/countries/docs/charterfeb04.pdf 25 March 2009 has begun the mutual recognition process with Liberland and commenced cooperation on a number of important fronts.https://liberlandpress.com/2017/09/press-release-free-republic-liberland-successfully-begun-mutual-recognition-process-republic-somaliland/ The Free Republic of Liberland has successfully begun the mutual recognition process with the Republic of Somaliland Liberland 2017-09-26 Liberland Press en-US 2019-01-18http://www.somalilandsun.com/2017/10/12/somaliland-liberland-starts-mutual-recognition-process-with-government-in-hargeisa/ Somaliland: Liberland Starts Mutual Recognition Process with Government in Hargeisa - Somaliland Sun 2017-10-12 Somaliland Sun 2018-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232441/http://www.somalilandsun.com/2017/10/12/somaliland-liberland-starts-mutual-recognition-process-with-government-in-hargeisa/ March 8, 2017 en-UShttps://everywhs.com/2017/10/13/liberland-micronation-recognized-by-somaliland/ Liberland Micronation Recognized by Somaliland Every World Heritage Site 2017-10-13 Every World Heritage Site 2018-08-10 en-US Official statements from political parties Several minor parties with no elected representatives at their national level expressed support for the creation of Liberland. Czech Republic : On May 20, 2015, leader of the Free Citizens Party Petr Mach expressed his support for the creation of Liberland and wrote that he wants the Czech Republic to be a country similar to Liberland.https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/profily/Petr-Mach-47661/otazka/Liberland-84886 Petr Mach ParlamentniListy.cz – politika ze všech stran www.parlamentnilisty.cz 2018-08-01 Switzerland: On 16 of April 2015 The Swiss Independence Party up! (Unabhängigkeitspartei) led by Brenda Mäder supported the creation of Liberland and called for the recognition of Liberland by the Swiss Government.http://up-schweiz.ch/blog/2015/04/16/wir-fordern-die-anerkennung-der-freien-republik-liberland/ up! fordert die Anerkennung der Freien Republik Liberland – up!schweiz up-schweiz.ch 24 January 2016 Spain: On May 31, 2015 the Spanish Libertarian Party expressed support for the creation of Liberland.http://www.p-lib.es/politica-exterior/el-p-lib-con-la-republica-libre-de-liberland El P-LIB, con la República Libre de Liberland P-LIB Partido Libertario www.p-lib.es es-ES 2018-08-01 Turkey: the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) recognized Liberland as an independent state.https://dotsub.com/view/afc380c7-6525-4714-93f2-d15337e2d4ac Habertürk – Captioned Dotsub 23 December 2015 Canada: On February 19, 2018 the Libertarian Party of Canada expressed their support for the creation and recognition of Liberland.https://twitter.com/moen_tim/status/965686321871114240 Libertarian Party of Canada Chairman vows to recognize Liberland Twitter 21 February 2018 United States: In December 2018, the U.S. Libertarian Party expressed their support for the creation and recognition of Liberland.https://www.lp.org/libertarians-resolve-to-support-development-of-liberland/ Libertarians resolve to support development of Liberland Staff 2018-12-12 Libertarian Party en-US 2018-12-14https://liberlandpress.com/2018/12/us-libertarian-party-now-supports-recognition-of-liberland/ US Libertarian Party now supports recognition of Liberland Liberland 2018-12-03 Liberland Press en-US 2018-12-14 Statements from other micronation projects A few micronations have expressed support for the idea of Liberland. The Kingdom of North Sudan, which claims the Bir Tawil area on the border between Egypt and Sudan, has recognized Liberland.https://www.kingdomsudan.org/page/our-news/ The Kingdom of North Sudan recognized the Liberland Kingdom of North Sudan News Channel 20 April 2015https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/introducing-liberland-europes-newest-country Introducing Liberland, Europe's Newest Country www.stratfor.com en 2017-05-15 The Kingdom of Enclava, which claims part of the disputed pocket north of Liberland,http://enclava.org/about/ About – enclava.org enclava.org en-US 2017-05-15 has recognized Liberland. The Principality of Sealand has indicated their support for Liberland.https://www.sealandgov.org/please-donate-to-the-nepalese-disaster-fund-2/ Liberland’s Claim To Independence www.sealandgov.org en-GB 2017-05-15https://www.techmalak.com/the-green-nation-of-liberland-plausible-or-far-fetch/ The Green Nation of Liberland: Plausible or Far Fetched – TechMalak Vickery Nate 2016-08-17 TechMalak 2017-05-15 en-US Statements from organizations On 16 April 2017 Bitnation has announced a partnership with Liberland.https://tse.bitnation.co/ Bitnation Pangea Bitnation Pangea On 20 April 2017 Liberland applied for admission to the UNPO. The application was officially presented and defended a month later in Brussels, Belgium. In June 2017, a delegation from Liberland was invited to observe the proceedings of the 13th General Assembly during which the President and members of the presidency were elected.http://liberlandpress.com/2017/07/liberland-applies-unpo-membership/ Liberland Applies for the UNPO Membership Liberland Press 2017-07-14 Liberland Press 2017-12-27 en-USAugust 2018 References