Meet Liberland, the world's newest (possibly fake) country

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Last week, the world got a new country: The Free Republic of Liberland, officially founded on April 13th, 2015. There's a new flag, a national anthem, and a provisional government, although it's still not clear whether it's a real country, or how it might become one. It's all pretty confusing, so we've put together a quick guide to the story so far.

What is Liberland?

It's a new country, occupying 7 square kilometers of no man's land in southeastern Europe. There are no taxes and no governmental services. The country's president described Liberland as a country as a way to "find out the minimum amount of taxes and regulation needed to live."

So this is a weird libertarian thing?

Yes! The country has minimal-to-nonexistent government by necessity, but it's also planning to provision basic needs on an entirely voluntarist basis. They're already collecting donations to assist in the drafting of the constitution. (And yes, they accept bitcoin.) Any services or civic institutions — firefighters, banks, cell phone service — will be provided on a strictly volunteer basis. If you were going to sketch out a libertarian paradise, this is basically what it would look like.

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