Liberland, country on seven square kilometres between Serbia and Croatia
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Nothing indicates that this Danube bank is any different than
others along the river that connects Serbia and Croatia
except that this piece of land separates them
In circumstances of unresolved neighborly relations
Vit Jedlicka has created Liberland
For two years, we’ve been actively searching for ideal place
to found a new country. According to Montevideo criteria
you need four elements: population, territory
government, and capacity to establish diplomatic relations
with other countries. On the planet, the biggest problem
is the territory, every inch is claimed, but not this area, not Liberland.
This is one of the few remaining parts that neither country
claims ownership over it, and we see this as an opportunity.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have applied for
citizenship. Today, with the sound of official national anthem
Silvia receives one
Even before I’ve learned about Liberland as a country
I’ve had an idea with my husband that we should live differently
that current state of affairs does not suit us
And in this idea of Liberland we found
something, and we want to develop it.
Liberland, however, in 99 % of cases can only be seen from water.
This sandy beach of Liberland is a place where in 2015
Vit Jedlicka was arrested, and this is the first time
that there are no patrols of the Croatian police
The only boat here has Serbian flag
which means the first tourists are from that country
In these circumstances, it is possible what is almost impossible
to set foot on Liberland
If Serbia and Croatia would recognize Liberland
its development will strengthen the economy of its neighbors by 1 % a year,
but they need to understand this themselves
We’re here, and we’re waiting for them to call us to cooperate
We studied thoroughly the border dispute before
we started founding Liberland. We went through all the documents
and realized that Serbia has given up ownership on this territory
and Croatia never claimed it. There is no Croatian map where Liberland is
part of its territory. Croatia became EU member
without this piece of land, therefore we haven’t took
it from anyone, so we’re creating from scratch a new country
which is a remarkable opportunity
...Along the moto ’’Live and let other live’’
I have a dream to build a common place for like minded people
who feel free and who deserve freedom, who can
come here if situation in their countries get worse
Is the idea of a country of free people, voluntary taxation
and inalienable private ownership utopia? Jedlicka doesn’t think so
He expects an agreed visit from Croatian Parliament and announces
contacts with Serbian government.