Liberland

Free Republic of Liberland Micronation
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: To Live and Let Live
Anthem: "Free and Fair"[1]
March: "Victory March to Glory Land"[2]
Location of the land claimed by Liberland
Demonym(s)	Libertarian
Organizational structure	Unitary presidential minarchist semi-direct democracy (de jure) Unrecognised micronation under a provisional government (de facto)
• President	Vít Jedlička (founder)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs	Thomas Walls[3][4]
• Minister of Finance	Jan Purkrábek[4]
Establishment
• Proclamation	13 April 2015 (2015-04-13)
Area claimed
• Total	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	63
Purported currency	Liberland merit (cryptocurrency)[5]
Calling code	+422 (proposed)[6]
Website liberland.org

Liberland, also called the Free Republic of Liberland, is a micronation^[7] on an unclaimed piece of land on the western part of the Danube River between Croatia and Serbia. Liberland was founded on 13 April 2015 by Czech libertarian activist Vít Jedlička.^[7][8]

The Liberland website says the nation was created on no-man's land (terra nullius) that emerged because Croatia and Serbia have not agreed on common borders for over 25 years.^[9][10][11] This border dispute includes some areas to the east of the Danube which are claimed by both Serbia and Croatia. Croatia considers some areas on the west side of the river, including Liberland, to be part of Serbia, although Serbia no longer claims that land.

The land has been patrolled by Croatia since the Croatian War of Independence^[12] but Croatia has blocked people from coming to Liberland since shortly after its founding, including Croatian citizens and other EU citizens. Before that, just about anyone could visit the area. Licensed hunters, fishermen and employees of Hrvatske šume d.o.o. (Croatian Forests Ltd., a state-owned timber company) visit. Since August 2023, Liberlanders have been present in the territory,^[13] although Croatian border police check passports of everyone entering and leaving. Croatian border police impose Croatian laws against open fires and closed tents.

No country that is a member of the United Nations has given diplomatic recognition to Liberland, although Liberland has opened official relations with Somaliland and Haiti as well as other partially recognized and unrecognized states and micronations. In November 2021, El Salvador received a diplomatic delegation from Liberland.^[14] In December 2023, Liberland sent a delegation to Argentina to attend the inauguration of President Javier Milei^[15] who has expressed support for Liberland.^[16]

1. ↑ "Free and Fair - Liberland National Anthem". YouTube.
2. ↑ Quito, Anne. "The world's newest micro-nation is already a leader in nation branding". Quartz. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
3. ↑ "The country recently named Thomas Walls, a U.S. citizen, as its foreign minister". The Washington Post. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Free Republic of Liberland". Free Republic of Liberland.
5. ↑ "Jedličkův Liberland má novou měnu i první firmu v rejstříku, občanství chce 87 tisíc lidí". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
6. ↑ Quito, Anne. "The world's newest micro-nation is already a leader in nation branding". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Liberland.org – About Liberland". liberland.org. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
8. ↑ Nolan, Daniel (25 April 2015). "Welcome to Liberland: Europe's Newest State". Vice News. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
9. ↑ "Balkans: Czech man claims to establish 'new state'". BBC News. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
10. ↑ Martínek, Jan (15 April 2015). "Člen Svobodných vyhlásil na území bývalé Jugoslávie vlastní stát" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. Právo. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
11. ↑ "Čech si medzi Srbskom a Chorvátskom založil vlastný štát" (in Slovak). sme.sk. TASR. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
12. ↑ Klemenčić, Mladen; Schofield, Clive H. (2001). War and Peace on the Danube: The Evolution of the Croatia-Serbia Boundary. Durham, England: International Boundaries Research Unit. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-897643-41-9.
13. ↑ Bradbury, Paul (2023-08-10). "President Jedlicka: First Croatia-Liberland Border Now Open". Total Croatia. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
14. ↑ Namcios (2021-11-24). "El Salvador Children's Hospital Receives Over 1 BTC Donation From US Nonprofit". Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
15. ↑ Llorens, Francisco (2023-12-31). [https://www.cronista.com/economia-politica/los-nuevos-vinculos-de-la-argentina-con-el-pais-utopico-de-los-libertarios-que-le-prometieron-a-milei/ "Los nuevos v�nculos de la Argentina con el pa�s ut�pico de los libertarios: qu� le prometieron a Milei"]. www.cronista.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-01. {{cite web}}: replacement character in |title= at position 13 (help)
16. ↑ Página|12 (2024-03-04). "El General Ancap en guerra contra el Estado". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)