Free Republic of Liberland Micronation | |
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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 |
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 |
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]
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