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They always have the option of building a platform(Sealand[0] like) and claim the territory. Probably there still few advantages to be recognized as nation. Be
by SoapSeller 5y ago
They always have the option of building a platform(Sealand[0] like) and claim the territory.
Probably there still few advantages to be recognized as nation.
Being Tax shelter and selling domains(.tv is somewhat popular) comes to mind.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
- bin_bash 5y agoSealand isn't a great example considering nobody recognizes it as a country. Tuvalu might get away with it since they would've been a "real" country in the past.
- AutumnCurtain 5y agoI assume he just meant a platform resembling that although it should be apparent that would come nowhere close to the size, beauty, or natural wealth of the current islands.
- javert 5y agoMore important than official recognition by other countries, is simply being allowed to exist. Incredibly, Sealand has achieved that.
- dane-pgp 5y agoThat brings to mind some interesting ideas. One of the "business models" for Sealand was to be a "data haven", i.e. offer online hosting of data in a jurisdiction which didn't allow searches or seizures of data or servers. Could Tuvalu provide a similar service, possibly from within the territory of a nation which grants them a legally autonomous region? Similarly, I wonder what would happen if Tuvalu decided its laws should not recognise copyright as a concept any more. The government could run an official "legal" file-sharing site and other countries would have to decide whether to prevent their own citizens from accessing it. I imagine these other countries would lose a lot of sympathy for the people of Tuvalu if such a site were created, though.