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Presumably the island is still part of Canada, right? I doubt you could get away with trying to start your own little sovereign country on it.
by tlrobinson 13y ago
Presumably the island is still part of Canada, right? I doubt you could get away with trying to start your own little sovereign country on it.
- jacquesm 13y agoIt's been tried with England (Sealand). And I did advice against it :)
- sp332 13y agoThe trick is to make friends with your neighbors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumpling_Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumpling_Island
- edkennedy 13y agoI have a friend who investigated the possibility of this, he owned a small island off the coast of another larger inhabited island. Although he wasn't far enough off the coast to be declared international (ie international waters) he did tell me that in Canada he could issue commemerative coins (although not his own currency) and stamps.
- wyck 13y agoIf you have the backing and historical roots of a large country you can find a loophole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon