India is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of area. It takes several days to travel from one city to another in the country. But do you know that there is a country in the world whose size is equal to a basketball court? Today we are going to tell you some interesting facts about this country.
The name of the country we are talking about is Sealand. It is also called micro nation. This country is located near England. Suffolk, about 10 kilometers off the coast of England, is the site of a ruined sea fort built by Britain during World War II. But later it was vacated. This micro nation was occupied by many people. On 9 October 2012, a man named Roy Bates declared himself Prince of Sealand. Roy Bates is succeeded by his son Michael. You will be surprised to know that Roy Bates also announced postage stamps, passports and currency for Sealand. On the currency is a photo of John Bates, wife of Roy Bates. The country also has its own flag which is red, saffron and black.
The economy of this small country is completely dependent on donations. But now as people are getting information about this country, in the same way people are also coming here for tourism. Sealand’s area is very small, so when people first found out about it via the Internet, they donated a lot. So the people living here got financial help.
The surface area of Sealand is spread over 6000 square feet. This country is so small that you can’t even find it on Google Maps. The site is believed to have been built by Britain during World War II as an anti-aircraft defensive gun platform. As of 2011, Sealand has a population of only 27. Sealand is not yet recognized internationally. Because of this, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, which has an area of 0.44 square kilometers. The population is 800.