The Principality of Sealand, with its 1300 m² of floor space, is the smallest state in the world.
But let's order.
It all started during the Second World War, when in 1942, just off England was built a sea called HM Fort Rough fortress.
A fortress in the middle of the sea used by the Royal Navy as air defense.
At the end of the war the fortress was abandoned, until, on Christmas Eve of 1966, a certain Paddy Roy Bates occupied it and declared an independent state platform.
The reasons for the declaration of independence, however, were in fact linked to a Bates owned radio.
The radio Bates fact, for legal issues was about to be closed, so the lawyers advised him to declare the fortress just occupied an independent state.
That's right, the smallest state in the world is actually a fortress in the middle of the sea!
A maritime platform illegally occupied and declared independent state for petty reasons.
Even when Bates hired mercenaries and a helicopter gunship, freeing the fortress and his son, and taking hostage the invading commandos, in fact forced the states that had been part of action to negotiate for the release of their men.
In the 90 Sealand also it began production of uffciali passports, then withdrawn in 1997.
While in 2000 he returned to the limelight for its proposal to host the Web sites of dubious legality that other nations wanted to obscure or close.
The most striking example of these is napster!
In 2007, Sealand was put on sale for "only" 750 million Euros, but to date no one has yet purchased this "state."
In 2012, Roy Bates died, leaving the role of the prince to his son Michael.
Yes you read right, in this microscopic state also have roles gifts and more ... also make them for sale!
On their site (it seems absurd, but they also have a website: www.sealandgov.org), for the very rich and whimsical megalomaniac, they are selling aristocratic titles that are also used in order to be invited to Sealand for occasional receptions.
He could then miss the official currency? Of course not!
Sealand currently live about five people ... we hope that at least they are nice to each other!
But there is one thing to say about this whole crazy story:
actually Sealand is not recognized as a sovereign state by any nation in the world.