Sealand is for sale. Just outside UK territorial waters, the former World War II era anti-aircraft platform was occupied in 1966 and declared a country by Paddy Roy Bates (aka Prince Roy.) The weather is a bit nasty, but anyone needing a sovereign nation for their business activities should inquire about picking the country up from Prince Michael.
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Sorry to debunk your article but the reason it’s for sale is the British government had him arrested for non-payment of taxes as Sealand is in British waters and banned him from doing the one thing he wanted to do, sell the rights to a url domain. Some small nations have done quite well out of it notably The Cocos-Keeling islands .cc Not that ICAAN would give him one anyway, he applied and failed. Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the comment. Nine months ago this was widely reported, I was simply reflecting on that. Thanks for the link and for the update. It’s always great to have the latest information.