 What's up guys, EvilDeer here. So today I'm gonna speak about this new micro-nation which has just decided to throw itself into existence. Now this micro-nation is called Lebedland. Now for my English speaking viewers you guys are probably like, What? Why do I care? And for the Esperanto speakers you're probably like, Yeah, heard about it, doesn't really interest me. Or, yeah it's the best thing in the world, oh my god. Okay so anyway, let's just go ahead and jump into this conversation. So what is a micro-nation? Cause that's probably the first thing everyone should know. A micro-nation is basically just a really small nation. Makes sense? Like a little small? Very small? Okay so, yeah in reality though, a micro-nation is generally like a very small piece of territory claimed by like a small group of individuals or you know who are trying to set it up as like a monarchy or some idealistic type of government system. But that's not always the case. So for instance micro-nations include places like the Vatican, Nauru, Hong Kong kind of, but that's more like a satellite kind of country and no one really knows. So yeah, micro-nations are like that, but they can also be these little things that have been set up by some dude in his room who's put a flag on the floor and go, I declare this as evil deer land of the great. And just says yes, who wants to become the citizen? And then someone else goes, I'll come. And that's a micro-nation. So it could be anything in between Vatican and that. And generally micro-nations aren't accepted by other countries as real nations. So anyway, let's just go into Liberland now. So Liberland is this random micro-nation that's decided to pop up in this piece of territory which hasn't been claimed by Serbia and Croatia. I think that's correct. Let me just go check my stats. Yes, I was totally correct. It's between Serbia and Croatia. Anyway, so there's this tiny little parcel of land. I think it's like seven kilometers squared. Some local politician from one of the countries has gone, I declare this Liberland. And he's just Liberland. I just turned that into an Esperanto word for some reason. But anyway, so he's declared this bit of territory and he's now making the rounds around Europe to try and get it declared as an actual nation. So what is my fascination now with micro-nations? Well, I've always had a fascination with micro-nations because the whole concept of starting a nation just seems fascinating to me. It's not fascinating to you. You seriously are not fascinating this stuff. It's pretty cool stuff. But anyway, so in Australia, for instance, there is a micro-nation that's been here for about 45 years and that's called the Hutt River Province. Now, most Australians probably haven't even heard of it, but if you go back about 20 years, a lot of Australians have heard of it. So if you're younger than 20, I guess you probably haven't heard of it. So anyway, Mike, the Hutt River Province is about 45 years old. It was created by a guy who owned a bunch of farms out in WA and he used this loophole in the law when the government was doing this corrupt stuff and trying to take away his profits or whatever. And he used this ancient loophole in the law and declared a nation. And basically the government wanted to step in and they went, hey, hang on, if we step in, this is going to give him more recognition. Let's just pretend he doesn't exist. And that's pretty much how it's existed for 45 years. Anyway, I've had a fascination in this particular micro-nation, the Hutt River Province, because in the Constitution they declared English, French and Esperanto as official languages. Now, away, way, way back in the day, I happened to be over in WA and I decided, let's just stop by the Hutt River Province. You know, it seems like something you do. So I jumped on a bus and we went there. And the first thing you notice is it's out in the middle, freaking nowhere. But when you do get there, the entrance to, I suppose, the micro-nation is basically just this little brick plaque on the side of the road as you're now entering, you know, like the Hutt River Province. So anyway, you get in there and right in the middle is this tiny little attempt at a township. I say attempt because it's literally like five or six houses. It's not much, it's like a little church and stuff like that. And the guy who runs it, he runs it like a monarchy. So he treats himself like the king and then you've got his wife who, you know, blessings upon her soul, she's no longer here in this world. But yeah, he treats it like a monarchy and I'm supposing he's getting to the age where now he'll be passing the torch over to his son. But anyway, so I checked the other place and had a look around. There's pretty much nothing there. There's nothing that's happened really in 45 years except for tourists just coming in and out, in and out and bringing in a steady little bit of profit for him. So that's basically the Hutt River Province. It's just a really good tourist move, I guess, with some kind of legal historical backing. So now back to Lebed Lund. I just want to say first up, it's only been alive for a few weeks. So I reckon probably over a month, maybe two, it will just disappear. Because what's most likely going to happen is it's happening with most migrant nations that get any sort of media attention. There's a local government steps in and goes, nah, that's it, you had your fun mate. Get the footage out of here and they usually send them like, you know, the police and just take down the flag and say, get out of here. Get out. Get out. And the guys go whoop, whoop, whoop. And they leave basically. And that's pretty much the end of it and the dream dies. The other possibility is it will last for 45 years and just be a tourist destination. But let's just for a second assume that it actually does get accepted by European countries, which would, let's just say, would probably never happen because what benefit could it ever bring these countries? Because you've got to think about, why would a country accept a new country being born within Europe? Like let's say, France, for instance, why would they accept Lebed Lund as a valley country? Like some random guy pops up and goes, hey, I've made a country. Can you give me political recognition? And France is going to go, yeah, sure mate. What benefit do you bring me? Like, can I start a military base on that six kilometer square of land? No, not really. Are you going to give me lots of money? No, not really. Are you going to politically back me when I invade this country? No, not really. So why should I care about you in any fashion? Thanks for coming. We're a democracy here. Let's just assume somehow get accepted. What could possibly happen on seven kilometers of square land? Well, I guess you could start a bunch of casinos or banks, because it may be some tourism, but it's kind of an awkward spot. So maybe casinos or banks, because realistically, you can't have any form of real industry there on that tiny parcel of land apart from banks and casinos, which is pretty much what every other micro nation does except for, I guess, the Vatican, but they did have kind of a banking scandal there. So not really. So yeah, it's basically going to be banks and casinos if it does ever get accepted. So the question I have for the Esperanto says, is that what you want? Do you want to help start a new country? Do you want to invest a lot of time into helping start a new country that's basically going to be banks and also saying casinos? Because realistically, that's all that could be there if it was ever accepted. Now, I know a draft constitution has been made, but you know, the people on the ground, they're the ones who can rewrite the constitution. So you've got to think of it in the long run. What could really happen? One, and I see a whole group of people signing up for citizenship. What will that ever bring you? Will you be able to use their passport? No. Will you be able to move in to the seven kilometers of square land and go, I declared this one meter square of my territory now? Probably not. They will never accept you in there. So it will probably be a bunch of locals, if they ever did get accepted, start it and then just go, this is free market, you know? Banks and casinos, let's make us and our families a bunch of money while the rest of the 200,000 people who signed up as citizens can just sit at arm's distance and hopefully one day walk through our territory. Because realistically, that's all that will ever happen. Now anyway, that's the end of my video. That's all I wanted to say on it. Feel free to hate on me. I love a good hating. Come on, bring it. I'll take you on. I'll meet you back behind the Esperanto flag. Anyway, so yeah, feel free to hate on me or like this video and share it with your friends and subscribe. But if it ever does become anything more than banks and casinos, just remember, I will be a very good supporter. I will help in many good ways. Just give me access to the banks.