Zaqistan

Republic of Zaqistan
Micronation
Motto: Quispiam Ex Nusquam (Something From Nothing)
Government
• President
Zaq Landsberg
Establishment
• Declared
19 November 2005[1]

Zaqistan, officially the Republic of Zaqistan, is a micronation in Box Elder County, Utah, created in 2005 by self-declared president Zaq Landsberg.[2] Landsberg pays property taxes on the land, which has no residents or buildings on it, although he has installed monuments and a border patrol gate.[3] The country grants citizenship for free to anyone who asks for it, with the option of obtaining a passport for a suggested USD50 fee.[3][4]

Landsberg, a sculptor who lives in Brooklyn, bought the property in July 2005 for $610.[3] It has been variously described as being 2-acres[3][4] or 4-acres.[2][1] The nearest town is Montello, Nevada, about 60 miles away.[3][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Yorker Creates His Own Sovereign Nation in Remote Utah Backcountry". People. 26 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "New York man creates 'sovereign nation' in Box Elder County". KSL-TV. 19 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Yorker Zaq Landsberg Creates His Own Country Called Zaqistan in Remote Utah Desert – But He Doesn't Live There". People. 27 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "One Man's 'Sovereign Nation' in the Middle of the Utah Desert". Vice. 30 October 2015.
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