Republic of Rose Island

Also known as Esperanta Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj, Esperantist Republic of Rose Island, Rose Island Republic

former country located in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Italy

Key facts

Location: Adriatic Sea , near Emilia-Romagna , Italy
Area claimed: 0.0004 km (0.00015 sq mi)
Type: Offshore platform ( seastead )
Claimed by: Giorgio Rosa
Dates claimed: 1 May 1968–26 June 1968 (Italian Navy assumed control) or 26 February 1969 (disestablished)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj
Population: 1
Area: 400
Image: Isola delle Rose 1968.jpg

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Island under construction Republic of Rose Island

The Republic of Rose Island (Esperanto: Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj; Italian: Repubblica dell'Isola delle Rose, both lit. 'Republic of the Island of the Roses') was a short-lived micronation on a man-made platform in the Adriatic Sea, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) off the coast of the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, built by Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa, who made himself its president and declared it an independent state on 1 May 1968.