Zaqistan
Sign in to saveZaqistan, officially the Republic of Zaqistan, is a micronation in Box Elder County, Utah, created in 2005 by self-declared president Zaq Landsberg. The land has no residents or buildings on it, although Landsberg and volunteers have installed monuments and a border patrol gate, and he refers to the money sent yearly to the State of Utah for the property not as taxes but instead a "tribute" which he pays to maintain peaceful foreign relations. Its state department does not accept applications for citizenship, though previously it was granted for free to anyone who asked, with the option of a p
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It is catalogued under topics including Box Elder County, Utah and Micronations in the United States.
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- micronation
- Official name
- Republic of Zaqistan
- Country
- United States
- Official language
- English language
- Official website
- www.zaqart.com/zaqistan/zaqistan.shtml
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- Republic of Zaqistan
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Zaqistan, officially the Republic of Zaqistan, is a micronation in Box Elder County, Utah, created in 2005 by self-declared president Zaq Landsberg. The land has no residents or buildings on it, although Landsberg and volunteers have installed monuments and a border patrol gate, and he refers to the money sent yearly to the State of Utah for the property not as taxes but instead a "tribute" which he pays to maintain peaceful foreign relations. Its state department does not accept applications for citizenship, though previously it was granted for free to anyone who asked, with the option of a passport for a suggested fee of US$50.
Landsberg, a sculptor who lives in Brooklyn, won the land in an eBay auction for the minimum bid of $610 in July 2005. Its size has been variously described as and 4 acres. The nearest town is Montello, Nevada, about away.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zaqistan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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