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I wanna mention any of the 81 micronations... (like Christiania, Liberland or Asgardia) but since they're so novel, they're probably not the most unheard of.
How about some potential future countries... [Heh. They'll be lesser heard of, surely. Is this cheating?]
Like any of Orkney or Shetland, (when they each take a leaf out of the Faroe Islands' book, and declare themselves independent (~ or at least autonomous), fed up with both the UK and Scotland) (or Cornwall (similarly)), Catalonia (will they go for independence already?), Western Sahara (will they ever get past the geopolitical difficulties of the area?), Bougaineville (since they already did the independence vote, will they get things sorted already?), New Caledonia (they keep tryin), Chuuk (will they solve their challanges to?), Rif Republic (oh yes please... tell me they'll start making and exporting hash big-time again), or maybe even Jan Mayen (I've not heard any talk of it going independent, I just think that'd be cool, and people do "live there", for some of the time)...
Or whatever countries exist (secretly) or will exist, on Luna (or... on Calisto? Or Enceladus?)
Have heard of people being from these places. Cannot corroborate for the moons. But there are rumours.
Does anyone live on the Dominion of Melchizedek, Talossa or Westarctica?
Total number of recognised countries in the world's oft said to be something like 195 to 200. If we included all the micronations and places verging to independence (or at least autonomy), it's nearer 300. Without looking up any (last time I tried), I struggled to get to 150. Could be an interesting video documentary series (well edited), to see how many "the man on the street" can get to, in various places. Would anywhere do worse than USA?
I coulda answered simpler, just picking some tiny pacific island nation, or one of the tiny nations embedded in South Africa. Though small size is likely a weak correlate to "most unheard of". Malta? Lichenstein? The Vatican? Ooh, or how about any of those Central Banker areas carved out of countries to make their own country with their own rules and police etc, siphoning off the wealth of the nation they're carved out of? Like "The City Of London".
It feels like you have been waiting your whole life for this question lmao
(cool read btw)
Heh. When I read that in the notifications, I excitedly clicked to see what that's responding to, thinking "Is it one of my "spaceships for everybody" rants? Is it one of my Linux rambles? Is it my well sourced anti-democide Carney bit I did recently?".
n_n
Did not expect it to be that one. Heh. Hadn't been waiting for that question at all really. n_n Just enjoyed it in the moment, and ran a mile with it.
Is Malta that unheard of? I've got a path to EU citizenship and I'm working on it. Maybe it's just Minnesota in winter influencing me but Malta is one of the first places I want to check out to maybe move to. On paper they've got some of the best legal protections for trans people on the planet (although I'm aware it's partly pinkwashing for political corruption). And their cycling infrastructure apparently isn't great...