Fine, I'll make my OWN country...

This is so insane, I just had to share it with you: Have you ever heard of the wonderful country called "Sealand"? Until now, I hadn't either. And it's hardly a surprise, given that the country has an area of approximately 0,000611 km². To be more blunt: It's a goddamn platform swimming off the shores of England (see picture). But it claims to be a sovereign country, ruled by the powerful Bates monarchy. This is of course, heavily disputed by the remaining nations. See the article at Wikipedia, where there is also a German version.

Now why is this clunk of cement suddenly such an interesting place? This is where the largest BitTorrent tracker ThePirateBay comes in, which I'm sure you have all never heard of or made use of before :P. Although their home-country of Sweden is very liberal concerning copyright laws, the organization has been feeling international pressure in the past, sometimes even bringing down the site. So, to put an end to this all, our pirate-friends are now attempting to buy the entire country of Sealand. There, they can establish their own set of rules, and live in peace.

I can see a new trend starting here: Buying countries. Heck, I would buy a country! My constitution would read like a party invitation, but you would be required to do some serious drinking to get a citizenship ;). Cheers mates!