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On the territory of the European Union has a new state - Free Republic Oberland. The country's currency will be bitcoin or another cryptocurrency based on it. The official date of the founding of the country with an area of only 7 square kilometers is considered to be April 13, 2015, reports payspacemagazine.
The state occupies the territory between Croatia and Serbia. Land tenure not stated none of the parties from the time of military conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia. The initiative to create a crypto-state owned Vitu Alicke, member of the Party of free citizens . He became the first President of the Republic.
The motto of the new state formation was the phrase "Live and let live". The state already has its own wiki page, website, own flag and emblem.
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", the Preparatory Committee had authorized the President to inform through diplomatic notes on the emergence of the state not only neighboring countries but also the UN and the world. The founders of the new state want to create a society where decent people can flourish without unnecessary government restrictions and taxes. Our ideals, Monaco, Liechtenstein and Hong Kong," commented Jedlicka.
The adoption of bitcoin as official currency will not waste funds on open government printing office, the design of banknotes and security features. Moreover, if the experience of Oberland are successful, it could make a significant contribution to practical understanding of bitcoin and blockchain technology. Not to mention the fact that this country expects a boom of pilgrimage bitcoin enthusiasts.
Oberland marked in green, marked on the map as Siga . Because of differences in the definition of the border line, part of the territories to the East, shown in yellow, were announced as Serbia and Croatia. The green part is left by both parties unclaimed. Photo: Wikipedia.