As for the smallest country in the world, anyone who has studied geography knows that it is a small inland city-state in Europe---Vatican City. The Vatican City covers an area of ??0.44 square kilometers and has a population of more than 800 people. But if we define a small country by its population, then there are many countries with a smaller population than the Vatican. However, they are not recognized by the international community and are private countries. The smallest of them is the Kingdom of North Sudan (strictly speaking, it does not count). nation). We have heard that Sudan was divided into two countries in 2011, one is the Republic of South Sudan and the other is the Republic of Sudan. So, what is going on in the Kingdom of North Sudan?
The smallest country in the world, with only 2 people in the country, picked up 2,060 square kilometers of unclaimed territory for nothing
To put it simply, an American father and daughter picked up the Kingdom of North Sudan for nothing. An unclaimed territory of 2,060 square kilometers, and then a country was established. As we all know, the Antarctic continent is the largest terra nullius in the world. It is restricted by international treaties that prohibit any country from occupying it, otherwise it would have been carved up long ago. However, there was still a piece of terra nullius land in Africa that was not wanted by the surrounding countries. In the end, it was picked up by the American father and daughter and established a private country. This terra nullius land that is despised by surrounding countries is Bir Tawil, which is close to the border between Sudan and Egypt. It covers an area of ??2,060 square kilometers and is mainly desert and mountainous. It is extremely arid.
The smallest country in the world, with only 2 people in the country, has acquired 2,060 square kilometers of unclaimed territory for nothing
Throughout the ages, countries in the world have been able to fight for territory and win. The blood is flowing, so why do the surrounding countries not want Bir Tawil, making it a terra incognita? Is it just because of poverty? Of course not! When talking about the ownership of Bir Tawil, we must mention the territorial dispute between Egypt and Sudan.
Egypt and Sudan were historically British colonies. In order to facilitate management, the arrogant British demarcated Sudan and Egypt. In order to save trouble, they simply used longitude and latitude to divide the borders. In 1899, Egypt and Sudan were demarcated at the 22nd parallel north of the latitude. According to this line, Bir Tawil south of the boundary belonged to Sudan. But after the boundary was resolved, the contradiction arose. At that time, the nomadic tribes of Egypt lived on Bir Tawil, and there was a place north of the boundary called Halabi (also translated as Halaib), but the nomadic tribes of Sudan lived there. .
The smallest country in the world, with only 2 people in the country, gained 2,060 square kilometers of unclaimed territory in vain
Because both the Bir Tawil region and the Halabi region are dissatisfied with the demarcation results In 1902, the troubled British revised the boundaries again and exchanged the ownership of the two lands, assigning Bir Tawil to Egypt and Harabi to Sudan. I thought that after the British corrected themselves, Egypt and Sudan would be satisfied and peaceful. However, since the Halabi area is about 10 times larger than the Bir Tawil area, and oil has also been discovered, Sudan has various advantages. Naturally, Sudan is happy, but Egypt But very dissatisfied. After World War II, the United Kingdom declined, and Sudan and Egypt became independent one after another. Britain left it alone, and the dispute between Halabi has continued to this day, and the two countries even fought over it.
The smallest country in the world, with only 2 people in the country, picked up 2,060 square kilometers of unclaimed territory for nothing
Now, Egypt actually controls Halabi, but Sudan still insists on it Have sovereignty. The problem now is that the two countries think that fighting for halabi is more important. Both sides are afraid that if they give the barren land of Bir Tawil to themselves, they will have to hand over halabi to the other side. Therefore, neither country will give Bir Tawil to the other party. Tawil is marked within the territory of the country. Over time, Bir Tawil became a deserted land and a hot potato for the Egyptian Sudan.
The smallest country in the world, with only 2 people in the country, gained 2,060 square kilometers of unclaimed territory for nothing
In 2012, American Heaton failed to run for the Virginia State Assembly. , before the election, his 6-year-old daughter asked him if he could become a real princess. Heaton agreed without wanting to coax his daughter. To fulfill his promise to his daughter, Heaton looked up Borderlands online and found Bill Tawiler. Therefore, Heaton applied to the Egyptian authorities to travel to this barren land, but to his surprise, Egypt readily agreed.
Heaton and his daughter personally designed the national flag, planted it in Bir Tawil, and named it the Kingdom of North Sudan. Heaton called himself the king and his daughter Emily was the princess.
It must be emphasized that the Kingdom of North Sudan is a private country. If it wants to truly establish an independent country, it must be recognized by neighboring countries and the United Nations. In history, many people have established private countries, but they are basically for their own entertainment. Have fun. Of course, the father did something earth-shattering for his daughter