article_snippet.sent: If Liberland is ever formally recognised Liberland will become the third smallest sovereign state in the world, behind the Vatican City and Monaco .
article_snippet.sent: Unclaimed territory: Liberland is located on the Croatia-Serbia border, on the banks of the Danube River .
article_snippet.sent: The so-called creation of Liberland is far from the first time an individual has declared the formation of a new nation state.
article_snippet.sent: Even if after lengthy legal analysis proves 'Liberland is a genuinely 'unclaimed territory', the world's new newest nation still fails one of the basic tests for sovereignty.
article_snippet.sent: With only one citizen currently living in the country and access to the area strictly limited by Croatia and Serbia, there is no way Liberland is able to protect Liberland from neighbouring states.
article_snippet.sent: Even if Liberland's so-called citizens were able to reach the country, Croatia's border police still operate in the region.
article_snippet.sent: This means that even if Liberland does exist, it is a failed state occupied by a foreign nation.
article_snippet.sent: He asked the area's only resident whether He agreed to the nation-building plan and, upon being given the go-ahead, declared the formation of Liberland.
article_snippet.sent: If the country was ever formally recognised the country was ever formally recognised would be the third smallest sovereign state in the world, behind the Vatican City and Monaco.
article_snippet.sent: Czech journalists also tried to visit the territory last week, but were blocked from entering and the 'Liberland' flag that was initially flown over the area has apparently now been taken down.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tiny 'country' lies on the banks of the Danube and has only one citizen .
  