20-Year-Old Finds Unclaimed Land on Map and Declares Himself President

Daniel Jackson's interest in maps led to an unexpected project. He focused on a small plot of land between Croatia and Serbia that no country claimed as its territory, and announced the establishment of the Free Republic of Verdis.

Jackson didn't just limit this initiative to a name. He drafted a constitution, formed a government, and began issuing symbolic passports on behalf of the republic.

For now, Verdis exists mainly as an online project. There is no information about permanent state governance or a large population residing on its territory. However, the idea spread rapidly on the internet. Thousands of users have expressed a desire to join this unusual micronation.