Countries that don't officially exist

[Kaido]

I had no idea this was a thing...this dude has traveled to 16 of 'em so far:

What it's like to visit a country that doesn't officially exist

For various complicated reasons, a number of self-declared countries around the world aren't officially recognized -- some are even left off maps. Brazilian author Guilherme Canever has been to many of them and documented his adventures in a new book.

www.cnn.com

 

[brianmanahan]

wow that's crazy

it's like some parts of the world are hundreds of years in the past

 

[Spacehead]

Wonder if he's planning on visiting Seattle any time soon?


Cool article, thanks!

 

[zinfamous]

ah so this is actually more like real, legitimate would-be country places like Kosovo and Abkhazia, and not absurd nonsense places inhabited by a crackpot hermit, like "Sealand."