The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized entity of the course of Britan ruled by Roy Bates. Located on HM Fort Roughs, it was once a sea fort until it was taken over and made into a country. It currently has a population of three, takes up 550 meters squared, uses the Sealand Dollar, and is an oligarchy. It is relatively unimportant, and would be unknown except for its unusual size. However, several organizations, such as NASA and Greenpeace, have taken an interest in the country for reasons unknown and have attempted over the years to encourage sales to other "puppet" organizations such as Blue Sheild in 1988 and Lenox in 1993. However, before then, there was an aggressive attempt by Greenpeace to take the country by force.
In the August of 1978, while Bates and his wife were absent in England, backed by the organization, Alexander Achenbach led an army of three hundred mercanaries (puportedly from Germany and Holland, but in actuallity mostly American Greenpeace supporters) to attack Roughs Tower with speed boats and helicopters, taking Bate's son hostage. The tower was hwld after fifteen days of heavy fighting, but eventually Roy Bates reclaimed the country and Achenbach was arrested for treason. He was eventually released and established the Sealand Rebel Government, which is currently planning to take over the country in 2013.
Sealand after the fighting
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