Know Sealand: One Of The World's Smalleset Country

Jul 04, 2024 Kunwar Vishwajeet Know Sealand: One of the World's Smallest Countries

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs, an offshore platform in the North Sea about 12 km off the Suffolk, England coast

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In 1943, during World War II, the UK built Roughs Tower as a Maunsell Fort to defend vital shipping lanes against German mine-laying aircraft

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Since 1967, Paddy Roy Bates' family has claimed the decommissioned Roughs Tower as a sovereign state with its own flag and currency

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Around 25-50 people reside in this country

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