There are only two people in the smallest country.

Speaking of the smallest country in the world, everyone who has studied geography knows that it is the Vatican, a small inland city-state located in Europe, with an area of 0.44 square kilometers and a population of more than 800. However, if a small country is defined by its population, there are many countries with a smaller population than the Vatican, but they are not recognized by the international community. They are private countries, and the smallest of them is the Kingdom of North Sudan (strictly speaking, it is not a country). We heard that Sudan was divided into two countries on 20 1 1, one is the Republic of South Sudan and the other is the Republic of Sudan. So, what about the Kingdom of Northern Sudan?

The smallest country in the world, with only two people, has seized 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for nothing.

To put it simply, the Kingdom of Northern Sudan was founded by two American fathers and daughters who picked up a piece of 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for free. As we all know, the Antarctic continent is the largest ownerless land in the world, which is restricted by international treaties and prohibited from being occupied by any country, otherwise it would have been carved up long ago. But there is still a piece of landless land in Africa that neighboring countries don't want. Finally, American father and daughter found a private country. Bir tawil, a no-man's land shut out by neighboring countries, is located near the border between Sudan and Egypt, covering an area of 2,060 square kilometers. It is mainly desert and mountains, and it is extremely dry.

The smallest country in the world, with only two people, has seized 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for nothing.

Throughout the ages, all countries in the world can fight for their territory, beating you to the death. Then why don't all the countries around Birta will let it become an uninhabited land? Just because you are poor? Of course not! When it comes to the ownership of Birta Ville, we must mention the territorial dispute between Egypt and Sudan.

Egypt and Sudan are both British colonies in history. In order to be easy to manage, the bullish Britain demarcated Sudan and Egypt. In order to save trouble, it simply uses latitude and longitude to divide the border. 1899, Egypt and Sudan are bounded by the 22 N line. According to this line, bir tawil south of the border belongs to Sudan. However, after the end of the border, the contradiction came out. At that time, Egyptian nomadic tribes lived on Birta Weir, and there was a place called Halabi (also translated as Halababu) north of the border, but there were Sudanese nomadic tribes.

The smallest country in the world, with only two people, has seized 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for nothing.

As both Birta Will and Halabi were dissatisfied with the demarcation result, Britain, which was in trouble, revised the boundary again in 1902 and exchanged the ownership of these two plots, giving Birta Will to Egypt and Hala to Sudan. I thought that Egypt and Sudan could live in peace contentedly after Britain corrected them, but because Halabi is about 10 times larger than Birta, and oil has been discovered, Sudan is naturally happy, but Egypt is very dissatisfied. After World War II, Britain declined, Sudan and Egypt became independent one after another, and Britain gave up. The dispute over Halabi has continued to this day, and even the two countries fought for it.

The smallest country in the world, with only two people, has seized 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for nothing.

Now, Egypt has substantial control over Halabi, but Sudan still insists on its sovereignty. The problem now is that the two countries think it is more important to win over Halabi. Both sides are afraid, because bir tawil is barren for themselves, so Halabi must be given to the other side. Therefore, neither country has marked Birta Ville in its territory. Over time, Birta Ville has become a land without owner, which is a hot potato for Egyptian sultans.

The smallest country in the world, with only two people, has seized 2060 square kilometers of ownerless land for nothing.

In 20 12, American Heaton failed to run for Senate in Virginia. Before the election, his 6-year-old daughter asked him if he could be a real princess. Heaton agreed and didn't try to cheat her daughter. In order to fulfill his promise to his daughter, Heaton searched no man's land on the Internet and found Bill Tawell. So Heaton applied to the Egyptian authorities to go to this barren land, but Egypt readily agreed. Heaton and her daughter designed this national flag, planted it in Birta, and named it the Kingdom of North Sudan. Heaton claims to be king, and her daughter Emily is a princess.

It must be emphasized that the Kingdom of Northern Sudan belongs to a private country. If it wants to be truly independent, it must be recognized by neighboring countries and the United Nations. Many people have established private countries in history, but they are basically entertaining themselves. Of course, the father did an earth-shattering thing for his daughter.