Building my own nation - General

I'm sure everyone here has thought of what it would be like ruling your own nation, or building an empire or creating a micro nation. But what about getting to that point? I've created a plan to build my own nation and from scratch. Thought it would make an interesting discussion piece here in the GD. Now, I think this plan is somewhat [i]plausible[/i], but extremely improbable to actually put through. =-=-=-=-=-= [u]Step I - Physical Development[/u] -Amass enough person wealth and/or contract investors to have capital for project. -Hire engineers to design an artificial island that can be built in international waters; preferable region being the Caribbean. Have roughly 3-5 square miles of land in this area. Land should be able to sustain plant life. -Put landscapers onto artificial island to make more aesthetically pleasing and scenic. [u]Step II - Population and Economic Growth[/u] All nations need one key object for existence - People. -Build resorts for tourism; Resorts will create jobs for foreign unemployed. -Resorts will need plumbing/food/housing for employees. -Housing needs markets for food and so forth. -As with any beginning business, running at a loss is expected for a period; hopefully economic growth will begin before the need to abandon the project. -Community growth should ensue [u]Step III - Administration and Transition from Business Venture to Nationhood[/u] -As the "CEO"/Leader of venture; I will guide the island's growth, and paying the investors their returns -A security force will be hired then nationalized which will serve both as the police force and military -Given that this is in international waters, independence from investors will be declared after enough economic security has been created to where reliance on them is no longer needed. -I proclaim myself Emperor (What other title is better?) and rule justly and leniently across the island. [u]Step IV - Future of Nation[/u] -Strong uniquely created culture will be emphasized and built upon to create national unity among citizens -Government will focus development on tourism and physical expansion of artificial land. -Years later, as population and economy is strong and well built, begin military conquest of neighboring small Caribbean islands (It'll be an empire after all, and what empire is not imperialistic?) =-=-=-=-=-= So that's the eccentric idea I've come up with to create my own nation. Could it work? Possibly, but I highly doubt anyone could get the right winds to blow in the right direction to get it really working. Go ahead and discuss my idea/own ideas/thoughts on making your own nation.

You will need a shitload of money my friend.

You'll need some crack Politicians to run this nation, I suggest that we elect myself into office. Then we can get to the real issues, like repealing the Law of Gravity or making a National High-Way One-Way or abolishing nature because it's so hard to keep clean. Four more years?

lmao good luck with that bro! p.s. did you take your pills today

Fuck you man, I'm building my own nation. There will be punch and pie and everything. Who's in?

I'll make the nuclear explosives.. :buddy:

Then the US will try to take our Nation away so we'll commit mass suicide. That'll show them.

Name it Dumbfuckistan, because that's what it is gonna end up as.

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[QUOTE=Haxxer;20381168]I approve of this thread.[/QUOTE] I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite thread on Facepunch.

Well its plausable but not probable, first off it would take years to make an artificial island of this size and with only a few miles^2 it would not be able to grow at all, second off no investor who isn't retarted is going to invest in someone creating their own emperor, and lastly if you do it anywhere near these corrup countries down south then they will invade you 5minuts into your conquest. Gl though!

What will your policy be on immigration? And how will you deal with crime - deportation, prison..?

I say we elect Garry for President of Space.

Can I join? And be foreign minister and I can draw up a cabinet and stuff.

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20381214]I say we elect Garry for President of Space.[/QUOTE] seconded!

[QUOTE=Manta Ray;20381209]What will your policy be on immigration? And how will you deal with crime - deportation, prison..?[/QUOTE] You put the Criminals on a rowboat and drop them off on the closest shore of another country.

I'd just take over a country by a rebellion instead of building a whole nation from beginning to the end in a risky way.

Facepunch could take over a small nation, let's do that.

No, you shoot them, flay them, and then fly their skin as colours on your falgship

How to make your own nation: - Act like you are the only victim of a huge war or crisis - Tell world leaders that some old book entitles a piece of land to your kind - Call the aquired land Israel - Profit.

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20381237]You put the Criminals on a rowboat and drop them off on the closest shore of another country.[/QUOTE] I like this.

Can I be Minister of Foreign Affairs? I have no idea what it means, the name just cracks me up :3:

If you promise to lend me money when you get rich i'll join. money comes first though.

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea artificial islands may not be recognised as independent states.

What are you going to call the country? I'd call it Sears, just for the sake of confusion.

[QUOTE=smurfy;20381330]According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea artificial islands may not be recognised as independent states.[/QUOTE] No problem, we can just declare war on the UN.

Unless you managed to artificially make oil, metal, raw material etc deposits on your artificial island, you'd require lots of imports. If you invaded another country, even if it is just a Caribbean island, you would have to prepare for the possibility of sanctions from countries that supply you these imports, which would mean you a) Wouldn't be able to supply your army (Fuel for vehicles, raw materials for guns, ammunition, etc) And your country (Fuel for industry, raw materials for housing, etc). The only way it would work is if the Caribbean island you where invading had lots of deposits, which you could use instead of imports. But then you'd need to both manage the conquered Caribbean island and your original island, thinning out your already small amount of resources at hand.

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;20381372]No problem, we can just declare war on the UN.[/QUOTE] Have fun lol

1. Build undewater city 2. promote absolute freedom 3. see that absolute freedom doesn't work 4. try to somehow regulate it 5. see it's too late 6. sell to video game makers

Make it like the Aerica Empire. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Aericamap.jpg/800px-Aericamap.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Aericaflag.jpg[/img] [B][URL=http://www.aericanempire.com]GOD SAVE THE GLORIOUS REPUBLIC OF AERICA, 400 PEOPLE AND STRONG[/B][/URL]