NationStates Jolt Archive

Yes, everyone's favorite liberally banking, lederhosen wearing, yodeling free state has gotten larger!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6215825.stm

Modern measuring methods proved that Liechtenstein's borders are 1.9km (1.2 miles) longer than previously thought.

Liechtenstein, population 35,000, now boasts 77.9km (48.3 miles) of borders, an area of 160 sq km (62 sq miles).

I don't know about favorite, but I wouldn't much mind if a giant sinkhole developed under Vatican City.

Actually drove up to San Marino. Was a bit interesting, gambled a bit and ate some good Italian food. Same trip I went to the Vatican. Was utterly amazed at the place. So between sin and saints. I will take the Sin. San Marino wins with this guy.

Yea-uh! My favorite rogue alpine, banking-based state sticks it to tha man!

I don't know about favorite, but I wouldn't much mind if a giant sinkhole developed under Vatican City.

Best example ever is about Israel and Lebanon:

"No one is surprised when Israel attacks Lebanon. That's expected, so we aren't stepping in with troops. On the other hand, if Italy starts shelling the Vatican..."

Or something like that.

Those landgrabbing Liechtensteinians, Liechtensteiners... erm, whatever. It's their dastardly plan to conquer Austria bit by bit. When they least expected Austrians will be left wondering what happened to all the land surrounding Vienna.

Actually drove up to San Marino. Was a bit interesting, gambled a bit and ate some good Italian food. Same trip I went to the Vatican. Was utterly amazed at the place. So between sin and saints. I will take the Sin. San Marino wins with this guy.

Doesn't it have a big castle on a mountain? Liechtenstien does.

Monaco. Because it's basically France and thus rules.

Liechtenstein, population 35,000, now boasts 77.9km (48.3 miles) of borders, an area of 160 sq km (62 sq miles).

Heck, if Liechtenstein was serious about this whole enterprise of having longer borders it would declare them to be fractals and have a boundary of infinite length.

I don't know about favorite, but I wouldn't much mind if a giant sinkhole developed under Vatican City.
Oh come on, the Vatican cannot be held responsible for the shit you get from Southern Baptists!

Oh come on, the Vatican cannot be held responsible for the shit you get from Southern Baptists!

But it can be held accountable for the shit one gets from the Vatican, and that ain't exactly a small pile.

Oh come on, the Vatican cannot be held responsible for the shit you get from Southern Baptists!

But they can be held responsible for telling people it's better to die of AIDS than to commit the sin of wearing a condom.

Doesn't it have a big castle on a mountain? Liechtenstien does.

It's in the mountains and has a walled fortress. So I guess so.

Heck, if Liechtenstein was serious about this whole enterprise of having longer borders it would declare them to be fractals and have a boundary of infinite length.

Oh yeah - it could apply the same fractal policy of measuring its area too, obviously enough, and thus have a practically infinitely large area as well.

Heck, if Liechtenstein was serious about this whole enterprise of having longer borders it would declare them to be fractals and have a boundary of infinite length.

*wonders if you watched that lecture-thing the other day*

Who knows? Maybe we'll all be speaking... whatever is spoken in Liechenstein... in 20 years? As long as they take over France first :rolleyes:

They could join with Switzeland and then invade Austria, then France...

Oh yeah - it could apply the same fractal policy of measuring its area too, obviously enough, and thus have a practically infinitely large area as well.

Which is a really neat idea, but since mathematical formulae aren't taxable, it'd really screw up the economy.

Those landgrabbing Liechtensteinians, Liechtensteiners... erm, whatever. It's their dastardly plan to conquer Austria bit by bit. When they least expected Austrians will be left wondering what happened to all the land surrounding Vienna.

There's land around Vienna? :eek:

Nah... don't worry. The Austrians adjusted to losing Trieste, they'd get used to a Greater Liechtenstein. ;)

*wonders if you watched that lecture-thing the other day*

Not having possessed a TV ever in my life, or lived in the same domicile as one for the past four years the answer is probably a big fat 'no'. Which lecture? Are the Royal Society back on the subject of fractals again?

Heck, if Liechtenstein was serious about this whole enterprise of having longer borders it would declare them to be fractals and have a boundary of infinite length.

Wouldn't that depend upon whether or not the fractal was a degenerate curve? (It's been a long time).

Wouldn't that depend upon whether or not the fractal was a degenerate curve? (It's been a long time).

Hmmm. Not sure. It has been a long time at this end. However, if the state of Liechtenstein were shaped like a Koch Snowflake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_snowflake) then it would have an infinite boundary but finite area. As to whether that counts as a degenerate curve or not, I couldn't honestly tell you.

Sealand, bitches

Damn that is an obscure refference. Don't think its still inhabitated. I actually have a book called "form your own country". It has Sealand in there as a base model of someone that has done it. Although if they did the same thing today they would be called terrorist you know. :)

Liehctenstein. Closest thing to an Alemannic state there is...

Damn that is an obscure refference. Don't think its still inhabitated. I actually have a book called "form your own country". It has Sealand in there as a base model of someone that has done it. Although if they did the same thing today they would be called terrorist you know. :)My roomates are obsessed with Sealand. They've probably read everything ever written about it. I keep trying to tell them it wouldn't be possible today. Doubtless many a loophole has been closed.

Hmmm. Not sure. It has been a long time at this end. However, if the state of Liechtenstein were shaped like a Koch Snowflake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_snowflake) then it would have an infinite boundary but finite area. As to whether that counts as a degenerate curve or not, I couldn't honestly tell you.

Yah. That's the dealio. Now I look at the wiki, I am vaguely aware I really have no idea what I am banging on about, and probably should have drunk less and avoided weed during college.

Liechtenstein has the best name clearly, and obviously that means it is a better country.

I like Liechstenstein and San Marino because it's always a pleasure to play against them in the qualifications for the World or European cup in soccer. Three easy points.

England once had it really difficult against Liechtenstein and luckily won!

I hereby officially cheer for Liechtenstein. Go them.

Is it me, or in that movie Knights Tale, the name of the created country of Hedger wasnt Liechtenstein? Looks like the country really exists LOL.

Anyway, they are getting dangerous and greedy. 1,6 km of new borders? Next they will be claiming the entire continent.

Is it me, or in that movie Knights Tale, the name of the created country of Hedger wasnt Liechtenstein? Looks like the country really exists LOL.

Anyway, they are getting dangerous and greedy. 1,6 km of new borders? Next they will be claiming the entire continent.

No, he was Alric VonLiechtenstein of Gilderland.

All spellings aproximated.:)

Size of 2 postage stamps aye?
Arrrrrrrgh.

Sealand, bitches

Yay!!

Arrrrrrrgh.

:confused:

Vatican City, definitely. :fluffle:

Liechtenstein rocks!

I don't know about favorite, but I wouldn't much mind if a giant sinkhole developed under Vatican City.

same here. in fact, I hope that would happen.

Tuvalu! I like that nation, I mean, it is named "8 islands" but conists of 9 :)

Tuvalu! I like that nation, I mean, it is named "8 islands" but conists of 9 :)

but people are saying that due to global warming it may eventually consist of 0. but i doubt that global warming will continue forever, because it is not caused by CO2, damnit!

That would be bad for all companies owning .tv domains...

That would be bad for all companies owning .tv domains...

indeed, but maybe then it will show them that the domain was not meant for television-related stuff.

I don't know about favorite, but I wouldn't much mind if a giant sinkhole developed under Vatican City.

Quoted for truth. I'm no fan of them either.

Liechtenstein.

Because I aspire to one day go there and declare myself their new supreme leader. Under my leadership Liechtenstein will grow to become a military juggernaut!

All will bow before the mighty power of Liechtenstein!!!

My roomates are obsessed with Sealand. They've probably read everything ever written about it. I keep trying to tell them it wouldn't be possible today. Doubtless many a loophole has been closed.

I hope your roommates have seen these

http://www.redsave.com/index.asp?pageType=3&pid=2091&catId=21&track=SealandShopLink

My faves would either be Sealand (http://www.sealandgov.org/), Hutt River Province (http://www.hutt-river-province.com/), or the Conch Republic.

Damn that is an obscure refference. Don't think its still inhabitated. I actually have a book called "form your own country". It has Sealand in there as a base model of someone that has done it. Although if they did the same thing today they would be called terrorist you know. :)

Not so obscure, especially on the internet, and most especially here on NSG. ;)

There was a fire there earlier this year that caused most of the population to be evacuated, but it is certainly inhabited.

http://www.sealandgov.org/notices/pn03106.html

My faves would either be Sealand (http://www.sealandgov.org/), Hutt River Province (http://www.hutt-river-province.com/), or the Conch Republic.
Hutt River?
ZOMG i live near a Hutt River.
*hides*

Hutt River?
ZOMG i live near a Hutt River.
*hides*

Ah Fancy that.
I take it you live close to the NZ Hutt River, and not the one in Western Australia? ;)

Also, it appears that the name was officialy changed by HRH Prince Leonard. The Hutt River Province is now officially the "Principality of Hutt River".

if isle of man is gunna be counted in the 'other' option as a country then i vote Jersey. yay! for potatoes and cows and offshore banking!

What about Andorra?

Where is the love for Luxembourg?... just because it used to be part of the Duchy of Burgundy doesn't mean it should be ignored.

Liechtenstein just needed a little lebensraum.

I'd also like to see Sarrland again, just because it's a cool name, but they had their day thanks to the League of Nations... still a state in Germany if memory serves.

I've recently been pondering the idea of startign a coup in Monaco.

Where is the love for Luxembourg?... just because it used to be part of the Duchy of Burgundy doesn't mean it should be ignored.

Too large for this discussion... Luxembourg is 2,586 sq km, vs. 160 sq km for Liechtenstein: that's more than 16 Liechtensteins!

That's about the same as comparing France to Switzerland.

What about Andorra?

Andorra is actually not that small. At 3 Liechtensteins, it's also larger than Malta, Palau and quite a few other "micro-states".

I'd also like to see Sarrland again, just because it's a cool name, but they had their day thanks to the League of Nations... still a state in Germany if memory serves.
The Saarland is indeed still a part of Germany, it's one of the Bundesländer.

But they can be held responsible for telling people it's better to die of AIDS than to commit the sin of wearing a condom.

Far be it from me to defend Catholicism
but they don't tell people it's better to die of aids than to commit the sin
of wearing a condom.

They rather ridiculously do believe it is wrong to wear a condom,
for rather tortured and moronic reasons.

But what they tell people they should do is NOT have sex except within marriage.

Now you and I both know that is not going to happen but the people
who are having sex outside of marriage in defiance of the church are
quite capable of further defying the church and using condoms.

Where the Catholic church manages to make condoms difficult or even
illegal to get hold of then they sure do bear responsibility for the
spread of STD's but they have never said you should get aids rather than
wear a condom. They've said don't have sex outside of 1 fixed and permanent
relationship which if it happened and pigs flew would prevent the spread
of aids in a heartbeat. Whereas condoms do in fact have a failure rate
even when well made and used properly.

Please please attack the catholic church for the right reasons.

Too large for this discussion... Luxembourg is 2,586 sq km, vs. 160 sq km for Liechtenstein: that's more than 16 Liechtensteins!

That's about the same as comparing France to Switzerland.

Blast... well, that's it.. I am for reviving the Duchy of Burgundy, then we can remove parts of France and Belgium (actually almost all of Belgium and a good chunk of Eastern France) I mean, who wouldn't want that? Um, except for Belgians and French... :)

It's funny, I live in a Metropolis (Dallas /Fort-Worth) that is 10 times the size of Luxembourg ...so about 145 Liechensteins (23,287sq km). That's suburban sprawl for you.

Ah Fancy that.
I take it you live close to the NZ Hutt River, and not the one in Western Australia? ;)

Also, it appears that the name was officialy changed by HRH Prince Leonard. The Hutt River Province is now officially the "Principality of Hutt River".
Strangley enough i do.;)

Andorra is actually not that small. At 3 Liechtensteins, it's also larger than Malta, Palau and quite a few other "micro-states".
Not only that but their national Rugby team is an up and coming threat that D grade International teams should be wary of.