If someone owns an island, could they legally start their own country?
If I found a large uncharted island in the middle of the ocean, could I start my own country?
What would happen if I bought an island off the coast of the United States and (without warning) declared independence? How much money would it cost to buy my own island? Is it possible for a country to reclaim massive amounts of land from the sea? Is it possible that the islands of the Caribbean will form a united country? Is it possible to make the Earth a single country? If you were to live alone in an island, how would you manage to create an entire computer from scratch if you had every single natural resource? Are there any undiscovered islands left on Earth? How is an artificial island created? In Minecraft, can you create a world that is partially “Superflat”, but also including of mountains and oceans? If you are stranded on a desert island, what should you do? Is it actually possible to be stranded on a deserted island? Is there any land, island on earth not claimed by? What was the first independent country in the world? If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? What is an island? How do you buy an island? What is it like to live on a deserted island? If a country sinks completely into the ocean due to global warming, would that country still exist and have control over their sunken land? How was it possible for the British Empire to take over as much land as it did, considering that it all started on an island nation? What if the whole world was a single country? How big does a land mass need to be before it's no longer considered an island? Who would you most like to be with if stranded on a deserted island? What book would you bring to a deserted island? What's the best way to survive on a tropical island? What if the oceans had fresh water from the beginning? If I buy an island, how do I get Internet? What would happen if each state in the U.S. suddenly became an independent country? When have artificial island colonies in the Pacific Ocean been treated in science fiction? I am the delegate of Iceland in ECO-SOC with the agenda being the effects of marine boundaries on national and development, any tips for researching? How many islands are countries?