Is it possible to start your own government still in todays world? Is there any unclaimed land anywhere?

Question

I know it sounds extreme but I am sick of all the crap that goes on in this country and all the others for that matter, I want to live by my own law not someone elses, I am not asking how to start a government, but is it still accepted, and is there any land somewhere (Besides Antarctica) that is unclaimed by any countries? Or is it possible to buy complete rights to say an Island or something so that I don't pay Taxes to that country or anything, Meaning I have complete command over the Island or whatever and it no longer belongs to the formentioned country?

Answer 1

Outside of purchasing your island and setting up a Microstate? Look on the web for Micronations and Microstates.

Empire of Atlantium:
http://www.atlantium.org/
Conch Republic:
http://www.conchrepublic.com/
Principality of Sealand:
http://www.sealandgov.org/
Seborga:
http://www.seborga.homeip.net/
Principality of Hutt River:
http://www.huttriver.net/
Republic of Rose Island:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Rose_Island
Republic of Saugeais:
http://www.otcm25.org/republique_du_saugeais.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Saugeais
Province of Bumbunga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Bumbunga

Answer 2

There's the Bir Tawil territory in between Egypt and Sudan, but even though it's unclaimed, you can't claim it. Here's why:
Egypt agrees to the 1899 border arrangement in which Sudan gets Bir Tawil and Egypt gets a much more valuable piece of land called the Hala'ib Triangle.
But Sudan agrees to the more modern 1902 borders, where Sudan gets the Hala'ib Triangle and Egypt gets the less valuable Bir Tawil land.

So basically you can't claim Bir Tawil, cuz, then, according to either border arrangement, no one gets the much desired Hala'ib Triangle, and neither Egypt nor Sudan would want some random rich guy messing with their Hala'ib dispute. So basically, you need to understand just how complicated modern politics are and why you can't do stuff you could've easily done centuries ago.

Answer 3

The process of buying a private island is similar to that of buying a house. When considering a house, you check for the general condition, the foundations, if it has rising dampness, and if there are termites present. Buying an island is similar, but there are far more things to consider, and in most cases, the buyer of an island has no experience on which to base his or her judgment apart from an emotional attachment. Considering the amount of money that you have to spend to buy a private island, it's critical that you are aware of the following issues.

Answer 4

There is a country for sale off the coast of England. It's actually an old oil drilling platform in the North Sea. The owner had it declare a sovereign nation decades ago.
It's used as a place to incorporate a business for international status in the UK.

Answer 5

Sure, become a multi-millionaire and buy that little island between Briton and the shores of Normandy, France. You know, that little stretch of sand that thousands of Americans died on? Not to mention, the Canadian, Polish, British, French, etc., etc. Then you can be your own little dictator and do what ever your little mind can contrive. LOL

Answer 6

You can build you own island by dredging up sand and redepositing it. The technology is there. Or, you can launch yourself into space and claim an asteroid.

Answer 7

Forget it. It's impossible, today. All the territories already belong to some independent nation.