A virtual state in Sweden with an area of 1 km²: interesting facts about Ladonia

You may have never even heard of Ladonia, a tiny virtual state in Sweden where anyone can become a citizen. The latest data shows that the population of Ladonia is more than 28,000, but no one actually lives there.

Approximately one third of the citizens are Swedes, and the rest are scattered all over the world. The country declared independence on 2 June 1996. TravelWise will tell you interesting facts about this country.

First of all, it should be understood that a virtual state is a general name for projects to create new artificial states that exist only in the imagination of their creators, on paper or on the Internet. Sweden does not recognise Ladonia, and in fact, only its citizens believe in it.

It has 4 different social classes: nobility, ordinary citizens, honorary citizens and saints. The state was created by the artist Lars Vilks, who was persecuted by the authorities for creating two sculptures, Nimis and Arx. He died in 2021.

Anyone with access to the website can become a citizen of the country. To do this, you actually just need to fill out an application. Ladonia has a bunch of ministers, a currency, a queen, a language, a press and other things that are inherent in a real state. Roughly speaking, it is a state of like-minded people who defend freedom of speech.

The green flag of Ladonia was designed by Swede Leif Eriksson. Green is a mixture of yellow and blue, which are present on the Swedish flag.