Nation Rental?!?
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
April 17, 2011 10:15pm CST
If you got 40,000 Eros, you can rent a tiny country. Only for the night.
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OK, that little factoid made me go "What?" But it's true. There is a tiny country using a unique form of tourism to get itself out of the recession by "country rental". You are given the country's "keys" upon 'rental'. You have the protection of the police force, even though the place is snoringly peaceful.
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There are strings attached of course. There are 30,000 residents, and they will stay put. There's a two night minimum stay, and rappers shooting videos need not apply.
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This tiny country's name is not so little; it's called Liechtenstein. It is a landlocked nation tucked between Austria and Switzerland.
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More about the tiny nation and it's unique tourism:
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377532/Liechtenstein-puts-country-market-40-000-night.html
3 responses
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
19 Apr 11
Here's a little more info on this tea cup of a nation.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
18 Apr 11
There may have been other reasons why this particular artist was turned down.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
18 Apr 11
That actually sounds interesting. I guess when I make my fortune, I will rent the country for a night or two, just so I can say I did. I admire their creativity for approaching their national debts.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
18 Apr 11
They ARE in a fix. They are land locked, have crumbling buildings, little space, and what sounds like few resources. What they DON'T have is a lack of brains. They are SO small, they wound up as the fodder for the jokers at the Onion.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMzOzjGMXTs




but why? As long as they bring in the money. I would prefer them those big businessmen that might be buying them instead of renting which is bad.
