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Principality of Sealand: world's greatest independent state
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sealandnews.com/history/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sealandnews.com/img/F40EA67D-2EFB-4025-BA72-F5429CC2EE43" alt="sealandcrest" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sealandnews.com/history/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sealandnews.com/img/5C88A183-1057-4B03-8318-C1E233256E9F" alt="Sealand Roughs Tower" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sealandnews.com/history/">During the second World War, the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION _moz-userdefined="" w:st="on">United Kingdom</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> established a number of military bases along the east coast of <ST1:PLACE _moz-userdefined="" w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION _moz-userdefined="" w:st="on">England</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> to fight off Nazi air raids.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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