The
reality of national sovereignty is very variable if one compares, for example, the United
States or France with Belize, Tonga or Palau. Macroeconomics, international trade
constraints and supranational organizations (WTO, IMF) have in fact greatly reduced the
reality of full sovereignty for many nations.
Sovereignty is
therefore derived from:
- jurisdictional (legal) independence
- territorial possessions /
population
- natural resources
- military power
- economic power
- historical status
- cultural influence
- level of technological development
- international representation and
recognition
One could
therefore argue that the sovereignty of China is at a completely different level than the
sovereignty of Palau. It would even be tempting to compare the de-facto sovereignty of IBM
or Microsoft with that of UN member micronations.
In this light, the
Republic of Lomar has immediate and short term potential for factual (de facto) and legal
(de jure) sovereignty:
- population comparable to many UN
member nations
- jurisdictional independence
- international representation
- economic autonomy
- cultural / technological influence
and development
SOVEREIGNTY
AND INFLUENCE
This last htmlect
is particularly strong. The documents make available online by the Republic of Lomar are
immediately available to more than 400 million Internet used worldwide. The Human Rights
and Travel Advisory Index alone is read or sent to more than thousands
readers each year.
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