Hutt River Province Principality

There is a tiny independent nation just north of Perth called The Hutt River Province Principality. It is run by His Royal Highness Prince Leionard.

Here is the country's official web site: www.huttriver.net

Prince Leonard

The country was founded in 1970 and has been independent for over 35 years now. The king, Prince Leionard George Casley, started the country by seceding from Australia when he found a loophole in British and Australian law.

This is no joke either. It is the real thing. You can drive up there and camp in his country, for a fee. You can also apply for citizenship, with a passport and everything. The Prince is very approachable too. He will come out and have a beer with you if you go up there.

My boss, Garry, went up there last year camping and spent a few days in HRPP. He met Prince Lionard and had some beers. Garry said that the guy is smart as a whip. He explained to Garry exactly how he found and exploited the British Commonwealth laws to secede from Australia based on real grievances with the West Australian State Government and the laws the Commonwealth has to remedy grievances.

I am going to go up there next month camping. I want to look into buying myself citizenship while I am there. Should be interesting. I'll post how it goes.

I recommend that you check out their web site, or Google for more information about the country. It is very inspirational.