A New Country Just Declared Itself in Europe The Free Republic of Verdis sits on a 124-acre strip of forest along the Danube River between Serbia and Croatia. Neither country claims the land under its own border maps, leaving it unclaimed since the breakup of Yugoslavia. Daniel Jackson, an Australian-born digital designer, declared independence on May 30, 2019, at age 18. He runs Verdis as a government-in-exile from Dover, England. Roughly 15,000 people have applied for citizenship. Croatian pol

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Mực nước sông Danube xuống thấp kỷ lục khiến các tàu du lịch bị mắc cạn và người dân lo lắng

Danube water levels fell to record lows in Croatia and Serbia, exposing hundreds of square miles of sand banks and a freight ship that sank in 1937. Prolonged heatwaves and drought this summer have affected waterways across Europe. #danube #croatia #shipwreck #heat #climate

Just a normal bench in Budapest (no big deal, just THIS view) #Budapest #Hungary #Parliament #Danube #VisitBudapest

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