The Seasteading Institute

Why not just buy an island or part of a third-world country?

Our goal is to enable experimentation with startup sovereign governments. Since there is no land unclaimed by existing governments, seasteading is the only realistic method for creating new nations. Even unoccupied islands are the territory of various countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones, in which countries exercise valuable rights over fishing and mineral resources.

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