discovered
resembled
called Sealand.
establishing
rights
faced
status
Many people change countries during their life, but one man has (1)
(2)
by Roy's
grief
the rest of
son and (10)
heir
took over
in the sea to contain (3)
that would be used to fight off invaders. After the war, the
soldiers left these platforms and they were forgotten - until 1967. In that year, a British man, Roy Bates,
one of the platforms and announced he had started his own country,
This surprised people in the UK, who believed they had the (5) .
Bates and (6)
to leave the platform. However, Roy (8)_
himself by
his own country. During World War II, the UK built a number of artificial platforms
made a name for
weapons
to the platform.
orders
In 1968, a court decided that the UK had no power over Sealand. Just like other places with the
that the platform was in international waters.
of a country, Sealand, has its own stamps, coins, and passports. It is controlled
'Prince' Michael, and is home to a large Internet business.
the people on the island (his family), (7)
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