The Unclaimed Country of Bir Tawil,An 800 square mile piece of land located between Egypt and Sudan,

The Unclaimed Country of Bir Tawil,An 800 square mile piece of land located between Egypt and Sudan, Bir Tawil is special in that it is one of the rare place on earth considered terra nullus, land owned by no one.  The Egyptian-Sudanese border was first created in 1898 when the British defined the border as being along the 22nd parallel.  However in 1920 a section of the border called Hala'ib Triangle was redrawn to accurately reflect land use by the tribes living in the area.  As a result of some discrepancies in the border agreements, the small section of Bir Tawil was left unclaimed by both Egypt or Sudan.  Today, the land still remains unclaimed, and neither Egypt or Sudan seem to be interested in resolving this oddity of geography.  The reason neither country seems to be interested in the region is simply because there is nothing there.  There are no people and no resources to develop, not even water.  It is a remote, harsh, and barren piece of land which is difficult to travel to with little more than rocks and sun scorched sand as a reward for making such a journey.  In essence, Bir Tawil lies unclaimed because it is worthless.While no nations claim Bir Tawil, there are several unofficial claims to the land, almost all of which are by internet mircronations who use the opportunity to peddle novelty passports and citizenship papers.  Throughout history the only way to claim an new land was to travel to the area and plant your flag, thus asserting ownership over it.  None of these internet micronations have done so, so in reality their claims hold little weight.  Only one, an American named Jeremiah Heaton has done so, journeying to the region in 2014 and planting his flag for the “Kingdom of North Sudan”.  Interestingly, Heaton did this so that his seven year old daughter could be a real princess.  Unfortunately no nation, or the UN recognizes his claim. -- source link

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