A 20-year-old Australian man, Daniel Jackson, has created a small country called the Free Republic of Verdis. It is located in a 125-acre forest between Croatia and Serbia, where neither country claims the land. Jackson, who is a digital designer, started this project when he was 18. Verdis has its own flag, government, and currency, and about 400 citizens.

Jackson said, "Verdis was an idea I had when I was 14. It was just a bit of an experiment at first." The official languages are English, Croatian, and Serbian, and they use the Euro. Verdis can only be reached by boat from Croatia, but the Croatian police have stopped people from living there, including Jackson, who is banned from Croatia. Despite challenges, Jackson hopes to return and build good relations with Croatia.