How to create your own Nation.

So, you feel like creating your own nation without resorting to violent means?

Here's a quick cheat-sheet on how to quench your world-domination thirst, considering different alternative approaches.

You need to be heavily motivated as the task is not for the faint-hearted.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A degree in political sciences (optional).
• Publick speaking skills.
• Foreign Languages.
• Creative Writing credits (to craft your own Constitution).

1. 
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   CREATE YOUR OWN FLAG.
   Make it simple to print and reproduce, choose cheerful colors like orange green and yellow (avoid black and red).
   If you want a symbol on it, stay away from crosses, stars, and crescent moons as they might imply a religious or politically extreme connotation. No, swastikas are not cool, either.
   Be original.

2. 
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   PICK A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.
   Possibly, stay clear of conflict zones. And maybe choose something that is not as climatically challenging.
   
   For example, you might want to think about St. Vincent and the Grenadines, or Fiji instead of going for Kyrgyz Republic.
   
   Learn the local language and buddy-up with some academics, as they make great Prime Ministers.

3. 

   OPTION #1: WIN THROUGH POPULAR CONSENSUS.
   
   This might quite difficult, but it guarantees you a seat at the United Nations.
   
   You have to come up with some sort of ideology that exploits the immediate shortcomings of the local population. Maybe you can write your own manifesto, with a cool name for your ideology; something like "demo-stochastics" (since you don't know how it will end up), or "quantum-materialism" (this I would have no idea).
   
   Organize a country-wide campaign: if you are on a budget, you might review Step #2 and pick a smaller country to save on your speaking engagements and staffing costs.
   
   Make noise through the local media, TV and newspaper are far better than the Web.
   
   Allow 3 to 10 years for the ideology to spread before offering your candidacy to lead the Nation.

4. 
   You're coming...

   OPTION #2: WIN THROUGH RELIGIOUS PROSELITISM.
   
   You have to invent a creed, this is not easy at all. A suggestion is to pick a religion in need of revelation. For example, Judaism claims that the Messiah did not come yet. Here you go! Propose yourself as the missing Christ for the Jews, but only in the Nation you picked in Step #2. Alternatives to it would be to define yourself as the duplicate incarnation of the Dalai Lama. Wiccan-like belief it's also a very good compromise as it has never been clear what they really claimed, so you can create a Wiccan spin-off.
   
   You have to be able to heal by touch and fast for long days. Walking on water is not necessary as it might be perceived as a show-off and does not infer immediate benefits for the audience.
   
   Convince locals to build some churches and stick with some recurring rituals. If you can convince them that your birthday should be a holiday on they should not work, you are more likely to gather accolites faster.
   
   Do not overdo it: claim acceptance and compassion for other beliefs, brotherly love, final forgiveness, etc. An "everyone wins" situation will keep you away from crucifixion.
   
   After you establish your church and get the media attention, you may claim that your message shall be delivered better if you'd convey more efforts into secular matters.

5. 
   Fill it up.

   OPTION #3: FIND OIL.
   
   Now, you don't really need to find. Just make a geological case to affirm that oil can be in the region.
   
   Carribeans make a great candidate, as it's easier and more compelling to gather venture capital in an oil-rich area.
   
   Now, this is a time-bomb. It will take up to 3 years to find out whether the oil is really there. So you have to act fast.
   
   Oil money makes great consensus for local political power and media coverage.
   
   Use the funds wisely: do not allocate everything for the oil fields. Build schools, hospitals, and plenty of turistic resorts. People love that stuff.
   
   And once they realize oil is not there, it's already not important as you established your presence and, with some luck, improved the local economy.

6. 
   Get the hell out!

   PLAN YOUR EXIT STRATEGY.
   
   Should things go South prematurely, you need to make sure you have some parachute plan.
   
   1 - Never surrender your original passport. You might need to get back home quick.
   2 - For the same reason, you might consider investing on a corporate jet and flight training.
   3 - Find someone to blame: you'd have all 2008 to call it on G.W. Bush. That would be very easy, but there's no time left. Use your creative side.
   4 - Stock some money in Switzerland as soon as you can. 20 million dollars will do. Or sell the corporate jet at your escape landing field (google for those airports that have sales facilities nearby).
   5 - Do not bring friends or spouses until you're in power for at least 3 years: if you need to run away you need the least baggage.

7. All in all is not rocket science. It requires discipline and consistency, but it can be done as it has been done by many before.
   
   And if it doesn't work out at the end, I ensure you it is a hell of ride!
   
   Peace and Love

Tips & Warnings

• When you leave your country, do not piss anybody off.
• If you have an IQ of 170, a PhD in Genetics, a photographic memory, and you read 1500 words per minute, geopolitics is not your thing.