No country ever made him a citizen of anything interesting. So the author founded his own: the Republic of Dad, Look. Passports are free.
Population: 1, and growing, because anyone can get a passport. Entry to the country's only attraction, the book, still costs $1,000,000.
COPENHAGEN — Abdel Seoud lives in Denmark. It is a fine country. It has never once mentioned his book.
So he has founded a country of his own: the Republic of Dad, Look. It has a capital (the kitchen), a border (the edge of the table) and a national treasure (the only copy of Dad, Look – I Wrote A Book!).
Citizenship is free. Anyone can get a passport below, with their own name on it. The passport gets you into the country. It does not get you into the book. That still costs $1,000,000.
"Every country needs citizens," said Seoud, head of state. "Mine also needs one buyer."
The Republic of Dad, Look · Fact file
The country
- Capital
- The kitchen
- Head of state
- The author
- Population
- 1, plus every passport holder
- Borders
- The edge of the table
- National treasure
- One book
- Currency
- The Dad, Look Reserve $1,000,000 note
- Army and border control
- The cat
- Visa for the book
- $1,000,000
Get your passport
- Name
- Your name
- Nationality
- Dad, Look
- Passport no.
- DLFDED428
- Expires
- Never
Visa: the bookDenied · $1,000,000 short
0 passports issued. Books sold: 0.
The interview
- DNNWhy found a country?
- SeoudCountries get attention. Books do not. I wanted both.
- DNNIs citizenship really free?
- SeoudYes. Everyone is welcome. The book is the only thing in the country that costs anything.
- DNNWhat are the laws?
- SeoudOne law. The book stays on the table until someone pays for it.
- DNNDo you have an army?
- SeoudThe cat. He is also border control. He mostly sleeps at the border.
- DNNHow are foreign relations?
- SeoudExcellent. No other country has noticed us yet.
DNN Poll
Would you move to the Republic of Dad, Look?
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The Republic of Dad, Look is not a real country, and its passports are not travel documents. Please do not show one at an airport. The name you type is only used to draw your passport and to make your link; DNN does not keep a list of names.