Did you know that Liechtenstein was almost going to purchase Alaska before US?

The Prince of Liechtenstein would have had absolutely no way to enforce his nominal sovereignty over Alaska

wow what an interesting odd fact

>>213851374 (OP)
yes I've played kaiserredux

>>213851527
kek

>>213851476
He would probably send Liechensteiner settlers+mercs there

>>213851374 (OP)
Now i know, thanks bro

>>213851795
He could send the whole population of his duchy and it'd still change basically nothing.
There were less than 9k Liechtensteiners when the US bought Alaska.

>>213851476
Yeah, but just taking it away would be way too mean so they wouldn't have done it...

>>213851374 (OP)
how can a micronation afford all that land

>>213851860
He could just have them slaughter the natives.

>>213851915
micronation with megabudget

>>213851795
They have no port and not enough people though
And other bloodthirsty colonial powers like Spain or Britain would probably seize it anyways

>>213851945
It doesn't really matter if they didn't have a port. IRL isn't EU4 lmao. They could just use another country's port. Liechenstein is just a micro Switzerland, they probably had good relations with all their neighbours like they do today.

>>213851915
The deal was something like 27 million in current US dollars.

>>213851921
Who cares about the natives? Liechtenstein, with immense improbable luck, could keep it maaaaybe until WW1. Then the UK would seize it since Liechtenstein just did whatever Austria did back then.
Alternatively they could go against Austria and get instantly occupied at home.

>>213852036
>Then the UK would seize it since Liechtenstein just did whatever Austria did back then.
Liechtenstein was neutral during World War 1.

>>213852034
Google says it would be 153.5 million in current USD
Which is still fucking nuts. Owning the huge swathe of land in perpetuity, with all the associated territorial waters, resources etc etc.
For comparison that's less than a third of daily NHS spending in the UK.

>>213852103
Yeah, but let's be honest the UK very well could've asked for them to take a side just so they can map paint the one bit of the farthest north north america they were missing

>>213851860
Lol

>>213852154
imagine buying a big chunk of a continent, three times the size of France, with a euromillions jackpot win

>>213851860
i know this must sound like complete ailien speech to your bloodythirsty tiny polish frontal lobe. but lichtensteiners are great at making friends unlike poolacks who just hold a grudge against the entire world

>>213852103
UK seized lots of neutral countries during the world wars

>>213855371
if you want to create a jewish state you gotta crack a few eggs, dumbo

>>213851374 (OP)
yes

>>213851374 (OP)
interesting