From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=   wrote:   
   >On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:17:59 -0500, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:   
   >   
   >> Cocos-Keeling is not a nation.   
   >   
   >Its a 'region' (in official parlance) with a flag.   
   >   
   >Note that a 'nation' is a group of people, not a piece of territory.   
      
   Sealand is a legtimate nation although I think it's only one person now.   
   --scott   
      
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