A new Independent State

  A land nobody wants

Close to where the borders between Norway, Sweden, and Finland meet, there is an area of land - no larger than two football pitches - that has been a bone of contention for centuries.

The argument arises because though none of the countries want it, they don't want anybody else to have it. The area is virtually impossible to reach as it is so far from any major city, or road network.

The rows began in 1814, at the time Norway was fighting with Denmark against Great Britain; the British won the war, and Denmark was forced to sign a treaty cedeing Norway to Sweden.

The best way to end the row is to declare the area an independent state, the same as the Vatican, Singapore, or Hong Kong.