Bordering Spain and Portugal, Listenburg was born out of a joke on Twitter, and within days it became a viral phenomenon. Today it already has its own flag, history, is part of important international institutions and has many economic relations with real companies. It is not yet known for certain what his political spectrum is, but it is certainly not aligned with the far right.
The country has a slightly smaller population than France, at 59 million, and is located on the border of Spain and Portugal, facing the Atlantic… But above all, it is fictional. Listenburg or Listenbourg in French – the language of creation – is a joke started last Sunday (30) on Twitter by Gaspardo, the current president of Liechtenstein.
Gaspardo published a map to politely mock the Americans, who were known for their geographical ignorance. The caption accompanying the map: “Of course, Americans don’t even know the name of this country hahaha.”
It is worth remembering that, according to American CNN, in 2005 the French cities of Strasbourg and Toulouse were located in Germany and Switzerland, respectively, while in 2014 Donbass became part of Pakistan.
Within days, Liechtenstein became a parallel reality, as since Sunday (30) hundreds of inspiring French Internet users have been chatting on forums to write pages and pages about this fictitious country that is already a member of the UN, NATO and the UN. The European Union.. Never before has any country been so quickly attached to these international institutions.
But Liechtenstein was born different. It’s a new country, of course, but it’s already a government with a motto (Liberty, Honor, Glory), a currency (“lis”), a history of successive monarchs, a national anthem, foreign embassies and of course a ministry, all on Twitter. was duly represented.
The Ministry of Interior of the fictional country explains how to request documents from the country that has not yet determined its immigration policy. “Contact us for all administrative procedures regarding identity documents and visas!” text is read.
In just a few days, Liechtenstein has also become an important economic destination. In fact, it didn’t take long for major brands to take advantage of this viral prank. It didn’t take long for real companies like Ryanair, Prime Video, Netflix and others to show interest in this new country. Spanish shipping company Autohero says it operates in the Iberian Peninsula, including Liechtenstein.
“At Autohero we can get your car to your door in less than 21 days. For the entire peninsula, including Listenburg.”
Even in the political world, Liechtenstein has attracted some French figures, such as the far-right ex-French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, but the country wants to make it clear that it completely rejects any political association and asks Zemmour to erase your history. Tweet about the country.
“Listenbourg remains an internet meme that is not intended to cause rallying or political partisanship. We do not support your party and ask you to delete this tweet.
Also, Liechtenstein remains apolitical.
When he was nominated, Zemmour was compared to Bolsonaro, who had a strong rejection among the French.
source: Noticias
