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The fake passports sold by unrecognized countries

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Groups of people claiming sovereignty over random patches of abandoned land generate their entire gross domestic product by issuing completely fake travel documents. Naive individuals purchase these fancy booklets, only to be immediately detained when they present them at an actual border.

The fake passports sold by unrecognized countries
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