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Tiny nations sell titles that grant no real power

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Abandoned sea forts and unrecognized specks of land fund their entire existence by selling completely meaningless titles of nobility to insecure foreigners. For a small fee, anyone can legally call themselves a Duke, provided they never actually try to exercise any power.

Tiny nations sell titles that grant no real power
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