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The March issue of Escape from America Magazine ran a report on offshore nations from Free Nation Update.  EFAM was flooded with questions for more information on the concept. Susan Wright has responded to your interests with information and news on recent developments on offshore nation of New Utopia. Construction is expected to begin shortly with the first residential housing to be available for occupancy by June 2002. Valuable links to New Utopia's web site and ways to contact New Utopia for even more information can be found on the right. Thank you for your letters of interest. Here is an update with additional information on New Utopia. Mr. Long has signed agreements with a consortium of international developers for a total of almost fourteen billion dollars worth of projects for initial construction to begin this fall/winter. By this agreement, the first housing will be ready for occupancy by June 2002. The main financial group behind this developer had their main office in The World Trade Center. All plans and computers were of course destroyed. They also lost 6 of their top executives and 35 staff members. The reorganization is well under way, and the start date is now projected to be late Spring of 2002. There have been a number of delays as any project of this magnitude can expect, but now we are getting ready to begin construction, which is expected to start in the late Spring of 2002. A used oil drilling platform has been purchased, will be re-outfitted and moved to our territory in late Spring. This will be the staging area where building materials can be received for the construction of

New Utopia is being founded on the principle that those who have the ability, luck, (call it what you will) or perseverance to do well should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labors. The founding fathers of America, over two hundred years ago, "entitled" its citizens to "life, liberty and the pursuit of  happiness." New Utopia attempts to make these entitlements a reality. .. Additional Resources The New Utopian Website  The Development  Phase One  Other Articles on New Nations  Contact New Utopia  .

Lazarus, Maureen, John Long and Dick Morris, New Utopia’s Attorney General, returned from the Cayman Islands, where they chartered a boat to go to the New Utopia territory. They were accompanied by the German TV Network ('Arte') crew. They filmed underwater scenes of the area, which is a plateau and almost as flat and level as a tabletop. They also interviewed several supporters in the Cayman Islands for this first of four documentaries. Pictures are on our web site. The media event was very well received in Las Vegas on April 30th 1999 and the images unveiled by the architects are now available on our web site by clicking "About" then clicking "Design." About the Site of New Utopia We are located above a marine plateau covering almost 400 square miles in an area of very solid rock. This is part of an underwater mountain range which runs from the southern part of Cuba through the Cayman Islands. They are on peaks of the same range, New Utopia is on one end of it. The water depth above the plateau ranges from 9 to 60 feet.

Go to the New Utopia web site and click "About" then "Terrain" to see images of the submerged mountain plateau which makes up the territory of New Utopia.  It is interesting to note that the area where we will start construction is almost all a flat rock surface with a dusting of sand. Each square in the image is about 25 square miles. You will also be able to see the depth.
 

Unlike the Pacific and the New England coasts, the water where we are is very calm, like glass most of the time. Our high tide is between 6 and 10 inches depending on the season. Hurricanes, as a worse case, can be expected on average of once every 7 years, based on tracking charts dating back to 1834. However, wind and rain have no bad effect on the concrete and steel buildings. Think of the worse news story you ever saw about hurricane damage. The high rise office and condo buildings were not damaged. The rains that accompany hurricanes can't cause floods or mud slides where we are, like those that devastated Central America after Hurricane Mitch. The building foundations, built on pilings, will be 10 feet above the surface, so if there are storm surges, they will pass under them. The Cayman Islands, 130 miles to our east went 60 years between their last two hurricanes. So the once every seven years may be an over estimate. Building Construction We have over 1,900,000 square feet of office/retail space committed, and over 2,200,000 square feet of apartments/condos, another 1,000,000 square feet for hydroponics farms, plus the airline, medical center, the medical teaching university, the first hotel/casino and much more. Buildings must be designed to withstand hurricane force winds, and our architects and engineers have been assigned that very task. The technology to be used in foundation construction is the same as that used in a freeway bridge over a river. These are the same building foundations

as those used in the coastal development of Florida, which must consider the high water table.  Every high rise building in Miami and New Orleans, for instance, is built in just this manner. Venice, Italy, is built on piles driven into more than 100 muddy islets that rise above the surface of the large shallow lagoon it occupies. Small bridges connect these islets making it possible to walk from one end of the city to the other. All other traffic, however moves by water. This has been the case for over 700 years.

Growth

Nothing gets as much press coverage as a royal wedding or any other function, in fact the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace in London is directly responsible for millions of dollars spent by tourists who visit London with this as one of the criteria for their visit; we will capitalize on this as well with pomp and pageantry to attract the tourists. A genteel circus for the masses, if you will, on the one hand, and a stable profitable government on the other, maintaining our pristine environment and guarding the ecology of our home.

We will be able to attract much more than what would be considered our fair share of tourists, bringing their money to the merchants and making the growth of New Utopia a certainty.

In keeping with this theme we will have 4 annual galas: (1) a grand prix with boats instead of cars, (2) a birthday celebration such as Pirate Week in the Cayman Islands which draws thousands of visitors every year, (3) a Mardi Gras celebration which will become a real competitor for the one in New Orleans, and (4) a winter festival featuring the arts and culture. New Utopia with its wonderful tropic climate will attract those visitors who want to escape the snow. There will also be world class golf courses and tennis courts, and tournaments that compete with the best the rest of the world has to offer. Our "Venice of the Caribbean," with its waterways instead of roads and gondolas and water taxis instead of cars, will be an attraction like no other in our part of the world.

The other thing is we will live in the most beautiful place in the world, with the most perfect weather, the fastest growth area that has ever existed. This makes for an energy and excitement that should appeal to the young, the movers and shakers of the world of tomorrow. The fact that it will also attract the best in entertainment and the arts of every kind will make it a magnet for their peers from every other country.

Politic Posture
 

Some years ago we determined that the gradual loss of freedoms and the constant increasing intrusiveness of government into every area of our lives is the direct responsibility and fault of politicians. Every politician in the US runs for office on a platform of change, designed with only the possibility of his or her being elected in mind. Otherwise you would leave the incumbent in the office. If the candidate is elected by 60% of the voters, this means that 40% are disenfranchised because the change is made without their endorsement. None of the politicians are able to live up to all of their promises of change, but all do manage to implement some change. Multiply all the small changes election after election, at city, county, state and federal level, and you have the reason for the increasing government intrusiveness.

It is not necessary that people be disenchanted with their government, but only that they want a fresh start. Like any vacation spot on the ocean the prices will range from moderate to expensive, but New Utopia is not being built just for the wealthy, like any other resort area there will have to be many people to man the shops, restaurants and service companies. They in turn should live better and accumulate more in New Utopia than they could anywhere else. The industrious will prosper; those who are slothful will exist like they do everywhere.

We want a minimum of politicians in New Utopia. So what kind of government should we  have? We decided on a constitutional monarchy: a constitution (which may be seen on our web site) to protect the citizens against abuse and a monarchy for stability. In New Utopia, the only vote the citizens have is on any change which impacts their freedoms, which must pass by at least 2/3. Other than that the government will operate like a well run company.

We could sit there with a stiff upper lip kind of government, like all the other little countries in the Caribbean and we would die. We must toot our horn, dance in the streets, make some noise to attract tourists and immigrants which will be the only factor which will impact the growth of New Utopia. We are the first completely new country in hundreds of years, and we intend to capitalize on this. We are also the first new monarchy in an even longer time; half of the world is enamored with royalty.

Taxes

With the only tax being a 15% import duty, the same for everything, there should be much more disposable income whatever your circumstance. If you have a business, this means that much faster growth is possible. New Utopia will become a world center for Internet business of every kind because every city, state, and country in the world is trying to find a way to tax them, and they will. By our constitution, no tax can ever exist except the 15% import duty. No income tax, no sales tax, no fuel tax, no property tax, no death tax, no wealth tax. NO TAXES. Even young people just beginning their lives and careers need to take this into consideration.

To see some of the over 200 news stories which have been written about New Utopia go to our web site and click on "News". We will have major TV news stories. "48 Hours," Associated Press, BBC, German and French TV have all signed up to film the initial construction.
 

Projects Underway New Utopia has already attracted a considerable number of very substantial investors who wish to open businesses. Here are just a few: New Utopian Airlines is committed to spending an as yet undisclosed sum on the airport and a fleet of aircraft. New Utopia Communications Incorporated has been formed with a $50 million share capital to provide local and international telecommunications and Internet infrastructure. A state of the art film and television studio. The Light-Long Academy for Academic and Creative Development has been chartered and will teach children from 3 years through high school.

• Delphi University Medical School has committed an initial $17 million in the first year to start a new teaching hospital which will grow to have an investment approaching $100 million and 3,200 students by year 5.
• We have even larger sums committed by a group of doctors to open The New Utopia medical center 315,000 sq. ft. and Yet another group of doctors will open a health SPA with another medical center concentrating on alternative medical practices.
• A major financial/insurance group is committed to providing both New Utopia's electronic infrastructure for banking and commercial services and for our own private health-care services for all citizens.   Again very substantial funds are committed.
• A major Internet based newspaper group have indicated (but not yet contractually agreed) they wish to move their entire business and servers (currently receiving 5-6 million hits a day) to New Utopia as soon as possible.
• Negotiations are under way for a spaceport to be built in New Utopia for taking passengers into space 23,000 miles as tourists.
• Talks are under way also for a state of the art petroleum refinery and fuel depot which will (because there are no taxes) be able to sell fuel so cheaply that every cruise ship in the Caribbean will make New Utopia a port of call to refuel.
• Last but not least many smaller businesses such as grocery and hardware stores, convenience stores, restaurants, beauty shops, clothing stores, gift shops, boat dealers, bicycle sales, dive shops, and the list goes on. A great start, but of course we need everyone from the corner shop up, not just major investors!
• You may like to see the fabulous new plans for the first phase of  our city/state drawn up by Runyon Architects and Wilson & Associates - they are available on our web site under 'About' then 'Design' 

The requirement is a contribution (US$1,500 minimum) to our new country in order to be invited to become a citizen. Citizenship information can be gotten from the New Utopia web site. Charter Citizens will have preferential treatment for housing and space for businesses.  Other countries had an indigenous or existing population, in our case the charter Citizens will make up our “beginning” population.

When you make a contribution to the New Utopian government (minimum US$1,500), you will be invited to become a citizen. Passports and documents for family members are $24 each. Nominee forms may be printed from our web site. Your contribution can be made by secure credit card transaction. If you have any problem contact this office. At this time you are only required to assert that each applicant is of good character, provide their legal name, date and place of birth, occupation, sex, height and weight and the funds in US dollars to be granted citizenship.

Success is the capacity within to take what was once only imagined and make it real.

With best regards,

Susan Wright
Information Office
The Principality of New Utopia
918-712-9980
http://www.new-utopia.com