Seborga

Seborga is a small town located in Liguria, Italy, near the French border. The main economic activities are horticulture and tourism.

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In the early 1960s the head of the local flower-growers co-operative, Giorgio Carbone, began promoting the idea that Seborga retained its historic independence as a principality. By 1963 the people of Seborga were convinced of these arguments and elected Carbone as their Head of State. Henceforth he was to be known as Giorgio I, Prince of Seborga. In 1995 Seborgans voted, 304 in favor, 4 against for the Principality's Constitution and its general rules.

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