薩吉斯坦,正式名稱薩吉斯坦共和國,是犹他州博克斯埃爾德縣的私人國家,2005年,由自封总统扎克·蘭茨貝格创建。[1]蘭茨貝格为这块土地缴纳房产税,上面沒有任何居民和建筑物,但設置了纪念碑和边境巡逻门。[2][3]
2005年7月,居住在布鲁克林的雕塑家兰茨伯格以610美元买下該处的房产。[2]該處的面積不明,部分來源指為2英亩[2][3]或4英亩。[1][4]最近的城镇是約60英里外的内华达州蒙泰洛。[1][2]
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