Pakistanis' 'new life' in imaginary country

A Swedish artist who six years ago declared a remote piece of land independent from the rest of the country says more than 3,000 Pakistanis have recently applied to become its citizens.

The artist, Lars Vilks, declared one-square-kilometre of the Swedish shoreline of the Kullen Peninsula to be independent - calling his notional nation Ladonia.

The move is a protest against the government's attempts to pull down his monumental artworks.

Conservationists argue that Professor Vilks works were buildings in a protected area and should be taken down.

The Ladonia website includes an application form for citizenship.

The professor says the first applications from Pakistan arrived about a month ago, with people asking the whereabouts of Ladonia's embassy and details of how to get there.

(From the Newsroom of the BBC World Service)