In my pursuit to compile good statistical data for Liberland in my Liberland vs The world article series much of my data for Liberland has had to be estimated using AI because there is no body that Liberland has whether it be government controlled or not that has such data as GDP. Even Liberland’s compatriot Somaliand has a central statistics department which measures these basic data points. Without such data many people, businesses and countries may not think Liberland is a suitable place to conduct business because we have no way to measure basic statistical data points that all countries use as the standard metric stick to which everyone can use to see if Liberland has a good economy or not.
Yes I am aware that Liberland does not produce anything but the people of Liberland do have to have some type of revenue and the businesses that do have measurable data and while said data should be given voluntarily my firm belief is that we should start compiling that data and possibly using it in some kind of marketing process to show that we are legitimate here is our data versus if someone asks for said data and it cannot be produced can be seen to be a very weak business idea. Would you go to a bank for a business loan unless you had all of your supporting documentation and evidence? The same logic I think applies to Liberland in this context but with people, businesses, and countries instead.
Liberland can and already has produced geographic and I believe some environmental data through the Liberland Environmental Organization. Demographic data such as those that are actually living in Liberland under whatever the definitions are of permanent resident for Liberland. A breakdown of where those that are citizens are from, how many eresidents are there, nationals by birth, etc., demographic breakdowns by age, sex, etc., migration statistics. I know this data exists but has it been publicly distributed? There are so many more data sets I could go ad nauseam over but the point I want to make is Liberland must publish statistical data to be able to make its case for international legitimacy even stronger.
So with that I call upon the Government of Liberland and also to the people that are experts in these fields to come forward and start building a statistical repository which I know has to exist in some form but to build it up and while I’m not asking for a labyrinth like large governments constantly produce and manipulate all I am asking for is the most basic of data for those of us that need to procure this kind of data to make our jobs easier and also more conducive for Liberland to present itself with more concrete evidence of success.