Editing Principality of Seborga (section)

== Seborga today ==

Seborga's independence claims continue today, and an official ''Principato di Seborga'' website asserts the historical arguments put forward by Carbone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why we are independent|url=https://www.principatodiseborga.com/en/why-we-are-independent|website=Principality of Seborga|language=en}}</ref> Seborga claims to maintain a volunteer border guard, the ''Corpo delle Guardie''. Participants wear a blue-and-white uniform and during the tourist season they stand guard at [[sentry box]]es on the unofficial border crossing on the main road into Seborga.<ref name="telegraph180832017" /><ref name="guardie">{{cite web |title=Le Guardie |url=https://www.principatodiseborga.com/pds/guardie |website=Principato di Seborga |access-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109093713/https://www.principatodiseborga.com/pds/guardie|archive-date=9 January 2021 |language=it-IT}}</ref>

The unrecognised [[micronation]] that claims Seborga Town understands that the town still falls directly within the laws and borders of [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jacopo Prisco |title=Seborga: The Italian village that wants to be a country |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-village-seborga-country/index.html |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

=== Currency ===

[[File:Seborga_Coin_-_Arms.JPG|thumb|230x230px|A ''15 centesimi'' Seborga luigino coin]]

Seborga's [[local currency]], the Seborga luigino, is divided into 100 centesimi. Luigini coins circulate in Seborga alongside the [[euro]]. The currency has no value outside of the town. The [[Value (economics)|value]] of the luigino is [[pegged currency|pegged]] to the [[United States dollar|US dollar]] at SPL{{nbsp}}1 = USD{{nbsp}}6.00.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.principatodiseborga.com/en/the-luigini|title=The luigini|website=Principality of Seborga|language=en}}</ref> On 20 August 2023 the Principality presented the first banknote ever of the ''luigini''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.principatodiseborga.com/2023/08/p=9466|title=Festa di San Bernardo 2023 / Resoconto della giornata, rassegna stampa, foto, video – Presentata la prima banconota della storia del Principato di Seborga|website=Principality of Seborga|language=en}}</ref>

=== Population ===

As of 1 January 2018, Seborga had a population of 297 people, with 146 males and 151 females.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html|title=Statistiche demografiche ISTAT|website=demo.istat.it|series=Imperia|access-date=2019-03-21|archive-date=2019-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630220127/http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2021, the population of Seborga has gone down to 217 people.