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It was founded in a house, which now serves as the micronation's capital, in Sutton, a borough of Greater London, United Kingdom. Austenasia's claimed territory has been extended to other small properties around the world as new citizens have joined the micronation. [61] Global Country of World Peace Link to flag: 2000
A micronation is a political entity whose representatives claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by any sovereign state. Micronations are classified separately from de facto states and quasi-states ; they are also not considered to be autonomous or self-governing as they lack the ...
The smallest political unit recognized as a sovereign state is the Vatican City, though its precise status is sometimes disputed, e.g., Maurice Mendelson argued in 1972 that "[i]n two respects it may be doubted whether the territorial entity, the Vatican City, meets the traditional criteria of statehood".
The Kingdom of Tavolara is a purported micronation on Tavolara Island, off the northeast coast of Sardinia. [1] Set up by the Bertoleoni family, allegedly sanctioned by Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, it claims to be one of the smallest kingdoms in the world. The island was known in ancient times as Hermea.
Molossia (/ m oʊ ˈ l ɒ s i ə /), officially the Republic of Molossia, is a micronation claiming de facto independence, claims sovereignty over 11.3 acres (4.6 ha; 46,000 m 2) of land near Dayton, Nevada. [1] The micronation has not received recognition from any of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
A “micronation” consisting of an eerie metal platform atop a concrete base that is located a few miles off the coast of England in the North Sea, Sealand was originally built as a British ...
Verdis (micronation) Veyshnoria; Kingdom of Vikesland; W. Whangamōmona This page was last edited on 15 December 2023, at 23:22 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
A micronation is formed by the declaration of an independent and sovereign nation that is not recognized by governments of established countries. They are typically thought of as mimicking actual states with the appearances and formalities of governance, but without any actual power or recognition.