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What follows is a list of micronations, as viewed from Wikipedia as well as from Westarctica— while other micronations may exist and may be forming, they may not yet have come to our attention and so are not yet included on this list.  If you would like to see your micronation added to this list, please contact our side administration to discuss.
This is a partial '''list of micronations'''. Only the most prominent [[micronations]] have been selected for this list, and it will expand as more are added.
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! width=160 | Official title
! width=160 | Official title
! class="unsortable" width=30 align="center" | Flag (if available)
! class="unsortable" width=30 align="center" | Flag
! width=30 align="center" | Founded
! width=30 align="center" | Founded
! class="unsortable" | Description
! class="unsortable" | Description
|-
|-
|Aerican Empire
| [[Empire of Agber]]
|{{flagicon|Aerican_Empire}}
| [[File:Empire of Agber Flag.png|100px]]
| 1995
| First founded as the [[Kingdom of Kolios|Principality of Kolios]], the project was reimagined in early 1998 as the Empire of Agber, with Kolios becoming a nation within the Empire.
|-
| [[Aerican Empire]]
| [[File:Flag of Aerica.jpg|100px]]
| 1987
| 1987
| An eccentric tongue-in-cheek micronation. It claims various terrestrial and interplanetary territories.
| An eccentric tongue-in-cheek micronation. It claims various terrestrial and interplanetary territories.
|-
|-
| Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina|Aeterna Lucina
| [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Aeterna Lucina.jpg}}
| [[File:Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg|100px]]
| 1978
| 2011
| An Australian micronation founded by a self-proclaimed baron, who claimed properties he owned in New South Wales as its territory. Several associated businessmen were charged in 1990 with land and visa
| French micronation created to promote and support local initiatives of the eponymous city, located in Southern France, 23km east of Montpellier.
|-
|-
| Akhzivland
| [[Empire of Angyalistan]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Akhzivland.png}}
| [[File:Flag of Angyalistan.jpg|100px]]
| 1971
| 1999
| A micronation founded in response to the Israeli government demolishing an illegally inhabited house.
| French micronation that claims the Earth's horizon as its [[sovereignty|sovereign]] territory.
|-
| Save Aramoana Campaign#Independent State of Aramoana|Aramoana
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Aramoana.png}}
| 1980
| A small New Zealand community that declared itself independent to protest the building of an aluminium smelter on nearby land.
|-
|-
| Asgardia (nation)|Asgardia
| [[Kingdom of Argonne]]
| {{flagicon image|}}
| [[File:Argonne Flag.jpg|100px]]
| 2016
| 2019
| A micronation founded by Igor Ashurbeyli that aims to launch satellites into space in order to found a real nation recognised by the UN.  The ultimate aim is to avoid the restrictions of the current space law framework.
| Now-defunct miniature kingdom founded by [[Sir James Murphy]] after his abdication from as [[Kingdom of Scone|King of Scone]].
|-
|-
| Empire of Atlantium|Atlantium
| [[Atlantium]]
| {{flagicon|Atlantium}}
| [[File:Flag-atlantium.jpg|100px]]
| 1981
| 1981
| Based in Australia, it advocates for global governance: specifically, no borders and freedom of movement.
| Based in Australia, it advocates for global governance: specifically, no borders and freedom of movement.
|-
|-
| Austenasia
| [[Empire of Austenasia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Austenasia.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|100px]]
| 2008
| 2008
| A self-declared sovereign state based in the United Kingdom.
| A self-declared sovereign state based in the United Kingdom.
|-
|-
| Grand Duchy of Avram|Avram
| [[Colony of Calsahara|Calsahara]]
|
| [[File:Flag of Calsahara Colony.jpg.jpg|100px]]
| {{sort|1980|1980s}}
| 2009
| A non-territorial micronation founded by an eccentric self-proclaimed duke, John Charlton Rudge|John Rudge, who was later elected to the Tasmanian state parliament.
| Self-declared state in central California founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]]. Now a colony of [[Westarctica]].
|-
| Dominion of British West Florida|British West Florida
| {{flagicon image|DBWF Flag.svg}}
| 2005
| A micronation intending to revive the former British colony of the same name.
|-
| Province of Bumbunga|Bumbunga
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bumbunga.svg}}
| 1976
| An Australian secessionist micronation located on a farm at Bumbunga, South Australia from 1976.
|-
| Nation of Celestial Space|Celestia
|
| 1949
| A micronation that comprises the entirety of the universe besides Earth. It was founded on January 1, 1949 by James T. Mangan to stop other countries from claiming outer space land.
|-
|-
| Freetown Christiania|Christiania
| [[Kingdom of Casbah]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Christiania.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Casbah.gif|100px]]
| 1971
| 1995
| Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania, is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. The commune occupies the site of an old barracks and is home to almost 1,000 residents
| Now-defunct micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] in rural Pennsylvania.
|-
|-
| Conch Republic
| [[Dracul|Commonwealth of Dracul]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Key West, Florida.svg}}
| [[File:Dracul Flag 2023.png|100px]]
| 1982
| 2017
| Founded by then Mayor of Key West, Florida, Dennis Wardlow, it claims tongue-in-cheek independence from the United States in protest at a checkpoint established by the United States Border Patrol|US Border Patrol.
| A North American micronation located within and surrounded by Houston, Texas.
|-
|-
| Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands|Coral Sea Islands
| [[Grand Republic of Cycoldia]]
| {{flagicon image|Gay flag.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Cycoldia.jpg|100px]]
| 2004
| 2018
| Established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists, the Coral Sea Islands is a micronation based in southeast Queensland, Australia.
| A micronation located in Houston, Texas that routinely engages in diplomatic functions and micronational warfare.
|-
|-
| Elgaland-Vargaland
| [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]]
| {{flagicon image|Elgaland-Vargaland_flag.png}}
| [[File:Flag of Flandrensis.png|100px]]
| 1992
| A conceptual art project by two Swedish artists, Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Leif Elggren, which defines itself as the borders of all nations.
|-
| Kingdom of Elleore|Elleore
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Elleore.svg}}
| 1944
| A tongue-in-cheek micronation founded by a group of school teachers as a summer camp on the island of Elleore, Denmark.
|-
| Kingdom of EnenKio|EnenKio
| {{flagicon image|Flag of EnenKio.svg}}
| 1994
| Claims Wake Atoll
|-
| Filettino#Campaign for independence|Filettino
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Principality of Filettino.png}}
| 2011
| Created by the mayor of Filettino in protest at the Italian government's austerity measure that reorganised the local government of towns with less than 1,000 residents
|-
| Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis
| {{flagicon image|Flandrensis vlag.jpg}}
| 2008
| 2008
| A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by Niels Vermeersch.
| A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis|Niels Vermeersch]].
|-
|-
| Forewick Holm#Declaration of Dependence|Forvik
| [[Grand Duchy of Haren]]
|
| [[File:Haren Flag.gif|100px]]
| 2008
| 1996
| An islet in Shetland, Scotland, declared a Crown dependency by Stuart Hill (sailor)|Stuart Hill as part of a Shetland secessionist agenda.
| Now-defunct micronation based on a farm in southwest Ohio.
|-
| Fredonian Rebellion|Fredonia
| {{flagicon image|Fredonian_Rebellion_Flag_of_1826.svg}}
| 1826
| The Fredonian Rebellion was the first, and short-lived, attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. Led by Haden Edwards, they seized control of the town of Nacogdoches, and declared the Republic of Fredonia.  Some historians regard the Fredonian Rebellion as the beginning of the Texas Revolution.
|-
| Principality of Freedonia|Freedonia
| {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Freedonia.svg}}
| 1997
| The Principality of Freedonia was a micronation based on libertarian principles.
|-
| Frestonia
|
| 1977
| Residents of Freston Road in west London staged a "secession" from the United Kingdom as Frestonia.  The residents were squatters, many of whom eventually set up a housing co-op in negotiation with Notting Hill Housing Trust, and included artists, musicians, writers, actors and activists.
|-
|-
| Ganienkeh
| [[House of Homestead]]
|
| [[File:Flag of Homestead.jpg|100px]]
| 1974
| The 1970s saw a number of highly publicized confrontations between the U.S. government and Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans, such as the Oglala Lakotas' standoff at Wounded Knee incident|Wounded Knee and the Alcatraz occupation. Another clash occurred at Moss Lake in upstate New York (state)|New York. After the federal Indian Claims Commission refused to consider compensation to the Mohawk Nation, saying that its jurisdiction only covered western tribes, a group of Mohawk activists declared 600 acres near Moss Lake the sovereign Mohawk territory of Ganienkeh, and further laid claim to all of northeastern New York. After a firefight between the Mohawks and local vigilantes, the state government started eviction proceedings. When the federal courts refused to hear the matter, Assistant State Attorney General Mario Cuomo was dispatched to negotiate a settlement. In May 1977, the Mohawks accepted a smaller land grant and the crisis was ended.
|-
| Glacier Republic
| {{flagicon image|Bandera República Glaciar.png}}
| 2014
| 2014
| Founded by Greenpeace activists in a disputed border region of the Andes between Chile and Argentina, for the purpose of drawing attention to Chile's lack of environmental protection for glaciers
| Florida-based micronation ruled by [[Prince Arthur of Homestead]] claiming land in Andorra.
|-
| Global Country of World Peace
|
| 2000
| "A country without borders for peace loving people everywhere" created by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, with capitals at MERU, Holland and Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa. Tony Nader was appointed leader by the Maharishi.
|-
| Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića|Hajdučka Republika
|
| 2002
| A protest project (based on Vran mountain, in Blidinje Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina) started by a local because of inefficiency of problems with the local electricity supply
|-
| Hay-on-Wye#King of Hay-on-Wye|Kingdom of Hay-on-Wye
|
| 1977
| Was founded in 1977 by Richard Booth in what he describes as  "a sincere attempt to "shake off the bureaucratic grip of a central government which showed little or no practical interest in re-vitalizing the clearly decaying market town." This declaration was regarded as a means of strengthening internal power, emphasizing support for local produce and local employment."
|-
| Hout Bay|Republic of Hout Bay
|
| mid-1980s
| A tongue-in-cheek micronation created to promote tourism in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Local business and the Hout Bay Lions Clubs International|Lions and Rotary International|Rotary clubs sold official-looking passports to raise money for charities. There are urban legends that people were able to convince immigration officers around the world to stamp these passports.
|-
|-
| Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads#Kingdom of Humanity|Humanity
| [[Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Humanity.svg}}
| [[File:Hutt-river-flag.png|100px]]
| 1878
| A former micronation, occupying the Spratly Islands, which merged into the Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads in September 1963.
|-
| Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River
| {{flagicon image|Hutt_River_Flag.svg}}
| 1970
| 1970
| A large farming area in Western Australia that unilaterally seceded from the Australia|Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation. It was known as the Hutt River Province until 2007.
| A large farming area in Western Australia that seceded from the Australia Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation. It was known as the Hutt River Province until 2007. Now defunct.
|-
|-
| Icaria#Free State of Icaria|Icaria
| [[Empire of Ishola]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Free_State_of_Ikaria.svg}}
| [[File:The Ishola Empire Flag.jpg|100px]]
| 1912
| 2022
| Icaria is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean. Tensions in the region were high during the early twentieth century. The Ottomans were in retreat everywhere, the newly independent nations of the Balkans were united against them, and Italy had in 1911 declared war, seizing Libya. In 1912, the Italians swept the Aegean of Ottoman warships and seized Rhodes. The inhabitants of Icaria took advantage of the war to declare themselves independent on 12 July 1912. The Balkan alliance declared war in July, reducing the Ottoman holdings in Europe to a tiny foothold. The island was annexed to quickly annexed by Greece that November.
| A small land-locked U. S. Territory near Lake Langenbaum, Indiana ruled by [[Empress Myishola Matthews]].
|-
|-
| Republic of Jamtland
| [[Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia]]
| {{flagicon image|Unofficial Flag of Jamtland.svg}}
| [[File:Flag Karno-Ruthenia.png|100px]]
| {{sort|1963|1963}}
| 2016
| A Swedish province, formerly a part of Norway{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
| Based in [[Brazilian Antarctica|Brazil]], it is one of the most prominent Lusophone micronations.
|-
|-
| Kugelmugel
| [[Principality of Kolios]]
| {{flagicon image|}}
| [[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png|100px]]
| 1984
| 1995
| A ball-shaped house, located in the Vienna|Vienna Prater, and formed after a dispute with authorities over building permits.
| Founded by a group of elementary school students whose parents were stationed in Augsburg, Germany with the United States Army. Later incorporated into the [[Empire of Agber]].
|-
|-
| Ladonia (micronation)|Ladonia
| [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Ladonia.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Ladonia.png|100px]]
| 1980
| 1996
| A micronation created by Swedish artist Lars Vilks as the home to sculptures created by him in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skåne.
| A micronation created by Swedish artist Lars Vilks as the home to sculptures created by him in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skåne.
|-
| Grand Duchy of the Lagoan Isles|Lagoan Isles
| <!-- {{flagicon image|Lagoanflag.jpg}} -->
| 2005
| The creation of a self-styled Grand Duke Louis, who claims that three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are not owned by the local council, and so has declared them an independent state.
|-
| L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec#Le Royaume de L'Anse-Saint-Jean|L'Anse-Saint-Jean
| {{flagicon image|L'Anse-Saint-Jean flag.svg}}
| 1997
|
|-
|-
| Liberland
| Liberland
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Liberland.svg}}
| [[File:Liberland-flag.png|100px]]
| 2015
| 2015
| Claims an uninhabited parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube, between Croatia and Serbia. It was created by Czech politician and activist Vít Jedlička.
| Claims an uninhabited parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube, between Croatia and Serbia. It was created by Czech politician and activist Vít Jedlička.
|-
|-
| Free Borough of Llanrwst|Llanrwst
| [[Isle of Lithua]]
|  
| [[File:Flag of Lithua.jpg|100px]]
| 1947
| 2020
|
| Claims an uninhabited island in the middle of a river in Wales. Devoted to environmental sustainability and a feudal system of government.
|-
|-
| How to Start Your Own Country#Kingdom of Lovely|Lovely
| [[Federal Republic of Lostisland|Lostisland]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Lovely.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Lostisland.jpg|100px]]
| 2004
| 2008
| A nation created by comedian Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace as part of his BBC series, ''How to Start Your Own Country''.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
| Unlike many other micronations, Lostisland doesn't claim to be a sovereign state, but rather defines herself as a cultural and social project.
|-
|-
| Principality of Marlborough|Marlborough
| [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]]
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Scotland.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Molossia.png|100px]]
| 1993
| 1977
| A short lived micronation in Australia whose creator declared his farm an independent country to try to avoid eviction after bankruptcy. He was evicted less than a week later by police, was later prosecuted and has since abandoned any claim of independence.
| A micronation founded by [[President Kevin Baugh|Kevin Baugh]], occupying his semi-rural residential acreage in Nevada. It is run humorously as a dictatorial banana-republic
|-
|-
| Dominion of Melchizedek|Melchizedek
| [[Raphania]]
|
| [[File:Raphania Colonial Flag.png|100px]]
| 1986
| 2022
| The Dominion of Melchizedek (DoM) is a micronation known largely for facilitating large scale banking fraud in many parts of the world.
| Fomerly the Grand Emirate of Raphania, a micronation with small land holdings throughout the state of Arizona. Now a colony of Westarctia.
|-
|-
| Republic of Minerva|Minerva
| [[Holy Empire of Reunion]]
|  
| [[File:Reunionfl.gif|100px]]
| 1973
| 1997
| An attempt to build an artificial island and form a new libertarian country. The new land was located on Minerva Reef, south of Fiji, but the island was seized and annexed by Tonga shortly afterward.
| A micronation founded by Brazilian law students as a political simulation. Reunion has a very active political system. It has issued passports, minted coins and is considered one of the most important Lusophone micronations.
|-
|-
| Republic of Molossia|Molossia
| [[Kingdom of Ruritania]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Republic of Molossia.svg}}
| [[File:Ruritania-Flg.jpg|100px]]
| 1999
| 1967
| A micronation founded by Kevin Baugh, occupying his semi-rural residential acreage in Nevada. It is run humorously as a dictatorial banana-republic
| The country began as a pseudo-simulation of a fictional nation. It evolved in the Internet-era into a micronation with activities in the real world.
|-
|-
| Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads|Morac-Songhrati-Meads
| [[Newgraviate of Saint-Castin]]
| <!-- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads.svg}} -->
| [[File:Flag of St. Castin.jpg|100px]]
| 1959
| 2014
| A micronation that claims to occupy the Spratly Islands. The territory is under ''de facto'' military control by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, since the discovery of oil in 1968.
| A bi-lingual micronation based in Quebec, Canada.
|-
| Sultanate of M'Simbati|M'Simbati
|
| 1959
| An eccentric Englishman attempted to declare independent a square mile of territory he inhabited on the coast of Tanganyika which he had purchased in 1924. The flag consisted of red, blue and yellow vertical stripes with a small Union Flag in the canton
|-
| Murrawarri Republic
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Murrawarri Republic.svg}}
| 2013
| A micronation that is the traditional homeland of an Aboriginal Australian|aboriginal nation. It declared its independence from Australia.
|-
| Namiseom#Naminara Republic|Naminara Republic
| <!--{{flagicon image|Naminara Republic Flag.jpg}}-->
| 2006
| An island in the Han River (Korea)|Han River in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon-do, South Korea. Issues its own passport, currency, phone cards. Part of the movie ''Winter Sonata'' was filmed here.
|-
| Neue Slowenische Kunst#NSK State|Neue Slowenische Kunst
|
| 1991
|
|-
| New Utopia
|
| {{sort|1990|1990s}}
| A proposed micronation based on libertarian principles to be built on platforms in the Caribbean Sea. It was founded by American entrepreneur Lazarus Long (micronationalist)|Lazarus Long. The project's status as of 2006 is in question.
|-
| North Dumpling Island|North Dumpling
|
| 1986
| An island in Fishers Island, New York|Fishers Island, Southold, New York declared independent after its owner Dean Kamen was denied permission to build a wind turbine on the island.
|-
| Nova Roma
|
| 1998
| An international organ of Roman revivalists who claim to be a modern Roman nation and have the administrative structure of the ancient Roman Republic. Nova Roma explicitly states that they aren't a micronation but a ''"civitas"'' or ''"res publica"''; their organ, however, fits all the requirements for being classified as such
|-
| Nutopia
| {{flagicon image|Flag_white.svg}}
| 1973
| Introduced as a "conceptual nation" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on April Fools' Day, Nutopia has no land, no borders and no passports or visas; anyone declaring their awareness of Nutopia's existence was allowed to join. It was founded partly as a way to satirize Lennon's immigration troubles at the time.
|-
|Other World Kingdom
|
| 1996
| An absolute monarchy/matriarchy with strong BDSM themes, in which women rule over all men. It is located in the Czech Republic.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
|-
| Principality of Outer Baldonia|Outer Baldonia
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Outer Baldonia.gif}}
| {{sort|1950|{{Circa}} 1950}}
| A micronation on Outer Bald Tusket Island, Nova Scotia, used for seasonal fishing. It had an eccentric constitution and women were banned from the island.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
|-
| Perloja#Republic of Perloja 1918–1923|Perloja
|
| 1918
| Established in the aftermath of World War I, the Republic of Perloja had its own court, police, prison, currency (Perloja Lithuanian litas|litas), and an army of 300 men
|-
| Republic of Peščenica|Peščenica
|
| {{sort|1990|1990s}}
| Peščenica is a satirical-parodical project of a dictator-ruled republic by famous Croatian maverick traveller Željko Malnar. It is located in Zagreb, Croatia.
|-
| Republic of Ploiești|Ploiești
|
| 1870
| A two-day protest against the Romanian monarchy. The plotters occupied the firehouse, the telegraph station and the post office in Ploiești on the evening of 8 August 1870. The chief of police and the prefect were arrested. On the evening of 9 August, soldiers from Bucharest arrived at the Ploieşti train station and arrested the new "administration", most of whom declared that they were not actually revolting, thinking it was just a party. Thirty-six of the leaders of the movement were accused of "revolt against the government". The trials of the civilians who took part in the revolt were eventually moved to Târgovişte and, on 17 October 1870, were found not guilty.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
|-
| Principality of Pontinha|Pontinha
| {{flagicon image|Flag Order of Christ.svg}}
| 2007
| The Principality of Pontinha is a ''seceding'' micronation on an islet, which is physically joined to Madeira island, Portugal. King Carlos I of Portugal had sold the islet on October 9, 1903 to the Blandy family of Madeira, who were involved in Madeira wine. The money was needed by the king to develop the port of Funchal. It was purchased by the art teacher Renato de Barros in 2000 for £19,500 from the Blandy family. Self-titled Renato Barros I communicated on November 30, 2007, confirming the ''independence'' of the island from Portugal, which first occurred in 1903.
|-
| Gregor MacGregor#Poyais scheme|Poyais
|
| 1822
| It was invented by Scottish adventurer and South American independence hero Gregor MacGregor in the early 19th century. On the basis of a land grant made to him by the Anglophile native king of the Mosquito people in what is present-day Honduras, MacGregor wove one of history's most elaborate hoaxes, managing to charm the highest levels of London's political and financial establishment with tales of the bucolic, resource-rich country he claimed to rule as a benevolent sovereign prince, or "Cazique", when he arrived in the UK in 1822.
|-
| Independent State of Rainbow Creek|Rainbow Creek
| <!--{{flagicon image|Flag Rainbowcreek.gif}}-->
| 1979
| Founded by a farmer who "seceded" from Victoria State, Australia, over damage to farmlands caused by flooding he claimed was exacerbated due to incompetence of the state government water management agency.
|-
| Kingdom of Redonda|Redonda
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Redonda.svg}}
| 1865
| A small uninhabited island in the Caribbean sea, now legally part of Antigua and Barbuda. In 1865, a citizen of Montserrat was supposedly permitted by Queen Victoria to claim the title of King of Redonda, as long as he did not incite any revolt against colonial authority.
|-
| Reggio revolt#End of the conflict|Repubblica di Sbarre Centrali
|
| 1970
| A self-proclaimed republic by people from Sbarre district in Reggio di Calabria|Reggio city (southern Italy) during the Reggio revolt. This micronation disappeared after the end of the revolt.
|-
| Holy Empire of Reunion|Reunion
| {{flagicon image|Reunionfl.gif}}
| 1997
| A micronation founded by Brazilian law students as a political simulation. Reunion has a very active political system. It has issued passports, minted coins and is considered one of the most important Lusophone micronations. The micronation has been portrayed by the media of dozens of countries, and has been the star of a front-page article of Reunion Island newspaper,  which used It to trace a parallel between its independence and the idea of having independence from France
|-
|-
| Romanov Empire (micronation)|Romanov Empire
| [[Principality of Sancratosia]]
| {{flagicon image|Naval_Ensign_of_Russia.svg}}
| [[File:Sancratosia-Flag.png|100px]]
| 2011
| 2021
| The Imperial Throne was founded by Russian businessman Anton Bakov as the "Russian Empire". By its constitution, it is a federal constitutional monarchy and the successor of the Empire founded by Peter the Great
| A micronation based in Canada devoted to enshrining trans rights.
|-
|-
| Republic of Rose Island|Rose Island
| [[Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais]]
| {{flagicon image|Rose Island Flag.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Saugeais.png|100px]]
| 1968
| An attempt to create a sovereign state on an offshore platform in international waters near the Italian city of Rimini. It was completed, but shortly afterward seized by the Italian government and destroyed with explosives.
|-
| Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Saugeais.png}}
| 1947
| 1947
| An officially sanctioned tongue-in-cheek micronation located in eastern France, in the département of Doubs.
| An officially sanctioned tongue-in-cheek micronation located in eastern France, in the département of Doubs.
|-
|-
| Principality of Sealand|Sealand
| [[Kingdom of Scone]]
| {{flagicon|Sealand}}
| [[File:Flag of Scone.jpg|100px]]
| 2014
| Miniature kingdom governed by a monarchy and a parliament patterned after the British Crown and the Parliament at Westminster.
|-
| [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]]
| [[File:Sealand-Flag.png|100px]]
| 1967
| 1967
| A World War II military facility consisting of a man-made structure located off the English coast that was occupied and declared to be an independent state by Paddy Roy Bates.
| A World War II military facility consisting of a man-made structure located off the English coast that was occupied and declared to be an independent state by Paddy Roy Bates.
|-
|-
| Principality of Seborga|Seborga
| Principality of Seborga
| {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Principality_of_Seborga.svg}}
| [[File:Flag-seborga.png|100px]]
| {{sort|1963|1963}}
| 1963
| A town in the Italian region of Liguria that claims never to have been a part of the modern Italian state.
| A town in the Italian region of Liguria that claims never to have been a part of the modern Italian state.
|-
|-
| Kingdom of Sedang|Sedang
| [[Kingdom of Shiloh]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Sedang.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Shiloh.jpg|100px]]
| {{sort|1888|1888}}
| 2008
| Micronational entity established in the latter part of the 19th century by a French adventurer, Charles-Marie David de Mayréna, in part of what is present-day Vietnam.
| Micronation dedicated to cultural celebrations of the monarchical system of government and is noted for its persistent attempts at gaining political sovereignty and political independence, sometimes through unconventional means.
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| Talossa
| [[Slabovia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Talossa.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Slabovia.jpg|100px]]
| 1979
| 1984
| A micronation founded as a bedroom kingdom by Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA) resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "micronation".
| Slabovia exists in the hearts, minds and bodies of its noble and righteous citizens.
|-
|-
| Kingdom of Tavolara|Tavolara
| [[Empire of Stomaria]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Tavolara.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Stormaria.png|100px]]
| 1836
| 2019
|
| A joke micronation based in England created to troll the micronational community.
|-
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| Principality of Trinidad|Trinidad
| [[Talossa]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Principality_of_Trinidad.svg}}
| [[File:Flag-talossa.png|100px]]
| 1893
| 1979
| The Principality of Trinidad was declared in 1893, when the American James Harden-Hickey claimed the uninhabited island Trindade and Martim Vaz in the South Atlantic and declared himself as James I, Prince of Trinidad.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} In July 1895, the United Kingdom|British tried to take possession of this strategic position in the Atlantic, basing their claim on the 1700 visit by English astronomer Edmund Halley. However, Brazilian diplomatic efforts, pressed a successful claim to Brazilian sovereignty, based on the island's discovery in 1502 by Portuguese navigators. Harden-Hickey fell into deep depression and committed suicide on 9 February 1898.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
| A [[micronation]] founded as a bedroom kingdom by Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "[[micronation]]".
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| Užupis
| [[Užupis]]
|
| [[File:Uzupis-Flag.png|100px]]
| 1997
| 1997
| Užupis is a neighborhood largely located in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1997, the residents of the area declared a Republic of Užupis, with its own flag, currency, president, and constitution.
| Užupis is a neighborhood largely located in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1997, the residents of the area declared a Republic of Užupis, with its own flag, currency, president, and constitution.
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|-
| Kingdom of Vikesland|Vikesland
| [[Kingdom of Vikesland|Vikesland]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag Of Vikesland.svg}}
| [[File:Flag of Vikesland.jpg|100px]]
| 2005
| 2005
| A micronation located in Manitoba, Canada that was founded for the purposes of a TV documentary about micronations. It claims two properties in and near the town of Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon.
| A now-defunct micronation located in Manitoba, Canada that was founded for the purposes of a TV documentary about micronations. It was founded by [[Prince Christopher|Christopher Beyette]], who claimed two properties in and near the town of Brandon, Manitoba.
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|-
| Kingdom of Wallachia|Wallachia
| [[Westarctica]]
| {{flagicon image|Wallachia_kingdom2.jpg}}
| [[File:Flag of Westarctica.jpg|100px]]
| 1997
| 2001
| A tongue-in-cheek micronation founded in 1997 as an "elaborate practical joke", located is in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic.
| Micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] that claims 1/8th of the continent of [[Antarctica]].
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| Rockall|Waveland
| [[West Who]]
|
| [[File:Flag of West Who.jpg|100px]]
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| 1969
|
| A micronation described as "a fun and happy nation."
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| Free Republic of Wendland|Wendland
|
| 1980
| A German anti-nuclear protest in the Lüchow-Dannenberg|Wendland, reoccupied by thousands of policemen after a few weeks.
|-
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| Whangamomona
| Whangamomona
|
| [[File:Flag-whangamomona.png|100px]]
| 1989
| 1989
| A tongue-in-cheek micronation created as a tourism booster, and based in the rural New Zealand town of the same name. Past elected presidents have included a goat.
| A tongue-in-cheek micronation created as a tourism booster, and based in the rural New Zealand town of the same name. Past elected presidents have included a goat.
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|-
| Wirtland (micronation)|Wirtland
| [[Wirtland]]
| {{flagicon image|Wirtland flag.svg}}
| [[File:Flag-wirtland.jpg|100px]]
| 2008
| 2008
| Wirtland is an experiment into legitimacy and self-sustainability of a country without its own soil, which transcends national borders without breaching or lessening the sovereignty of any involved.
| Wirtland is an experiment into legitimacy and self-sustainability of a country without its own soil, which transcends national borders without breaching or lessening the sovereignty of any involved.
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| Principality of Wy|Wy
| [[Principality of Wy]]
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|  
[[File:Principality of Wy-flag.png|100px]]
| 2004
| 2004
| Established by Paul Delprat during a dispute with the local council of Mosman municipality in Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney over the construction of a driveway to his property.
| Established by Paul Delprat during a dispute with the local council of Mosman municipality in Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney over the construction of a driveway to his property.
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|-
| Sovereign Yidindji Government
| [[Zaqistan]]
|
| [[File:Flag-zaqistan.jpg|100px]]
| 2014
| A micronation that is the traditional homeland of an Aboriginal Australian|aboriginal nation. It declared its independence from Australia.
|- 
| Zaqistan
| {{flagicon image|}}
| 2005
| 2005
| A small tract of land in Box Elder County, a remote part of Utah, on which its owner has built monuments.  It has also issued passports.
| A small tract of land in Box Elder County, a remote part of Utah, on which its owner has built monuments.  It has also issued passports.
|}
|}
[[Category: Micronations]]

Latest revision as of 16:08, 7 March 2024

This is a partial list of micronations. Only the most prominent micronations have been selected for this list, and it will expand as more are added.

Official title Flag Founded Description
Empire of Agber Empire of Agber Flag.png 1995 First founded as the Principality of Kolios, the project was reimagined in early 1998 as the Empire of Agber, with Kolios becoming a nation within the Empire.
Aerican Empire Flag of Aerica.jpg 1987 An eccentric tongue-in-cheek micronation. It claims various terrestrial and interplanetary territories.
Principality of Aigues-Mortes Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg 2011 French micronation created to promote and support local initiatives of the eponymous city, located in Southern France, 23km east of Montpellier.
Empire of Angyalistan Flag of Angyalistan.jpg 1999 French micronation that claims the Earth's horizon as its sovereign territory.
Kingdom of Argonne Argonne Flag.jpg 2019 Now-defunct miniature kingdom founded by Sir James Murphy after his abdication from as King of Scone.
Atlantium Flag-atlantium.jpg 1981 Based in Australia, it advocates for global governance: specifically, no borders and freedom of movement.
Empire of Austenasia Flag of Austenasia.png 2008 A self-declared sovereign state based in the United Kingdom.
Calsahara Flag of Calsahara Colony.jpg.jpg 2009 Self-declared state in central California founded by Travis McHenry. Now a colony of Westarctica.
Kingdom of Casbah Flag of Casbah.gif 1995 Now-defunct micronation founded by Travis McHenry in rural Pennsylvania.
Commonwealth of Dracul Dracul Flag 2023.png 2017 A North American micronation located within and surrounded by Houston, Texas.
Grand Republic of Cycoldia Flag of Cycoldia.jpg 2018 A micronation located in Houston, Texas that routinely engages in diplomatic functions and micronational warfare.
Flandrensis Flag of Flandrensis.png 2008 A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by Niels Vermeersch.
Grand Duchy of Haren Haren Flag.gif 1996 Now-defunct micronation based on a farm in southwest Ohio.
House of Homestead Flag of Homestead.jpg 2014 Florida-based micronation ruled by Prince Arthur of Homestead claiming land in Andorra.
Hutt River Hutt-river-flag.png 1970 A large farming area in Western Australia that seceded from the Australia Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation. It was known as the Hutt River Province until 2007. Now defunct.
Empire of Ishola The Ishola Empire Flag.jpg 2022 A small land-locked U. S. Territory near Lake Langenbaum, Indiana ruled by Empress Myishola Matthews.
Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia Flag Karno-Ruthenia.png 2016 Based in Brazil, it is one of the most prominent Lusophone micronations.
Principality of Kolios Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png 1995 Founded by a group of elementary school students whose parents were stationed in Augsburg, Germany with the United States Army. Later incorporated into the Empire of Agber.
Ladonia Flag of Ladonia.png 1996 A micronation created by Swedish artist Lars Vilks as the home to sculptures created by him in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skåne.
Liberland Liberland-flag.png 2015 Claims an uninhabited parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube, between Croatia and Serbia. It was created by Czech politician and activist Vít Jedlička.
Isle of Lithua Flag of Lithua.jpg 2020 Claims an uninhabited island in the middle of a river in Wales. Devoted to environmental sustainability and a feudal system of government.
Lostisland Flag of Lostisland.jpg 2008 Unlike many other micronations, Lostisland doesn't claim to be a sovereign state, but rather defines herself as a cultural and social project.
Molossia Flag of Molossia.png 1977 A micronation founded by Kevin Baugh, occupying his semi-rural residential acreage in Nevada. It is run humorously as a dictatorial banana-republic
Raphania Raphania Colonial Flag.png 2022 Fomerly the Grand Emirate of Raphania, a micronation with small land holdings throughout the state of Arizona. Now a colony of Westarctia.
Holy Empire of Reunion Reunionfl.gif 1997 A micronation founded by Brazilian law students as a political simulation. Reunion has a very active political system. It has issued passports, minted coins and is considered one of the most important Lusophone micronations.
Kingdom of Ruritania Ruritania-Flg.jpg 1967 The country began as a pseudo-simulation of a fictional nation. It evolved in the Internet-era into a micronation with activities in the real world.
Newgraviate of Saint-Castin Flag of St. Castin.jpg 2014 A bi-lingual micronation based in Quebec, Canada.
Principality of Sancratosia Sancratosia-Flag.png 2021 A micronation based in Canada devoted to enshrining trans rights.
Saugeais Flag of Saugeais.png 1947 An officially sanctioned tongue-in-cheek micronation located in eastern France, in the département of Doubs.
Kingdom of Scone Flag of Scone.jpg 2014 Miniature kingdom governed by a monarchy and a parliament patterned after the British Crown and the Parliament at Westminster.
Sealand Sealand-Flag.png 1967 A World War II military facility consisting of a man-made structure located off the English coast that was occupied and declared to be an independent state by Paddy Roy Bates.
Principality of Seborga Flag-seborga.png 1963 A town in the Italian region of Liguria that claims never to have been a part of the modern Italian state.
Kingdom of Shiloh Flag of Shiloh.jpg 2008 Micronation dedicated to cultural celebrations of the monarchical system of government and is noted for its persistent attempts at gaining political sovereignty and political independence, sometimes through unconventional means.
Slabovia Flag of Slabovia.jpg 1984 Slabovia exists in the hearts, minds and bodies of its noble and righteous citizens.
Empire of Stomaria Flag of Stormaria.png 2019 A joke micronation based in England created to troll the micronational community.
Talossa Flag-talossa.png 1979 A micronation founded as a bedroom kingdom by Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "micronation".
Užupis Uzupis-Flag.png 1997 Užupis is a neighborhood largely located in the Old Town of Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1997, the residents of the area declared a Republic of Užupis, with its own flag, currency, president, and constitution.
Vikesland Flag of Vikesland.jpg 2005 A now-defunct micronation located in Manitoba, Canada that was founded for the purposes of a TV documentary about micronations. It was founded by Christopher Beyette, who claimed two properties in and near the town of Brandon, Manitoba.
Westarctica Flag of Westarctica.jpg 2001 Micronation founded by Travis McHenry that claims 1/8th of the continent of Antarctica.
West Who Flag of West Who.jpg 1969 A micronation described as "a fun and happy nation."
Whangamomona Flag-whangamomona.png 1989 A tongue-in-cheek micronation created as a tourism booster, and based in the rural New Zealand town of the same name. Past elected presidents have included a goat.
Wirtland Flag-wirtland.jpg 2008 Wirtland is an experiment into legitimacy and self-sustainability of a country without its own soil, which transcends national borders without breaching or lessening the sovereignty of any involved.
Principality of Wy

Principality of Wy-flag.png

2004 Established by Paul Delprat during a dispute with the local council of Mosman municipality in Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney over the construction of a driveway to his property.
Zaqistan Flag-zaqistan.jpg 2005 A small tract of land in Box Elder County, a remote part of Utah, on which its owner has built monuments. It has also issued passports.