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! 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
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| 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.
| 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
| [[Aerican Empire]]
| [[File:Flag of Aerica.jpg|100px]]
| [[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.
|-
| [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]]
| [[File:Flag of Aigues-Mortes.jpg|100px]]
| 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]]
| [[Empire of Angyalistan]]
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| French micronation that claims the Earth's horizon as its [[sovereignty|sovereign]] territory.
| French micronation that claims the Earth's horizon as its [[sovereignty|sovereign]] territory.
|-
|-
| Empire of Atlantium|Atlantium
| [[Kingdom of Argonne]]
|  
| [[File:Argonne Flag.jpg|100px]]
| 2019
| Now-defunct miniature kingdom founded by [[Sir James Murphy]] after his abdication from as [[Kingdom of Scone|King of Scone]].
|-
| [[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.
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| 2009
| 2009
| Self-declared state in central California founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]]. Now a colony of [[Westarctica]].
| Self-declared state in central California founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]]. Now a colony of [[Westarctica]].
|-
| [[Kingdom of Casbah]]
| [[File:Flag of Casbah.gif|100px]]
| 1995
| Now-defunct micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] in rural Pennsylvania.
|-
| [[Dracul|Commonwealth of Dracul]]
| [[File:Dracul Flag 2023.png|100px]]
| 2017
| A North American micronation located within and surrounded by Houston, Texas.
|-
| [[Grand Republic of Cycoldia]]
| [[File:Flag of Cycoldia.jpg|100px]]
| 2018
| A micronation located in Houston, Texas that routinely engages in diplomatic functions and micronational warfare.
|-
|-
| [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]]
| [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]]
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| 2008
| 2008
| A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis|Niels Vermeersch]].
| A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis|Niels Vermeersch]].
|-
| [[Grand Duchy of Haren]]
| [[File:Haren Flag.gif|100px]]
| 1996
| Now-defunct micronation based on a farm in southwest Ohio.
|-
| [[House of Homestead]]
| [[File:Flag of Homestead.jpg|100px]]
| 2014
| Florida-based micronation ruled by [[Prince Arthur of Homestead]] claiming land in Andorra.
|-
|-
| [[Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River]]
| [[Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River]]
|  
| [[File:Hutt-river-flag.png|100px]]
| 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. Now defunct.
| 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]]
| [[File:The Ishola Empire Flag.jpg|100px]]
| 2022
| A small land-locked U. S. Territory near Lake Langenbaum, Indiana ruled by [[Empress Myishola Matthews]].
|-
| [[Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia]]
| [[File:Flag Karno-Ruthenia.png|100px]]
| 2016
| Based in [[Brazilian Antarctica|Brazil]], it is one of the most prominent Lusophone micronations.
|-
| [[Principality of Kolios]]
| [[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png|100px]]
| 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]].
|-
|-
| [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
| [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]]
| [[File:Flag of Ladonia.png|100px]]
| [[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.
|-
|-
| Liberland
| Liberland
|  
| [[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.
|-
| [[Isle of Lithua]]
| [[File:Flag of Lithua.jpg|100px]]
| 2020
| Claims an uninhabited island in the middle of a river in Wales. Devoted to environmental sustainability and a feudal system of government.
|-
| [[Federal Republic of Lostisland|Lostisland]]
| [[File:Flag of Lostisland.jpg|100px]]
| 2008
| Unlike many other micronations, Lostisland doesn't claim to be a sovereign state, but rather defines herself as a cultural and social project.
|-
|-
| [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]]
| [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]]
| [[File:Flag of Molossia.png|100px]]
| [[File:Flag of Molossia.png|100px]]
| 1999
| 1977
| 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
| 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
|-
|-
| Holy Empire of Reunion|Reunion
| [[Raphania]]
|  
| [[File:Raphania Colonial Flag.png|100px]]
| 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]]
| [[File:Reunionfl.gif|100px]]
| 1997
| 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
| 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]]
| [[File:Ruritania-Flg.jpg|100px]]
| 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]]
| [[File:Flag of St. Castin.jpg|100px]]
| 2014
| A bi-lingual micronation based in Quebec, Canada.
|-
| [[Principality of Sancratosia]]
| [[File:Sancratosia-Flag.png|100px]]
| 2021
| A micronation based in Canada devoted to enshrining trans rights.
|-
|-
| [[Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais]]
| [[Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais]]
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| 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.
|-
| [[Kingdom of Scone]]
| [[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]]
| [[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
|  
| [[File:Flag-seborga.png|100px]]
| 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.
|-
|-
| Talossa
| [[Kingdom of Shiloh]]
| [[File:Flag of Shiloh.jpg|100px]]
| 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]]
| [[File:Flag of Slabovia.jpg|100px]]
| 1984
| Slabovia exists in the hearts, minds and bodies of its noble and righteous citizens.
|-
| [[Empire of Stomaria]]
| [[File:Flag of Stormaria.png|100px]]
| 2019
| A joke micronation based in England created to troll the micronational community.
|-
| [[Talossa]]
| [[File:Flag-talossa.png|100px]]
| [[File:Flag-talossa.png|100px]]
| 1979
| 1979
| A [[micronation]] founded as a bedroom kingdom by Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "micronation".
| A [[micronation]] founded as a bedroom kingdom by Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "[[micronation]]".
|-
|-
| 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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| [[File:Flag of Vikesland.jpg|100px]]
| [[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 was founded by [[Prince Christopher, Duke of Hudson|Christopher Beyette]], who claimed two properties in and near the town of Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon. Now defunct.
| 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.
|-
|-
| [[Westarctica]]
| [[Westarctica]]
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| 2001
| 2001
| Micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] that claims 1/8th of the continent of [[Antarctica]].
| Micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] that claims 1/8th of the continent of [[Antarctica]].
|-
| [[West Who]]
| [[File:Flag of West Who.jpg|100px]]
| 1969
| A micronation described as "a fun and happy nation."
|-
|-
| 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.
|-
|-
| Wirtland (micronation)|Wirtland
| [[Wirtland]]
|  
| [[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.
|-
|-
| Principality of Wy|Wy
| [[Principality of Wy]]
|
|  
[[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.
|-
|-
| Zaqistan
| [[Zaqistan]]
|  
| [[File:Flag-zaqistan.jpg|100px]]
| 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.
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