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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. | ||
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| Aerican Empire | | [[Aerican Empire]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Aerica.jpg|100px]] | | [[File:Flag of Aerica.jpg|100px]] | ||
| 1987 | | 1987 | ||
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| Now-defunct miniature kingdom founded by [[Sir James Murphy]] after his abdication from as [[Kingdom of Scone|King of Scone]]. | | Now-defunct miniature kingdom founded by [[Sir James Murphy]] after his abdication from as [[Kingdom of Scone|King of Scone]]. | ||
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| | | [[Atlantium]] | ||
| [[File:Flag-atlantium.jpg|100px]] | | [[File:Flag-atlantium.jpg|100px]] | ||
| 1981 | | 1981 | ||
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| 1995 | | 1995 | ||
| Now-defunct micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] in rural Pennsylvania. | | Now-defunct micronation founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] in rural Pennsylvania. | ||
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| [[Dracul|Commonwealth of Dracul]] | |||
| [[File:Dracul Flag 2023.png|100px]] | |||
| 2017 | |||
| A North American micronation located within and surrounded by Houston, Texas. | |||
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| [[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. | |||
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| [[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]]. | ||
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| [[Grand Duchy of Haren]] | |||
| [[File:Haren Flag.gif|100px]] | |||
| 1996 | |||
| Now-defunct micronation based on a farm in southwest Ohio. | |||
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| [[House of Homestead]] | | [[House of Homestead]] | ||
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| [[File:Hutt-river-flag.png|100px]] | | [[File:Hutt-river-flag.png|100px]] | ||
| 1970 | | 1970 | ||
| A large farming area in Western Australia that | | 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. | ||
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| [[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]]. | |||
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| [[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. | |||
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| [[Principality of Kolios]] | | [[Principality of Kolios]] | ||
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| [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]] | | [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Ladonia.png|100px]] | | [[File:Flag of Ladonia.png|100px]] | ||
| | | 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. | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| [[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. | |||
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| [[Federal Republic of Lostisland|Lostisland]] | | [[Federal Republic of Lostisland|Lostisland]] | ||
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| [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] | | [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Molossia.png|100px]] | | [[File:Flag of Molossia.png|100px]] | ||
| | | 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 | ||
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| Holy Empire of 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. | |||
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| [[Holy Empire of Reunion]] | |||
| [[File:Reunionfl.gif|100px]] | | [[File:Reunionfl.gif|100px]] | ||
| 1997 | | 1997 | ||
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| [[File:Ruritania-Flg.jpg|100px]] | | [[File:Ruritania-Flg.jpg|100px]] | ||
| 1967 | | 1967 | ||
| The country began as a pseudo-simulation of a fictional nation | | 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. | ||
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| [[Newgraviate of Saint-Castin]] | |||
| [[File:Flag of St. Castin.jpg|100px]] | |||
| 2014 | |||
| A bi-lingual micronation based in Quebec, Canada. | |||
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| [[Principality of Sancratosia]] | |||
| [[File:Sancratosia-Flag.png|100px]] | |||
| 2021 | |||
| A micronation based in Canada devoted to enshrining trans rights. | |||
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| [[Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais]] | | [[Republic of Saugeais|Saugeais]] | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Principality of 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. | ||
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| Slabovia exists in the hearts, minds and bodies of its noble and righteous citizens. | | Slabovia exists in the hearts, minds and bodies of its noble and righteous citizens. | ||
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| Talossa | | [[Empire of Stomaria]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Stormaria.png|100px]] | |||
| 2019 | |||
| A joke micronation based in England created to troll the micronational community. | |||
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| [[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]]". | ||
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| Užupis | | [[Užupis]] | ||
| [[File:Uzupis-Flag.png|100px]] | | [[File:Uzupis-Flag.png|100px]] | ||
| 1997 | | 1997 | ||
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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|Christopher Beyette]], who claimed two properties in and near the town of Brandon, Manitoba | | 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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| [[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]]. | ||
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| [[West Who]] | |||
| [[File:Flag of West Who.jpg|100px]] | |||
| 1969 | |||
| A micronation described as "a fun and happy nation." | |||
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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 | | [[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. | ||
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| 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 | | 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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| 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. | ||