List of micronations

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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 (if available) 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.
Empire of Angyalistan Flag of Angyalistan.jpg 1999 French micronation that claims the Earth's horizon as its sovereign territory.
Atlantium 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.
Flandrensis Flag of Flandrensis.png 2008 A micronation which claims some territories of Antarctica, founded by Niels Vermeersch.
Hutt River 1970 Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation. It was known as the Hutt River Province until 2007. Now defunct.
Ladonia Flag of Ladonia.png 1980 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 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.
Molossia Flag of Molossia.png 1999 A micronation founded by Kevin Baugh, occupying his semi-rural residential acreage in Nevada. It is run humorously as a dictatorial banana-republic
Reunion 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
Saugeais Flag of Saugeais.png 1947 An officially sanctioned tongue-in-cheek micronation located in eastern France, in the département of Doubs.
Sealand 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.
Seborga 1963 A town in the Italian region of Liguria that claims never to have been a part of the modern Italian state.
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 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 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|Brandon. Now defunct.
Westarctica Flag of Westarctica.jpg 2001 Micronation founded by Travis McHenry that claims 1/8th of the continent of Antarctica.
Whangamomona 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 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.
Wy 2004 Sydney over the construction of a driveway to his property.
Zaqistan 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.