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Micronations generally have a number of common features, although these may vary widely. They may have a structure similar to established sovereign states, including territorial claims, government institutions, official symbols and citizens, albeit on a much smaller scale. Micronations are often quite small, in both their claimed territory and claimed populations — although there are some exceptions to this rule, with different micronations having different methods of citizenship. Micronations may also issue formal instruments such as postage stamps, coins, banknotes and passports, and bestow honours and titles of nobility. | Micronations generally have a number of common features, although these may vary widely. They may have a structure similar to established sovereign states, including territorial claims, government institutions, official symbols and citizens, albeit on a much smaller scale. Micronations are often quite small, in both their claimed territory and claimed populations — although there are some exceptions to this rule, with different micronations having different methods of citizenship. Micronations may also issue formal instruments such as postage stamps, coins, banknotes and passports, and bestow honours and titles of nobility. | ||
The [[Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] was one attempt to create a legal definition distinguishing between states and non-states. Some micronations meet this definition, while some do not, and others reject the convention. Some micronations like [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]] or [[Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River]] reject the term micronation and consider themselves as sovereign states; other micronations like [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]] or [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] have no intention to be recognized as real states. | The [[Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] was one attempt to create a legal definition distinguishing between states and non-states. Some micronations meet this definition, while some do not, and others reject the convention. Some micronations like [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]] or [[Principality of Hutt River|Hutt River]] reject the term micronation and consider themselves as sovereign states; other micronations like [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]] or [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] have no intention to be recognized as real states. | ||
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In international law, the [[Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] sets down the criteria for statehood in article 1: ''The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent [[population]]; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.'' | In international law, the [[Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States]] sets down the criteria for statehood in article 1: ''The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent [[population]]; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.'' | ||
The first sentence of article 3 of the Montevideo Convention explicitly states that ''"The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."'' | The first sentence of article 3 of the Montevideo Convention explicitly states that ''"The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states."'' | ||