List of micronations

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The following table contains micronations , fantasy or pseudo states. For micro-states , which unlike micronations are from the community generally recognized as states see tiny country .

The list is limited to micronations that make a territorial claim. For purely virtual, game or simulation internet projects see Virtual Nation . In order not to be an endless catalog of entities known to only a few people, micronations registered here should be distinguished by a larger number of participants or long duration, special participants or special public attention.

designation	flag	Period	Residents / participants	Claimed area	Brief description
Akhzivland or Achsivland		since 1970	1 (Rina Avivi, the wife of the founder who died in 2018)	10,000 m² in Israel	Since he had built his house near the Lebanese border in 1952 without a permit, Ali Avivi, who was born in Iran, was threatened with eviction in 1970. Through effective media appearances as the founder of the state and the threat to use his rifle, he was able to evade access. After the founding had developed into an attraction for tourists, the State of Israel let him lease the property for 99 years.
Amikejo		1907-1919	historical	2.7 km² in the border area Germany / Netherlands ( Neutral-Moresnet )	After Napoleon's time there was disagreement over an area near Aachen as to whether it should belong to Prussia or the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. On this soon as Neutral Moresnet known condominium of the French professor Gustave Roy took on the initiative of a group of Esperanto supporters to the doctor Wilhelm Molly attempt under the name Amikejo to found the first Esperanto state in the world.
Ancient Principality of Seborga		since 1994	about 600	in Italy	A group around the florist Giorgio Carbone tried to prove with historical documents that the place Seborga does not belong to Italy , and founded a principality. It has been represented by a so-called honorary consul in Munich since 2011 .
Autonomous Republic of Utopia		October 3, 1990 00:00 for 1 night	historical	Berlin	Unity critics gathered for the German reunification at Kollwitzplatz (until then Berlin-East) and, as a protest - just for this one night - proclaimed a republic of its own.
Colorful Republic of Neustadt (BRN)		June 22 to 24, 1990 "Government" until 1993	BRN: historically	a square as a space for a street festival in Dresden	Allegedly a pub idea that has evolved into the proclamation of a republic and then an annual city festival.
Conch Republic		since April 23, 1982	14,768 (2004)	15.4 km² Key West in the Florida Keys , USA	Proclaimed by the Mayor of Key West at the time as a political protest against a US checkpoint on the access road to the mainland. Is kept alive as a tourist attraction after the checkpoint is demolished.
Dominion of Melchizedek		since 1986		Taongi Atoll, Malpelo , Solkope Island, Clipperton Island	Evan David Pedley and his son Mark Logan Pedley founded. In addition to the claim, which was extended one after the other to several uninhabited Pacific islands, the establishment became known primarily through the attempt to legitimize fraudulent offshore banks.
Rüterberg village republic		until 2002: "Village Republic 1961 / 1967–1989"	historical; Place-name sign still exists	Rüterberg (on the Elbe) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, formerly GDR	As a protest against the isolation by border fortifications of both the GDR and the FRG, the village republic of Rüterberg was proclaimed by the residents on November 8, 1989. The designation became part of the official municipality name and was officially allowed to appear in the place name sign from 1991 to 2002.
Free Republic of Liberland		since April 13, 2015	0 / almost 20,000	Terra Nullius between Serbia and Croatia	Founded by Vít Jedlička, a member of the libertarian Czech Free Citizens Party (SSO) , Liberland claims an area on the banks of the Danube (between the main arm and the old tributary) whose affiliation with Serbia or Croatia is unclear. Under the motto Live and let live , the founder calls on people to apply to become residents.
Free Republic of Saugeais		since 1947	approx. 5,029	In the border area of France and Switzerland	Statehood jokingly conferred by the Prefect of the Doubs on a visit to the region over lunch.
Free Republic of Schwarzenberg		from May 8, 1945; For 48 days	historical	1,500 to 2,000 km² in Saxony between Zwickauer Mulde and Freiberger Mulde	Subsequent name for a German area in the Saxon part of the Ore Mountains that was temporarily unoccupied after the surrender of the Wehrmacht .
Free State Bottleneck		January 10, 1919 to February 25, 1923	approximately 17,360	Strip of land between Mainz and Koblenz on the Rhine	Incomplete territorial division of the victorious powers of the First World War led to an inhabited piece of no man's land until the Ruhr occupation . Edmund Pnicck , then mayor of the city of Lorch , proclaimed a Free State and organized the self-administration.
Free city of Christiania		since 1971	about 850	0.34 km² in Copenhagen , Denmark	On an abandoned military site, a journalist took over the foundation through a series of articles. It set up a hippie commune there that managed itself for a long time. In February 2011 a court ruled in favor of Denmark; however, the residents were able to negotiate a purchase and thus avoid demolition.
Principality of Dellavalle		2015 to February 2016	68	approx. 3000 m² on the edge of Vercelli in Piedmont , Italy	Founded on a roundabout by the former craftsman Pier Giuseppe Dellavalle due to illegal expropriation of its property for road construction by the State of Italy in 2000 and after 15 years of legal dispute.
Principality of Sealand		since 1967		550 m² platform in the sea east of England	Abandoned WWII maritime fortress that Paddy Roy Bates , a British ex-major, occupied to operate a pirate radio station outside of territorial waters. Even if this was no longer in operation, he or his family still claim the platform as state territory.
Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands		since 2004		Coral Sea Islands off Australia	Protest movement against the Australian Parliament's decision to reject same-sex marriage. A group of activists sailed to the islands and set a rainbow flag.
Grand Duchy of Flandrensis		since 2008	220	14,890 m² islands in Antarctica	The Grand Duchy claims some islands in West Antarctica and was founded on September 4th by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch , who has acquired the title of Grand Duke .
Global State of Waveland		1997-1999	historical	784.3 m² island off Scotland	The rocky island of Rockall , 450 km northwest of the Scottish coast in the Atlantic, was occupied by Greenpeace activists from June 10 to July 28, 1997, and a "global state" was proclaimed. An action by the environmental organization to prevent oil production in the region.
Kingdom of EnenKio		since 1994		6.5 km² Atoll Wake , in the Pacific	Allegedly proclaimed by separatist residents of the Marshall Islands , this seems to have been faked by an interest group of US citizens in order to enable fraudulent financial transactions under their names.
Kingdom of Hay-on-Wye		since April 1, 1977	1,846	Hay-on-Wye in Wales on the border with England	Founding goes back to the bookseller Richard Booth, who wanted to make the place, already famous for its bookshops, even better known.
Kingdom of North Sudan		since June 16, 2014	min. 2	Bir Tawil	In 2014, the American Jeremiah Heaton hoisted a self-designed flag on a controversial piece of no man's land between Sudan and Egypt and declared his seven-year-old daughter Emily a princess.
Kingdom of Redonda		since 1880		1.5 km² island in the Caribbean	The story was published by the writer Matthew Phipps Shiell that his father landed on the uninhabited island in 1865 and founded the Kingdom of Redonda.
Kingdom of Talossa		since 1979	approx. 270	13 km² in Milwaukee , USA	Founded by 14 year old Robert Ben Madison with territorial claim to his bedroom after the death of his mother. Madison claims that he was the first to use the term “micronation” on his website, which he set up for his kingdom in November 1995 and which quickly became popular through numerous media reports.
Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia		since 1860		Area in the south of South America	Attempted establishment of a new France or a nation for the Mapuche population oppressed by Chile and Argentina by the adventurer Orélie Antoine de Tounens .
Ladonia		since 1996	0 / approx.15,000 worldwide	1 km² in Sweden	Founded after years of dispute between the artist Lars Vilks and local authorities over two larger sculptures he erected without permission in a nature reserve.
New Atlantis		1964-1966	6 / historical	30 m² on raft in the Caribbean	Founded by Leicester Hemingway in international waters around 15 kilometers off Jamaica on half of a 30 m² raft.
Other World Kingdom ("Kingdom of the Other World")		since June 1996	unknown	Renaissance castle in Černá , Czech Republic	BDSM - Kingdom of Dominant Women ; ruled by "Queen" Patricia I .; The goal is that women can live out their dominance and men their submission in real life . Therefore, visitor visas for men cost a hundred times more than for women.
Principality of Hutt River		1970-2020	historical (formerly approx. 20 inhabitants, as well as 13,000-18,000 citizenships granted worldwide)	75 km² in Western Australia	Farmer Leonard George Casley declared secession to the Australian central government in 1970 as a protest against their production quotas for wheat growing on his farm and proclaimed himself prince. In 2017 the 92-year-old abdicated after almost 50 years of reign and appointed his youngest son Graeme as his successor. In August 2020, with the loss of income from tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic , Graeme Casley was forced to declare the principality dissolved and then sell the farm. He admitted to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the proceeds were mainly used to pay tax debts to the Australian tax office.
Republic of Free Wendland		33 days from May 3, 1980	about 300	near Gorleben , Germany	Temporary hut village of the anti-nuclear movement on the site of the deep drilling site 1004. Founded in protest against the planned Gorleben nuclear waste storage facility , it existed until it was cleared by the police and the Federal Border Guard.
Republic of Koneuwe		since 1974 at the latest		Apartment size, Langstrasse 191, Zurich	Founded by the Swiss citizen Bruno Fabbri. The name stands for "Communist - neutral - western".
Republic of Kugelmugel		since 1976	0/611 worldwide (as of February 2008)	about 100 m²; in the Prater, Vienna	Spherical house , built in 1971 in Lower Austria as an art project without a building permit. Edwin Lipburger, the artist, declared the house to be a republic of Kugelmugel in the legal dispute . In 1982 it was relocated to the Vienna Prater under Culture Councilor Zilk , where it is fenced, uninhabited and without connections.
Republic of Minerva		1972	historical	Minerva Reefs in the South Pacific	Attempted state establishment on a Pacific atoll by Michael Oliver, a real estate entrepreneur and millionaire from Las Vegas. During the first construction work, Tonga annexed the atoll militarily.
Republic of Molossia		since 1999	6–32 inhabitants	0.0053 km² in Dayton , Nevada , United States	Kevin Baugh declared his home in Dayton, Nevada the Republic of Molossia in 1999. Professionally he continues to work for the National Guard of Nevada, in his spare time he has since appeared to visitors in a uniform he designed himself as ruler of Molossia. Molossia received more attention in the media, among other things because of a supposedly ongoing state of war with the GDR . After the actor and comedian "Doug" Walker and some friends invaded Molossia in a humorous way in April 2010 and took power, the micronation was called Kickassia for a few days .
Republic of Whangamomona		November 1, 1989	approx. 30	Whangamomona , New Zealand	In protest against the division of their hometown by new district borders, 20 residents in Whangamomona proclaimed an independent republic. The territorial reform could not be stopped, but since then a folk festival with several thousand visitors has been held every two years to celebrate Independence Day. A goat was president for several years and was said to have eaten the crucial ballot papers.
Republic of Užupis		since 1997		0.6 km² in Vilnius , Lithuania	Art action and occasion for an annual independence festival on April 1st.
SoS State of Sabotage		2003-2013; temporarily	0 / approx. 14,000 worldwide	transnational / island off Finland	Initiative around the Austrian artist Robert Jelinek . Proclaimed on August 30, 2003 on the island of Harraka off Helsinki ( Finland ) and disbanded on the tenth anniversary as planned.
State of New Slovenian Art		since 1991		transnational, changing	Provocative initiative by an artist collective from Slovenia . Temporary claim to the Volksbühne Berlin and set up a passport control.
Sultanate of Occusi Ambeno		since 1968		East Timorese exclave in West Timor , Southeast Asia	Fictitious founding of the state of a group around the New Zealand activist Bruce Grenville.
The Free and Independent Republic of Washington Square		January 23, 1917	6 / historical	Greenwich Village neighborhood in New York City	In 1917 six artists proclaimed an independent republic on Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park . Captured in John French Sloan's work "Arch Conspirators".

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Borgstede: The King of Achsivland. In: Welt Online . December 12, 2011, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Hannes Vollmuth: The eccentric dictator of Israel - mini-state survived. In: n-tv . March 5, 2011, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Bernd Müllender: antics on the edge of anarchy . In: taz , June 21, 2016, accessed April 2, 2018
4. ^ Sabine Weber: Amikejo, place of friendship. How the state should be made with Esperanto. Feature. In: Deutschlandfunk , May 12, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
5. ↑ Stefan Ulrich: Ruler of the Skies. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . May 19, 2010, accessed February 6, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Thomas Gaultier: Munich's newest consul: its state has 600 citizens. In: evening newspaper . December 16, 2011, accessed February 6, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Germany, shut up. In: Der Spiegel . October 1, 1990, accessed February 26, 2012 . 
8. ↑ Christoph Dieckmann: Go over there! In: Zeit Online . May 5, 1995, accessed February 26, 2016 . 
9. ^ Anne-Dore Krohn: "Conch Republic": An island full of fools. In: FAZ . August 16, 2007, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
10. ^ Robert Tillman: Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry . UPNE, 2002, ISBN 978-1-55553-505-6 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
11. ↑ Julia Rothhaas: Micronations: The Globe of Fantastics. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . April 24, 2015, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
12. ^ Claudia Diemar: Passenger ticket for the mini state. In: Badische Zeitung . April 1, 2011, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
13. ↑ 90 years ago: The Free State of "bottleneck" was born. In: WDR . January 10, 2009, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Reinhard Wolff: Residents buy their Free State. In: TAZ . June 21, 2011, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
15. ^ Hans-Jürgen Schlamp: Bureaucracy farce in Italy: "I have to escalate the nonsense". In: Der Spiegel . September 3, 2015, accessed April 21, 2016 . 
16. ↑ Principality of Della Valle. On a roundabout: this is Europe's most bizarre micro-state . In: Focus . August 25, 2015, accessed April 21, 2016 . 
17. ↑ Louise Brown: Ready to board! The Pirate Prince of Sealand. In: Welt Online . September 10, 2007, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
18. ^ Robert Tillman: Global Pirates: Fraud in the Offshore Insurance Industry . UPNE, 2002, ISBN 978-1-55553-505-6 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
19. ^ Kerstin Strecker: Hay-on-Wye, a small village with great literature. In: Welt Online . July 4, 2010, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
20. ↑ Ronen Steinke: Kingdom for a seven year old . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 18, 2014, accessed on November 16, 2016
21. ^ Citizens of the Kingdom of Talossa. In: talossa.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2016 . 
22. ↑ Alex Blumberg: It's Good to Be King. In: Wired , Issue 8.03. March 2000, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
23. ↑ Website of the Other World Kingdom (English)
24. ↑ Datenschlag - Paper Tiger: Other World Kingdom ( Memento of the original from March 17th, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 16, 2016 
25. ^ AUSTRALIA: The Prince of Hutt River. In: Time Magazine . June 16, 1975, accessed January 1, 2012 . 
26. ↑ Patrick Zoll, “  An Australian Prince resigns  ”, in Neue Zürcher Zeitung
27. ↑ Ben Doherty, Naaman Zhou: Hutt River micronation to rejoin Australia due to coronavirus pandemic. In: The Guardian . August 5, 2020, accessed December 8, 2020 . 
28. ↑ Andreas Baum: Nuclear opponents proclaim the "Free Republic of Wendland" in Gorleben in Lower Saxony. In: Deutschlandradio . May 3, 2005, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
29. ↑ Breathe in fairly. In: Der Spiegel . October 14, 1974. Retrieved March 29, 2018 . 
30. ↑ The state? This is me! . In: Spiegel Online , July 10, 2013, accessed December 21, 2017
31. ^ Carmen Machado: The Fantasy Republic of Molossia . In: Vice , April 29, 2013, accessed December 21, 2017
32. ↑ Julia Schoon: Whangamomona in New Zealand: Welcome to the lost world! . In: Die Zeit , March 12, 2014, accessed on March 16, 2017
33. ↑ Mission completed. In: Homepage of the State of Sabotage. Retrieved November 15, 2014 . 
34. ^ Ute Vorkoeper: Closed society for everyone. In: The time . December 7, 2005, accessed February 16, 2016 . 
35. ↑ Print "Arch Conspirators". In: 175 Facts about New York University. New York University , accessed February 16, 2016 . 
36. ↑ Ross Wetzsteon: Republic of Dreams - Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia, 1910-1960 . Simon and Schuster, 2007, ISBN 1-4165-8951-1 ( limited preview in Google book search).