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Micronations, sometimes known as unrecognized nations or ephemeral states, are countries which claim status as independent nations, but which lack diplomatic recognition by the world community. Many claim some physical land area as their national territory; others are non-territorial, existing only in the virtual world. These nations may represent true secessionist movements, experiments with political and governmental models, or extended jokes. The line between serious and whimsical micronations is often a thin one.

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• Dispersed Territory
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• Libertarian
• Monarchist
• Non-territorial
• North America
• Oceania
• Satire
• Seeking Territory
• Socialist
• South America

Resources in This Category

• A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

  https://projects.eff.org/~barlow/Declaration-Final.html
  Document written by John Perry Barlow declaring cyberspace independence.

• A New Land

  http://anewland.wikidot.com/
  Gathers resources and ideas on how to start a real micronation.

• How to Start Your Own Micronation

  http://micronations.webs.com/
  A how-to for starting your own micronation. Includes basics, government and diplomacy.

• League of Micronations

  http://lom.4t.com/
  An intermicronational organization that exists to promote diplomatic relations between micronations, express the opinion of the members of the intermicronational community, and to provide a place where all micronations can support each other.

• League of Secessionist States

  http://www.reuniao.org/loss/
  Organization focusing on uniting micronations in the same manner as the United Nations.

• MicrasWiki

  http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
  A wiki project documenting micronations, micronationalists, to keep the community growing.

• MicroCon 2015

  http://www.molossia.org/microcon/index.html
  The next MicroCon will be in Atlanta, Summer 2017.

• Micronation and Sovereignty Website Index

  http://www.angelfire.com/nv/micronations/
  Links to micronations, including actual small states, governments in exile, sedition groups, new country projects, and fraudulent micronations.

• Micronational Cartography Society

  http://micras.org/
  The authority for mapping on the fictional planet of Micras.

• Micronational News

  http://www.micronationalnews.com/
  The intermicronational news service.

• Micronational News Network

  https://micronations.wordpress.com/
  A source of news and general discussion for the micronationalist community.

• MNCommunities

  http://www.mncommunities.org/
  Home to interactive geofictional (micronationalism) creative projects, all of them based in the world of Micras.

• Model Countries and Micronations

  http://www.angelfire.com/nv/micronations/micros.html
  Micronation resource. Includes a list of missing micronations.

• My Way: Getting in touch with your inner Turkmenbashi

  http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/11/murphy.htm
  Article published in the Atlantic by Culleen Murphy which explores the world of micronations.

• Nichtsburg et Zilchstadt

  http://erikmccrea.tripod.com/zilchstadt.html
  Coins from micronations and other unusual locales.

• NPR: MicroCon 2015: Leaders Of Self-Proclaimed Nations Meet In Southern California

  http://www.npr.org/2015/04/10/398824579/microcon-2015-leaders-of-self-proclaimed-nations-meet-in-southern-california
  NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Kevin Baugh, founder of MicroCon, a conference of small, unrecognized nations and their self-proclaimed leaders.

• NY Daily News: Micronations conference brings together (fake) nations

  http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/micronations-conference-brings-fake-nations-article-1.2180332
  MicroCon is the first U.S. gathering of micronations, those itty bitty countries nobody but the people who rule them believe exist.

• The Week: The DIY despots of micronations, in photos

  http://theweek.com/captured/579708/diy-despots-micronations-photos
  Matt Roth has been traveling to micronations around North America, documenting the land and the people that claim to rule them.

• Virtual Nations

  http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/11.22.00/netnations-0047.html
  Article by Andrew Weiner discusses Freedonia, Aerica and other micronations.

• What is Micronationalism?

  http://scholiast.org/nations/whatismicronationalism.html
  An introduction covering the full breadth of the phenomenon.

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