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The micronation of Sealand
The micronation of Sealand

Micronations — sometimes also referred to as fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects — are entities that resemble independent nations or states but which are unrecognized by world governments or major international organisations. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. These nations usually exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators. Micronations differ from secession and self-determination movements in that they are largely viewed as being eccentric and ephemeral in nature, and are often created and maintained by a single person or family group. Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity Self-determination is defined as free choice of one’s own acts without external compulsion and especially as the freedom of the people of a given Territory to determine their In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual Ephemeral things (from Greek εφήμερος - ephemeros, literally "lasting only one day" are transitory existing only briefly

Some micronations have managed to extend some of their operations into the physical world by issuing coins, flags, postage stamps, passports, medals and other items. main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services A passport is a document issued by a national government which certifies for the purpose of international travel the identity and nationality of its holder A medal is usually a Coin -like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an Insignia, Portrait or other artistic rendering Such trappings of "real" sovereign states are created as a way of seeking to legitimize the micronations that produce them.

The term "micronation" dates at least to the 1970s (see The People's Almanac #2, page 330) to describe the many thousands of small, unrecognized, state-like entities that have mostly arisen since that time. The term has since also come to be used retroactively to refer to earlier ephemeral unrecognized entities, some of which date as far back as the early 19th century.

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Definition

Micronations generally have a number of common features:

  1. They often assert that they wish to be widely recognized as sovereign states, but are not so recognized.
  2. They are small; those that claim to control physical territories are mostly of very limited extent. While several micronations claim hundreds or even thousands of members, the vast majority have no more than one or two active participants.
  3. Some issue government instruments such as passports, stamps, and currency, and confer titles and awards; these are rarely recognised outside of their own communities of interest. A passport is a document issued by a national government which certifies for the purpose of international travel the identity and nationality of its holder

These criteria distinguish micronations from imaginary countries, eco-villages, campuses, tribes, clans, sects, and residential community associations, which do not usually seek to be recognised as sovereign. An imaginary country or fantasy country is often important in Mail art, as it issues its own Artistamps It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish Ecovillages are intended to be socially economically and ecologically sustainable Intentional communities. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use A clan is a group of People united by Kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor In the Sociology of religion a sect is generally a smaller religious or political group that has broken off from a larger group for example from a A homeowners' association (abbrev HOA) may be A legal entity created by a real estate developer for the purpose of developing managing and selling a community Micronations are also distinguishable from entities that have diplomatic relations with other recognised nation-states of the world without being formally recognised themselves by many nation-states or accepted by major international bodies (such as the UN), for example the Republic of China (Taiwan). The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. By contrast, micronations do not have diplomatic relations with recognised nation-states of the world or major international bodies (such as the UN).

The term "micropatrology" is sometimes used to describe the study of both micronations and microstates by micronational hobbyists, some of whom refer to sovereign nation-states as "macronations". A microstate or ministate is a sovereign state having a very small population or very small land area but usually both Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy

Legitimacy

See also: constitutive theory of statehood and declarative theory of statehood

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. The constitutive theory of statehood defines a state as a person of International law if and only if it is recognized as sovereign by other states The declarative theory of statehood defines a State as a person of international law that meets certain structural criteria International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States was a treaty (which was later accepted as part of customary international law signed at Montevideo, Uruguay A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Types of administrative and/or political territories include Many types of legally administered territories, each of which is a non-sovereign geographic area For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government.

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. "

Under these guidelines, any entity which meets all of the criteria set forth in article 1 can be regarded as sovereign under international law, whether or not other states have recognized it. Most micronations are commonly seen to have failed to meet one or more of these criteria.

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as an independent subject of international law does not meet all the criteria for recognition as a State (however it does not claim itself a State either), but is and has been recognized as a sovereign nation for centuries. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ( SMOM) Order of Malta

The doctrine of territorial integrity, however, effectively prohibits unilateral secession from established states in international law. Territorial integrity is the principle under International law that nation-states should not attempt to promote Secessionist movements or to promote Border Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity

Early history and evolution

The Old Light, Lundy
The Old Light, Lundy

The micronation phenomenon is tied closely to the development of the nation-state concept in the 19th century, and the earliest recognisable micronations can be dated to that period. Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy Most were founded by eccentric adventurers or business speculators, and several were remarkably successful. These include the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, ruled by the Clunies-Ross family, and Sarawak, ruled by the "White Rajahs" of the Brooke family; both were independent personal fiefdoms in all but name, and survived until well into the 20th century. King of the Cocos Islands was a title given by the press to John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo. The White Rajahs refer to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946 namely the Brookes who came originally from England Brooke can refer to Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston Texas Brooke Bond, a tea company Brooke Norfolk Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing Author Peter L. Wilson has suggested that so-called pirate utopias located on the Barbary Coast during the 16th century were also a type of early micronation. Pirate utopias were described by essayist Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey in his 1995 book Pirate Utopias Moorish Corsairs & European Renegadoes, and in his The Barbary Coast, or Barbary, was the term used by Europeans from the 16th until the 19th century to refer to the middle and western coastal regions of North Africa—what

Less successful micronations are the Long Republic (1819–1820), in what is now the U.S. state of Texas, the Republic of Indian Stream (1828–1835), which is now the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (1860–62) in southern Chile and Argentina, and the Kingdom of Sedang (1888–90) in French Indochina. The Long Expedition, named after its leader James Long, was an early attempt by Anglo-Americans to wrest Texas from Spain. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Republic of Indian Stream was a small unrecognized constitutional republic in North America that existed from July 9 1832 to 1835 Pittsburg is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia ( French: Royaume d'Araucanie et de Patagonie; sometimes referred to as New France) was an ephemeral political Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Kingdom of Sedang ( French: Royaume des Sedangs; sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of the Sedang) was an ephemeral political entity established in First French interventions See also France-Vietnam relations France-Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit The oldest extant micronation to arise in modern times is the Kingdom of Redonda, founded in 1865 in the Caribbean. History of the "Kingdom" The history of the "Kingdom" of Redonda is shrouded in doubt and legend and it is difficult to separate fact from fiction The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting It failed to establish itself as a real country, but has nonetheless managed to survive into the present day as a unique literary foundation with its own king and aristocracy — although it is not without its controversies: there are presently at least four competing claimants to the Redondan throne.

Martin Coles Harman, owner of the U.K. island of Lundy in the early decades of the 20th century, declared himself King and issued private coinage and postage stamps for local use. Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the Although the island was ruled as a virtual fiefdom, its owner never claimed to be independent of the United Kingdom, so Lundy can at best be described as a precursor to later territorial micronations. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the Another example is the Principality of Outer Baldonia, a 16-acre rocky island off the coast of Nova Scotia, founded by Russell Arundel, chairman of the Pepsi Cola Company (later: PepsiCo), in 1945 and consisting of a population of 69 fishermen. The Principality of Outer Baldonia is a now defunct Micronation whose territorial pretensions comprised the roughly of Outer Bald Tusket Island off the Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's PepsiCo Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company ( is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non- carbonated

History during 1960 to 1980

The 1960s and 1970s witnessed the foundation of a number of territorial micronations. The first of these, Sealand, was established in 1967 on an abandoned World War II gun platform in the North Sea just off the East Anglian coast of England, and has survived into the present day. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. Others were founded on libertarian principles and involved schemes to construct artificial islands, but only three are known to have had even limited success in realizing that goal. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the An artificial island is an Island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed by natural means

The Republic of Rose Island was a 400 m² platform built in 1968 in Italian national waters in the Adriatic Sea, 7 miles off the Italian town of Rimini. The Republic of Rose Island ( Esperanto: Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj) was a short-lived Micronation on a man-made platform in the Adriatic Sea Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is known to have issued stamps, and to have declared Esperanto to be its official language. is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world Shortly after completion, however, it was seized and destroyed by the Italian Navy for failing to pay state taxes.

In the late 1960s, Leicester Hemingway (aka Lester Hemingway), brother of author Ernest, was involved in another such project — a small timber platform in international waters off the west coast of Jamaica. Leicester C Hemingway (born April 1, 1915 in Oak Park, Illinois - died September 13, 1982) was an American Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. This territory, consisting of an 8-foot by 30-foot barge, he called "New Atlantis". Hemingway was an honorary citizen and President; however, the structure was damaged by storms and finally pillaged by Mexican fishermen. In 1973, Hemingway was reported to have moved on from New Atlantis to promoting a 1,000-square-yard platform near the Bahamas. The new country was called "Tierra del Mar" (Land of the Sea). (Ernest Hemingway's adopted hometown of Key West would itself be part of another micronation; see Conch Republic. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island History In 1982 the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on US 1 just north of the merger of Monroe County Road 905A/Miami-Dade )

The Republic of Minerva was set up in 1972 as a libertarian new-country project by Nevada businessman Michael Oliver. History Minerva was originally discovered in 1852 by a group of American whalers. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Michael Oliver is a Lithuanian immigrant of Jewish descent Las Vegas Real estate Millionaire and political activist Oliver's group conducted dredging operations at the Minerva Reefs, a shoal located in the Pacific Ocean south of Fiji. The Minerva Reefs are a group of Reefs located in the Pacific Ocean south of Fiji and Tonga. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य They succeeded in creating a small artificial island, but their efforts at securing international recognition met with little success, and near-neighbour Tonga sent a military force to the area and annexed it. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles

On April 1, 1977, bibliophile Richard George William Pitt Booth declared the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye an independent kingdom with himself as its monarch. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Bibliophilia is the love of Books Accordingly a bibliophile loves books but especially "for Qualities of Format. Richard George William Pitt Booth (born September 12 1938 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales) is a Welsh bookseller known for his contribution Hay-on-Wye (Y Gelli Gandryll or Y Gelli) often described as "the town of books " is a small Market town in Powys, Wales The town has subsequently developed a healthy tourism industry based on literary interests, and "King Richard" (whose sceptre consists of a recycled toilet plunger) continues to award Hay-on-Wye peerages and honors to anyone prepared to pay for them. [1]

Australian developments

Micronational activities were disproportionately common throughout Australia in the final three decades of the 20th century. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Effects of the Internet

Micronationalism shed much of its traditionally eccentric anti-establishment mantle and took on a distinctly hobbyist perspective in the mid-1990s, when the emerging popularity of the Internet made it possible to create and promote statelike entities in an entirely electronic medium with relative ease. As a result the number of exclusively online, fantasy or simulation-based micronations expanded dramatically.

The activities of these types of micronations are almost exclusively limited to simulations of diplomatic activity (including the signing of "treaties" and participation in "supra-micronational" forums such as the League of Micronations and the Micronational News Network), the conduct and operation of simulated elections and parliaments, and participation in simulated wars — all of which are carried out through online bulletin boards, mailing lists and blogs.

A number of older-style territorial micronations, including the Hutt River Province, Seborga, and Sealand, maintain websites that serve largely to promote their claims and sell merchandise.

Categories

In the present day, seven main types of micronations are prevalent:

  1. Social, economic, or political simulations.
  2. Exercises in personal entertainment or self-aggrandisement.
  3. Exercises in fantasy or creative fiction.
  4. Vehicles for the promotion of an agenda.
  5. Entities created for fraudulent purposes.
  6. Historical anomalies and aspirant states.
  7. New-country projects.

Social, economic, or political simulations

These micronations tend to have a reasonably serious intent, and often involve significant numbers of people interested in recreating the past or simulating political or social processes. Examples include:

Exercises in personal entertainment or self-aggrandisement

With literally thousands in existence, micronations of the second type are by far the most common. They generally exist "for fun", have few participants, are ephemeral, Internet-based, and rarely survive more than a few months — although there are notable exceptions. They are usually concerned solely with arrogating to their founders the outward symbols of statehood. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. The use of grand-sounding titles, awards, honours, and heraldic symbols derived from European feudal traditions, the conduct of "wars" and "diplomacy" with other micronations, and claims of being located on fantasy continents or planets are common manifestations of their activities. Examples include:

Flag of the Aerican Empire
Flag of the Aerican Empire

Exercises in fantasy or creative fiction

Micronations of the third type include stand-alone artistic projects, deliberate exercises in creative online fiction, and artistamp creations. An artistamp (a Portmanteau of the words "artist" and "stamp" or artist's stamp refers to a Postage stamp -like artform Examples include:

Vehicles for agenda promotion

These types of micronation are typically associated with a political or social reform agenda. Some are maintained as media and public relations exercises, and examples of this type include:

Entities created for allegedly fraudulent purposes

A number of micronations have been established for fraudulent purposes, by seeking to link questionable or illegal financial actions with seemingly legitimate nations.

Historical anomalies and aspirant states

A small number of micronations are founded on historical anomalies or eccentric interpretations of law. This category includes:

These types of micronations are usually located on small (usually disputed) territorial enclaves, generate limited economic activity founded on tourism and philatelic and numismatic sales, and are tolerated or ignored by the nations from which they claim to have seceded. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Philately is the study and collecting of revenue and postage stamps Numismatics (numisma nomisma "coin" from the νομίζειν nomízein, "to use according to law" is the study or collection of Currency

New-country projects

New-country projects are attempts to found completely new nation-states. They typically involve plans to construct artificial islands (few of which are ever realised), and a large percentage have embraced or purported to embrace libertarian or democratic principles. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Examples include:

Academic, literary and media attention

There has been a small but growing amount of attention paid to the micronation phenomenon in recent years. Most interest in academic circles has been concerned with studying the apparently anomalous legal situations affecting such entities as Sealand and the Hutt River Province, in exploring how some micronations represent grassroots political ideas, and in the creation of role-playing entities for instructional purposes. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea The Hutt River Principality ( previously known as Hutt River Province, is Australia 's oldest Micronation.

In 2000, Professor Fabrice O'Driscoll, of the Aix-Marseille University, published a book about micronations: "Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU" ("They are not in the United Nations"), with more than 300 pages dedicated to the subject. The three Universities of Aix-Marseille, situated in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille for over five centuries are the successors to the original establishments created

In May 2000, an article in the New York Times entitled "Utopian Rulers, and Spoofs, Stake Out Territory Online" brought the phenomenon to a wider audience for the first time. Similar articles were published by newspapers such as the French "Liberation", Italian La Repubblica, Greek "Ta Nea", O Estado de São Paulo in Brazil and Portugal's Visão at around the same time.

Several recent publications have dealt with the subject of particular historic micronations, including Republic of Indian Stream (University Press), by Dartmouth College geographer Daniel Doan, and The Land that Never Was, about Gregor MacGregor and the Principality of Poyais, by David Sinclair (Review, 2003, ISBN 0-7553-1080-2). Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U

In August 2003, a summit of micronations took place in Helsinki at Finlandia Hall, the site of the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE). The summit was attended by delegations of the Principality of Sealand, the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland, NSK-State in Time, Ladonia, the Transnational Republic, the State of Sabotage and by scholars from various academic institutions. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea Neue Slowenische Kunst (a German phrase meaning "New Slovenian Art" aka NSK, is a controversial political Art collective that Ladonia is a Micronation, proclaimed in 1996 as the result of a years-long court battle between artist Lars Vilks and local authorities over three sculptures The Transnational Republic is a group of Artists that are working to construct the first Transnational

From 7 November through 17 December 2004, the Reg Vardy Gallery at the University of Sunderland (UK) hosted an exhibition on the subject of micronational group identity and symbolism. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, North East England. The exhibition focused on numismatic, philatelic and vexillological artifacts, as well as other symbols and instruments created and used by a number of micronations from the 1950s through to the present day. Numismatics (numisma nomisma "coin" from the νομίζειν nomízein, "to use according to law" is the study or collection of Currency Philately is the study and collecting of revenue and postage stamps Vexillology is the scholarly study of Flags The word is a synthesis of the Latin word Vexillum and the suffix –''ology'', meaning "study A summit of micronations conducted as part of this exhibition was attended by representatives of Sealand, Elgaland-Vargaland, New Utopia, Atlantium, Frestonia and Fusa. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea The Principality of New Utopia The project was publicised by various media outlets in Europe and the United States The Empire of Atlantium is a Micronation and Secular, pluralist progressive lobby group based in New South Wales, Australia Frestonia was the name adopted by the residents of Freston Road a street at the north western boundary of Notting Hill, London W11 also known as Notting Dale when they attempted Fusa is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway Fusa was separated from Os in 1856 The exhibition was reprised at the Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York City from 24 June–29 July of the following year. The City of New York Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Another exhibition about micronations opened at Paris' Palais de Tokyo in early 2007. The Palais de Tokyo is a contemporary art Museum in Paris, France.

The Sunderland summit was later featured in a 5-part BBC light entertainment television series called How to Start Your Own Country presented by Danny Wallace. Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November, 1976) is a British documentary comedian, writer television and radio presenter on XFM The series told the story of Wallace's experience of founding a micronation, Lovely, located in his London flat. The Kingdom of Lovely is a partly Internet -based Micronation which claims as its territory a flat owned &ndash and once lived in &ndash by its creator It screened in the UK in August 2005.

Similar programs have also aired on television networks in other parts of Europe. In France, several Canal+ programs have centered around the satirical Presipality of Groland, while in Belgium a series by Rob Vanoudenhoven and broadcast on the Flemish commercial network VTM in April 2006 was reminiscent of Wallace's series, and centred around the producer's creation of Robland. Canal+ ("Canal Plus" "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984 Among other things Vanoudenhoven minted his own coins denominated in "Robbies".

On September 9, 2006, The Guardian newspaper reported that the travel guide company Lonely Planet had published the world's first travel guide devoted to micronations. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Lonely Planet Publications (usually known as Lonely Planet or LP) is one of the largest travel Guidebook publishers in the world A guide book is a book for Tourists or travelers that provides details about a Geographic location, Tourist destination, or Itinerary.

The Democratic Empire of Sunda, which claims to be the Government of the Kingdom of Sunda (an ancient kingdom, in present-day Indonesia) in exile in Switzerland, made media headlines when two so-called princesses, Lamia Roro Wiranatadikusumah Siliwangi Al Misri, 21, and Fathia Reza Wiranatadikusumah Siliwangi Al Misiri, 23, were detained by Malaysian authorities at the border with Brunei, on 13 July 2007, and are charged for entering the country without a valid pass. The Sunda Kingdom was according to primary historical records from the sixteenth century a kingdom covering areas of present-day Banten Province Jakarta, West Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hearing continues. [12]

See also

General entries

Related concepts

References and notes

  1. ^ BBC - Mid Wales Arts - Richard Booth
  2. ^ The Principality of Snake Hill
  3. ^ Miletic, Daniella. This is a list of official or otherwise noteworthy proposals for dividing existing U "'Prince' found guilty of tax fraud", The Age, 2005-07-05. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army  
  4. ^ Aristasia Friends
  5. ^ http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/fres/fresmenu.htm
  6. ^ Frestonia- News in Notting Hill
  7. ^ http://www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/Alert/98-38.txt
  8. ^ Richard’s Ramblings... » History of Wake Island...
  9. ^ Official Marshall Islands Notices
  10. ^ [1] [2] (also contains an image of the flag)[3]
  11. ^ The Oceania Project, accessed November 9, 2006
  12. ^ The Borneo Post Online » Print » DPP: Sunda princesses ‘Prohibited Immigrants’

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micronation

-noun

  1. An entity that resembles a nation or a state, but which for the most part exists only on paper, on the Internet, or in the mind of its creator.
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