List of micronations

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The following is intended as a comprehensive list of micronations that are documented in both online and offline third-party sources as having some form of interaction with the real world, or which have had some manner of impact on real world events.

Inclusion in this list does not imply that these entities are recognized by established sovereign states.

List of Micronations
Aerican Empire	Micronation founded in the late '80's by Eric Lis and friends.
Aeterna Lucina	Australian micronation from 1978 to 1990s. Claimed various territories of its founder as independent. Several associated businessmen were charged in 1990 with land and visa fraud, though the founder apparently was not.
Akhzivland	Israeli micronation founded in the 1960s by an eccentric former soldier turned pacifist and hippy named Eli Avivi. It consists of a coastal enclave, formerly occupied by an Arab village, that was abandoned during the 1967 war. Akhzivland is tolerated by Israeli authorities.
Atlantis	1970s project by US based libertarians to build independent ship Liberty and anchor her in the Caribbean Sea. The ship sank in a hurricane and the project ended.
Atlantium	Global sovereignty group founded in 1981. Based in Sydney.
Aramoana	Small New Zealand community declared itself independent to protest the building of an aluminium smelter on nearby land.
Avram	Non-territorial micronation founded by an eccentric self-proclaimed "Duke" who was elected to the Tasmanian parliament.
Conch Republic	A group claiming independence from the US in 1982 as a protest to a blockade established by the United States Border Patrol at the upper end of the Florida Keys. Has participated in subsequent protests against the US but mainly exists as a means of attracting tourists to the Keys.
Copeman Empire	Run from a caravan park in Norfolk, England, by its founder Nick Copeman, who changed his name by deed poll to HM King Nicholas I.
Coral Sea Islands	Established on June 14 2004, as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in southeast Queensland Australia.
EnenKio	Claims Wake Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and has been deemed a scam for selling passports and diplomatic papers.
Frestonia	Freston Road in West London tried to secede from the United Kingdom as Frestonia. Actor David Rappaport was the Foreign Minister.
Hay-on-Wye	A town in Wales which was declared independent by Richard Booth as a publicity stunt on April 1, 1977.
Humanity	A philatelic fantasy, supposedly occupying the Spratly Islands.
Republic of Kugelmugel	A ball-shaped house built in 1984 by artist Edwin Lipburger, currently residing on a small plot in the Vienna Prater.
Hutt River Province	A large farm in Western Australia which claims to have seceded from the Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation in 1970.
Holy Empire of Reunion	A Brazilian online political simulation founded in 1996.
Indian Stream	A town on US/Canadian border whose status was unclear after Treaty of Paris and whose locals claimed independence in early 1800s. The claim was eventually resolved, and the town is now Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
Ladonia	Micronation created in 1980 by Swedish artist Lars Vilks as the home to sculptures created by him in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skåne.
Lagoan Isles	Micronation created on 16th August 2005, by Robert Stephenson, a British primary school teacher, who wanted a creative lesson idea for his pupils.
Lovely	Moderately popular Internet based micronation; claims the flat of its creator as sovereign territory. Its creation was the subject of a British TV show.
Lundy	An island off the west coast of England, which had historically (1100-1200s AD) had semi-independent status or claimed independence from England under various warlords. Between 1925 and 1931 its owner declared himself King and minted coins but did not declare formal independence. Was treated as outside English territory for customs purposes for some time.
New Utopia	A proposed micronation based on libertarian principles to be built on platforms in the Caribbean Sea. It was founded in the mid-1990s by American entrepreneur Mr Lazarus Long. The project's current status is questionable.
Marlborough	Short lived micronation in Australia. Farmowner declared his farm an independent country in 1993 to try and avoid eviction after bankruptcy. Was evicted less than a week later by police, and later prosecuted. Has since abandoned any claim of independence.
Minerva	Attempt to build an artificial island and form new country in 1973. Created new land on Minerva Reef (south of Fiji), but the island was seized and annexed by Tonga shortly afterwards.
Molossia	Micronation in Nevada, United States. Founded in 1977 by Kevin Baugh.
Rainbow Creek	Farmer who "seceded" from Victoria in 1979 over damage to farmlands caused by flooding he claimed was exacerbated due to incompetence of the state government water management agency.
Redonda	A small uninhabited island in the Caribbean sea, legally part of Antigua and Barbuda. An English businessman was allowed by Queen Victoria to claim the title of King of Redonda in 1865, as long as he did not revolt against colonial authority. The title of King has multiple claimants since 1969. Does not appear to have ever claimed sovereignty.
Rose Island	Attempt to build an independent offshore platform near Italian city of Rimini in 1968. Was completed, but shortly afterwards seized by Italian government and destroyed.
Sealand	World War II military facility consisting of a man-made structure located off the English coast which has claimed to be an independent state since 1967. Generally accepted as the most potentially viable micronation.
Seborga	A town in the Italian region of Liguria that claims to have never been a part of the modern Italian state.
Talossa	A micronation founded as a bedroom kingdom in 1979 by Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident Robert Ben Madison. Madison claims to have coined the term "micronation". Prior to his departure in 2005 the group split into a separate "Kingdom of Talossa"[1] and "Republic of Talossa."[2]
United Oceania	Australian micronation located near Port Stephens, New South Wales. Founded as a result of a disagreement over land use between the property owner and local council.
Valtio	A 5 by 10 metre patch of land in Finland declared independent by a journalist of Helsingin Sanomat.
Waveland	Rocky islet in the North Atlantic, known as Rockall. In 1997 Greenpeace occupied the islet for a short time, calling it an independent nation, to protest oil drilling in the area. They offered citizenship to anyone willing to pledge allegiance. In 1999, the company sponsoring the experiment collapsed and Rockall was vacated.
Wendland	German anti-nuclear protest in the Wendland, reoccupied by thousands of policemen after a few weeks. Ongoing protests near Gorleben.
Westarctica	A purported grand duchy that claims a sizeable chunk of Antarctica. It is known chiefly for minting coins.