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. These entities are generally not recognized as states by established sovereign states.

Official title	Founded	Description
Aerican Empire	1987	Micronation founded by Eric Lis and friends.
Aeterna Lucina	1978 to 1990s	Australian micronation. 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.
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	1981	Global sovereignty group based in Sydney.
Aramoana	1980	Small New Zealand community declared itself independent to protest the building of an aluminium smelter on nearby land.
Avram	early 1980s	Non-territorial micronation founded by an eccentric self-proclaimed "Duke" who was elected to the Tasmanian parliament.
Conch Republic	1982	A group claiming independence from the US 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	2003	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	2004	Established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in southeast Queensland Australia.
EnenKio	1994	Claims Wake Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and has been deemed a scam for selling passports and diplomatic papers.
Frestonia	1977	Freston Road in West London tried to secede from the United Kingdom as Frestonia. Actor David Rappaport was the Foreign Minister.
Hay-on-Wye	1977	A town in Wales which was declared independent by Richard Booth as a publicity stunt.
Humanity	1878	Two philatelic fantasies, both occupying the Spratly Islands
Morac-Songhrati-Meads	1959
Kugelmugel	1984	A ball-shaped house built by artist Edwin Lipburger, currently residing on a small plot in the Vienna Prater.
Hutt River Province	1970	A large farm in Western Australia which claims to have seceded from the Commonwealth and declared itself to be a sovereign nation.
Indian Stream	early 1800s	A town on US/Canadian border whose status was unclear after Treaty of Paris and whose locals claimed independence. The claim was eventually resolved, and the town is now Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
Ladonia	1980	Micronation created by Swedish artist Lars Vilks as the home to sculptures created by him in the Kullaberg nature reserve in north-west Skåne.
Lagoan Isles	2005	Micronation created by Robert Stephenson, a British primary school teacher, who wanted a creative lesson idea for his pupils.
Lovely	2004	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	1925-1931	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	mid 1990s	A proposed micronation based on libertarian principles to be built on platforms in the Caribbean Sea. It was founded by American entrepreneur Lazarus Long. The project's current status is questionable.
Pictish Free State	late 1990s	4 km² on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, founded by Robbie the Pict. Issues Diplomatic Corps license plates which the British Police refuse to recognise.
Marlborough	1993	Short lived micronation in Australia. Farmowner declared his farm an independent country 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	1973	Attempt to build an artificial island and form new country. Created new land on Minerva Reef (south of Fiji), but the island was seized and annexed by Tonga shortly afterwards.
Molossia	1977	Micronation in Nevada, United States. Founded by Kevin Baugh.
Rainbow Creek	1979	Farmer who "seceded" from Victoria over damage to farmlands caused by flooding he claimed was exacerbated due to incompetence of the state government water management agency.
Redonda	1865	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, as long as he did not revolt against colonial authority. The title of King has multiple claimants since 1969.
Rose Island	1968	Attempt to build an independent offshore platform near Italian city of Rimini. Was completed, but shortly afterwards seized by the Italian government and destroyed.
Republic of Saugeais	1947	located in eastern France, in the département of Doubs
Sealand	1967	World War II military facility consisting of a man-made structure located off the English coast which has claimed to be an independent state. Generally accepted as the most potentially viable micronation.
Seborga	Ancient	A town in the Italian region of Liguria that supposedly has documents that confirm and support its claims to have never been a part of the modern Italian state.
Talossa	1979	A micronation founded as a bedroom kingdom 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]
Valtio	2006	A 5 by 10 metre patch of land in Finland declared independent by a journalist of Helsingin Sanomat.
Waveland	1997-1999	Rocky islet in the North Atlantic, known as Rockall. 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	1980	German anti-nuclear protest in the Wendland, reoccupied by thousands of policemen after a few weeks. Ongoing protests near Gorleben.
Whangamomona Republic	1989	Rural New Zealand town.