Ever been so fed up with your government that you decided to break away and form your own nation? A surprising number of Australians have. There are about 100 micronations spread out across the world, ...

Welcome to the far-out world of micronations, mini-states that range from a personal hobby to a geographic stake in a ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — San Diego-based slow jams radio DJ, Randy “R Dub!” Williams, has spent his life visiting every country in the world. Now, he’s the “sultan” of his own “country,” right here in ...

A spindly 13-year-old wearing a silver plastic crown and cargo shorts stands next to a middle-aged man in full military regalia as they await their royal photo. They’re surrounded by more than 70 ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — A San Diego-based slow jams radio DJ has spent his life visiting every country in the world. Now, Randy “R Dub!” Williams is the “sultan” of his own “country,” tucked away right ...

A trolley load of books, chapters and treatises have been written on the subject of sovereignty. Usually, the concept entails control and power, the latter a corollary of the former. In international ...

A statue of Leonard George Casley, founder of the Principality of Hutt River. | Chris Fithall, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0 A micronation is a piece of land, either geographical or hypothetical, ...

Kevin Baugh is the "benevolent dictator" of the Republic of Molossia — a one-acre micronation in Nevada. It has a currency pegged to the value of cookie dough and a navy consisting of two kayaks. A ...

Several micronations are recognised around the globe, including Vatican City, the world's smallest nation, located within the ...

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