From the Florida Keys and Nevada to Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, bands of plucky citizens across the world are declaring their parcels of land to be micronations – independent states ...

When I visited the Free Republic of Liberland in April 2023, on its eighth anniversary, there was little to indicate that the tiny proto-nation—which had no permanent residents, barely any buildings, ...

Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea. A flag and a border gate welcome you to the United Territories of the Sovereign ...

A micronation is an aspirant state, a wedge of unclaimed land or an abandoned structure, or even a disputed piece of farmland that claims sovereignty. Delhi Police shut down an embassy this week. The ...

Daniel Jackson, a young digital designer, has declared the Free Republic of Verdis on a disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia. Despite facing resistance from Croatian authorities, including ...

A micronation isn't a real country by definition, yet sometimes these mock states take on a life of their own and come surprisingly close. In a Sydney suburb in 1981, a teenage George Cruickshank and ...