The self-appointed Prince of the Principality of Wy, a micronation in the north Sydney suburb of Mosman. - Delprat's homemade kingdom, filled with monarchical and historical paraphernalia, is, like ...

Never heard of the Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara? The Conch Republic? The Principality of Sealand? You’re not alone. Léo Delafontaine hadn’t either until 2012, when he visited the Republic of Saugeais ...

Imagine escaping the confines of bureaucracy and founding your own state, where you make all the rules. Sounds like the stuff of fantasy novels. But some people actually make it a reality by creating ...

When most territories decide to go it alone as an independent country, it usually involves at best a referendum, at worst a messy war. But for some, starting a nation is a far simpler affair. Earth is ...

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, ...

Representation of a country founded by self-styled godman Nithyananda at the United Nations evoked sharp responses in social media. Later, the United Nations clarified that Kailasa's people didn't ...

Imagine escaping the confines of bureaucracy and founding your own state, where you make all the rules. Sounds like the stuff of fantasy novels. But some people actually make it a reality by creating ...

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 ...

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, ...

For an emperor, George II is warm and affable in conversation. Not taking yourself seriously is a really good start. Speaking down the phone from his empire, it is clear his is not the voice of a ...

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