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Motivations for the creation of micronations include theoretical experimentation, political protest, artistic expression, personal entertainment and the conduct of criminal activity. [1]: 4 The following is a list of notable micronations.
It was written by John Ryan, George Dunford and Simon Sellars. Self-described as a humorous guidebook and written in a light-hearted tone, the book's profile of micronations offers information on their flags, leaders, currencies, maps and other facts. It was re-subtitled Guide to Self-Proclaimed Nations in later publications.
Micronations are aspirant states that claim independence but lack legal recognition by world governments or major international organisations. [5] [6] Micronations are classified separately from states with limited recognition and quasi-states, nor are they considered to be autonomous or self-governing as they lack the legal basis in international law for their existence. [7]
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Bust of Prince Leonard in the Principality of Hutt River, one of the micronations profiled in How to Rule Your Own Country. How to Rule Your Own Country particularly deals with an overarching theme on the disproportionate number of micronations located within Australia, which the authors explore in the first chapter and attribute to "larrikin tradition" and the country's remoteness.
"micronation" as a catch-all term has been applied by the media, by major public institutions, in educational discourse and in printed publications to describe any and all of the above for well over a decade. Wikipedia is not the arbiter of whether the concept of micronations is "trivial" or not. The concept exists and has been clearly defined.
Improve the amount and quality of free-use and fair-use images in articles about micronations. Scope. The project covers all articles about micronations, and articles about related topics (e.g. biographies of micronation founders). All of these articles should be contained in the Category:Micronations or one of its subcategories.
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