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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.
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]
Micronations by continent (1 C) Micronations by country (15 C) A. Asgardia (7 P) Auroville (8 P) C. Micronational culture (2 P) D. Danubian micronations (6 P) S.
Micronations in China (1 P) Micronations in the Czech Republic (2 P) D. Micronations in Denmark (3 P) F. Micronations in France (5 P) G. Micronations in Germany (5 P) I.
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Micronations are entities that resemble sovereign states in their use of such symbols as flags, coats of arms, coins, banknotes, passports and governing hierarchies, but which are in fact unrecognised as sovereign, and which may be partly, largely or wholly ephemeral in nature.
The world's five smallest sovereign states by area, from largest to smallest: San Marino, Tuvalu, Nauru, Monaco, and Vatican City shown in the same scale for size comparison Map of the smallest states in the world by population or land area.
Micronations are political entities that claim independence and mimic acts of sovereignty as if they were a sovereign state, but lack any legal recognition. [2] According to Collins English Dictionary, many exist "only on the internet or within the private property of [their] members" [3] and seek to simulate a state rather than to achieve international recognition; their activities are ...