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Micronations — sometimes also referred to as fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects — are entities that resemble independent nations or states but which are unrecognized by world governments or major international organisations. These nations usually exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators. Micronations differ from secession and self-determination movements in that they are largely viewed as being eccentric and ephemeral in nature, and are often created and maintained by a single person or family group.
Some micronations have managed to extend some of their operations into the physical world by issuing coins, flags, postage stamps, passports, medals and other items. Such trappings of "real" sovereign states are created as a way of seeking to legitimize the micronations that produce them.
The term "micronation" dates at least to the 1970s (see The People's Almanac #2, page 330) to describe the many thousands of small, unrecognized, state-like entities that have mostly arisen since that time. The term has since also come to be used retroactively to refer to earlier ephemeral unrecognized entities, some of which date as far back as the early 19th century.
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The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Since 1967, the facility has been occupied by former radio broadcaster British Army Major Paddy Roy Bates; his associates and family claim that it is an independent sovereign state. External commentators generally classify Sealand as a micronation. It has been described as the world's best-known micronation.
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- All micronation articles need to use micronation infoboxes, not tables or any other form of infobox.
- Move all micronation articles so that the titles of these articles are the full names of the micronations.
- Republic of Molossia - Needs to be re-written to conform with numerous WP policies.
- New Utopia - Article needs to be re-written, as content and tone of recently-added material was found to be inaccurate and legally contentious. There is ongoing discussion on the article talk page concerning this.
- Grand Duchy of Avram - Existing references need to be cited in-line.
- Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina - Additional media references need to be sourced and added as citations.
- Aerican Empire - Wholesale cleanup required to conform with WP policies.
- Kingdom of Elleore - Needs significant expansion, addition of references and citations.
- Ladonia (micronation) - Add in-line citations.
- Republic of Lomar - Requires NPOV re-writing, plus inclusion of cited sources.
- Principality of Vikesland - online fantasy run by a TV cameraman that appears in the Lonely Planet guide to micronations. Has a presence on Second Life and also claims a farm in Manitoba.
- Dominion of British West Florida - online fantasy that appears in the Lonely Planet guide to micronations. Wants to recreate the British colony of West Florida. Has minted several coins.
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