A variable count suggests there are currently around 100 active micronations around the world, with more than 400 recorded in recent history. In Australia, where one-third of all micronations are ...

The concept took off in the 1960s and 1970s, with several micronations founded all over the world with outrageous anti-establishment beliefs. New Atlantis was founded in 1964 by writer Leicester ...

They replicate the symbols, documents, and acts of legitimate states. Micronations create flags, passports, and currency; establish constitutions; and hold elections or plan their lines of succession.