A variable count suggests there are currently around 100 active micronations around the world, with more than 400 recorded in ...

Welcome to the far-out world of micronations, ... After this episode, the UN changed Italy's maritime delimitation rules from ...

They say medieval knights hid the Holy Grail there, and that their village was never legally part of Italy. Welcome to Seborga, where a German-born princess and a French prince are sparring over ...

The tiny micronation claims to have been independent for nearly 1,000 years. Back when Italy was a patchwork of independent states, Seborga was granted independence when the Pope made its owner a ...

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 ...

7 Micronations That Are No Less Than Utopian Wonderlands If you're looking for something that'll give you serious travel cred, pick these whimsical micronations for your next getaway.

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.

Back when Italy was a patchwork of independent states, Seborga was granted independence when the Pope made its owner a prince. While Seborga's land was sold in 1719, the micronation's title wasn't.