MORE MICRONATIONS
Added on: 23rd Jan 2016
GLOBAL COUNTRY OF WORLD PEACE
Founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of transcendental
meditation, this country has no borders and prints its own currency.
TALOSSA
Founded by Milwaukee resident Robert Ben Madison in his bedroom,
Madison claims to have invented the term “micro nation”.
WHANGAMOMONA REPUBLIC
Located in New Zealand, this micro nation is famous for having
a goat as its president.
PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND
The platform was setup as an anti-aircraft gunnery station during WWII.
After the war though, Paddy Bates set up a pirate radio station here
and eventually declared the platform an independent country.
ROSE ISLAND
In 1968 Giorgio Rosa, an Italian architect, built a platform off the
coast of Italy and declared it a sovereign nation. It was
subsequently destroyed by the Italian military.
KINGDOM OF VIKESLAND
This micro nation was founded in 2005 in Canada for the purpose
of filming a documentary about micro nations.
WIRTLAND
This internet based micro nation was founded in 2008.
Its official languages consist of any language that can
be translated online.
PRINCIPALITY OF WY
When Australian Paul Deprat got in an argument with the
government over whether or not he was allowed to construct a
driveway on his property he established this micro nation.
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