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- noun An
entity that resembles anation or astate , but which for the most part exists only onpaper , on theInternet , or in the mind of itscreator .
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Examples
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Is the Conch Republic (aka Key West) really a "micronation"?
Wikipedians Leave Cyberspace, James Gleick 2008
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Although the United States leads the pack by many measures, it's bested in this category by the micronation of Singapore, not only because of the Asian country's manageable size, but also thanks to its uniquely successful brand of state capitalism.
Overall Ranking 2010
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The Other World Kingdom is a micronation on the grounds of a 16th century chateau in the Czech Republic founded in 1997.
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My mother banned me from starting up a micronation ever again, unless I could back it up with sufficient armoury and investment capital, which of course I never could, being a very lazy kid.
Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives 2006
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BLDGBLOG: Have you ever declared your own micronation?
Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives 2006
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The micronation made international headlines in 2000 when a company called HavenCo struck a deal with the “royal family” to build a heavily armed offshore data sanctuary to house “sensitive” information anonymously, outside the reaches of governments, lawyers, ex-wives, and other prying eyes.
The Pirate’s Dilemma Matt Mason 2008
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Nick Mamatas wrote one of my favorite young adult novels this year, called Under My Roof, because how can you not like a story about a family that becomes its own micronation when it straps a nuclear device to garden gnome?
A Month of Writers, Day Thirteen: Nick Mamatas « Whatever 2007
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In fact, I would think that the political party that leads the world in failed micronation attempts has got to be the Libertarians.
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Sealand, however, is not the only micronation, as they ` re called.
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Nick Mamatas wrote one of my favorite young adult novels this year, called Under My Roof, because how can you not like a story about a family that becomes its own micronation when it straps a nuclear device to garden gnome?
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