micronations

But a number of so-called micronations around the world are run as though they're autonomous nations, their residents and leaders holding onto a faint hope that one day they may finally be legitimate members of the international community.

Interesting Thing of the Day Joe Kissell 2010

Lung is obviously a bit cracked, but I think you are kind of sinking to her level, Dave, in throwing in the facetious example of the "micronations".

Lung Yingtai Waves About Meaningless Statistics, Declares Sovereignty of Sealand 2007

Most people would accept that it's clearly neither in the case of the "micronations".

Lung Yingtai Waves About Meaningless Statistics, Declares Sovereignty of Sealand 2007

"I think you are kind of sinking to her level, Dave, in throwing in the facetious example of the "micronations".

Lung Yingtai Waves About Meaningless Statistics, Declares Sovereignty of Sealand 2007

They are urged to shed the identity of their micronations and become citizens of the new modern state, even though no African really knows what the character of that modern state might be beyond a passport and an identity card.

Johann Hari: The Savior of Africa - and the Environment? An Interview With Nobel Prize-winner Wangari Maathai 2009

During intermission, someone will go up to a group of totalitarian dictators awaiting their future micronations and ask, was Pruned inspired by the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

Archive 2006-07-01 2006

During intermission, someone will go up to a group of totalitarian dictators awaiting their future micronations and ask, was Pruned inspired by the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers 2006

If you can choose, does that mean we have to give all those micronations seats at the UN too?

Lung Yingtai Waves About Meaningless Statistics, Declares Sovereignty of Sealand 2007

If you can choose, does that mean we have to give all those micronations seats at the UN too?

Archive 2007-05-01 2007

Secondly, these micronations typically fail because they have leverage over larger nations because there is no supragovernmental organization capable of laying the ground rules.

What we’ve lost 2007