--- title: "Micronations – Travel guide at Wikivoyage" url: https://stacklist.com/card/8864c983-ded5-4970-b971-925973b77f8c source_url: "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Micronations" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/travel/stack/56758213-74ea-4bd4-bc52-c4093ae8097c summary: "Micronations are self-proclaimed independent states, often whimsical or artistic, that are not recognized by other countries but serve as tourist destinations. This Wikivoyage travel guide catalogs notable micronations across Asia, Europe, and North America, including Sealand, Christiania, Molossia, and others, with coordinates and visitor information." tags: "micronations, travel-guide, wikivoyage, tourism, self-proclaimed-states, cultural-attractions, destinations" key_entities: "Micronations (concept), Wikivoyage (organization), Sealand (location), Christiania (location), Republic of Molossia (location), Liberland (location), Kugelmugel (location), Conch Republic (location), Akhzivland (location), Užupis (location), Seborga (location), Alcohol Republic (location), Republic of Slowjamastan (location), Great Saltee Island (location)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:b92532d0b28939f9b93968ab27314f98bd85240aa67805c26392e5069b16ad1e" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 1357 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Micronations – Travel guide at Wikivoyage From Wikivoyage Travel topics > Cultural attractions > Micronations Micronations Contents 1 Destinations 1.1 Asia 1.2 Europe 1.3 North America 1.4 Defunct micronations 2 Stay safe <a href=\"https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikivoyage/w/poi2gpx.php?print=gpx&amp;lang=en&amp;name=Micronations\" title=\"Download GPX file for this article\" id=\"mwBQ\"><img alt=\"Download GPX file for this article\" resource=\"./File:GPX_Document_rev3-20x20.png\" src=\"//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/GPX_Document_rev3-20x20.png?utm_source=en.wikivoyage.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" decoding=\"async\" data-file-width=\"20\" data-file-height=\"20\" data-file-type=\"bitmap\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" class=\"mw-file-element\" id=\"mwBg\"/></a></span>"}'/> Sealand, the canonical micronation Micronations are self-proclaimed independent states that are not recognized by other countries. Often whimsical or artistic, they are usually small and eccentric enough to fly under the radar of the "real" countries they're located in, and many are tourist destinations. Destinations [ edit ] Map of Micronations Asia [ edit ] 38.0675 138.3975 1 Alcohol Republic ( アルコール共和国 ), Sado Island , Japan . A merry band of sake makers on an island in northern Japan issues passports (¥500) that can be stamped at participating breweries to prove your citizenship and devotion to the cause. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 33.0486 35.1018 2 Akhzivland , Israel . A long-running micronation on the Lebanese border, with a popular guest house and campground. ( updated Jun 2023 ) Europe [ edit ] See also: European microstates Kugelmugel, the world's only spherical micronation 55.673589 12.599711 3 Christiania , Copenhagen , Denmark . A district of Copenhagen. It is a former military zone that has been squatted since 1971. It remains an autonomous community (with its own laws that, among other things, include legalisation of cannabis, but the prohibition of harder drugs) of about 850 people, calling itself Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania). ( updated Jun 2023 ) 52.116667 -6.6 4 Great Saltee Island , Kilmore Quay . An island off the south coast of County Wexford. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 48.215278 16.395556 5 Kugelmugel , Vienna , Austria . An uninhabited sphere 7.68 metres (25.2 ft) in diameter permanently housed in Vienna's Wurstelprater amusement park. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 45.768333 18.871389 6 Liberland ( in Croatia – Serbia border ). Inhabits a geographical oddity: a parcel of land on the western bank of the Danube that, for complex political reasons, is claimed by neither country. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 51.894444 1.4825 7 Sealand , Felixstowe United Kingdom . A sea fort which in 1967 declared itself independent. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 43.826044 7.693839 8 Seborga , Italy . A village in Italy which has discovered it's never been conquered by Italy and now it claims itself as a sovereign state. ( updated Jun 2023 ) 54.680556 25.296944 9 Užupis , Vilnius , Lithuania . A district of Vilnius that declared itself an independent republic on April Fools Day 1997, and maintains its own flag, currency, president, and constitution which declares, among other things, that a "dog has a right to be a dog". ( updated Jun 2023 ) North America [ edit ] Welcome to Molossia, one of many micronations 24.559167 -81.784167 10 Conch Republic , Key West , Florida , [United States]] . ( updated Jun 2023 ) 39.322806 -119.539472 11 Republic of Molossia , Nevada , United States . One of the most established micronations, dating back to the 1970s, with a surprising amount of infrastructure and tongue-in-cheek institutions. Can be visited only on guided tours, with slots available about once a month from April to October. ( updated Sep 2025 ) 33.125901 -115.958612 12 Republic of Slowjamastan , Imperial County , California ( off California State Route 78 between Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland ). The United Territories of the Sovereign Nation of The People’s Republic of Slowjamastan occupies 11.07 acres (4.48 hectares) of southern California desert, where Crocs are illegal and seats in the rubber-stamp parliament can be bought for just $35. Visitors require a visa ( apply online ) to enter the republic; it holds occasional events, announced in state news outlet The Sultan Sun . Or you can always stop by unannounced to take pictures of the border signs. ( updated Dec 2023 ) Defunct micronations [ edit ] Hutt River Principality , Kalbarri, Australia. One of the more famous micronations and, at 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi) , certainly one of the larger ones, seceded from Australia over a tax dispute in 1970. Alas, the micronation was officially dissolved in 2020 after the death of its regent Prince Leonard. Stay safe [ edit ] Some micronations offer to stamp your passport on entry. However, this may invalidate your passport, so bring an expired passport or a novelty passport if you want the stamp. This travel topic about Micronations is an outline and needs more content. It has a template , but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow ! Retrieved from " https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Micronations&oldid=5271352 " Hidden categories: Has custom banner Has mapframe Has map markers Cultural attractions Topic articles Outline topics Outline articles Pages using the Kartographer extension