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micronation

vr.tr.micronation · PHY.PLC

Let an agent explain micronations and their motivations, relay notable examples and the phenomenon of micronationalism from scholarly and journalistic sources, describe legal status, and distinguish micronations from unrecognised states and microstates.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain micronations and their motivations, relay notable examples and the phenomenon of micronationalism from scholarly and journalistic sources, describe legal status, and distinguish micronations from unrecognised states and microstates.

A self-declared entity that claims to be an independent state or nation but is not recognised by any established government or international organisation, typically created by individuals or small groups for political protest, artistic expression, tourism, hobby or satire, ranging from Sealand on a North Sea platform to the Japanese minidokuritsukoku movement of village mini-nations such as Kirikiri koku; micronations differ from unrecognised states with territorial control and from secessionist movements.

What it is for: Not applicable; a category of self-declared entities.

It can be explain the concept; relay examples; describe legal status; distinguish from states.

Distinguishing features

Unrecognised claim

Small scale

Varied motives

Symbolic trappings

What it looks like

Not a visible object; sometimes a house, platform or plot with flags and stamps.

Physical character

Sealand declared: 1967 year

minidokuritsukoku boom: 1980s period - Japan

How it is recognised

Self-declared unrecognised nation

Sealand, Hutt River, Molossia, Japanese minidokuritsukoku such as Kirikiri koku

Microstates such as Monaco are real states; unrecognised states such as Somaliland control territory

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

quasi-state

is a kind of - in registry terms, as its product

micronationalism

is contrasted with - a recognised small state

microstate

is contrasted with - with territorial control

unrecognised state

In practice

Families and kinds

protest and political micronations

artistic and satirical micronations

tourism and community micronations such as the Japanese minidokuritsukoku

hobby and online micronations

historical micronations

Standards and regulation

No legal recognition; national laws apply to their members and territory

Montevideo Convention criteria for statehood as a reference

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing micronations with real states

Fraud using micronation documents

Presenting claims as recognised

Also called

MinidokuritsukokuKirikiri koku

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a micronation is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a micronation, and how does it differ from a microstate, an unrecognised state and a secessionist movement? definition
  2. Is the question about micronations in general, a specific one or a real small state? boundary

Motives

Motives.

Motives

Motives.

  1. Why do people create micronations, from protest and art to tourism and hobby? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific micronation? action
Examples Examples.

Sources.

Notable

Notable micronations.

Notable

Notable.

  1. What are Sealand, Hutt River, Molossia and other well known micronations? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Japan

Japanese mini-nations.

Japan

Japan.

  1. What was the minidokuritsukoku movement, and what were mini-nations such as Kirikiri koku? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Legal status.

Regulation.

Status

Status.

Status

Status.

  1. What legal status do micronations have, and how do the Montevideo criteria apply? provenance
  2. Which entry fits statehood? action

Issues

Legal issues.

Issues

Issues.

  1. What legal issues arise, from passports and fraud to tax and land disputes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific issue? action
Context Culture and study.

Context.

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How do micronations appear in media, tourism and art? provenance
  2. Which entry fits micronations in popular culture? action

Study

Scholarship.

Study

Study.

  1. How do scholars study micronationalism? provenance
  2. Which entry fits micronationalism? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should notable micronations be separate entries?
  • How should scholarly sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming the Japanese movement and an example; should they be split off?