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The next edition of our dictionary of micronational slang/jargon is now here! With 402 entries, it also includes the origin of the word 'micronation', published online for the first time ever. Read it free here: archive.org/details/micronat…
ALT Cover design by Pio Lowe of the New Rubix Republic.
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Only two #micronations have official football teams. The Sealand national football team was founded in 2004 & joined the N.F.-Board, a federation made up of unrecognised states not allowed in FIFA, in 2006. The Seborga national football team was founded in 2014. #micronation
New discovery—by Jan 1973, the Office of the Geographer of the US Department of State had a file cabinet for "countries which are only partially real," which included the micronations of the Kingdom of Humanity, Principality of Outer Baldonia and Republic of Minerva.
The MicroWiki forums were launched in Dec 2010 and became the vocal point of said community. 2 years after its launch, the forums had received 58K posts in 2.9K threads—averaging 80 posts per day! After 2014, it became less active until being superseded by Discord in Sep 2018.
In 2010, a documentary film about micronations, statehood and citizenship entitled How to Start Your Own Country was screened at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival. It was directed by Jody Shapiro and produced by Buffalo Gal Pictures and Everyday Pictures.
ALT Still from the film featuring Kevin Baugh of Molossia. Pictured taken in the Republic of Molossia.
The Organisation de la microfrancophonie, a French-language intermicronational organisation, has hosted three intermicronational summits between its member states—one in 2016, 2018 and most recently in 2022. They typically see upwards of fifteen attendees. #micronations
One of the largest micronational forums of all time was the Portuguese-language "Impresa Livre," created in June 2001 by the Micronational Press Association (Associação Micronacional de Impresa). Before becoming spammed in the late 2000s, it had over 450 registered users.
ALT Pictured in October 2003.
Fun fact we learned yesterday: 'micronation' is actually listed in two major dictionaries—Collins English Dictionary, published by HarperCollins, and Lexico, published by Oxford University Press. (Pictured is the entry on Lexico)
ALT Pictured is Lexico
Have you heard of the phrase YAMO—"yet another micronational organisation"? Interestingly, it was first attested in 1998, yet its true origin is completely unknown.
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And here we were thinking 'micronation' was coined in 1978—an article from @nytimes dated 28 March 1976 about the International Micropatriological Society #micronations: nytimes.com/1976/03/28/archi…
The Micronational Internet Hall of Fame is a way of honouring micronationalists who have been influential in the development of micronationalism on the Internet—from 1995 to today. The inaugural inductees for 2022 have been announced: #micronations
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The Institute of Micropatriological Research is now officially an Agency under the Department of Education in the @EmpireofLehmark! This national backing will allow us important resources to continue expanding the field of micropatriology. #micronations