The Principality of Sealand is a micronation (a self-declared but unrecognized state-like entity) that claims as its territory Roughs Tower, a former Maunsell Sea Fort located in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England, at 51°53′40″N, 1°28′57″E, as well as territorial waters in a twelve-nautical-mile radius. Sealand is occupied by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates. The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m². It is also possibly the world's best-known micronation, and although its claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, it is nevertheless sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute.
Hopefully one day I will have my own unrecognized micronation.
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