micronation

/ ˈmaɪkrəuˌneɪʃən /

noun

1. an entity, typically existing only on the internet or within the private property of its members, that lays claim to sovereign status as an independent nation, but which is unrecognized by real nations

Example Sentences

Since buying Lamb Island, Geller has elevated its status to a micronation and has a flag, constitution and anthem.

From BBC

Last year, the micronation of San Marino voted to make abortion legal in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

From Washington Post

The idea of turning Lamb into a micronation occurred to Geller after he explored the possibility of buying the barony title which came with territory which had historically included the island.

From BBC

Lamb Island is not the first so-called micronation - there have been dozens declared dating as far back as the 19th Century, some serious, many not.

From BBC

He recruited libertarian “immigrants” to collectively build a vessel that they would sail down the Hudson River to the Caribbean where they would establish a libertarian micronation.

From Slate