Micro-nations

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

The smallest country in the world.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

Land that belongs to no nation.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

A micronation of epic proportions.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.