I Started a Micronation

What is a country?

A micronation is a self-declared entity that claims to be an independent sovereign state but is not recognized by any official government or major international organization. These entities are usually small, both in terms of land area and population, and are often created for a variety of reasons, including political protest, artistic expression, or as social experiments.

...But is it a real country?

he Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in 1933, outlines the criteria for statehood in international law. According to the Convention, a country (or state) must meet the following four criteria:

Permanent Population: A country must have people who reside within its territory. This population does not need to be large or homogeneous, but it must be settled and consistent.

Defined Territory: A country must have clearly defined borders, though the exact extent of these borders can sometimes be disputed. The territory should be identifiable and provide a physical space where the population resides and the government operates.

Government: A country must have a functioning government that exercises control over its territory and population. This government must have the capacity to make and enforce laws and provide public services.

Capacity to Enter into Relations with Other States: A country must have the ability to engage in diplomatic and foreign relations with other countries. This implies a certain level of sovereignty and independence in its interactions with the international community.

However, are countries defined by a centralized authority, or are groups of people free to assert their own definition of themselves?

[BlackTungsten]

Oh Ironland, glorious and free, oh Ironland we stand on guard for thee

[AquaticMessiah]

Ironland is recognized by youtube comments as a sovereign nation

[kodiakcalkins]

"Citizen of Ironland" is going to look good on my resume.

[AdhritKayan]

Job Interviewer: Which country do you belong to??

Me: Ironland

[Aydin-Adam]

I hereby formally recognize the sovereignty of Ironland

[perhaps]

Starting a country to not pay a mortgage is a sentence I never thought I’d hear

[ThePenguinKing]

I'm Proud To Be Part Of This Micronation ✊

[ZTimeGamingYT]

I love having citizenship in an unrecognized micronation discovered from an online video.

[anteeklund]

Ironland now officially has the worlds highest population density

[Jovial_Troglodyte]

With this, i have a citizenship of two countries.

[arandomstoic]

Can't wait to learn about Ironic culture.

[inconspicuous]

Fun fact: as of June 29th, Ironland has a “population” of a bit more than 18, 000. If we were a member of the UN, we would be ranked 191st in population, ahead of Palau, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
Edit: we now have 35K citizens and have also surpassed San Marino!
Edit 2: with a population of 55K we have passed Monaco, Liechtenstein, the Marshall Islands, and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Edit 3: 80K citizens! Dominica and Andorra are below our great nation

[cjg]

Came for the YouTube short, stayed for the dual citizenship

[notjohnbruno]

My partner and I actually had our honeymoon in Ironland, it was beautiful. The people were so welcoming, and the sightseeing was breathtaking. I highly recommend to anyone traveling

[rangercompositons]

There's a quote on this

"Do you know how easy it is to start a nation, it's extremely easy. When kids make their own hideout and name it, that there becomes a country. But the parents and adults around destroy it.

Creating nations is easy, maintaining it requires the power to be able to stand up to the surrounding forces"

[brainiestben]

In iron we trust, never shall we rust.

[mtnbikingisawsome]

"The Family" you showed of Snake Hill is actually family of the Principality of Hutt River, or 'Hutt River province'. Prince Leonard and his wife Princess Shirley are at the front of the picture. Leonard actually declared the principality in response to wheat production quotas brought in by the Western Australian government. Its a interesting story. In 1996 the tax office prosecuted him and he actually declared war on Australia for a few days. After Prince Leonard passed the tax office pursued the family for millions in taxes and they ceceded back into Australia.

[donotatme]

"Cant afford your mortgage? Declare your land a sovereign nation!" Sounds like a parody ad in a video game lol

[KingK-]

In Ironland, the only thing illegal is having wrinkled clothing

[rishasharmin]

And every citizen will be called Iron Man