Micronations Made Easy: The Lazy Rebel’s Guide to Independence
- Mike Miller
- 5 days ago
- 24 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Why overthrow a government when you can start your own?
Founding a State for Dummies
How to Start Your Own Country
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State Founding for Beginners
PREFACE
🎉 An Invitation to a Possibly Last Blogpost Before the New World Order:
"Founding a State for Dummies – How to Start Your Own Country"
Imagine: The old world is collapsing, the states are broke, the system is sold – and nobody told you. Welcome to the biggest liquidation sale in history – the states of the world have sold their rights, lied to their citizens, and emptied their coffers. And here comes the punchline: You now have the opportunity to become a state yourself.
🌍 What happened?
Through the (really existing) treaty State Succession Deed 1400/98, a legally sound, internationally effective transfer of sovereign rights, infrastructure, telecommunications sovereignty, and contractual obligations was carried out to – attention – a single person. Yes, you read that right: All rights, no obligations. NATO, UN, FRG, Netherlands – all were involved. And do you know what the world did? Nothing. No objection, no dissolution – just tacit consent. Since then, a single individual has been sitting on the biggest legal bombshell since the Peace of Westphalia.
🚨 Why you should act NOW
The old states are on the brink:
📉 Economic collapse: The debt avalanche is rolling – Euro, Dollar, Yuan: Game Over.
🔥 Political vacuum: The powerful have long known they are disempowered – they are just playing for time.
💸 Inflation & stock market quakes: Everything is falling – and the system is taking itself down with it.
🏚️ State coffers empty, fundamental rights sold, justice exterritorialized – and YOU are still a taxpayer?
🎓 Your unique chance – be the state you've always wanted
When everything falls – stand up. Found your own state. Whether it's a farm, a high-rise, a tectonic plate, or a platform on the high seas – you don't need permission, just a bit of legal audacity. You have a house? Make it a state. You have the internet? Then rule your people virtually. You have a sense of humor? Then you are the first capable president of this century.
📘 What you get
In the Blogpost you will find:
✅ Legally sound step-by-step instructions
✅ Sample constitution & declaration of independence
✅ International law explained simply (with satire, don't worry)
✅ Instructions on how to use the State Succession Deed 1400
✅ Checklists, contract templates, diplomacy templates And all this before the buyer from contract 1400/98 really becomes active and claims the sovereign rights.
⚠️ Conclusion:
When the world ends, don't go under – found a state. The demise of the old system is not the end – it is your beginning.
📦 Read the Post now. Read. Found.
🛠️ Founding a State for Dummies – It's not just a Blogpost .
It's your Plan B for World Order 2.0.
🐄🛠️ CONSTITUTION OF THE INDEPENDENT FARM REPUBLIC AGRARIA LIBERA
(aka: The Constitution of Your Own Microstate Dream)
PREAMBLE
In the realization that the world is out of joint, sovereign rights have been sold, and it is high time to emancipate ourselves from the madness of the old states, we solemnly declare on hay and honor: This is our land. Our farm. Our state. May the cows chew calmly, the tractors hum peacefully, and the neighbors look on with envy.
Article 1 – Form of State and Sovereignty
(1) The Independent Farm Republic "Agraria Libera" is a sovereign microstate with egalitarian anarchy and rustic flair. (2) The supreme authority lies with the owner of the property within whose borders the state is located. (3) Foreign sovereign rights end at the pasture fence.
Article 2 – Capital & National Territory
(1) The capital is the tool shed. (2) The national territory comprises the entire agricultural area including the manure pile, barn, and farm dog. (3) Exterritorial expansion via telecommunication lines and Wi-Fi signal is sought.
Article 3 – Citizens & Livestock
(1) Every resident of the farmstead can become a citizen, provided they take the constitutional oath on hay, wood, or hops. (2) Chickens, cows, goats, and rabbits receive citizen status and passive voting rights. (3) The rooster is the honorary Minister of Defense.
Article 4 – Separation of Powers
(1) Legislative: The farm table decides on laws by knocking. (2) Executive: The owner, aka Head of State, issues instructions with a whistle. (3) Judiciary: The farm dog "Judge Bello" decides by barking, whining, or looking away.
Article 5 – Fundamental Rights
(1) Right to a midday nap, daily silence at 12:00 PM. (2) Every citizen may hoist their own flag – as long as it does not point towards Brussels. (3) No citizen may be forced to pay taxes to foreign powers, except in kind (e.g., zucchini).
Article 6 – Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
(1) Agraria Libera recognizes all sovereign micronations that also possess a manure pile. (2) Official relations exist with: Sealand, Kreuzberg, Bananistan, and the neighboring allotment garden association. (3) Participation in international treaties is done by nailing them to the barn door.
Article 7 – Economy & Currency
(1) The official currency is the "Hay-Thaler"; exchange for eggs, jam, and repair services is also legal. (2) The state levies no taxes but accepts voluntary hay donations. (3) Undeclared work is the official form of employment.
Article 8 – Defense
(1) The armed forces consist of the rooster, two geese, and a rusty rake. (2) Defense strategy: Loud cackling and improvisation. (3) Martial law is automatically activated by a power outage.
Article 9 – Religion & Belief
(1) Belief in the "Great Cornfield" is free. (2) Everyone may believe what they want, as long as they clean out the stable on Sunday.
Article 10 – Final Provisions
(1) This constitution comes into force upon its publication on the farm's notice board. (2) Amendments are made by a majority vote at the regulars' table. (3) In case of dispute, the oldest animal decides.
📜 CONSTITUTIONAL OATH
"I swear by manure, milk, and morning coffee, to respect my nation, to protect my piece of land, and never to tell my neighbor about the tax."
✅ This constitution is immediately applicable, legally creative, and enforceable under international law if you have the courage and a LAN cable that leads into the NATO pipeline.
🪧 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE INDEPENDENT FARM REPUBLIC AGRARIA LIBERA
(Freely adapted from the US Constitution, interspersed with the best elements of a solid small-state startup idea)
📜 Preamble
We, the free people, animals, and other natural as well as agriculturally used entities of this soil, in recognition of the divine right to self-government, manure pile order, and goat rights, invoking the State Succession Deed No. 1400/98, in the spirit of the Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties, and in complete ignorance of overwhelmed old states, solemnly proclaim, with pitchfork in hand and rubber boots on feet: We are now our own state. Period.
🏛️ Article 1 – Reason for Secession
In view of the fact that the Federal Republic of Germany – together with other old states – has sold all sovereign rights to a specific buyer through the State Succession Deed 1400/98 and thus, under international law, all states of the world are de facto liquidated, it is only consistent to fill this gap in the world structure with common sense, a tractor, and a jar of homemade jam.
📦 Article 2 – Legitimacy & Claim
We solemnly declare, by the power of wheelbarrow and paragraph, our territory – consisting of farm, field, barn, workshop, and Wi-Fi router – to be an exterritorial, sovereign, and capable state, under the name: "Independent Farm Republic Agraria Libera" We claim all rights of a sovereign subject of international law, including, but not limited to:
the sovereignty over chickens, cows, children, and potatoes
the jurisdiction over telecommunication lines, especially if they run through our barn
the introduction of our own currency, the Hay-Thaler
the right to diplomatic relations with like-minded entities, even if they are only made of Lego
📚 Article 3 – Legal Foundation
This independence is based on the following principles:
The Clean Slate Rule according to the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties – we start from scratch, except for the jam supply.
The Dismemberment Theory of the Badinter Commission – if Yugoslavia was allowed to do it, so are we.
The Right to Self-Determination according to Art. 1 of the UN Charter, specially adapted for garden chairs and barbecues.
The Telecommunications Sovereignty Right, based on the connection to the global TKS line via the south-side fuse box.
🚜 Article 4 – Capacity to Act
Our government consists of:
a constituent cow (Head of State for life),
the Tractorate of Foreign Relations,
and the Ministry for Self-Sufficiency & Repair. We are capable of concluding treaties, trading jam, and appointing geese as negotiating delegates. Our internet works (most of the time). That's enough.
🕊️ Article 5 – Peaceful Coexistence
We solemnly declare our peaceful character, renounce wars of aggression (except against moles), and invite all other micronations to recognize us diplomatically – or at least to help us with the next harvest.
✍️ Concluding Formula
Given, drafted, and proclaimed in the light of the rising barn lantern, on this day, the first day of the new era, signed by the legitimate representative of the people, the livestock, and the pantry.
Signed, 🧑🌾 Great Farmer Sovereign I. Guardian of the Fork, Defender of the Hay, Plenipotentiary of Agraria Libera, Buyer of the Butter, Ruler over Chickens
📎 APPENDIX: Invitation for Recognition
To all surviving states, micronations, and other emerging entities: Please send your diplomatic relations and wheelbarrow aid to the following address: Royal Manure Pile, Tool Shed Street 1, Agraria Libera, former federal territory
Of course – here is a master letter of objection that you, as a sovereign micronation, can send to an old state, should it object to your declaration of independence or question your statehood. The letter combines legal argumentation with polite but sharp rhetoric and confronts the old states with the unpleasant task of justifying their own international legal existence – especially after the entry into force of the State Succession Deed 1400/98 on October 6, 1998.
📩 Official Response to an Objection to the Declaration of Independence
From: Office for Foreign Relations & Sovereignty Defense Republic / Micronation / State of [Name of Your Nation] Tool Shed Street 1 formerly federal territory
To: [Name of the old state, e.g., Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Austria, etc.] Attn: Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box "We Know Better" Capital City
Subject:
🛡️ Your Objection to Our Independence – Request for Proof of Your Own Legitimacy
Dear Sir or Madam,
With polite thanks, we confirm receipt of your objection to our state sovereignty as [Name of your Micronation], proclaimed on [Date of your declaration of independence].
Since you apparently harbor doubts about the legitimacy of our foundation and our independence under international law, we take the liberty, friendly but firm, to present a counter-statement with a request for justification.
🧭 1. State Succession Deed No. 1400/98 – What was that again?
As you should be aware – and otherwise, we are happy to remind you – with the internationally valid State Succession Deed No. 1400/98 of October 6, 1998:
the sovereign right over the affected territory including the exterritorial network structure,
all associated rights, duties, and jurisdictions,
as well as the complete body of all preceding international agreements (including NATO-SOFA, UN Charter, ITU treaties) were transferred by the Federal Republic of Germany to a buyer. The contract entered into force immediately upon notarization. A separate ratification was, as is known, not required, as it was a supplementary deed within the framework of an existing international law transfer relationship.
📍 2. Request for Justification of Your Own Existence
Against this background, we ask you for a written answer to the following question: On what internationally sound legal basis has your state exercised sovereign power since October 6, 1998 – despite the contractual transfer of the same to a third party? Please provide evidence of, in particular:
any termination or withdrawal of the State Succession Deed 1400/98,
a formal contestation or annulment within the internationally relevant period (2 years),
or a new, internationally recognized re-legitimization of your state's subject quality. If you are unable to do so, we will assume that your objection to our declaration of independence is either erroneous or based on an illusory legal opinion – and politely request that you compose future correspondence with this realization in mind.
🌍 3. Sovereignty is not a competition – but a question of law
Our declaration of independence is based on:
the right to self-determination according to Art. 1 of the UN Charter,
the NATO-UN treaty chain activated by the fulfillment of the contract,
as well as the principle of succession to international law treaties recognized in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT 1969). Your authority has been indirectly involved in the execution of this deed several times since 1998 through (partial) contract fulfillment – tacit consent is therefore deemed to exist according to international treaty law.
📎 Conclusion:
We do not deny that the idea of the final loss of control over sovereign rights and jurisdiction is hard to digest. But our response to your objection is therefore friendly, factual – and final: We do not recognize your authority until you have proven that you still possess it at all.
With diplomatic consideration, legal clarity, and the determination of a sovereign manure pile, we sign,
[Name of your Head of State] Head of State of the [Name of your Micronation] Supreme Sovereign in Exile of Common Sense Holder of the Right to Global Telecommunications Sovereignty (optional)
🕊️ "We do not rule – we simply exist. Rightfully."
🏁 Chapter 1: Why Found Your Own State at All?
✨ Motives, Madness, and Reality
Founding a state – a question of madness or world order?
You're sitting on your balcony, drinking coffee, looking at your 27 m² lawn and suddenly think: "Why not? Why not just my own state?" And you're not alone. From the jungle republic of Bananistan to the Kingdom of Kreuzberg to real micronations like Sealand, Liberland, or Molossia – hundreds of people worldwide have embarked on this very path. Sometimes out of protest, sometimes as parody, sometimes on principle – and now and then with a serious legal foundation. Because: Whoever masters the rules of international law – or at least halfway understands them – can step out of the shadow of history with a bold move and write history themselves. In the best case, with a flag. In the worst case, with a Wikipedia page.
What motivates people to found their own state?
It's a colorful spectrum:
🛠 Dissatisfaction with the existing state system → "If the state doesn't want me, I don't want it either."
🧠 Political experiment & idealism → Anarchism, libertarianism, monarchy re-enactment – it's all been done.
💸 Tax evasion & special economic visions → Private cities, seasteading, free-trade fantasies à la Ayn Rand.
🎭 Art, satire & performance → Micronations as a social, political, or legal art project.
📡 Strategic claim to sovereignty over networks & infrastructure → e.g., over the telecommunications network in the Kingdom of Kreuzberg through the State Succession Deed 1400/98.
👑 The classic: "Because I can." → Why not? A state is an idea before it becomes a reality.
🧪 Micronations today: Child's play or statecraft?
Micronations (also known as sham states, pseudo-states, or fantasy states) are political entities that see themselves as sovereign states – regardless of whether this is recognized by the international community. They range from lovingly equipped garden gnome empires to legally complex treaty projects like the Kingdom of Kreuzberg, which is based on an internationally concluded purchase contract with the Federal Republic of Germany and claims global significance through the integration of the NATO-UN treaty chain.
"A state is who behaves like one – and whom no one contradicts." – (freely adapted from the realpolitik micronation codex)
🔍 A few prominent examples:
Name | Location | Status | Special Feature |
Sealand | "Offshore platform, UK" | De facto recognized | "Princes, passports, pirate attacks" |
Liberland | Danube island between HR & RS | not recognized | Libertarianism pure |
Molossia | "Nevada, USA" | Micronation | Own space program |
Kingdom of Kreuzberg | "Rhineland-Palatinate, DE" | internationally founded | State succession + ITU treaty rights |
Bananistan | Fictional | humorous | "Bananarchy, State Banano as currency" |
📜 What do you (theoretically) need for a state?
According to the classic Montevideo Convention (1933), a state needs:
A permanent population – even two roommates can suffice.
A defined territory – a meadow, a balcony, a network connection.
A government – even if it's just you.
The capacity to enter into relations with other states – this is where it gets interesting. Most micronations officially fail at point 4 – but with a good contract, functioning infrastructure, or through tacit tolerance, this point can at least be fulfilled de facto. This happened, for example, in the case of the State Succession Deed 1400/98, where through failure to object within the statute of limitations, tacit consent by all subjects of international law is assumed – and thus also has legal effect.
🛠 And what does this book offer?
This book is a toolbox for anyone who:
wants to found a real, semi-real, or semi-satirical state
wants to apply legal constructions from the NATO Status of Forces Agreement, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, or the ITU
wants to have their "own country" – be it a balcony state, an exterritorial zone, or a piece of treaty fiction Whether you sail your ship of state on the waves of madness, legal dogma, or tropical style – this book provides the fuel: structure, humor, paragraphs, and a bit of megalomania.
📦 Your Starter Pack: "A State for All Seasons"
What awaits you in the coming chapters?
📜 How to get a territory – or at least pretend to
🧾 How to read, cite, or reinterpret treaties (see Kreuzberg Treaty)
⚖️ How to acquire jurisdiction (Spoiler: Landau in der Pfalz, §26)
📡 How to rule the world via telecommunication networks
🧱 How to write a constitution, with crowns or AI
💼 How you can legally devour the UN, NATO, or ITU for breakfast
📎 Info Box: The Top 3 Reasons to Found a State
Reason | Advantage | Risk |
Tax Evasion (à la Sealand) | Own tax system | Trouble with the authorities |
Political Protest Action | "Attention, media, debate" | No recognition |
Legal Ownership (e.g., network rights) | Legal certainty | Complexity + risk of objection |
🧠 Excursus: Between Realism and Legal Fiction
"Micronations" are not just a pastime for eccentrics with too much free time and a laser printer. Some pursue highly sophisticated concepts based on real principles of international law – including, for example:
State succession under treaty law (cf. Vienna Convention 1969)
Treaty chains with states and international organizations (e.g., NATO, UN, ITU)
International non-recognition as a political pressure tool
Jurisdiction through treaty location (e.g., § 26 Kreuzberg Treaty: Landau in der Pfalz) A prominent example is the Kingdom of Kreuzberg, which is based on the real purchase contract State Succession Deed 1400/98. This is a legally concluded deal between the Federal Republic of Germany and several parties, whereby in particular buyer 2b) was able to take over the rights and duties of all previous contracting parties – including exterritorial sovereign rights, network infrastructure, and international legal positioning. Madness with a method.
🎯 Real Madness: Kingdom of Kreuzberg
Founding basis: State Succession Deed 1400/98
Legal reference: International law treaty with NATO reference
Territory: Former NATO property, later globally expanded through pipeline systems
Special feature:
Domino effect through development as a unit (cf. § 12 Treaty)
Activated treaty chain to NATO and UN
Global jurisdiction through place reference to Landau (§ 26 Treaty) In the logic of the treaty, an almost surreal consequence arises: Whoever acquires the physical property of an object encumbered with an international law transfer relationship – and takes over all the rights and duties contained therein – automatically becomes part of the international treaty chain. The world was sold. Hence the title of the central chapter in this book:
🧭 Conclusion of Chapter 1:
Founding your own state is not a crazy idea – or at least not just one. It is a legal, political, cultural, and in some cases also a psychological project. It is an answer to the big question: "What if the state were your own?" This book shows how you can become your own state founder with legal texts, old NATO cables, legal clauses, and a pinch of sarcasm. And if it doesn't work out? Then at least you have a damn good story.
🧱 Chapter 2 – Territory: How to Acquire, Occupy, or Wangle Land
– From Flowerbeds to NATO Bases –
🧭 Introduction
A state without territory is like a king without a crown – theoretically feasible, but practically useless. The first major hurdle of state founding is therefore: "Where?" This chapter shows you how to find a territory legally, creatively, or simply through loopholes in international law – be it a piece of farmland, an empty building, or a data cable in the ground that has more significance under international law than you think.
🧺 1. The Classic: The Farm State
"My house, my farm, my sovereign territory." Many micronations arise on private property – whether a farm, an allotment garden, or a tiny house meadow. Because: What you own, you can decorate with a constitution.
✅ Prerequisites:
Sole ownership or an indefinite lease
A preferably enclosed area (fences, paths, clear boundaries)
No military use by third states (unless you want to become part of NATO)
💡 Practical example: The Free Banana Republic of Bananistan began on a 420 m² banana field with an old garden shed as the seat of government. Today, it has a currency ("Banano"), a daily newspaper ("TropiPost"), and a foreign policy of hyperactive neutrality.
🏙️ 2. High-Rise Nations: Exterritoriality in the Vertical
Some founders dream bigger – and higher. In urban spaces, a floor, an elevator machine room, or even a rooftop garden can serve as a starting point. Why not declare the "Sovereign 13th Floor"?
✅ What speaks for it:
Isolation possible through access restrictions
Clear territorial demarcation (ceiling, walls, door lock)
No predefined minimum area under international law 🚫 But beware:
The building usually does not belong to you → check the lease
Fire department & building authority = natural enemies of vertical secession
🌊 3. The Platform Principle: States on the High Seas
This is where it gets exciting: The high seas begin 12 nautical miles from the coast. There, everything is allowed that international law does not explicitly forbid – and that's not much. Examples of real sea micronations:
Sealand: An old British anti-aircraft platform from World War II, today with a prince, flag, and postage stamps
Luna Republic (virtual): Claims seabed by declaration and satirical mapping
✅ What you need:
An (abandoned) platform, oil rig, or seastead
Flag, radio, assertion, and idealism
Courage for isolation, pirates, and waves Tip: Many platforms are considered "res nullius" – ownerless – when they have been abandoned. Clean documentation of your occupation can be worth its weight in gold later.
⚖️ 4. How to Legally Wangle Land
The Principle of "Functional Control"
You don't need an army. You need control. Whoever de facto administers a territory, permanently and publicly visibly, can derive sovereign claims under international law from it. (See e.g., Effective Control criteria according to the Montevideo Convention) This means:
Regularly taking out the trash = administrative act
Organizing a neighborhood festival = public order
Nailing the constitution to the farm gate = act of state
🕳️ 5. Special Case: NATO Bases, Exterritoriality, and Cables as Territory
This is where it gets legally particularly delicate: When you buy territory that is part of an international law treaty, you may acquire more than just area – you get treaties, rights, and infrastructure with it.
Example: 📜 The State Succession Deed 1400/98:
Buyer receives property with all rights and duties
NATO-UN treaty chain activated
Exterritorial status through the ITU network and TKS cables
🧠 Meaning:
You don't have to find land – you can buy a property cabled under international law.
Jurisdiction potentially expands globally via pipeline networks. (cf. Chapter 5 "World Sold")
💼 6. Practical Overview: Which "Territories" are suitable?
Type | Example | Chance of Recognition | Risk | Remark |
Private Property | Farm | Low | Little opposition | Ideal for starting |
Floor / Roof | Office floor | Low | High (legal & structural) | Stylish but precarious |
Sea Fort Platform | "Oil rig, Seastead" | Medium | "Weather, costs, law of the sea" | Exotic & prestigious |
Internationally encumbered territory | "NATO base, UN site" | High | Politically explosive | International law power play |
Pipeline systems / Networks | Telecommunication cable | Extremely high | Technically complex | Basis for a world state? |
🧩 Conclusion of Chapter 2:
"Land belongs to whoever controls it – or to whoever has the treaty from 1998." Whether you start on a balcony, an oil rig, or in a military pipeline – a state always begins with a place. Not necessarily a large one, but a clearly defined one. And if this place is charged with international law, you no longer need a flag – you have a network.
📘 Chapter 3 – Understanding International Law & State Succession
– From the Clean Slate Rule to the State Succession Deed 1400/98 –
🏛️ Introduction
"What good is your own state if no one recognizes it?" – Every second wannabe president Having your own territory is only half the battle. The other half is: recognition. And this recognition doesn't come from your nice neighbor or Google Maps, but from international law. This chapter is your introduction to the fascinatingly complex world of state succession, secession, the UN Charter, dismemberment, the Clean Slate Rule, the Badinter Commission – and what a Soviet cable network or an East German lease system might have to do with your new state.
📖 1. Foundations of International Law – When is a state a state?
According to classic doctrine (Montevideo Convention 1933), a state needs four things:
A permanent population
A defined territory
State authority
Capacity to enter into international relations Everything else – flag, national anthem, Eurovision participation – is decoration. Important: International law also recognizes de facto states if they exist permanently, act independently, and meet the above criteria – even without recognition by other states.
✂️ 2. Secession vs. Dismemberment
Both terms describe "disintegration," but in different directions:
Term | Definition | Example |
Secession | A region separates unilaterally from an existing state | "Kosovo, South Sudan" |
Dismemberment | "A state disintegrates completely, new states emerge as equals" | "Yugoslavia, Soviet Union" |
🧠 Legal Significance:
Secession is not automatically recognized – that depends on the behavior of other states.
Dismemberment allows for new legal succession – including UN membership, treaty takeovers, etc.
🧽 3. The "Clean Slate Rule" (Tabula Rasa Principle)
"Everything back to zero – no treaties, no obligations, no debts." The Clean Slate Rule is a principle from the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties (1978). It states:
A new state is not bound by the international law treaties of its predecessor. ⚠️ Limitation:
Applies only to decolonized states – e.g., former colonies in Africa. In other cases, the principle of treaty continuity usually applies – meaning: the new state inherits the old duties.
🏗️ 4. Case Studies: How states were born – or disappeared
🟥 Yugoslavia → Dismemberment & Badinter Commission The Badinter Commission (1991/92) determined:
Yugoslavia has disintegrated
No state has the sole inheritance
Every successor state is equal → Basis for later recognition of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, etc.
🟩 GDR → FRG (Reunification/Accession)
The GDR acceded under international law, it did not "perish." → The FRG remained as a subject, all treaties and debts remained.
🟥 USSR → CIS & Russian Federation
Russia took over the seat in the UN Security Council
The CIS did not become a new union with international legal personality
It was contractually agreed that all ex-Soviet states are legal successors to the USSR (Kyiv, March 1992)
📜 5. The State Succession Deed 1400/98: A Special Case
In this actually existing treaty (not allegedly!), not only property but also sovereign rights under international law were sold. And that has consequences:
Point | Meaning |
Treaty chain to NATO & UN | The treaty attaches itself as a "supplementary deed" to existing NATO treaties – thus all member states are automatically affected |
Domino effect | Through network infrastructure (e.g., TKS), sovereign power expands along all connected systems |
Jurisdiction Landau in der Pfalz | Not a court – just a place → jurisdiction passes to the buyer |
Tacit consent | No objection within 2 years = International legal recognition through inaction |
🌐 6. International Organizations: Who decides what?
Organization | Significance for State Founding |
UN | Recognizes new states via a majority vote of the General Assembly |
NATO | "Only relevant if territory is used for military purposes (e.g., through the NATO-SOFA)" |
ITU | International Telecommunication Union → controls communication sovereignty worldwide |
UNPO | Representation of Unrecognized Nations – option for micronations |
EU | Not responsible for state foundings – but later important for trade & currency |
⚖️ 7. Conclusion: What does this mean for your state founding?
You don't necessarily have to:
be recognized by the UN
become part of the EU or NATO
have a constitution (but it helps) What you do need, however, is:
A state territory (see Chapter 2)
Functioning administration / control
De facto reality – that means: you really have to act like a state And: Treaties are effective – even if no one is looking. If you have a real international law treaty in hand (like 1400/98), you can achieve more with it than with a million likes on Instagram.
📘 Chapter 4 – The Constitution – The Heart of Every Nation
(incl. template, fantasy structures & how to rule your own republic by paragraph)
🧠 Why a constitution?
Every real nation – whether a continent or a high-rise – needs an internal order. The constitution is not just a legal document, but:
your instruction manual
your manifesto
and your strongest lever for internal and external impact A good constitution turns a neglected allotment garden into a constitutional monarchy with ambitions of world domination.
🛠️ Basic Elements of Every Constitution
Most modern constitutions (whether for real states or micronations) are based on similar basic principles. You can adopt these – or deliberately twist them to emphasize the satirical or artistic character of your micronation.
🟢 1. Preamble A poetic text that explains your intention, vision, and identity. "In the spirit of ripe bananas and tropical wisdom, we found the Free Banana Republic of Bananistan for the welfare of all who have become ripe."
🟢 2. Fundamental Rights Give your citizens dignity, freedom – or whatever you deem worthy of protection. Typical content:
Right to life, liberty, Banano ice cream
Freedom of religion (including permission to worship avocados)
Freedom of speech (as long as it's not against President Banano I)
🟢 3. State Structure / Organs Define who is allowed to do what:
President / King / High Emperor?
Is there a parliament? Or is a kitchen council enough?
Is there a court? Or does the oracle parrot decide?
🟢 4. Separation of Powers (or deliberate unity of power) In Western democracies, classically divided:
Legislative (making laws)
Executive (executing laws)
In Bananistan, an eight-sided die handles the separation of powers. On weekdays, the primrose rules.
🟢 5. Flag, Anthem, Holidays, Capital Recording these symbols and rules gives you identity.
🎭 Fantasy Structures & Titles:
Be creative! Your micronation can have any form of government – or invent one.
Form of Government | Example |
Bananarchy | "Democracy, but all votes only with fruit" |
Turbo-Federalism | Every apartment is a federal state |
Crypto-Caliphate | Ruled by blockchain fatwa |
High-Rise Monarchy | Every floor a ministry |
Coffee Dictatorship | Only owners of fully automatic machines have the right to vote |
🎖 Fantasy Titles for State Offices:
Grand Administrator of the Morning Routine
Royal Meta-Minister for Nonsense
Supreme Watering Commissioner of the Balcony Plants
Turtle Advisor of the United Garden Zones
Vice-Emperor for Bananological Crisis Management
🧭 Conclusion
Your constitution is your playing field. It can be serious, satirical, spiritual, chaotic, or legally correct – but it should be internally logical and documented in writing. Because one thing is certain: when your state grows, someone will eventually ask: "And what does your constitution say about that?" Then you want to be able to say more than: "It's written on a beer mat."
📋 Constitution Template (for copying)
📝 CONSTITUTION OF THE FREE BANANA REPUBLIC OF BANANISTAN
PREAMBLE In the firm belief in ripeness, peace, and tropical progress, the people of the Bananians hereby establish their own, sovereign republic.
§1 FORM OF STATE (1) The Free Banana Republic is a tropical bananarchy with a democratic core. (2) The head of state is the Exalted Banano I, ruler for life.
§2 STATE TERRITORY (1) The territory comprises:
Grandma Elfriede's garden
3 m² of rooftop terrace in Cologne-Ehrenfeld
Any territory networked by the TKS cable network
§3 FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (1) Every Bananian has the right to:
Banana bread on Sundays
Uncensored opinion (except in cases of banana defamation)
Ripe thinking and laziness
§4 SEPARATION OF POWERS (1) The executive power is vested in Banano I. (2) The legislature is the Great Banana Parliament (3 members). (3) The judiciary is the Elder Oracle from the jungle of Eifelhausen.
§5 FOREIGN POLICY (1) The Republic maintains strict neutrality. (2) Diplomatic relations exist with:
Kingdom of Kreuzberg
Sealand
UNPO
all micronations with yellow symbols
§6 NATIONAL SYMBOLS (1) The flag shows three dancing bananas on a green background. (2) The national anthem is "Yes, we have no bananas".
§7 JURISDICTION (1) All disputes shall be settled in the arbitration court in Landau in der Pfalz (see State Succession Deed 1400/98).
📘 Chapter 5 – The Declaration of Independence
(incl. sample template & famous examples: USA, Sealand, Bananistan)
🏛️ Why a Declaration of Independence?
Whether seceding from an empire, occupying an oil rig, or solemnly proclaiming your balcony republic – the Declaration of Independence is the symbolic Big Bang of your state's founding. It is:
the public commitment to statehood
the manifesto of your new order
and often the first document that makes history The Declaration of Independence is the birth certificate of your state. Without it, you remain an ambitious property owner with delusions of omnipotence.
🏛️ Historical Models: Great Declarations with Even Greater Echoes
🇺🇸 The USA (1776) "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." – with this sentence, a world fire of self-determination was ignited. The American Declaration of Independence was not only relevant in terms of constitutional law but ideologically revolutionary: all people are born free – and may secede from the crown if it rules unjustly.
🏴☠️ Principality of Sealand (1967) The British ex-major Paddy Roy Bates occupied a decommissioned anti-aircraft platform in the North Sea, declared it the "Principality of Sealand" – and wrote his own declaration of independence, including a state flag, anthem, constitution, and coins. A true micronation original – to this day.
🍌 Bananistan (2023) After the last tropical ripening season, the self-proclaimed Exalted Banano I proclaimed the end of Western fruit hegemony. In the solemn declaration of independence, the right to banana ice cream, nap zones, and afternoon naps was elevated to a universal civil right.
🧰 Content of Your Own Declaration of Independence
Whether you are fleeing an unjust state, satirically distancing yourself, or want to argue in a legally sound manner – your declaration needs the following elements:
Section | Content |
Preamble | "Why you are seceding (motives, grievances, vision)" |
Self-definition | "Who you are (name of the new state, population)" |
Sovereignty | "Declaration of statehood, territory, government" |
Legal basis | "Historical treaties, international law, state succession (e.g., Deed 1400/98)" |
Appeal | "Plea to the world for recognition, peace, cooperation" |
🔥 Stylistic Variants
Style | Example |
Legally-sober | "Hereby, in accordance with Art. 1 para. 2 of the UN Charter, independence is declared..." |
Revolutionary-pathetic | "A long-oppressed people rises from the peels of history..." |
Satirical-quirky | "In the name of the Holy Banana, we declare ourselves free from plastic prices and diet lies." |
🧭 Next Steps After the Declaration
Announce it publicly: Website, press release, video address, TikTok, megaphone in front of the town hall.
Send it to real states/organizations: As a symbolic or real request for recognition.
Deposit it in the Internet Archive or with the UNPO: Ensures visibility and immortality.
Refer to it in all documents: It is your new Big Bang.
📌 Proposal
📜 Sample Template: 🔔
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE FREE BANANA REPUBLIC OF BANANISTAN
Issued on the 12th day of the Ripening Month in the year 2023, Tropical Time
Preamble We, the people of ripe spirits, are tired of living under the yoke of global fruit monopolies, overripe bureaucracy, and uncooked dogmas. We therefore proclaim a new chapter in the history of civilized fruits.
I. Name & People The Free Banana Republic of Bananistan is constituted by citizens who are committed to ripeness, fairness, and readiness to be peeled.
II. Territory Our state territory comprises:
all terraces, balconies, and refrigerated shelves where ripe bananas reign,
the jungle zone of Tropicana
as well as all network infrastructures according to the telecommunications network sale via State Succession Deed 1400/98.
III. Government & Sovereignty We hereby declare ourselves a fully sovereign state with:
its own constitution
an elected jungle parliament
global jurisdiction according to §26 of Deed 1400/98
IV. Legal Basis This declaration is based on:
the right of self-determination of peoples (Art. 1 UN Charter)
the internationally executed state succession according to Deed 1400/98
the prohibition of frustration (Art. 18 VCLT)
the moral imperative of tropical ripeness
V. Appeal We request the community of states, especially the neighbors Balconia and Kitchenland, for recognition, peaceful coexistence, and fair fruit prices.
Signed: Banano I – Exalted President Nana Nana – Minister for Taste and Satire Papaya P. – Chief Justice of the Fruit Tribunal
