Welcome to the far-out world of micronations, mini-states that range from a personal hobby to a geographic stake in a political stance. This unusual designation has sprung up over the decades as a ...

At the time of the One Show's report on Sealand, the fort even had a resident cat. Given the fort can sometimes be cut off by the choppy North Sea weather, there's quite a serious stock of tinned ...

The Principality of Sealand is a metal and concrete platform in the North Sea that has been an independent micronation in defiance of the UK government for decades. Chief Engineer and Head of ...

And in the ocean: The ruler of the Principality of Sealand, a WWII-era British Navy sea fort, says he once foiled a hostage-taking coup. By international law, those aspiring to nationhood must ...