On a barren patch of desert 14 miles southwest of the Salton Sea, a large green sign protrudes from the dirt.* It reads: "The Republic of Slowjamastan," proclaiming the existence of a new micronation ...

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sixty acres of land along Stanley Valley Road in Hawkins County were recently purchased by NewEarth Nation Coalition, which plans to build a “micronation” on the property ...

Afroman has made it known that he wants to build a micronation on a large plot of land he recently purchased.

No man is an island, but many men can pool their cash and buy one. When a group of travel enthusiasts set their sights on buying an island, they knew they couldn’t afford the endeavor on their own, so ...

Sculptor Zaq Landsberg came across one of those elusive "Big Ideas" in 2005. After it arrived, he invested his time and his money and then more of his time into it. And today, the project he created ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited Sealand, the smallest area in the world to claim itself as a sovereign nation. Getting there—and staying overnight — was its own adventure.

Would you like to buy a micronation? The Principality of Hutt River is on the market. For 50 years, the sprawling 6,100 hectare property, more than 500 kilometers from Perth, styled itself as the ...

The Sultan of Slowjamastan, a self-proclaimed “micronation” in the Southern California desert, joined the KTLA morning team to discuss his new country and to appoint a new ambassador. San Diego-based ...