What if micronations become microstates?

The main difference between micronations and microstates is that micronations are not recognized countries, while microstates are recognized countries (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, etc).

But this small countries recognized by ONU and several international organizations like Andorra or Monaco are the main objective of most micronationalists.

A lot of rich libertarian bussinesman are investing in free-communities like Liberland or the Seasteading Institute. This libertarians want to create little countries searching the sewers of the law with the aim of proclaming the independence of little spaces of the world. Normally this spaces are locaated on international waaters, or in ''terra nuilius' land, etc...

That is to say, the main objective of this libertarians is to create their own law in some places of the world, of course I am talking about tax heaven.

No matters that most of politicians and lefties are claiming for the fight against Tax Havens. If all tax havens desapear, and then one libertarian get its objective of creating its own micronation and implanting a tax haven system in that micronation, this tax haven would be the most important Tax Haven in the world, because it will be the only one.

This is why micronations are being supported by very rich people and inclusive by popular people fed up of paying taxes for everything and several times. Micronations are the alternative to those tax hells which are invading the world.

Micronations have been born together with a political idea, the idea of freedom. As you have seen in the last days, some Catalans want to secede from Spain. A lot of regional political parties are claiming for independence in a lot of Europe's regions. But if you look to some catalan rallies for independence, you will notice that there are more european flags than catalan flags. Why?

Well, they don't want to secede, they want to live better. They think that for being''independent'', they will have a strong economical capacity. Perhaps is true. What is true, is that if this regional political parties become strong, we will see a Europe of Regions, or perhaps a Europe of Micro Regions. If Catalonia becomes a new state, the Valley of Aran, can be also an state. If the North of Italy becomes a new state, Seborga can do so. We are seeing that a lot of micronations are cliaming for independence. For instance, they have a problem of legitimacy. So many people think they are jokes, but they aren't. If we see regionalism growing, we will see also micronationalism growing. Europe is plenty of microstates: Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, ....

What if Europe respect Seborga, Pontinha, Tavolara and so on, also as microstates?

What is Let's Split?

First of all, I should tell you that ''Let's Split'' is a book

It is a 636-page atlas of separatism, national identity, fringe geopolitical movements, and a baleful cry from oppressed minority populations.

The book is put together with the obsessive care of an eccentric Victorian explorer documenting each step of his journey through uncharted lands, never stopping to discern between the observed real and the observed surreal. But Roth is no Victorian, he’s an anthropologist who’s worked with indigenous peoples in Canada and Alaska for governmental recognition and rights. Let’s Split! began life in 2011 as a blog that Roth maintains titled Springtime of Nations.

The idea of a nation-state is relatively new in the spectrum of development of human societies. But everyone can interpret this term as a different way. A lot of people have been identifyed by a nation-state during centuries. But dure to the globalization effect, most people feel as a part of the World State. Perhaps ''Let's Split'' book is a tool for everyone for understanding that we live in a diverse world, where nations are simply entities that work together for developing a future for society. MicroNations and independentist movements are tools for developing this diverse world.

Chris Roth is the writer of the book ''Let's Split''.

Chris Roth is a social-cultural and linguistic anthropologist with an interest in the symbolic politics of nationalism and ethnicity. He has worked extensively with indigenous groups in northern British Columbia and southeast Alaska and is the author of an ethnography of the Tsimshian Nation. He is the author of the blog ''Springtime of Nations'', which is a blog about nations without states.

What is the Micro Gotha

The Almanach de Gotha was a directory of Europe's royalty and higher nobility, also including the major governmental, military and diplomatic corps, as well as statistical data by country.

But Micro Gotha is another thing, but more or less with the same objective. Micro Gotha is an innicaitive of some micronationalists, which aim is to record all leaders and personalities from existing micronations. Micro Gotha does not make any statement. It’s role is only to record an existing micronation as it is. If someone rules a micronation and wants to appear in the Micro Gotha he should ask for that and demonstrate that this person is the ruler of a micronation. Mironations should have some characteristics for being considered as such, for Micro Gotha.

The main objective is to brand micronations and its leaders, giving to them some kind of prestige and legitimacy. It began being a project with very few repercution, but it has gained popularity in the micronationalist communities.