Intermicronational diplomacy

Many micronations have diplomatic relations between micronations. According to the declarative theory of statehood of the Montevideo Convention, countries need population, territory, government, and diplomacy to be considered sovereign. [ [http://www.molossia.org/sovereignty.html Molossia'a statement on sovereignty] ] Since diplomacy is a requirement, most micronations feel the need to have relations with other states. Since no macronation, or undisputed country, will recognize a micronation, these relations are usually limited to other micronations.

Diplomacy and recognition

Many micronations will not recognize less serious micronations than themselves. [ [http://www.geocities.com/micronations/#diplomacy Micronational sovereignty] ] Usually diplomacy consists simply of friendly contact between micronations.

Embassies and ambassadors

Micronations are typically very lose on their definitions of embassies and ambassadors. Some will declare just about any location to be an embassy, including a webpage. Lovely, for example, declares any location its flag is displayed to be an embassy. Some micronations consist purely as embassies. Ambassadors to other micronations never live in them. Ambassadors can be to macronations (most commonly to the macronation that surrounds a micronation), but never are recognised as ambassadors by the macronation.

Intermicronational organizations

Several intermicronational organizations and unions exist. The League of Small Nations (LSN), modelled after the League of Nations, consists of the Dominion of British West Florida, the Sovereign Barony of Caux, the Imperium of DeWaCo Estates, the Grand Duchy of Greifenberg, the Republic of Molossia, the Republic of Monrovia, the Northern Forest Archipelago, the Kingdom of TorHavn, and the Principality of Vikesland. [ [http://www.molossia.org/lsn/members.html LSN's Home Page] ]

tate visits

The first recorded state visit was Grand Duke Paul of Greifenberg visiting President Kevin Baugh of Molossia on April 21, 2008, where they talked about micronationalism. [ [http://www.molossia.org/article145.html News Article] ] On May 23, 2008, Grand Duke Paul visited Baron John I of the Barony of Caux. [ [http://www.gdgreifenberg.org/GDPaulVisitsCaux.html News Article] ] From June 27- 30, 2008, Prince Christopher and Princess Erin of Vikesland visited Molossia. During the visit, they engaged in joint military and rocket projects. [ [http://www.molossia.org/article151.html News Article] ] All of these state visits were between members of the League of Small Nations.

War

Micronational war is usually done jokingly. Sometimes micronations will declare war on macronations that surround them. Examples include Hutt River Province and the Conch Republic. Macronations generally ignore this. Other intermicronational wars exist. Molossia created another micronation, Mustachistan, and went to war with it. [ [http://www.molossia.org/war/history.html War with Mustachistan] ] Molossia also declared a never-ending war on East Germany, which it claims lives on on Ernst Thälmann Island. [ [http://www.molossia.org/war/eastgermany.html War with East Germany] ]

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