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Principality of Sealand
self-declared unrecognised state
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| National motto: E mare libertas ( Latin: From the sea, freedom) |
| Official language | English |
| Self styled Sovereigns | Prince and Princess Roy Bates and Joan Bates |
| Self styled Head of State | Prince Regent Michael Bates |
Area
| 550 mē
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| Population
| 1 (Michael Bates) (2002) |
| Alleged establishment
| Day of Declaration of Independence, 2 September 1967 |
| Currency | Sealand dollar pegged to USDThe United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. It is also widely used as a reserve currency outside of the United States. Currently, the issuance of currency is controlled by the Federal Reserve Banking system. The most commonly u |
| Time zoneTime Zone was also an old historical computer game. Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time. Formerly, people used local solar time (originally apparent and then mean), resulting in time differing slightly from town to t | UTCCoordinated Universal Time or UTC also sometimes referred to as Zulu time , the basis for civil time differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. Time zones around the world are expressed as positi |
The Principality of Sealand claims to be an independent sovereignThe adjective sovereign is used to refer to a state of sovereignty. Sovereign is another term for monarch. Sovereign can apply to the head of a state, whether that head be one person (monarch) or a group (aristocracy or democracy). It is used in this sens principalityPrince Albert of Monaco on the left represents a principality where he wields adminisitrative authority. Prince Charles of Wales represents a titular principality with no administrative authority. A principality is a monarchial feudatory or sovereign stat which its supporters in cyberspace have classified as a micronationThis article is about small "nations" that are not recognized by any world government. For information on countries that are legitimately recognized, but are geographically tiny such as Nauru, Monaco and San Marino, see microstate. Micronations which are. It is not recognized by any of the constituent nations of the United NationsFlag of the United Nations The United Nations or UN is an international organization made up of states. Almost all countries are members. It was established in San Francisco on October 24, 1945, following the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, b. If it ever were, it would be by far the smallest country on earth. It has a population that rarely exceeds five, and an inhabitable area of some 550 mē.
Sealand occupies a structure that was created when a purpose-built World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough-era Royal Navy barge was towed to a position above Rough Sands sandbar in the North Sea and had its hold intentionally flooded. It is sited six miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England at 51°53'40"N, 1°28'57"E, and has been occupied since 1967 by family members of Paddy Roy Bates and their associates. See Legal history of Sealand.
