In the choppy North Sea about six miles off the English coast, a floating, rusty World War II fort is a self-proclaimed independent nation. Owned by one family for nearly 50 years, the Principality of ...

In the choppy North Sea about six miles off the English coast, a floating, rusty World War II fort is a self-proclaimed independent nation. Owned by one family for nearly 50 years, the Principality of ...

If you haven’t heard of Sealand before, it is the site of one of Britain’s Maunsell Naval Sea Forts that were utilized during WWII. This particular one was originally named HM Fort Roughs. The fort’s ...

A history of Sealand’s data haven, HavenCo, discusses the history of the self-proclaimed sovereign nation and why HavenCo failed. A history of Sealand’s data haven, HavenCo, discusses the history of ...

To stop the international copyright laws that have been plaguing The Pirate Bay, they are looking to purchase the micronation of Sealand. This nation is really just a British naval platform in the ...

You’re probably too young to remember Sealand. Back in the late Sixties and early Seventies, these kooks had seized an old oil rig (or something to that effect) off the coast of England, and declared ...

Sealand, the world's smallest nation, originated from Fort Roughs in 1967. Paddy Roy Bates declared it an independent sovereign state and established a hereditary monarchy. A legal event occurred in ...

As countries go, Sealand isn’t much. It’s cold, cramped and utterly devoid of natural resources. In fact, the entire nation state is confined to a 6,000-square-foot steel deck and a pair of hollow ...

Smallest country in the world: You must have heard about Vatican City, an European city known for being the smallest country in the world but have you herd about Sealand? Sealand is a micro-nation ...

A relic of the second world war, Sealand is in the North Sea, is about the size of a tennis court and was declared a nation in the 60s with its own flag and currency. So, a perfectly crazy place to do ...