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  • Hollywood, California - April 10, 2015:  Micronationalist leaders Prince Arthur of The House of Homestead of Andorra, President Kevin Baugh of The Republic of Molossia and Grand Duke Travis of WestArctica stop for a stately portrait while touring Hollywood outside Graumans Egyptian Theater Friday, April 10, 2015. The Trio are a selection of more than 20 Micronations who attended MicroCon 2015 in Anaheim that Saturday. <br />
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Several MicroCon 2015 attendees toured the Hollywood Walk of Stars. <br />
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MicroCon 2015 is a Micronation conference.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Mountlake Terrace, Washington - July 13, 2015: King Adam I, 19, his brother Prince Aaron, 17, and their cat Diamond, stand in front of Überstadt's capitol, Rosewood (their house). According to King Adam I, "Diamond was once the head of the Cat Party." When Uberstadt was partisan The Cat Party was the leading conservative faction. Now that Diamond is in retirement he's free to do his favorite things, which are hang around outside and "lick himself." "Now Überstadt is a direct democracy, making parties irrelevant," said King Adam !. <br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood, and the governing style morphed to a unitary constitutional monarchy. According to the micronation's website Überstadt is a sovereign state "guided by the principles of direct democracy, socialist economics, and environmentalism." <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • College Park, Maryland - August 01, 2015:  The honorable Sôgmô of The State of Sandus, William Soergel, invites his co-workers from the University of Maryland College Park Library to his new apartment for a combination housewarming dinner and celebration of his micronation's harvest festival, Lamas. <br />
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"Sandus has it's own Unique theory about claimed land," says William Soergel. He calls it the Gradient Sovereign Condominium Theory. It's the idea that the further away from "a specific center or centers of sovereignty" claimed as residences, such as his childhood home in Columbia, Md., and his new apartment in College Park, Md., the less it is considered sovereign to Sandus. And he uses the term "condomenium" in the same way as international law, which refers to a territory shared by two states.<br />
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Credit: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: King Christopher I of Vikesland. His micronation is surrounded by the snowy Province of Manitoba, Canada. His portrait is made during the MicroCon 2015 Cotillion at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim, CA, Saturday April 11, 2015.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Supreme Dictator Vladimir Veselovsky of The Provisional Territories of the Great United Democratic People's Republic and Hegemonic Communist Commonwealth of the Free Autocratic Republic of Totalitarianism and Populist Liberation Front for the Federal Tsardom of the Russian Empire and California on Behalf of the Betterment of the World! stands for a portrait during MicroCon 2015 at the Anaheim Central Library Saturday April 11, 2015.  His California-based micronation, also known as Provisional Territories of the F.A.R.T. has 224 Citizens (88 Persons, 35 Pigeons, 35 Fish, 28 Dogs, 12 Chickens, 11 Cats, 5 Goats, 2 Sheep, 2 Hamsters, 2 Rats, 2 Cardboard Cutouts, 1 Snake, 1 Pet Rock). Free Speech is not tolerated and those convicted are executed by firing squad. …of Nerf Guns or Airsoft Guns. CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015:  His Territorial Highness Prince Arthur Louis Pagan Nieves and Her Territorial Highness Lady Edith Ortiz, ARNP Military Medical Officer of The House of Homestead pose for a portrait during the MicroCon 2015 Cotillion at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim, CA April 11, 2015. "Territorial Prince" is an honorary title originally given to Prince Arthur’s 6th Generation Grandfather, Lord Arthur Henry Nieves, who owned the original House of Homestead -- 16 acres of land in La Essana, Principality of Andorra. Andorra is a European microstate, landlocked between Spain and France; it's a monarchy run by two co-princes. Territorial Prince Arthur makes it clear that he is not a blue blood. His title has been passed down through his family for generations. He claims his home in Miami as the Diplomatic Residence of The House of Homestead. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Princess Samantha Miller, 18, of The Kingdom of Shiloh stands for a portrait during the MicroCon 2015 Cotillion at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim Saturday April 11, 2015. While Princess Samantha and her father King Timothy live in Anaheim, Shiloh, their micronation is, as her father King Timothy says "landlocked by Scotland,” and less than a mile in size. Although, a few months ago 40 acres of land close to the Grand Canyon were gifted to Shiloh with the contingency that a town be built there. Shiloh also has a national Sports Team, the Lamia Knights, a full armored combat medieval sports team. CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Molossian Comodore Jonathan Miller, and his wife Katie Miller pose for a portrait during the MicroCon 2015 cotillion at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim Saturday April 11, 2015.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Mountlake Terrace, Washington - July 13, 2015: Dictator Dorian Grimes, stands in the dedicated embassy space for the Republic of Doria in Überstadt's capital, Rosewood. King Adam I tried to figure out a way to mark the embassy, but it got in the way of lawn mowing. <br />
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The Republic of Doria claims territory in three non-contiguous locations, Hyacinth, Rhododendron, and Laburnum, all homes located in southwestern Snohomish County, Washington. Her micronation is protected by an army of cats. Two cats, to be precise. "The two separate units of my army would attack each other. They live in two separate houses." <br />
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The dictator suffers from allergies, too. She is not allergic to her armies, rather to her woolen dictator jacket. "What does it say about my country that I'm allergic to my uniform?"<br />
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At the end of the summer, Dorian plans to leave Washington to attend college in Los Angeles. King Adam I, who already has his associates degree, is debating wether he should attend college in Northern Washington or go on a Mission representing the Church of Latter Day Saints. <br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood,
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Prince DiNnY, The Marquis of Sarnoff, foreground, stands for a portrait with his boyfriend, Grand Duke Travis of WestArctica during the MicroCon 2015 Cotillion at the Anaheim Unitarian Universalist Church in California Saturday April 11, 2015. WestArctica is 1/8th of Antarctica. Last year Grand Duke Travis (Travis McHenry) registered WestArctica as a non-profit that advocates for penguins and brings attention to climate change's impact on Antarctica's ice sheets. Prince DiNnY is WestArctica’s Chief Technical Officer. When DiNnY started dating Grand Duke Travis, he thought the micronationalists thing was a bit odd, but, grew to embrace it.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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President Baugh sits in the Office of the President -- which he built.<br />
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When I told my Grandmother I was heading out to photograph a micronation in Nevada, she worriedly asked, "It's not one of those places with the neo-Nazi's is it?" Ha! Oh Grandmommy… Although, to Grandmommy's credit when I tell people about this place, you'd be surprised how often people assume it houses some kind of a scary separatist militia, or wonder if it's kinda like an Indian reservation. <br />
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Molossia is less separatist, and more satirist. Molossia isn't a serious place, but after 36 years of rule President Baugh is serious about Molossia's operation, laws, commerce, and declaration of sovereignty. "Almost anything a micronation does is a form of political satire," said President Baugh during our tour. <br />
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Having said that, Baugh is serious about his declaration of sovereignty. On molossia.org the country references Article 1 and 3 of the 1933 Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of States as well as the Charter of the United Nations, article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. <br />
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Baugh writes,"One of the greatest powers that a nation possesses is the right to exercise inherent sovereign authority over its members and territory." <br />
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Oh, and he's kind of a big deal in the international micronational scene, too. He helps other micronationals start up and maintain their micronations. <br />
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  • Mountlake Terrace, Washington - July 13, 2015: The dining room in Rosewood is where Überstadt's Parliament is held and dinner is served.<br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood, and the governing style morphed to a unitary constitutional monarchy. According to the micronation's website Überstadt is a sovereign state "guided by the principles of direct democracy, socialist economics, and environmentalism." <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Photo by Matt Roth<br />
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The Republic of Molossia's Red Square houses the post office, trading company, The Office of the President, The Bank, and, of course, the Tiki Hut Bar and Grill. All the buildings were built by the hands of his Excellency. Some of the newer buildings also had the help of Chief Constable Alexis. She's an excellent side kick.
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  • Photo by Matt Roth<br />
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Cookie Dough is probably Molossia's most valuable resource. Not only is the country's currency, the Valora, based on it's (super)market value, but it's also used in the Kokintz System to measure weight. One Fenwick is based on a large tube of Pillsbury Cookie Dough. The Norton, is the length of the President's hand (roughly 7 inches), and the Zenda is the unit of measurement for temperature, which is currently based off the height of Marilyn Monroe.  Back in 2007, when the Kokintz system was first implemented, the Zenda was based on the height of Molossia's former first lady, who now lives in Texas, but Marilyn Monroe is the same height -- and lets be honest -- a funnier reference. <br />
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Here's an explanation of the names from Molossia.org: "The names for these units of measurement derive from various movies that feature fictional nations, as well as other micronational icons. The Norton is, of course, named after Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, the 'patron saint' of micronationalism. The Fenwick, and its subunit, the Bascomb, are named for the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, from the book and movie 'The Mouse That Roared'. The Simms and its subunit, the Parador, are named for the movie, 'Moon Over Parador', while the Zenda is named for the movie 'The Prisoner of Zenda'.
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  • Mountlake Terrace, Washington - July 13, 2015: Prince Aaron and King Adam I of Überstadt stand for a portrait in their camouflage BDU's on the shore of Lake Ballinger before voyaging to Edmount Island, which is "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." After rowing as close to the peat island as they can, the Oberstadt brothers will enact "their first official Mark of Überstadt's sovereignty" tossing a small paper laminated flag onto the island. <br />
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After the great BBQ fire of 2009, setting foot on the island has been deemed illegal by the local authorities. The fire is considered to be the event that solidified the early Überstadtis. <br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood, and the governing style morphed to a unitary constitutional monarchy. According to the micronation's website Überstadt is a sovereign state "guided by the principles of direct democracy, socialist economics, and environmentalism." <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Photo by Matt Roth<br />
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Chief Constable Alexis Baugh and President Kevin Baugh …uh, conduct military exercises close to the Molossian border of the United States Monday, August 12, 2013 XXXVI. The Republic of Molossia is a tiny micronation run by fifty-one-year-old President Kevin Baugh an his family. The micronation is surrounded by Dayton, Nevada.
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Two Lamia Knights Sir William Becking, in red, and Sir Adam Larios, in silver, perform a short bout during MicroCon 2015 at the Anaheim Central Library Saturday April 11, 2015. The Lamia Knights are a competitive medieval combat club based out of Hemet, CA, and the official sports team of Shiloh -- a micronation "landlocked by Scotland," but ruled by Timothy Miller and his daughter Princess Samantha from Anaheim. Lord Jason Michael Wilson, background, keeps the fighting knights away from spectators and MicroCon displays.<br />
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MicroCon 2015 is a Micronation conference held at the Anaheim Central Library.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015:  Micronations (L-R) Westarctica, Vikesland, Ladonia, Molossia, Ruritania, Slabovia and Shiloh staffed their flags during MicroCon 2015 at the Anaheim Public Library, Saturday April 11, 2015.CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Grand Duke Jacob Felts, 16, from Broslavia, gives a presentation titled "Challenges to Intermicronational Trade." His solution? Form the National American InterMicronational Trade Organization, or "NAIMTO." Micronations are expensive to run points out Grand Duke Jacob, and proposes that micronations in aligned with NAIMTO sell "boring stuff" -- reusable items that people will need to repurchase. The Republic of Molossia sells Supremo Soap, and Broslovia is attempting to make recycled paper.  <br />
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Broslovia is a micronation located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's claimed province not only over Grand Duke Jacob's house, Feltasia, the capital of Broslovia, and his friend Lord Henry's house, titled New Southland, but also Pluto, the dwarf planet. <br />
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When asked if Broslavia holds elections he said his nation is an Absolute Monarchy, "I'm a libertarian, so I do enough to be a bad leader."<br />
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MicroCon 2015 is a Micronation conference held at the Anaheim Central Library.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Anaheim , California - April 11, 2015: Her Territorial Highness Lady Edith Ortiz, Military Medical Officer of The House of Homestead, left, Queen Anastasia Sophia Maria Helena von Rubenroth Elphberg of Ruritania, middle, and King George II from Slabovia watch micronational dignitaries award medals to MicroCon 2015 Cotillion attendees at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim, CA Saturday April 11, 2015. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Hollywood, California - April 10, 2015: Blending in somewhat with the costumed Hollywood Walk of Fame celebrity impersonators, Micronational leaders and dignitaries tour the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday April 10, 2015. (L-R) Molossian Comodore Jonathan Miller, President Kevin Baugh, of The Republic of Molossia, and Grand Duke Travis from WestArctica and CalSahara. A small group of Micrcon 2015 attendees saw the sites in Hollywood and Disney Land the days before the convention Saturday.<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Hollywood, California - April 10, 2015: Grand Duke Travis of WestArctica stops for a portrait during a pre-MicroCon 2015 tour of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday April 10, 2015. <br />
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The claimed territory of WestArctica is the Marie Byrd Land of Antarctica, which is 1/8th of the continent. Last year Grand Duke Travis (Travis McHenry) registered WestArctica as a non-profit. It’s mission is to bring attention to climate change's impact on Antarctica's ice sheets and advocate for the local penguin population. Grand Duke Travis founded WestArctica November 2, 2001 while he was in the Navy as an Intelligence Specialist. His advocacy work with WestArctica led him to speak with dignitaries from other countries. The Navy found out, and gave him an ultimatum. So, his work with WestArctica took a backseat until he was honorably discharged in 2008. Since then he established a second micronation, Calsahara. It's a swath of land in the high plains of the California Valley, which his ex-wife’s family owns. After Travis came out as gay, he and his wife divorced. While Travis and his ex-wife remain on good terms, according to Travis, her family is not interested in handing over their land to Travis. He did, however, name their son Nicholas, King of CalSahara, and Travis is CalSahara's "Dictator for Life."<br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Hollywood, California - April 10, 2015: President Kevin Baugh of Molossia, left, waving, Prince Arthur of The House of Homestead of Andorra, middle, and Molossian Comodore Jonathan Miller tour the Hollywood & Highland Center Friday.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Everett, Washington - July 13, 2015: Dressed in his naval dress uniform King Adam I, raise the Überstadt flag on the HMNS (His Magesty's Naval Ship) Bert George at the Port of Everett Marina before venturing into the Possession Sound (part of the Puget Sound). This will is the first time they're flying the micronation's flag on The Bert George.<br />
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The Bert George is named for the Oberstadt brothers’ grandfather. The crown jewel of the Überstadt navy is captained by their father, High Chancellor Michael Oberstadt, not pictured. The High Chancellor does not wear Überstadti regalia. <br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood, and the governing style morphed to a unitary constitutional monarchy. According to the micronation's website Überstadt is a sovereign state "guided by the principles of direct democracy, socialist economics, and environmentalism." <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Mountlake Terrace, Washington - July 13, 2015: Dressed in their naval dress uniforms Prince Aaron, middle, and King Adam I, right, venture into the Possession Sound (part of the Puget Sound) on the HMNS (His Magesty's Naval Ship) Bert George outside Everett, WA. The Bert George, named for the Oberstadt brothers’ grandfather is captained by their father, High Chancellor Michael Oberstadt, left, who never wears Überstadti regalia. <br />
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The Kingdom of Überstadt is led by nineteen-year-old King Adam I, (Adam Oberstadt). The Barony of Rosewood -- the micronation's capitol and the Oberstadt family home -- is nestled in the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, Wash. <br />
Überstadt also claims territory of nearby Edmount Island on Lake Ballinger -- called The Barony of Ballinger and "considered the spiritual homeland of the nation." Both baronies reside within the Duchy of Edmount which "is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington," according to the Überstadt website.<br />
Überstadt  was founded by King Adam I and his high school friends March 6, 2010, and was governed by judges as a kritarchy. Before taking the crown, Adam was Überstadt's chief judge. After graduation, many of the Überstadti moved away to college and Überstadt's populace shrank. Activities would shift from the high school to Rosewood, and the governing style morphed to a unitary constitutional monarchy. According to the micronation's website Überstadt is a sovereign state "guided by the principles of direct democracy, socialist economics, and environmentalism." <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Hollywood, California - April 10, 2015: Prince Arthur of The House of Homestead of Andorra, tours The Hollywood Walk of Fame with other Micronationalists Friday April 10, 2015.<br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth
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  • Photo by Matt Roth<br />
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The Republic of Molossia is a tiny micronation surrounded by Dayton, Nevada. It's run -- nay -- RULED by fifty-one-year-old President Kevin Baugh. I spent the day at this tiny country Monday, August 12, 2013 XXXVI (the roman numeral extension signifies how long Molossia has existed, and it's how Molossians write the date). <br />
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Monday, August 12, 2013 XXXVI
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