The Principality of Islandia is an incipient

micronation A micronation is a political entity whose members claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by world governments or major international organizations. Micronations are classified se ...

that claims Coffee Caye in the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

off the coast of

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

as its territory. Coffee Caye is a currently uninhabited island of separated by a short boat trip from

Belize City Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, wh ...

. Founded in 2018 by Gareth Johnson and Marshall Mayer, the project is the first attempt to create a micronation to be

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. At present the island, which is covered in mangroves and surrounded by coral reefs, can be rented for camping excursions.

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External links

Official website
Micronations Private islands of Belize {{Belize-stub