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 ...
s are ephemeral, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states, but which are not acknowledged as such by any recognised sovereign state, or by any supranational organisation. The constant reiteration of the flag as a symbol of a something that exists by the entity that it symbolises confirms the validity of the flag as an officially sanctioned and/or definitive symbol of an entity; therefore, there has been a close association between
vexillology
Vexillology ( ) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general.Smith, Whitney. ''Flags Through the Ages and Across the World'' New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print. The word is a synthe ...
/vexillogic imagination in creating visual symbols that appear to legitimise
micronational claims.
This article documents the designated
national flag
A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. It is flown by the government of that nation, but usually can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours a ...
s of micronations whose existence is verifiable in multiple, non-trivial third party reference sources, which have been cited in the linked Wikipedia articles for those entities.
A
File:Flag of Aerica.svg,
File:Flag of Aeterna Lucina.svg,
File:Flag of Akhzivland.svg,
File:Flag of the Kingdom of AraucanÃa and Patagonia.svg,
File:Bandera d'Atlantium.svg,
File:Flag of Austenasia.svg,
File:Flag of Principality of Aigues-Mortes.svg,
B
File:DBWF Flag.svg,
File:Flag of Bumbunga.svg,
C
File:Flag of Celestia.svg,
File:Flag of Christiania.svg,
File:Flag of Key West, Florida.svg,
E
File:Elgaland-Vargaland flag.png,
File:Flag of Elleore.svg,
File:Flag of EnenKio.svg,
F
File:Flag of Flandrensis.svg,
File:Flag of Forvik.gif,
File:Fredonian Rebellion Flag of 1826.svg,
File:Flag of Freedonia.svg,
File:Flag of Frestonia.svg,
G
File:Gay Pride Flag.svg,
File:Glacier Republic Flag.svg,
H
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Humanity.svg,
File:Hutt River Flag.svg,
I
File:Flag of the Free State of Ikaria.svg,
J
File:Unofficial Flag of Jamtland.svg,
K
File:Principality of Freedomland and Republic of Koneuwe Flag.png,
L
File:Flag of Ladonia with contours.svg,
File:Flag of the Lagoan Isles.svg,
File:Flag of Liberland.svg,
File:Flag_of_Lovely.svg,
M
File:Royal Banner of Scotland.svg,
File:Flag Minerva.svg,
File:Flag of the Republic of Molossia.svg,
File:Flag of Morac-Songhrati-Meads.svg,
File:Sultanate of M'Simbati flag.svg,
File:Flag of Murrawarri Republic.svg,
N
File:Flag of New Atlantis (1964-1966).png,
File:Flag of New Utopia.gif,
File:Nova Roma Flag.svg,
File:Flag white.svg,
O
File:Flag of the Other World Kingdom.svg,
File:Flag of Outer Baldonia.svg,
P
File:Bandera Parva Domus.svg,
File:Flag of the Republic of Perloja.svg,
File:Flag of Principality of Aigues-Mortes.svg,
File:Flag of the Principality of Pontinha.svg,
R
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Redonda.svg,
File:Flag of the Islands of Refreshment.svg,
File:Reunionfl.gif,
File:Naval Ensign of Russia.svg,
File:Rose Island Flag.svg,
S
File:Flag of Saugeais.svg,
File:Flag of Sealand.svg,
File:Flag of the Principality of Seborga -v.svg,
File:Flag of Sedang.svg,
File:Flag of the Principality of Snake Hill.png,
T
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Talossa.svg,
File:Flag of Tavolara.svg,
File:Flag of the Principality of Trinidad.svg,
U
File:Flag of the Republic of Uzupis.gif,
V
File:NewFlagVikesland.png,
File:Flag of Verdis.png,
W
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Wallachia.svg,
File:Flag of Westarctica.png,
File:Wirtland flag.svg,
See also
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Ethnic flag
An ethnic flag is a flag that symbolizes a certain ethnic group. Ethnic flags are often introduced to the ethnic community through the respective cultural or political ethnic movements.
They are popular among diasporas, ethnic minorities, and some ...
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