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Principality of Sealand
Flag	Coat of Arms
Motto: E Mare Libertas (English: From the Sea, Freedom) Anthem: E Mare Libertasby Basil Simonenko
Status	Current
Area claimed	550 m2
Membership	27 (2002)
Date of foundation	2 September 1967
Leadership	Prince Roy Bates, Prince Regent Micahel Bates
Organisational structure	Oligarchy, Constitutional monarchy
Language	English
Purported currency	Sealand dollar (pegged in value to USD)
Capital	HM Fort Roughs
Ethnic groups	Europen, North American
Demonym	Sealander
Claimed GDP	US$600,000 (US$22,200 per capita)
Time Zone	GMT

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a formerWorld War II Maunsel Sea Fort in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.

Since 1967, the facility has been occupied by former radio broadcaster British Army Major Paddy Roy Bates; his associates and family claim that it is an independent sovereign state. External commentators generally classify Sealand as a micronation. It has been described as the world's best-known micronation. Sealand is not currently officially recognized as a sovereign state by any United Nations member.


Source: wikipedia.org