The world's smallest "country" is going on the chopping block. The self-proclaimed sovereign principality of Sealand, built atop a World War II artillery platform in the North Sea, is for sale for the ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited Sealand, the smallest area in the world to claim itself as a sovereign nation. Getting there—and staying overnight — was its own adventure.

During the 2018 World Cup in Russia, it emerged that a seven-page document had been supplied to stadium security staff, detailing dozens of flags that tournament organisers had banned from being ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA Nestled in the North Sea, approximately 12 kilometers off the coast of Suffolk, England, lies a tiny self-proclaimed principality known as Sealand. Spanning just 550 square meters, Sealand ...

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 ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 26, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. Ok, name that country: It's planted opposite Europe, sitting proudly on the other side of ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 26, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. Ok, name that country: It's planted opposite Europe, sitting proudly on the other side of ...

You've almost certainly heard of some of Europe's smallest nations — San Marino, Liechtenstein, and Vatican City immediately spring to mind. But there are a host of other tiny, self-declared ...

The Principality of Sealand is located on a floating platform the size of a small oil rig seven nautical miles off the coast of England. It claims to be a microstate. It issues passports as well as ...