11.20.02
If at first you don’t secede
The Guardian has a nice story about micro-states claiming independence from Australia, currently estimated to number 22.
Most of these seem to have been founded in the last few years, so I’m assuming that self-proclaimed legal experts are filling talkboards with helpful advice on setting up your own state.
Meanwhile, Sealand, the daddy of them all, seems to have been experiencing problems with someone issuing fake passports. Maybe now people will take them seriously.