The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell 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.[2] While it has been described as the world’s smallest nation,[3] Sealand is not currently officially recognized as a sovereign state by any United Nations member, although it is De Facto recognized by Germany due to the fact that they sent a diplomat to the micronation.