Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture With 25 Projects

For anyone who’s ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here’s your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history—even their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, and fictional lands. What makes a country a country? What symbols and systems define a country and help it function? Learn about geography and government, technology and the environment, art and culture, and the literary device of “world-building” used in works like The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and the videogame I. Activities show readers how to create authentic-looking artifacts and documents such as maps, currency, passports, and a constitution. Kids get to invent their own language, music, games, clothing, food, and holidays to fit their micronation’s traditions.