micronations

Bored of visiting the same UN-recognised countries? Ready to explore somewhere unique and perhaps a little wacky? Want to add some really rare stamps to your passport?

Then let Lonely Planet's guide to home made nations take you to a bunch of places you've never heard of. Here are countries where the national athem is the sound of a rock being dropped into water, where the currency is pegged to the value of Pilsbury's cookie dough; where the citizens vote in a poodle as president and where if you're lucky, the king will put on a pot of tea when you stop by.

This illustrated guidebook features full-colour photographs, maps, flags and stamps, and an introduction detailing the historical, philosophical and aspects of the micronation phenomenon. It is suitable for lovers of humour, trivia and ephemera.