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* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Jata's home country, Feraga, is a micro-nation [[{{Bulungi}} in Africa]]. According to Sabrina, it was founded and remains run entirely by animals and avoided colonization entirely. Humans are allowed in, but the practice of owning pets is forbidden, so Sabrina is a free citizen during her stay.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'': Jata's home country, Feraga, is a micro-nation [[{{Bulungi}} in Africa]]. According to Sabrina, it was founded and remains run entirely by animals and avoided colonization entirely. Humans are allowed in, but the practice of owning pets is forbidden, so Sabrina is a free citizen during her stay.
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As the RealLife section of this article shows, Micro Monarchies are very much TruthInTelevision; many have existed over the course of history, and a small but significant number still exist today, primarily within Europe.
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** The Principality of Seborga, located in northern Italy near the French border (not far from Monaco, in fact) claims that their small town of about 300 people was never ruled by the House of Savoy and thus, according to certain treaties, is not a legitimate part of Italy but rather an independent Principality. They have their own government, their own currency, their own volunteer border patrol and their own flag, and are highly regarded in the micronational community, having been one of the original micronations - they proclaimed their independence in 1963, though they claim to have existed since 954. Giorgio Carbone, the local flower grower who originally proposed the claim that Seborga was independent, ruled as Prince from 1963 until his death in 2009, at which point Seborga became an ElectiveMonarchy.
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* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series has Lancre: 40x10 miles, although it gets a lot bigger if you count vertical surfaces. Neighboring kingdoms are so small, however, that their kings might rule in their free time, while their main job might be farming. Lancre is unusual for the region in that it is large enough to have a standing army: Shawn Ogg (except when he's lying down), who is also the entire postal service, as well as the royal butler, doorman, herald, privy cleaner, etc.
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* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series has Lancre: 40x10 miles, although it gets a lot bigger if you count vertical surfaces. Neighboring kingdoms are so small, however, that their kings might rule in their free time, while their main job might be farming. Lancre is unusual for the region in that it is large enough to have a standing army: Shawn Ogg (except when he's lying down), [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands who is also the entire postal service, as well as the royal butler, doorman, herald, privy cleaner, etc.etc]].
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* ''Literature/OctoberDaye'': Fae populations are already low by human standards, and rule over pretty limited geographic areas, but Tybalt wins this one. After becoming King of Cats in Londinium, he expels ''every other cait sidhe'' from his realm to save them from the Great Fire of London (he sticks around to keep anyone else from taking the throne and bringing everyone back). For a decade, he's the sole inhabitant of his own kingdom.
* {{Exaggerated}} in a StoryWithinAStory in ''Literature/OlgaDaPolga''. Olga tells a JustSoStory involving a king whose kingdom was so small, it had only one inhabitant (aside from the king himself and his daughter).
* {{Exaggerated}} in a StoryWithinAStory in ''Literature/OlgaDaPolga''. Olga tells a JustSoStory involving a king whose kingdom was so small, it had only one inhabitant (aside from the king himself and his daughter).
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** While most real-life micro monarchies are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, their much larger republican neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho and the European microstates; the Arab micro monarchies of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as are Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's prince has unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his European peers.
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** While most real-life micro monarchies are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] Bhutan, [=eSwatini=], and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they the latter two are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, South Africa, their much larger republican neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). neighbor). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho Bhutan, Lesotho, and the European microstates; Luxembourg; the Arab micro monarchies of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as are Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's prince has the princes of Liechtenstein and Monaco have unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his their European peers.
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** While most real-life micronations are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, their much larger republican neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho and the European microstates; the Arab microstates of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as are Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's monarch has unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his European peers.
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** While most real-life micronations micro monarchies are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, their much larger republican neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho and the European microstates; the Arab microstates micro monarchies of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as are Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's monarch prince has unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his European peers.
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** While most real-life micronations are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, their much larger neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho and the European microstates; the Arab microstates of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as do Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's monarch has unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his European peers.
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** While most real-life micronations are indeed as filthy rich as their fictional counterparts (as of 2023, Monaco is ''the'' richest country in the world by GDP per capita), this is not the case with [=eSwatini=] and Lesotho, which have economies matching those of the Global South (in fact, they are actually poorer than UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, their much larger republican neighbor which surrounds the entirety of Lesotho). And being liberal democracies only apply to Lesotho and the European microstates; the Arab microstates of the Persian Gulf are famously autocratic absolute monarchies, as do are Brunei and [=eSwatini=]. Believe it or not, the Vatican City counts as an absolute monarchy as well, since the Pope has the final say in all matters related to his country, and he reigns for life. Even Liechtenstein's monarch has unusually broad veto powers in state policy compared to his European peers.
