Know the rules. As Bob Dylan said, "to live outside the law you must be honest." The same thought holds true for forming a micronation: to make your own rules you must follow established rules and conventions. Much of the basis for current nation building comes from the 1933 Convention on Rights and Duties of States, also known as the Montevideo Convention.[1] These are the basic rules set out in Article 1 of the Convention:
The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications:
A permanent population.Start Your Own Country Step 2Bullet1.jpeg.A defined territory.Government
The capacity to enter into relations with the other statesThe balance of the first ten Articles go on to explain that the existence of a state is independent of recognition by other states, and is free to act on its own behalf—and that no state is free to intervene in the affairs of another.Note that these are not laws in the conventional sense. You are free to declare yourself a country, anytime, and anywhere. However, nobody will take you seriously, which translates to the simple truth that you will have no legitimacy as a nation.