The Dominion of British West Florida is a separatist micronation founded in 2005 "on an eccentric interpretation of actual historic events" and based in the Gulf coast region of the United States. It claims the territory of the 18th century colony of West Florida, which has since been subsumed into the US states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The Dominion claims to be "striving for Commonwealth status". The organization is neither acknowledged by any government nor exercises any authority over its claimed territory, and activities are largely limited to the internet.
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