The European microstates are a set of very small sovereign states in Europe. While Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City are usually included, Luxembourg and Cyprus share certain features as well. Microstates are small independent states recognized by larger states, unlike micronations, which are only self-declared and are seldom recognized.
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“England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)