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May I Claim Territory?
Micronational communities take differing approaches to territory. Some are based on private space that can actually be used or managed, some adopt online or fictional worlds, and some set out no physical territory at all. What matters is to state clearly whether what is being described is actual jurisdiction, a symbolic claim, or a creative setting, so that readers are not led to assume that claims of different kinds carry the same weight.
If a real-world location is adopted, it should be limited to an area that one can genuinely use, maintain or manage — for example private space that one owns or has permission to use. Cities of other states, large tracts of land or other people's property should not be described as already governed by oneself on the strength of a unilateral declaration alone; a claimed area far exceeding actual capacity readily gives rise to disputes and is difficult to govern in practice.
The Reich does not encourage founding a state by claiming extensive real-world territory for which there is no basis of actual jurisdiction. The Reich does not recognise such claims, nor does it resolve them on behalf of the parties concerned; this does not prevent communities from engaging in creative work on the clear understanding that it is fictional or symbolic.
Before establishing a territorial system, you may first set out the location or setting, the basis for use, the actual administrator, the area that can be managed, and how outsiders should understand it. If no suitable physical space is available, you may also frankly adopt a territoriless or online-community model.
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