Antarctic Micronational Union

The Antarctic Micronational Union is the first micronational multinational organisation that comprises only of Antarctic micronations. The main goal of the AMU is to organize all Antarctic micronations and protect each others' territory and claims. The AMU also keeps the administration about all the current claims in Antarctica to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts. Since 2010 the AMU has been mentioned in several Dutch, Belgian and Russian media.

Establishment
The AMU was officially established on 06 December 2008 as the Grupo Del Acuerdo Micronational Antartico (GAMA) by the Kingdom of Finismund, Marie State and the Grand Duchy of Flandrensis. The Federated States of Antarctica and Keep Watch were the first micronations which joined the organisation after its foundation. The GAMA was founded as result of a conflict between Finismund, Marie State and Flandrensis against Jon Lawrence of Westarctica, known as the Great Micronational Antarctic War. This conflict ended on 24 September 2010 when Niels of Flandrensis and Travis McHenry, founder of Westarctica, signed the West-Antarctic Treaty.

Reforms
In late 2009, the organization faced a crisis when two of the founding nations, Finismund and Marie State, were disbanded. There was no structure anymore and the administration was incomplete. In January 2010, Flandrensis proposed the first elections of the organization, and on the 15th of that month, Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis was elected as the first Secretary-General. The same day he renamed the organization to the Antarctic Micronational Union (AMU), a name that has more clarity. On 24 October 2011, the AMU was reformed by dividing the organization into 4 administrative regions: West-Antarctica, East-Antarctica, Victoria Land and the Northern Antarctic Peninsula. The reform was only a temporally success. Faced with inactivity on the forum, the lack of communication and the disappearing of several micronations the AMU was confronted again with a crisis in 2013. Niels of Flandrensis, co-founder of the AMU, took the initiative for another reform, supported by the remaining active members. On 21 August 2013, all inactive members were removed from the organization, the forum was removed and replaced by the official Facebook page and the organization simplified its administration. In November 2016, Flandrensis, Westarctica, Karnia-Ruthenia, Arkel and Campinia withdraw their membership after a discussion about internal affairs and the preservation of Antarctica and ecologic issues. Despite the conflict, the former members of AMU defended their common legacies in face of external threats with success and due this, during January 2020, they assembled in order to restore AMU as an active organisation.

Micronations with only Antarctic claims

 * Lostislandflag.jpg Federal Republic of Lostisland: Alexander Island

Former Members

 * Flag of Danland.jpg Kingdom of Danland
 * Keep Watch flag 2.png Keep Watch
 * Flag of the Federated States of Antarctica.png Federated States of Antarctica
 * Flagofrwa.jpg Republic of the Wilhelm Islands
 * Sqflag12.png Republic of Subenia
 * Flagofnarctica.png Grand Duchy of the North Antarctic Peninsular Islands
 * FCP flag.png Free Pristinian Republic
 * Starland flag.jpg Union of Starland
 * FedRep Domanglia Flag.png Domanglia
 * Flag icon.jpg Kingdom of Falghun
 * Flag of Amager.png Federal Commonwealth of Havnesgade-Amager
 * Flag-of-Asea.png ASEA
 * Knoll flag 1.png Knoll Island Empire
 * Knoll flag 1.png Tsardom of Nolland
 * Flag123.jpg Kingdom of Pavlov
 * 13945533721.jpg Directory of Akull
 * Flag of Snežanopol.png Federal Republic of Snežanopol
 * Imperial Republic Flag Wiki.png Nemkhav Federation
 * Noflag.png Treconia: Dream Island and Swain Island Group
 * Schalamzaar-flag.png Schalamzaar Empire
 * Antarctico londaise.png Community of Landashir
 * Flag stcharlie.png Federal Republic of St.Charlie
 * Vlag.jpg Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
 * Westarcticavlag.jpg Grand Duchy of Westarctica
 * Bandeirarutena.png Kingdom of Ruthenia
 * Flag of Arkel.png Principality of Arkel
 * 4MwxRc8.png Reĝlando de la Glaciaj Homoj
 * Principality of Campinia:

AMU Certificate
When the AMU recognizes the territorial claims of a new member the applicant received an official certificate as prove of their membership and recognition by the Antarctic micronational community.

AMU Charter
On 05 March 2010, the Secretary-General of the AMU started a discussion to stop further expansions of members on the Antarctic mainland. As result of this discussion the then Vice-Secretary, Nikola Lasica of theState of the People of West Antarctica, wrote an charter, later rewritten in 2011 by Niels of Flandrensis. The Charter contains the goals of the AMU, conditions for membership, territorial expantion and a manual on how to act as a micronationalist.