Sealand

Sealand, officially known as the Principality of Sealand, is a unrecognized micronation, located on , which used to be an offshore fortress about 12 kilometers (6.5 miles) off of Great Britain. As of 2012, Michael Bates is the Prince of Sealand.
==History==
Before the micronation was formed, it was previously a World War II offshore fortress, built in 1942. It was later abandoned in 1956.http://www.offshoreradiomuseum.co.uk/page461.html 
In September 1967, Patrick "Paddy" Roy Bates declared Sealand as a nation, and was named "Prince Michael of Sealand".https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200706-sealand-a-peculiar-nation-off-englands-coast However, on October 1, 1987, the United Kingdom extended its territorial waters from 3 nautical miles to 12.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/49 This has resulted Sealand being part of the United Kingdom.
In 2006, a fire broke out in Sealand, resulting one person, a security guard, being injuried.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5110244.stm?ls 
On October 9, 2012, the Prince of Sealand passed away at 91, and was suffering from Alzheimer's.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/10/prince-sealand-dies This results with Michael Bates becoming the prince of Sealand.
==Channel==
The channel was created on May 19, 2010, and began uploading on October 21, 2010, showing a clip from Reporting London.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdLFyoXSPKw In October 2023, the channel gained traction because of Nas Daily's video on Sealand, going from 16,000 subscribers to over 20,000 subscribers in a span of two weeks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHNc34UC8Dghttps://web.archive.org/web/20231028024136/https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/sealandofficial/monthly
==Trivia==
*Sealand has an American football team, named "Sealand Seahawks".https://sealandgov.org/en-us/blogs/news/sealand-seahawks-origin-from-a-belfast-bar-to-european-american-football-dominance
*As of 2002, it had a population of 27.https://worldpopulationreview.com/regions/sealand-population
*Prince Michael once wrote a book about the Sealand coup d'état from August 1978.https://sealandgov.org/en-us/collections/shop/products/holding-the-fort-by-michael-of-sealand
==Channel milestones==
===Subscriber milestones===
*10,000 subscribers: November 10, 2021
*20,000 subscribers: October 25, 2023
===Video view milestones===
*1 million views: c. October 2020
*2 million views: October 27, 2023
==Gallery==
Flag of Sealand.svg|Flag of Sealand
Coat of arms of the Principality of Sealand.svg|Coat of arms of Sealand
Sealand.jpg
==References==
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