Antarctic Micronational Union

Antarctic Micronational Union
Flag of Antarctic Micronational Union
Flag
Members of the Antarctic Micronational Union
Members of the Antarctic Micronational Union
Official languagesEnglish
TypeIntermicronational organization
Membership9 member states
Leaders
• Administrative-General
Yaroslav Mar
Establishment
• Founded
6 December 2008 (15 years ago) (2008-12-06)
• Reformed
15 January 2010 (14 years ago) (2010-01-15)
• Revived
24 February 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-02-24)
Website
amu.lostisland.org

The Antarctic Micronational Union (AMU) is an intermicronational organization that aims to regulate micronational claims in Antarctica.[1][2][3][4][5] The purpose of the AMU is to protect the claims of its members against other claimants.[6][7][8]

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