::: NATION-STATES VS NETWORK STATES :::
195 states,
and the ones being born.
The legacy world has 193 UN member states and 2 permanent observers. The internet world has 106 network states, startup societies, and popup villages that we track, and the list grows monthly. Below: both rosters in full, and the one chart that explains the century.
195
NATION-STATES
106
NETWORK STATES TRACKED
1
NEW NATION-STATES SINCE 2011
97+
NETWORK STATES SINCE 2011
::: NEW STATES PER DECADE :::
One line flatlined.
One went vertical.
UN admissions per decade (black) against network-state foundings per decade (cyan). Decolonization made the 1960s. The Soviet breakup made the 1990s. The internet is making the 2020s.
1940s
57
NATION
0
NETWORK
1950s
24
NATION
0
NETWORK
1960s
42
NATION
0
NETWORK
1970s
25
NATION
0
NETWORK
1980s
7
NATION
0
NETWORK
1990s
32
NATION
0
NETWORK
2000s
5
NATION
1
NETWORK
2010s
1
NATION
10
NETWORK
2020s
0
NATION
87
NETWORK
Nation-state bars: UN admissions (193 members; founding cohort of 1945 counted in the 1940s). Network-state bars: founding year of the 98 societies in our directory that publish one (8 undated societies excluded). Data: UN, nsnodes.com.
::: THE PUNCHLINE :::
The United Nations admitted its last new member on July 14, 2011: South Sudan. 🇸🇸
In the fifteen years since, the legacy world created zero new states, and the internet created 97+ that we know of. The frontier didn't close. It moved.
::: ROSTER A ::: THE LEGACY WORLD :::
All 195 nation-states.
193 UN members plus 2 permanent observers, with year of admission. Each one is a candidate for an internet mirror in the world catalog.
Africa · 54
🇪🇬Egypt'45🇪🇹Ethiopia'45🇱🇷Liberia'45🇿🇦South Africa'45🇱🇾Libya'55🇲🇦Morocco'56🇸🇩Sudan'56🇹🇳Tunisia'56🇬🇭Ghana'57🇬🇳Guinea'58🇧🇯Benin'60🇧🇫Burkina Faso'60🇨🇲Cameroon'60🇨🇫Central African Republic'60🇹🇩Chad'60🇨🇬Congo (Republic)'60🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire'60🇨🇩DR Congo'60🇬🇦Gabon'60🇲🇬Madagascar'60🇲🇱Mali'60🇳🇪Niger'60🇳🇬Nigeria'60🇸🇳Senegal'60🇸🇴Somalia'60🇹🇬Togo'60🇲🇷Mauritania'61🇸🇱Sierra Leone'61🇹🇿Tanzania'61🇩🇿Algeria'62🇧🇮Burundi'62🇷🇼Rwanda'62🇺🇬Uganda'62🇰🇪Kenya'63🇲🇼Malawi'64🇿🇲Zambia'64🇬🇲Gambia'65🇧🇼Botswana'66🇱🇸Lesotho'66🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea'68🇸🇿Eswatini'68🇲🇺Mauritius'68🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau'74🇨🇻Cape Verde'75🇰🇲Comoros'75🇲🇿Mozambique'75🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe'75🇦🇴Angola'76🇸🇨Seychelles'76🇩🇯Djibouti'77🇿🇼Zimbabwe'80🇳🇦Namibia'90🇪🇷Eritrea'93🇸🇸South Sudan'11
Americas · 35
🇦🇷Argentina'45🇧🇴Bolivia'45🇧🇷Brazil'45🇨🇦Canada'45🇨🇱Chile'45🇨🇴Colombia'45🇨🇷Costa Rica'45🇨🇺Cuba'45🇩🇴Dominican Republic'45🇪🇨Ecuador'45🇸🇻El Salvador'45🇬🇹Guatemala'45🇭🇹Haiti'45🇭🇳Honduras'45🇲🇽Mexico'45🇳🇮Nicaragua'45🇵🇦Panama'45🇵🇾Paraguay'45🇵🇪Peru'45🇺🇸United States'45🇺🇾Uruguay'45🇻🇪Venezuela'45🇯🇲Jamaica'62🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago'62🇧🇧Barbados'66🇬🇾Guyana'66🇧🇸Bahamas'73🇬🇩Grenada'74🇸🇷Suriname'75🇩🇲Dominica'78🇱🇨Saint Lucia'79🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'80🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda'81🇧🇿Belize'81🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis'83
Asia · 47
🇨🇳China'45🇮🇳India'45🇮🇷Iran'45🇮🇶Iraq'45🇱🇧Lebanon'45🇵🇭Philippines'45🇸🇦Saudi Arabia'45🇸🇾Syria'45🇹🇷Turkey'45🇦🇫Afghanistan'46🇹🇭Thailand'46🇵🇰Pakistan'47🇾🇪Yemen'47🇲🇲Myanmar'48🇮🇱Israel'49🇮🇩Indonesia'50🇰🇭Cambodia'55🇯🇴Jordan'55🇱🇦Laos'55🇳🇵Nepal'55🇱🇰Sri Lanka'55🇯🇵Japan'56🇲🇾Malaysia'57🇲🇳Mongolia'61🇰🇼Kuwait'63🇲🇻Maldives'65🇸🇬Singapore'65🇧🇭Bahrain'71🇧🇹Bhutan'71🇴🇲Oman'71🇶🇦Qatar'71🇦🇪United Arab Emirates'71🇧🇩Bangladesh'74🇻🇳Vietnam'77🇧🇳Brunei'84🇰🇵North Korea'91🇰🇷South Korea'91🇦🇲Armenia'92🇦🇿Azerbaijan'92🇬🇪Georgia'92🇰🇿Kazakhstan'92🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan'92🇹🇯Tajikistan'92🇹🇲Turkmenistan'92🇺🇿Uzbekistan'92🇹🇱Timor-Leste'02🇵🇸Palestineobs
Europe · 45
🇧🇾Belarus'45🇧🇪Belgium'45🇩🇰Denmark'45🇫🇷France'45🇬🇷Greece'45🇱🇺Luxembourg'45🇳🇱Netherlands'45🇳🇴Norway'45🇵🇱Poland'45🇷🇺Russia'45🇺🇦Ukraine'45🇬🇧United Kingdom'45🇮🇸Iceland'46🇸🇪Sweden'46🇦🇱Albania'55🇦🇹Austria'55🇧🇬Bulgaria'55🇫🇮Finland'55🇭🇺Hungary'55🇮🇪Ireland'55🇮🇹Italy'55🇵🇹Portugal'55🇷🇴Romania'55🇪🇸Spain'55🇨🇾Cyprus'60🇲🇹Malta'64🇩🇪Germany'73🇱🇮Liechtenstein'90🇪🇪Estonia'91🇱🇻Latvia'91🇱🇹Lithuania'91🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina'92🇭🇷Croatia'92🇲🇩Moldova'92🇸🇲San Marino'92🇸🇮Slovenia'92🇦🇩Andorra'93🇨🇿Czechia'93🇲🇨Monaco'93🇲🇰North Macedonia'93🇸🇰Slovakia'93🇷🇸Serbia'00🇨🇭Switzerland'02🇲🇪Montenegro'06🇻🇦Vatican City (Holy See)obs
Oceania · 14
🇦🇺Australia'45🇳🇿New Zealand'45🇫🇯Fiji'70🇵🇬Papua New Guinea'75🇼🇸Samoa'76🇸🇧Solomon Islands'78🇻🇺Vanuatu'81🇲🇭Marshall Islands'91🇫🇲Micronesia'91🇵🇼Palau'94🇰🇮Kiribati'99🇳🇷Nauru'99🇹🇴Tonga'99🇹🇻Tuvalu'00
::: ROSTER B ::: THE INTERNET WORLD :::
All 106 network states we track.
Startup societies, popup villages, charter cities, and network states, sorted by founding year. Full stat cards in the directory. Data powered by nsnodes.com.
🌐Sealand'67🇺🇸Free State Project'01🌐Auravana'13🇭🇷Liberland'15🌐Asgardia'16🌐Urbit'16🇧🇷Afropolitan'17🌐Superworld'17🌐Culdesac'18📍Eleutheria'19🇭🇷Free Republic of Verdis'19🌐Veritas Villages'19🇭🇳Ciudad Morazan'20🌐Freedom Haven'20🌐Praxis'20🌐Próspera'20🌐Don't Die'21🇪🇸Free Commune'21🇲🇪Montelibero'21🌐MoonDAO'21🌐Network State Genesis'21🇨🇭OASA'21🇦🇷Aleph Citadel'22🌐build_republic'22🇺🇸Catawba (CDEZ)'22🇵🇹FREE Madeira'22🌐Freeth'm'22🇳🇴Liberstad'22🌐Metropolis Global'22🌐Panarmenian'22🌐Plumia'22📍Small Farm Cities'22🌐Sovrn'22🇺🇸The Spacers Guild'22🌐Vibe Camp'22🇺🇸World Community Network'22🇹🇭4seas'23🇵🇹Atlantea'23🌐Atlas Island'23🌐Draper Nation'23🇧🇷Founder Haus'23🌐Logos'23🇭🇳Nomad Nation'23🇸🇻Palestra'23📍Samana Group'23🇸🇻Satoshi Lake'23🇹🇭ShanhaiWoo'23💾Society Protocol'23🌐Tools for the Commons'23📍ZuGeorgia'23🇲🇪Zuzalu'23🇦🇷Aleph Crecimiento'24🌐Alpha City'24🇹🇭Amagi Life'24🌐AnotherNation'24🌐CNS Labs'24📍Cryptocity'24🌐Edge City'24🇺🇸Esmeralda'24🇦🇺Freo Neuhaus'24🇺🇸Frontier Tower'24📍Gelephu Mindfulness City'24🌐Immortalis'24🇹🇭Invisible Garden'24🌐Ipê City'24🇺🇾Isla de LOBOS'24🌐IslandDAO'24🇺🇸Loci'24🌐Lumina'24🇨🇭Metastate'24🇦🇷Netx State'24🌐Odisea'24🌐OZ City'24🇱🇰Sri Lanka Startup Zone'24🌐The Anthem Initiative'24📍The Bitcoin District'24🌐The Mu'24🇲🇾The Network School'24🌐The Sovereign Network'24🌐VDAO'24🇺🇸Vitalist Bay'24🌐WERA Global'24🇩🇪Zelar City'24🇺🇸Zeta House'24🇮🇳Zu-Grama'24🇰🇪ZuAfrique'24🇩🇪ZuBerlin'24🇯🇵ZuCity'24🇨🇭Zuitzerland'24🌐Agartha'25🇮🇩Cyberia'25🌐Elenarda'25🌐Forma City'25🇭🇳Infinita'25🌐League of Free Cities'25🌐Onchain City'25🌐Promethea'25🇻🇳Proof of Retreat'25🇺🇸Viva City'25🇲🇾Arc·🌐City of Atlantus·📍Destiny·🌐Noma-Collective·🌐NomadX·📍Our World·🇹🇷Zukas·
::: CLOSE THE GAP :::
195 mirrors. 1000 imagined states. One federation.
Every nation-state on Roster A gets an internet version. Every community on Roster B gets a constitutional home. That is the whole project.