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'''Molossia''' ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ|ˈ|l|ɒ|s|i|ə}}), officially the '''Republic of Molossia''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.molossia.org/about.html|title=About Molossia|website=The Official Website of the Republic of Molossia|access-date=29 October 2022|quote=moe-LAAHSS-eeyah}}</ref> is a [[micronation]] claiming sovereignty over {{convert|11.3|acre|ha m2}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://molossia.org/FAQ.html|title=FAQ|website=The Official Website of the Republic of Molossia|access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> of land near [[Dayton, Nevada]]. The micronation has not received recognition from any of the member states of the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit the Republic of Molossia {{!}} Sovereign Country in NV {{!}} Weird Nevada |url=https://travelnevada.com/weird-nevada/republic-of-molossia/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Travel Nevada |language=en-US |quote="So, Is the Republic of Molossia a Real Country? The Republic of Molossia has quietly been an official, independent, sovereign country inside Nevada for more than forty years."}}</ref><ref name="cbsnews-molossia">{{Cite web |title=Molossia and Vikesland? Leaders of (fake) nations gather in L.A. |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/molossia-and-vikesland-leaders-of-fake-nations-gather-in-l-a/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=CBS News |date=April 10, 2015 |language=en-US |quote="The occasion is MicroCon 2015, what organizers say is the first North American gathering of micronations, those itty bitty countries that pretty much nobody but the people who rule them believe really exist... – The Republic of Molossia. Founded by Baugh and a buddy as teenagers in 1977, it existed mainly in Baugh's bedroom until he bought 1.3 acres of property in Northern Nevada in 1998 and built a railroad and private phone company."}}</ref><ref name="knpr.org">{{Cite web |title=There's A Tiny Nation In Northern Nevada — Kind Of |url=https://knpr.org/knpr/2018-07/theres-tiny-nation-northern-nevada-kind |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=[[Nevada Public Radio]] |language=en |quote="It was his time in Europe that shaped Baugh's ideas on micronations. He liked the idea of tiny nations like Monaco and Liechtenstein. 'It kind of really stuck with me this is something I would like to do and continue to do and then when I got property in Northern Nevada that became the home for the Republic of Molossia,' he said."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baugh |first=Kevin |title=Molossia FAQ |url=https://www.molossia.org/FAQ.html |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=The Official Website of the Republic of Molossia|quote="Is Molossia a Real Country? Yes. Molossia is as a sovereign, independent nation within the territory of the United States. It exists as a state within a state, much like the Navajo Nation. We exercise sovereignty over our own territory, and have our own laws, customs and land."}}</ref> It was founded by Kevin Baugh.<ref name="cbsnews-molossia"/> He continues to pay [[property tax]]es on the land to [[Storey County, Nevada|Storey County]], the recognized local government, although he calls it "[[foreign aid]]".<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Molossia and Vikesland? Leaders of (fake) nations gather in L.A. |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/molossia-and-vikesland-leaders-of-fake-nations-gather-in-l-a/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=CBS News |date=April 10, 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> He has stated "We
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