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This is a '''list of micronations by the [[Classification of micronations#Dresner's System of Classification|Categoric-Gradial System of Classification]]''' ('''CGSC''') created by [[Mark Dresner]] as a way of classifying the potential and importance of micronations. As its alternate name says, it works with Categories and Gradients, exactly five of each. A specialty of this classification is that it automatically classifies all online micronations as "0".

==Methodoly==
The scale is fairly simple. The scale is from one to five, one being the worst class, and five being the best class. The categories, combined with the various scales are as follows:

*'''Population'''
**1: 5 or less
**2: 15 or less
**3: 30 or less
**4: 50 or less
**5: 51 or more
*'''Cultural development'''
**1: Hardly any culture in existance. (eg. very scant information, often no flag)
**2: Basic insignia in existance. (eg. flag, coat of arms, little detailed information)
**3: Some culture in existance (eg. a cuisine or national dish)
**4: A basic culture in existance (eg. a cuisine and a religion)
**5: A strong culture in existance (many aspects covered, eg. cuisine, religion, language, sport etc.)
*'''Allies''' (this includes nations with mutual recognition)
**1: 2 allies or less
**2: 5 allies or less
**3: 10 allies or less
**4: 20 allies or less
**5: 21 allies upwards
*'''Sphere of influence'''
**1: Micronation is widely ignored.
**2: Micronation is known and watched, but in no position to eg. threaten somebody. The highest honour available in the micronation would be nothing special for a foreigner.
**3: Micronation relatively well-known and its actions are followed by many. Should they threaten someone, it is not ignored but doesn't cause too great fear either, and the highest honour would be an honour, but is certainly outmatchable by honours from elsewhere.
**4: Micronation is well-known, its actions are quite important. A threat made by them is taken very seriously, and their highest honour is probably a very special honour for the recipient, which they will be quite thankful for.
**5: Micronation is widely known among micronationalists and outsiders alike. A threat would cause great fear among a micronation and its allies. Also, even one of the smaller honours of such a micronation would be regarded as an incredible honour by any recipient.
*'''Budget'''
**1: Less than $50 spent yearly on the micronation in question. This includes internet connection and web hosting costs.
**2: Less than $100 spent yearly on the micronation in question. This includes internet connection and web hosting costs.
**3: Less than $150 spent yearly on the micronation in question. This includes internet connection and web hosting costs.
**4: Less than $200 spent yearly on the micronation in question. This includes internet connection and web hosting costs.
**5: More than $200 spent yearly on the micronation in question. This may or may not include internet connection and web hosting costs.

===Level calculation===

Finally, once all these are determined, one calculates the level of a specific micronation by taking the average of all the scores. If a factor is unknown, a guess can be made or it may be left out. Here is an example:

*[[Petorio]]: 2/3/4/4/1 = 2+3+4+4+1 = 14; 14/5 = 2.8

Thus, Petorio's level would be 2.8. Here is what the levels mean:

*'''1-1.4''': This... ...whatever it is does not deserve the term "micronation". (Low)
*'''1.5-1.9''': Not a micronation worth mentioning, will probably fall apart very soon. (Low)
*'''2.0-2.9''': If it is a very young micronation, it may yet prosper; if it is older (four months upwards), it is relatively insignificant, but not necessarily to be ignored. Many older ones are in a temporary period of inactivity, but may ascend to a level 3.0-3.9 micronation eventually. (Medium)
*'''3.0-3.9''': A very average micronation, they exist en masse. No need to ignore them, but they probably aren't very special or interesting. Often it is hard to tell the difference between them, and if they stay at this level for a long time it is probably because of a lack of population, time, effort, and/or interest. (High)
*'''4.0-4.9''': One of the most significant micronations (eg. [http://micronations.wikia.com/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_St.Charlie St. Charlie], [http://micronations.wikia.com/wiki/Soviet_Republic_of_North_America The Soviet Republic of North America], etc). There was a lot of effort involved in getting the micronation to this level. Once here, it is quite difficult for the nation to fall back down unless it becomes inactive, like [[Scientopia]]. (Very high)
*'''5.0''': What some describe as a micronational superpower; this would be something like Sealand, Molossia, Liberland etc., although the mentioned two are in a process of becoming less and less active. Thus, they may have to be reclassified soon. (Very high)

==List of countries==

'''When you'll add a country to the list, make sure to position it according to it's CGSC classification in alphabetical order'''. For example: [[Austenasia]] is above [[Liberland]] because, despite both being ranked with 5.00, Austenasia comes first in alphabetical order, therefore it's the 1st while Liberland the 2nd.

*{{Increase}} = increase.
*{{Steady}} = steady.
*{{Decrease}} = decrease.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Rank
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" |Country
! colspan="2" scope="col" |CGSC
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" data-sort-type="number" |<small>2020 data</small>
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" data-sort-type="number" |<small>Change from previous year</small>
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" data-sort-type="number" |<small>2020 data</small>
! scope="col" style="width:5em;" data-sort-type="number" |<small>Change from previous year</small>
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" |'''Very High Categoric-Gradial System of Classification index'''
|-
|1||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|22px]] [[Austenasia]]||5.00||{{steady}}
|-
|2||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Liberland flag.png|22px]] [[Liberland]]||5.00||{{steady}}
|-
|3||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Molossia.svg|22px|border]] [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]]||5.00||{{steady}}
|-
|4||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Sealand.svg|22px|border]] [[Principality of Sealand|Sealand]]||5.00||{{steady}}
|-
|5||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Seborga.png|22px|border]] [[Principality of Seborga|Seborga]]||5.00||{{steady}}
|-
|6||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of the Karno-Ruthenian Empire.svg|22px|border]] [[Karnia-Ruthenia]]||5.00||{{increase}}
|-
|7||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flaglist|Australis}}||4.40||{{increase}}
|-
|8||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flaglist|Ebenthal}}||4.40||{{steady}}
|-
|9||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Lehmark.png|22px]] [[Empire of Lehmark|Lehmark]]||4.40||{{steady}}
|-
|10||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Rino-Island-flag.jpg|border|22px]] [[Rino Island]]||4.40||{{steady}}
|-
|11||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flag|Baustralia}}||4.20||{{increase}}
|-
|12||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Luxeflag.svg|22px]] [[Democratic Republic of Luxe|Luxe]]||4.20||{{increase}}
|-
|13||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Mauricia.png|22px|border]] [[United Provinces of Mauritia|Mauritia]]||4.20||{{decrease}}
|-
|14||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flag|New Eiffel}}||4.20||{{decrease}}
|-
|15||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Pavlov.jpg|22px]] [[Tsardom of Pavlov|Pavlov]]||4.20||{{steady}}
|-
|16||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Sabia and Verona.png|22px]] [[Sabia and Verona]]||4.20||{{steady}}
|-
|17||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{Flaglist|Wegmat}}||4.00||{{increase}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" |'''High Categoric-Gradial System of Classification index'''
|-
|18||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:UKBKTHG- flag kingdom.jpg|22px]] [[United Holy Kingdom of Beaulosagñe and the Knights Templar of the Holy Grail|Beaulosagñe]]||3.80||{{steady}}
|-
|19||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:2020_Suverska_Flag.png|22px]] [[Republic of Suverska|Suverska]]||3.80||{{increase}}
|-
|20||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Regelis_flag_16h.png|22px]] [[Regelis]]||3.80||{{increase}}
|-
|21||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:GaplaFlag.png|22px]] [[Federated States of Gapla|Gapla]]||3.60||{{increase}}
|-
|22||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Fixed Malinovian Flag.png|border|22px]] [[State of Malinovia|Malinovia]]||3.60||{{steady}}
|-
|23||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:PRO Flag.png|22px]] [[Orientia]]||3.60||{{steady}}
|-
|24||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Bandera_del_REINO_ILUMINADO_DE_AMESTRIS.jpg|22px]] [[Enlightened Kingdom of Amestris|Amestris]]||3.40||{{increase}}
|-
|25||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Begonisch Kaiserreich Flag.png|22px]] [[The Begonian Kaiserreich|Begonia]]||3.40||{{increase}}
|-
|26||{{steady}}||style="text-align:left"  |[[File:Matthewopia_Flag.png|22px]] [[Matthewopia]]||3.40||{{steady}}
|-
|27||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Pavlov.jpg|22px]] [[Kingdom of Rhoss|Rhossia]]||3.40||{{steady}}
|-
|28||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Federation of Aenopia flag.png|22px]] [[Aenopia]]||3.20||{{steady}}
|-
|29||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Bandera Sacro Imperio de Athérenon.jpg|22px]] [[Holy Athérenon Empire|Athérenon]]||3.20||{{increase}}
|-
|30||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flaglist|Belcity}}||3.20||{{increase}}
|-
|31||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Caudonia.png|22px]] [[Caudonia]]||3.20||{{steady}}
|-
|32||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:HenristanFlag.svg|22px]] [[The Most Serene Judaistic Peoples Democratic Republic of the Provinces and Greater Confederates of Henristan|Henristan]]||3.20||{{steady}}
|-
|33||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Natalflag.png|22px]] [[Kingdom of Natal|Natal]]||3.20||{{steady}}
|-
|34||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Bartonian Eco Flag.jpg|22px]] [[Bartonia]]||3.00||{{increase}}
|-
|35||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{flag|Gymnasium State}}||3.00||{{steady}}
|-
|36||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Rhenish Flag.png|border|22px]] [[Independent State of the Rhine|Rhine]]||3.00||{{steady}}
|-
|37||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Sabini national flag.jpg|22px]] [[Free State of Sabini|Sabini]]||3.00||{{steady}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" |'''Medium Categoric-Gradial System of Classification index'''
|-
|38||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Newnatlinflag.png|22px]] [[United Provinces of Natlin|Natlin]]||2.80||{{steady}}
|-
|39||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Petorio.png|22px]] [[Republic of Petorio|Petorio]]||2.80||{{steady}}
|-
|40||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:FlagQökQoyunlu.png|22px]] [[Qök Qoyunlu]]||2.80||{{steady}}
|-
|41||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag Estados-Hanseaticos-de-Achsen.png|border|22px]] [[Hanseatic and Confederate States of Achsen|Achsen]]||2.60||{{steady}}
|-
|42||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{Flaglist|Falcar}}||2.60||{{steady}}
|-
|42||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |{{Flaglist|Mahuset}}||2.60||{{steady}}
|-
|43||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Noflag.png|22px|border]] [[Kingdom of Vatolean|Vatolean]]||2.60||{{increase}}
|-
|44||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Bayrak.png.jpg|26px]] [[Kaluçya Empire|Kaluçya]]||2.40||{{steady}}
|-
|46||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of Vladislavia.svg|22px]] [[Verd'landian Republic of Vladislavia/vl|Vladislavia]]||2.60||{{steady}}
|-
|47||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Tsurasian Flag.jpg|22px]] [[Kingdom of Tsurasia|Tsurasia]]||2.40||{{steady}}
|-
|48||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Iska_Akaliazen.png|22px]] [[Iska Akaliazen]]||2.20||{{increase}}
|-
|49||{{increase}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Flag of De Witt.png|22px]] [[Kingdom of De Witt|De Witt]]||2.20||{{steady}}
|-
|50||{{decrease}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Roschfallen Flag.png|border|22px]] [[Roschfallen]]||2.20||{{decrease}}
|-
|51||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:SovietiaFlag.png|border|22px]] [[Sovietia]]||2.20||{{steady}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;" |'''Low Categoric-Gradial System of Classification index'''
|-
|52||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:EarldomOfHosamiaFlag.png|22px]] [[Earldom of Hosamia|Hosamia]]||1.80||{{steady}}
|-
|53||{{steady}}|| style="text-align:left" |[[File:Akkoflag.png|22px]] [[Islamic Emirate of Acre|Acre]]||1.60||{{steady}}
|}

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