Geofiction

Interactive geofiction is a hobby centred around the creation of model countries claiming territory on fictional planets. Some interactive geofictionalists consider their activities to be a form of micronationalism, although the present consensus among mainstream micronationalists is that geofiction is not micronationalism. Many interactive geofictionalists part of the Micras Sector have at various points been on the periphery of the MicroWiki community from its foundation in 2005, with the Organisation of Active Micronations spearheading increased links between the communities in 2011; since the second rise of the Grand Unified Micronational in 2012, however, the distinction between micronationalism and geofiction has been more sharply drawn.

Etymology

The word geofiction was coined before 1984 by eventual members of the bilingual Dutch Geofiction Association (Dutch: Genootschap voor Geofictie "Association for Geofiction") as geofictie, from Dutch geo- ("geographical") + fictie ("fiction"); the equivalent of English geo- ("geographical") + fiction.