About
The Commonwealth of Rockall, more commonly known as Rockall, is a micronation in Europe. Its territory in the North Atlantic consists of the uninhabited islet of Rockall and the nearby Hasselwood Rock, however Rockall also administers overseas territories around the world. As the islet of Rockall is uninhabitable, the Rockallish government is based outside its mainland territory.
Rockallish citizens declared their nation’s independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 2025. This declaration established Rockall as a parliamentary republic.
Rockall as a micronational project aims to raise awareness of the colonial injustices committed by the UK and other states that are still unresolved to this day. Rockall attempts to present an alternative to the contemporary British state in a humorous and tong-in-cheek way. For this reason Rockall adopts the visual aesthetic of a British Overseas Territory, the kind synonymous with offshore tax havens, and uses the absurdity of the British claim to the islet to legitimise its own nationhood.
Behind its imperial facade Rockall actually embraces republican, decolonial and ecological ideals. Given Rockall’s disputed territorial claim, the nation’s foreign policy takes a neutral position regarding any counter claims to the islet of Rockall, this includes accepting the claims of other micronations over it.
National Territory
To clarify; Rockall's territorial claims as a micronation are done in a humorous and satirical way, we do not claim to seriously own these locations. Our claims are merely symbolic, and therefore in practice, we respect the sovereignty of the nations that claim them. We do not recommend that you visit these areas, if you do so, you do it at your own risk. So called ‘citizenship’ of this micronation does not give a person the right to enter or reside in any of these territories.
Mainland Rockall
ROCKALL ISLET
uninhabited
Rockall is a granite islet in the North Atlantic. It was the last place on earth to be absorbed into the British Empire and it remains at the centre of a maritime territorial dispute between the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland and Denmark.
HASSELWOOD ROCK
uninhabited
Located 200m north of the islet of Rockall, Hasselwood Rock is a low-lying skerry that is only just above the waterline.
It is administered as a district within the territory of Rockall Islet.
Overseas Territories
ROCKALLISH ANTARCTICA
uninhabited
Rockall Claims the area in Antartica from Longitude 20°W to 25°W Latitude South of 60°S. This overlaps some of the land claims of the British Antarctic Territory, excluding the areas claimed by Argentina and Chile.
ROCKALLISH BALEARIA
population 5
Citizens located in the Balearic Islands allowed their house to be annexed into the Commonwealth of Rockall. The territory also administers the districts of Puerto Barato and Nueva Antigua.
NUEVA ANTIGUA
uninhabited
The islet of Es Canaret is found just off the northern coast of Ibiza, next to a beach of the same name. On the 5th of September 2025, an expedition landed on the islet, declared it Rockallish territory and renamed it to Nueva Antigua (literally meaning "New Old").
It is administered as a district within the territory of Rockallish Balearia.
PUERTO BARATO
uninhabited
This islet can be found just off the northern coast of Ibiza at the beach of Cala Xarraca. On the 4th of September 2025, an expedition landed on the islet and named it Puerto Barato.
It is administered as a district within the territory of Rockallish Balearia.
ORSONLAND
uninhabited
Located in Scotland the district of Orsonland is a 1m² patch of land that was acquired as part of land preservation efforts in the Highlands.
