<P> The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue - in - cheek secession of the city of Key West , Florida , from the United States on April 23 , 1982 . It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since . Since then , the term `` Conch Republic '' has been expanded to refer to `` all of the Florida Keys , or , that geographic apportionment of land that falls within the legally defined boundaries of Monroe County , Florida , northward to ' Skeeter 's Last Chance Saloon ' in Florida City , Dade County , Florida , with Key West as the nation 's capital and all territories north of Key West being referred to as ' The Northern Territories ' '' . </P>
<P> The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue - in - cheek secession of the city of Key West , Florida , from the United States on April 23 , 1982 . It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since . Since then , the term `` Conch Republic '' has been expanded to refer to `` all of the Florida Keys , or , that geographic apportionment of land that falls within the legally defined boundaries of Monroe County , Florida , northward to ' Skeeter 's Last Chance Saloon ' in Florida City , Dade County , Florida , with Key West as the nation 's capital and all territories north of Key West being referred to as ' The Northern Territories ' '' . </P>
town in florida seceded and immediately applied for foreign aid
town in florida seceded and immediately applied for foreign aid
The Conch Republic
The Conch Republic