The Kingdon of Tycho

Is The Kingdom of Tycho a real country?
The short answer is: Yes. The Kingdom of Tycho is a real country.

Of course the real question is what do we mean by “real country”?
If we mean a legal international recognised state such as France, or the USA, then there are two theories that define what a state is: the declarative theory of statehood and the constitutive theory of statehood.

The declarative theory of statehood basically says that as long as you meet certain structural criteria then you are a country.

In international law, the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States sets down the criteria for statehood. In summary a state must possess the following attributions:

• A permanent population
• A defined territory
• A government
• The capacity to enter into relations with other states

The Kingdom of Tycho fulfills all the requirements of the Montevideo Convention:

• A permanent population
  The Sovereign and his immediate family permanently reside within the territory of The Kingdom of Tycho.
• A defined territory
  Article 1 of the constitution defines the territory of The Kingdom.
• A government
  All judicial, legislative and administration powers and duties rest with the Sovereign.
• The capacity to enter into relations with other states
  The Sovereign is able and willing to talk with anyone.

However most micronations also claim to satisfy the criteria of the Montevideo Convention and as they have all discovered every macro-nation (already existing “real countries”) works on the basis of the constitutive theory of statehood; which says that a country exists only if it is recognized as sovereign by other states.
In western democracies most people who declare new countries(micronations) are just ignored by existing states. As long as you pay your taxes and don’t use your new country to commit fraud they don’t care what you want to call yourself.
This is the position that The Kingdom of Tycho finds itself in. We have been ignored by existing countries until now. However this works both ways, as we have also ignored existing countries. We have made no effort to establish diplomatic relations with any country.

So from the point of view of the authorities in your country your dealings with The Kingdom of Tycho will most probably be legal defined as dealings with the natural person of Declan Stanley.