Project seeking to create a country governed by women says it has asked Andorra and Spain for recognition

The founders of the self-proclaimed Free Kingdom of Lilith, a project seeking to establish a state governed by women, say they have asked Andorra and Spain to recognise them as a sovereign country. 

In an interview with La Veu Lliure, they explain that they have sent several emails to both countries’ foreign affairs authorities to present their proposal and request a role in defining the borders.

“So far, we have received no response”, the project’s female co-founder tells this newspaper. The initiative claims seven areas along the Andorra–Spain border where its founders believe they could establish their micronation.

The requests for recognition and the emails are described by the founders themselves. The interview responses include no institutional confirmation supporting their territorial claims or the recognition they seek.

Seeking a place in border negotiations as a third state

The founders explain that their priority is to introduce the project to Andorran and Spanish society. They then hope to secure recognition from both states and take part in territorial negotiations.

Their ambition is to define “the borders between our three countries: Andorra, Spain and the Free Kingdom of Lilith”, they say in the interview. This wording reflects the political goal of an initiative that presents itself as a future sovereign state.

The founders rule out establishing a private community within an existing country and insist that they do not wish to threaten the territorial integrity of Andorra or Spain. They even offer to mediate or arbitrate between the two countries should border disagreements arise, provided the authorities accept their assistance.

Seven territorial claims based on a comparison of maps

According to the founders, the possibility of settling in the Pyrenees emerged after they learned of disagreements over the demarcation of the Andorra–Spain border. They subsequently consulted maps from Spain’s National Geographic Institute and Andorra’s spatial data infrastructure.

They claim that, in addition to the areas they identify as disputed, they found seven smaller areas that, in their interpretation, were not included within either country’s mapped territory. Their territorial claim rests on this reading of the maps.

The founders themselves acknowledge that these areas are not internationally recognised as terra nullius, a term they use to describe land under no state’s sovereignty. Nevertheless, they argue that the areas can be regarded as such until the border is precisely defined.

The interview provides no documentation establishing this interpretation or demonstrating that the claimed areas fall outside Andorran or Spanish sovereignty.

The founders say that on 1 May 2026 they planted their flag and delivered a founding speech on the land they claim. They describe that act as the foundation of their kingdom.

No permanent population and settlement still pending

Despite referring to a country of their own, the founders acknowledge that they do not yet have a permanent population and have not formally called on people to settle there. They say they intend to proceed in stages, placing recognition and territorial demarcation before the arrival of residents.

They have also yet to explain how they would address the climate, isolation or access to services. Asked about housing, drinking water, electricity, sanitation and healthcare, they say they will tackle challenges as they arise.

They do, however, maintain that they will not invite anyone to settle without basic living conditions in place, and that they would need support from local people and cooperation from Andorra and Spain.

A monarchy led by women

According to the co-founder, the project began with a question from her daughter, Elena Lilith, when she was eight: “Mum, why do you call me a princess if I’m not a princess?” That family exchange prompted her and her husband to explore creating a micronation as a family legacy.

They describe their proposed system as a female parliamentary monarchy, with public offices held by women and a queen who would have the final say. They clarify, however, that men would be welcome as long as they accepted female authority.

The initiative aims eventually to have its own currency, documents and institutions. For now, the founders say they have set a €20 fee for what they call citizenship, primarily to cover the production of an identity document for the project.

The step they consider decisive remains unresolved: persuading Andorra and Spain to treat them as a state, an aspiration to which, they acknowledge, they have yet to receive a response.