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A micronation, sometimes referred to as a model country or new country project, is an entity that claims to be an independent nation or state but is not officially recognized by world governments or major international organizations.
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Micronations are distinguished from imaginary countries and from other kinds of social groups (such as eco-villages, campuses, tribes, clans, sects, and residential community associations) by expressing a formal and persistent, even if EUROPEAN UNION OF MICRONATIONS
Scotannaea Glagolia Regerin Thracia Saxonistan Viadalvia Prussian Empire Vetria Akebar Bromenia
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unrecognized, claim of sovereignty over some physical territory. Several micronations S have C issued coins, O flags, T postage stamps, A passports, N medals, N and other A items, which E are rarely A accepted outside of their own community. The earliest known
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micronations date from the beginning of the 19th century. The advent of the Internet provided the means for people to create many new micronations, whose members are scattered all over the world and interact mostly by
REPUBLIC OF SCOTANNAEA
Repoblek a Skottannaea (Cornish) Эґбԃσгӿѫ ϙѥ Ϩѫϙψԃщπԃ (Scotogrelic) Motto: Fas an livreson (English: Face the Liberation) Anthem: None
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Clares Brownsea Quay English & Cornish (de jure), Scotogrelic (de facto) Secular Scotan Republic Jeremy Kloth Jack Booth National Assembly 45 02-04-2014 18 August 2013 32.71km 1,641,287 Scotan Relua Ham, egg & chips Praline Mocha Canada Goose Sandboarding Saint Francis GMT & BST
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electronic means, often calling their nations Nomadic Countries. The differences between such Internet micronations, other kinds of social networking groups, and role playing games are often hard to define.
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The term “micronation” to describe those entities dates at least to the 1970s. The term micropatrology is sometimes used to describe the study of both micronations and microstates by micronationalists, some of whom refer GENERAL INFORMATION
The Republic of Scotannaea is a country situated with many territorial claims and is governed in different places. It is a unicameral parliament so there is the President which oversees all the country’s activity, makes all of the final decisions and has full control over the nation. The second major power in Scotannaea is the Chairman of the National Assembly which is currently Reverend Jack Booth. The capital city of Scotannaea is Clares and it’s largest city is Brownsea Quay in the Studland Islands. The average estimated population for 2013 was secured for over 1 million unregistered citizens. The current President of Scotannaea is Jack Booth and was sworn as the 2nd President of Scotannaea on the 3rd April 2014.
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Although the country doesn’t generally have borders and customs within the nation, 3 territories of the country have borders in the method of a fence or a wall. The three territories are Claresland which is the main
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capital city of the country and it’s still entirely surrounded by fence but there are some breakaways. Davisland is surrounded by wooden walls since the main territory was the site of a housing establishment years ago, and there is only one broken area of entry. And there is Pickards Field which is regarded as the most secure and border patrolled territory. The entire territory is entirely surrounded with a metal fence with no evidence of breakaways and the 2 gates where farmers gain entry are opened by it’s allotment users as Pickards Field is allotment land used for farming, most of the time the territory is closed in the winter due to bad weather and no farmers would want to farm there, and the territory is cut off at night due to no usage of the allotments; the western sector of the Pickards Field Federation is the most secure but the eastern sector is open territory. The left side of the border is the Eastern sector of the Pickards Field Federation and the right side of the border is the United Kingdom. But what these territories have in common is that with all other Scotan colonies and territories, They have a right to roam in every other territory. So even though Pickards Field has a fence, Davisland has a wall and Claresland has weaker fencing, You still don’t need a passport to enter these places. You don’t need a passport to roam & live in any Scotan territory if you are of any nationality. But you do need Scotan citizenship in order to work in the country along with a passport to prove your true nationality; citizens of Pickards Field Federation (both sectors) are exempt from this rule. The left side of the border is the Eastern sector of the Pickards Field Federation and the right side of the border is the United Kingdom.
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Etimology The term ‘micronation’ literally means “small nation”. It is a neologism originating in the mid-1970s to describe the many thousands of small unrecognised state-like entities that have mostly arisen since that time. It is generally accepted that the term was invented by Robert Ben Madison. The term has since also come to be used retrospectively to refer to earlier unrecognised entities, some of which date to as far back as the 19th century.
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Recently, Scotannaea has got a huge cultural boost for sporting as the country hosted the first ever micronational olympic games in 2014. Scotannaea has also gained a sporty depiction due to it’s diverse sporting scene and bids in the 2016, 2018 and the 2020 summer micronational olympic games. Scotannaea with it’s Holywell Bay colony and it’s enormous sand dunes, has a huge reputation for Sandboarding as it is also the national sport of Scotannaea since 2013. The 2014 Winter Micronational Olympic Games’s Snowboarding, skiing and ski jumping events will be taking place on the sand dunes covered with snow. Scotannaea is also recognised for it’s well performing national football team which won it’s first (unofficial) match against Viadalvia in 2013 with a score of 3-1 to Scotannaea. Scotannaea’s football team is yet to be implemented into the MFA. Reports have stated that when the football team has been finalised, then the country could face entry into the MFA and compete for the micronational world cup of football/soccer.
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Supporters of micronations (“micronationalists”) use the term “macronation” for any UN-recognized sovereign nation-state. Not all micronations are small; some can be rather large, like the Dominion of British West Florida or those with claims on Antarctica or other planets.
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Definition Micronations generally have a number of common features, although these may vary widely. They may have a structure GLAGOLIA similar to established sovereign states, including territorial claims, government Empire of Glagolia (English) Glagoljsko Carstvo institutions, official symbols (Glagolithic Croatian) Motto: “Faith, family, homeland!” and citizens, albeit on a much Anthem: National anthem of Glagolia smaller scale. Micronations are often quite small, in both their claimed territory and claimed populations — although there are some exceptions to this rule, with different micronations having different methods of citizenship. Micronations may also issue formal instru-
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Myslite Myslite Croatian Christianity Glagolian Empire Anonymous Lex IV. Trinity Bicameral 3 2013 1km² 8 Glagolithic Kuna Wolf Football St. Luke (proposed) .gl +1
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ments such as postage stamps, coins, banknotes and passports, and bestow honours and titles of nobility. The Montevideo Convention was one attempt to create a legal definition distinguishing between states and non-states. Some micronations meet this definition, while some do not, and others reject the Convention altogether. The academic study of micronations, microstates, and alternative governments is known as micropatrology, and the hobby of establishing and operating micronations is known as micronationalism.
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In the present day, nine main types of micronations are prevalent: GENERAL INFORMATION The nation of Glagolia, officialy Empire of Glagolia, was founded on 12 May 2013. It was founded to preserve the culture of ancient Croats. Glagolia is a sovereign and independent country surrounded by territory of Croatia. The name originates from Glagolitsa , an ancient Croatian alphabet. The alphabet was introduced in the IX century A.D. and it was used mainly for Slavic Christian masses.
1. Social, economic, or political simulations. 2. Exercises in personal entertainment or self-aggrandisement. 3. Exercises in fantasy or creative fiction. HISTORY
First recorded apperance of Croats(Glagols) is at the beggining of 7th century A. D. The second most important event is introduction of Glagolihic alphabet in 9th century A.D. The history of the neo-glagols is still in making.
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The official language in Glagolia is glagolithic Croatian.
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4. Vehicles for the promotion of an agenda. 5. Entities created for fraudulent purposes. 6. Historical anomalies and aspirant states. 7. New-country projects. 8. Exercises in historical revisionism. 9. Alternative governments.
It’s a derivative of Croatian language. There is no need for making a completely separate language as Glagolia shares many of it’s culture with Croatia.
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LAW & ORDER
Most of the things in the control of the Glagolia are divided into a Trinity. So is the Law & Order. It is divided into: •Police
•Agencies •Military
The military is the least important because of the peaecful nature of the nation. Agencies can be useful for anti-terrorist and similar causes to prevent violence and wars. Currently, the most important link in the chain of Law & Order, Police. Police is the institution responsible for peace and stability inside the nation.
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The supreme ruler of the country is the Emperor. He is the head of the Trinity and has two officials to complete the Trinity. The hierarchy goes: 1. Emperor 2. Generals. The Trinity has the complete control of everything inside the borders of the empire. Like the Trinity has control over the empire the Emperor has the control over his Generals.
Social, economic, or political simulations: these micronations tend to have a reasonably serious intent, and often involve significant numbers of people interested in recreating the past or simulating political or social processes. Examples include: MILITARY
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Military is the least important institution in the nation. The nation’s politics are oriented towards peace and prosperity not war and barbarism.
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Glagolia currently has no imports or exports. Everything the nation needs can be found inside Glagolithic territory or bought in national markets. Currency used in the nation is Glagolithic Kuna.
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Freetown Christiania, a semi-legal district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Talossa, a political simulation founded in 1979, with more than 200 members (“citizens�) and an invented culture and language, recently split into three separate groups. Nova Roma, a group claiming a worldwide membership of several thousand that has minted its own coins, maintains its own wiki, and which engages in real-life Roman-themed re-enactments. Grand Duchy of Flandrensis: a Belgian micronation with claims over some territories of Antarctica. The micronation is also a political
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simulation and cultural organization. In 2012, the micronation is composed of 114 citizens from 21 different nationalities. Republic of Jamtland, a self-proclaimed republic in the county of Jämtland, Sweden. It was founded in 1963 due to Sweden’s social welfare politics, which wanted Jämtland to merge with the county of Västernorrland and wanted more people to move away from the countryside of northern Sweden and into the big cities of southern Sweden. This started protests in Jämtland and later that year they declared themselves a free republic within the Kingdom of Sweden. 18
PRINCIPALITY OF REGERIN
(In official languages) Principado de Regerin Prîsipot dof Regerin Principáu de Regerin Motto: “Aurea et augusta” Anthem: Regerin Canyon symphony
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Port Cux Jergenburg Spanish, Regerinian, Bablian Roman catholic Regerinian Constitutional Federal Monarchy Alexander Rogster Michael I Regerinian National Parliament Bicameral 2014 (LPR)
2011 1.5 km² (colonies not included) 188 (with rights) Regerinian Negrillo Must .rg +340 (proposed) UTC+1
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The Republic of Jämtland has a population of 130,573 inhabitants and has an area of 19,090.4 square miles. Jämtland also has embassies and consulates in 17 different countries, such as China, Germany, the USA, England, Norway and Russia. In 1967, Yngve Gamlin, the president of the republic at that time, went to see the Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander about merging with Västernorrland county. Yngve was greeted at Harpsund estate by Tage as a chief of state on a state visit to Sweden. This gave Jamtland some recognition from Sweden as a free republic. This event has, however, been debated whether it should be seen as formal recognition or not.
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Exercises in personal entertainment or self-aggrandisement: with literally thousands in existence, micronations of the second type are by far the most common. This type can also be known as “political simulationism” or simply GENERAL INFORMATION
Regerin is a small country made up by fluvial islands and riversides along Regerin and Jergen rivers, tributaries of river Douro. All of the country is surrounded by Spain. The word Regerin, which gives name to the country in germanic languages such as English and German, comes from river Regerin, where it is located. Regerin means in Ancient Visigoth “a group of tiny rivers”. This can refer to the many small tributaries of the river. In latin languages, such as French and Spanish, it is called “the Islands of the Witches” or “the Whitch Islands”. This refers to the Witch Bridge, not far of the islands.
HISTORY
The Principality was founded by Michael I, who proclaimed himself prince. Initially, it only occupied New Oland island. The increase of flow of river Regerin threatened to sink the island, so a large channel was created to avoid it, dividing New Oland. The smallest part was later called Hansland. Later, Farland, Elmland and Malarn peninsula were annexed.
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But Michael I wanted to create a large fluvial empire. He annexed Alandsborg and conquered cape Juten and other lands around the islands. But the lords around the country didn´t allow it and they attacked Regerin. The Regerinians were defeated at the Battle of Ottenburg and they lost most of the territory conquered. Later, Alexander I of Jergenburg died, and Michael I inherited Jergenburg and its colonies: Pelagienburg and Jergerhaven. In this time, Regerinian people explored Barrilon, a wild area north of Jergerhaven, and found gold and other resources. But the other lords of the area also wanted the rich region of Barrilon. After many negotiations. The Barrilonian Commonwealth was created, it was controled and protected by all the lords. Jergenburgese people angered with Regerin. They rebeled and proclaimed the creation of the Free City of Jergenburg. The goverment decided to give them some autonomy to put down the rebelion. The Goverment conquered the entire of Barrilon again. In the eastern end of Barrilon, Kaserne (as it was called in Regerin) was located. It was a mysterious country controlled by an unknown dictator. There was a lot of tension and Regerin invaded North Kaserne, which was annexed to Barrilon. Regerin has founded some colonies. Part of Franz Joseph land, which seems to have been abandoned by Rusia, was claimed by Regerin to form the Regerinian Artic Territory. However, it was invaded by Russia in the summer of 2013 due to and incident between this country and Greenpeace. Regerin has also claims in Antartica (AMU regions 74, 75 and 76). Regerin has claims on a list of phantom or mythological
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“simulationism”. They generally exist “for fun,” have relatively few participants, are ephemeral, today usually Internet-based, and many do not survive more than a few months — although there are notable exceptions. They are usually
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concerned solely with arrogating to their founders the outward symbols of statehood. The use of grand-sounding titles, awards, honours, and heraldic symbols derived from European feudal traditions, the conduct of “wars� (often known as recwars) and
islands in the case they really exist. The latest founded colony is the island of Saint Elisabeth, located not far of Gibraltar Rock. Actually, Regerin has territorial conflicts with the Principality of Juten (which claims the district of Juten) and the Templar Principalitiy of Kaserne (which claims the district of Grabenland). Since the last war with Kaserne, this principality remains occupied by the Regerinian Terrestial Force while peace agreements are made.
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The Principality has his own language, which was created because the country needs on only official language, instead of four. This language was created in 2011 and it is based in many European languages.
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flag and a range of national holidays (called “niftydays,” because “there’s nothing holy about them”) that includes “Topin Wagglegammon” amongst others. Republic of Molossia, a desert-based micronation of 0.5 ha (1.3 acres) located near Reno, Nevada ruled by President Kevin Baugh, founded in 1977. There is a nationwide ban on smoking.
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THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF THRACIA
Motto: “Sovereignty and united for the people.” Anthem: Thracian National Anthem
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Istanbul Istanbul (13.89 Million) 98% English 2% (Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Slavic, and Arabic) 49% Eastern Orthodox, 49% Islam, and 2% other Thracian Republic Lucio Vicus Parliament Bicameral 199 2012 April 8, 1922 109,256.66 km^2 17,281,177 Micro Euro (M₏C) Lahmacun Baharat çay Lion (proposed) .thr Eastern European Time
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The Kingdom of Lovely is an attempt by King Danny I (Danny Wallace) to create an internet nation based in his flat in London. Grand Duchy of Flandrensis, a micronation that has claimed five islands of the West Antarctica, issued its own identity cards, currency and newspaper.
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Exercises in fantasy or creative fiction: Micronations of the third type include stand-alone artistic projects, deliberate exercises in creative online fiction, social justification or gratification, and artistamp creations. Examples include:
GENERAL INFORMATION
The People’s Republic of Thracia is one of the most powerful nations in the 21st century. It is a thriving nation with lots of economic growth in the recent years. The People’s Republic of Thracia has a lot of history and has a bright future. Currently the government is working on “Vision 2023” an act to modernize Istanbul its capital with new buildings and bridges. Historic structures will also be re-enforced to withstand an earthquake. The smaller city Plovidv located in the north is bidding to host the 2014 Winter Micronational Olympic Games. The Thracian culture and society has its roots in ancient times when it was a tribe of people. It eventually became a The Empire of Thrace ruling the southeast of the Balkan Peninsula. Thrace was later taken over by humungous empires like The Ancient Greek Empire, The Roman Empire, The Byzantine Empire and The Ottoman Empire. Even though for over 1000 years they didn’t have an organized nation, there culture and stories lived on and that made them to be one of the most powerful races today.
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Kamara Attars (1922 - 1932) Reza Poul (1932 - 1938) Lukris Qvale (1938 - 1940) Levant Lorbhini (1940 - 1946) Kael Astral (1946 - 1948) Vida Orus (1948 - 1960) Antwan Redget (1960 - 1962) Jaspa Corsit (1962 - 1966) Misha Poul (1966 - 1978) Trawan Tan (1978 - 1980) Alec Orshkev (1980 - 1982) Besj Apor (1982 - 1986) Latina Simyon (1986 - 1994) Kimbal Arti (1994 - 1996) Plur Llyur (1996 - 1998) Rej Asaj (1998 - 2004) Mek San (2004 - 2012) Lucio Vicus (2012 - now )
The People’s Republic of Thracia is one of the fastest growing nations in the world due to the amount of immigrants and refugees moving into the capital Istanbul. 1942- 1952 was the biggest population growth
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The Republic of Kugelmugel, founded by an Austrian artist and based in a ballLIST shaped house in Vienna, OF PRIME MINISTERS OF THRACIA which quickly became a tourist attraction. The Copeman Empire, run from a caravan park in Norfolk, England, by its founder Nick Copeman, who changed his name by POPULATION OF THRACIA deed poll to HM King OVERTIME Nicholas I. He and his empire are the subject of a book and a website where King Nicholas sells knighthoods. San Serriffe, an April Fool’s Day hoax created by the
British newspaper The Guardian, in its April 1, 1977 edition. The fictional island nation was described in an elaborate seven-page supplement and has been revisited by the newspaper several times. Republic of Saugeais (République du Saugeais), a fifty-year-old “republic” in the French département of Doubs, bordering Switzerland. The republic is made of the 11 municipalities of Les Allies, Arcon, Bugny, La Chauxde-Gilley, Gilley, Hauterive-la-Fresne, La Longeville, Montflovin, Maisons-du-Bois-Lievremont, Ville-du-Pont, and its capital Montbenoit. It had a “president”—Georgette Bertin-Pourchet, elected
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in Thracian history. Most populated cities in Thracia include Istanbul, Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Haskovo, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Thessaloniki, Edirne, Çorlu and Tekirdag.
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in 2006—a “prime minister” and numerous “citizens”. It was born from a joke between a Sauget resident and the local Préfet. The People’s Independent Democratic Republic of Procrastination, or PIDROP for short, was created by a small group of 7th graders in Lexington, Massachusetts as a joke to prove that they can run a democracy better than the US. Following a series of “revolutions”, however, the nation was split into a tri-partisan state, run by Communists, Democrats, and a group of bi-partisans who call themselves “The Green Party”. PIDROP has grown very popular with the students of Lexington.
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Vehicles for agenda promotion: these types of micronations are typically associated with a political or social reform agenda. Some are maintained as media and public relations exercises. Examples of this type include: KINGDOM OF SAXONISTAN
Motto: “Semper Fidelis” Anthem: Semper Fidelis
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Capital Teritory Bourne English Dudeism, all religions welcomed Saxon No Government as Monarch holds all effective power Thomas 1st Prince Christophe Federal Parliament Bicameral 20 199 2nd of September 2013 673.9 sq mi (1685 km2) 222,188 (6 registered) Saxonistan Pound Cycling Cream soda St. Thomas GMT
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Akhzivland is a self-declared and officially tolerated “independent republic� established by Israeli hippie and former sailor Eli Avivi on the Mediterranean beach at Akhziv in Israel. The Conch Republic, which began in 1982 as a protest by residents and business owners in the Florida Keys against a United States Border Patrol roadblock. It has since been maintained as a tourism booster, and the group has engaged in other protests.
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The Republic of New Afrika, a controversial separatist group seeking the creation of an independent black nationalist state across much of the Southeastern U.S. Republic of Lakotah, a proposed republic for the American Indian Lakota people of North and South Dakota, eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming, and northern Nebraska. Valašské královstí (Kingdom of Wallachia) is a tongue-in-cheek
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GENERAL INFORMATION The Kingdom of Saxonistan is a Federal Kingdom and was founded on 2 of September 2013 at 12:57 BST after the United Dray Emirates (which was founded on the 1st of January 2012 at 1 o’ clock) ceased to exist. The King of the Kingdom of Saxonistan is Thomas 1st (Thomas Dray), he was born on the 22nd of June 2000 to King Emeritus Paul and Queen Lesley.
INSPIRATION Many factors lead King Thomas to establish his own nation. But the two major inspirations was Prince Roy and his Principality of Sealand. The other Inspiration was Danny Wallace and his BBC Comedy-Documentary series called “How to start your own country”.
IMPERIAL FAMILY The Imperial Family is made of the Royal Family
micronation established by Tomáš Harabiš, with the Czech actor Bolek Polívka as its king in 1997 in the territory of Moravian Wallachia, for the purpose of promoting the region and tourist activities. The micronation has been registered as a tourist agency in 2000. The micronation suffered a coup d’état during which Polívka was stripped of his throne and ousted from the kingdom.
which is the Monarchs close family and the Dray Family which is the monarchs extended family.
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At present the Kingdom of Saxonistan uses laws adapted from the United Kingdom, the United States of America and International Laws.
MILITARY
The military in the Kingdom of Saxonistan is called the Kingdom Armed Defence Force or KADF for short. At present the KADF only has a small army
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The Regime in the Kingdom of Saxonistan is that of a Absolute Federal Monarchy, but a Parliament does exist but it purely acts when the Monarch wishes to hear from the people or when the monarch wants to show that he wants to listen to the peoples opinion. As par Article two, section three, line one of the Consitution there are two houses of Parliament the Upper House (the house of Nobles) and the lower house (the house of the people). The House of Nobles has more power that the Houser of the People (The system is the opposite of the UK. The House of Nobles can be compared to the House of Lords in the Uk).
Entities created for allegedly fraudulent purposes: a number of micronations that have been established for fraudulent purposes, by seeking to link questionable or illegal financial actions with seemingly legitimate nations. Examples:
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of about Five people but a air force is in the consept development stage. The Monarchs Rank in the KADF is Grand Marshal of theFederal Kingdom the highest rank in the KADF only the Monarch holds this rank while in power.
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The Kingdom of Saxonistan claims the former United Kingdom Districts of South Kesteven in Lincolnshire UK at present the Nation only controls a very small part of the PE10 Postal Area.
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The Territory of Poyais was invented by Scottish adventurer and South American independence hero Gregor MacGregor in the early 19th century. On the basis of a land grant made to him by the Anglophile native King of the Mosquito people in what is present-day Honduras, MacGregor wove one of history’s most elaborate hoaxes, managing to charm the highest levels of London’s political and financial establishment with tales of the bucolic, resource-rich country he claimed to rule as a benevolent sovereign prince,
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or “Cazique”, when he arrived in the UK in 1822. The Dominion of Melchizedek has been widely condemned for promoting fraudulent banking activities and other financial scams, and for the involvement by one of its founders in the attempted secession of the Fijian island of Rotuma. New Utopia, operated by Oklahoma City longevity promoter Howard Turney as a libertarian new country project was stopped by a United States federal court temporary restraining order from
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REPUBLIC OF VIADALVIA
Federal Republic of Viadalvia (ENG) Vederale Repuque Da Viadalcia (VID) Vederali Repuquss Daß Viadalci (VIC) Виaдaлвиa Рапеңйети (HAS) Federu Peguno mäjte Viädälvyä (DRA) Motto: “The state wants what the state wants” Anthem: Viadalvian National Anthem
Capital Voltak Largest city Voltak Official language(s) Dutch Viadalvian Viadalci English Hasani Dradelian Official religion(s) Secular Demonym Viadalvian Government Democratic Federal Republic President Timo Vink Prime Minister Stein Dros Minister Of Affairs Shady Morsi Legislature Staatsraad Type Parliament Seats 6 Established 21 July 2013 Area claimed 1000 m2 Population 45 Currency Viadalvian Sahel Microshilling National sport Football National food Kapsalon National animal Goat Time zone CET + 1
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selling bonds and bank licenses. New Utopia has claimed for a number of years to be on the verge of commencing construction of an artificial island territory located approximately midway between Honduras and Cuba, on the Misteriosa Bank but no such project has yet been undertaken. The Kingdom of EnenKio, which claims Wake Atoll in the Marshall Islands belonging to the US minor outlying islands, has been condemned by the governments of the Marshall Islands and of the United States for selling passports and diplomatic papers. On April 23,
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1998, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands issued an official Circular Note, denouncing representatives of both “EnenKio” and “Melchizedek” for making fraudulent representations. The United Kingdom of Atlantis operated a website that ceased to function in 2005, and claimed to be located in the Pacific Ocean near Australia. The “kingdom”
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GENERAL INFORMATION Viadalvia, officially the Federal Republic of Viadalvia, was a Federal Republic of and predusucessor of the Militarist Junta of Viadalvia.
FORMING Talks on the formation of a Federation were held by Shady Morsi and Timo Vink soon after the dissolution of the Confederation of Hoogwaard, of which Traford, Ijyka, Hadjaz and West Point were formerly members. It was decided that the culture of the federation should be based around the west European culture, of which both Morsi and Vink were admirers. Soon after Viadalvia was announced, West Point and East Point stated their intentions to join. The Federation was formed on 21 July 2013, replacing the Salarian Peoples Republic. Shady Morsi was elected the first President of the Federation soon after. On 23:11 Dolmenia joined the Republic of Viadalvia. On the 11th of June the Viadalvian Civil War began. On September 1st, Viadalvia lost Alenkandar as
capital to the Klausburg rebels. Three days later Klausburg become independent from Viadalvia, and Viadalvia needed a capital. They invaded Anham (a state ruling on former territory of Hoogwaard). Viadalvia still has control over the south of Anham, however the state of Anham still exists to the north.
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The first land claim was quite small, and the government was searching for new territories. The government found an island owned by a farm land, and it was claimed for Viadalvia. But on the 3rd of October, Viadalvia ended the claim on the Island because of a building project. Viadalvia shrank From 1440m2 to 1000m2.
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The Federal Republic of Viadalvia is governed as a republic. The system for governing the Federal Republic is outlined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Viadalvia. The President is the head of state, and appoints most government officials. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, is the head of government. Both the President and Prime Minister serve for a term of four years. The Council of Ministers is the executive body of the Federation, and its members are appointed by the President. The Prime Minister leads the government. Political parties in Viadalvia include:
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published maps of its alleged location; however, the islands shown did not exist. Atlantis’ leader, the self-styled Sheikh Yakub Al-Sheikh Ibrahim, was wanted in the US for various crimes including fraud and money laundering. At one point, Atlantis sent a delegation to the legitimate state of Palau to offer a low interest loan of $100 million.
Historical anomalies and aspirant states: a small number of micronations that are founded on historical anomalies or eccentric interpretations of law. These types of micronations are usually located on small (usually disputed) territorial enclaves, •Viadalvian Social Liberal Party
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•Viadalvian Capitalist Party •Whig Party
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Viadalvia 1st Elections was hold on September 2nd 2013. Shady Morsi was re-elected winning 93 % of the volts. Timo Vink have become 2nd and minister. A new member joins the governement. Edis Prasovnik his represent: the Monachist party, the New Cabinet (Shady II) is Viadalvian liberal party (3 seats Viadalvian capitalist party (2 Seats) and Monachist party (2 Seats).
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near the southern end of the border with France, which traces its history back to the Middle Ages. The Principality of Hutt River (formerly “Hutt River Province”), a farm in Western Australia, claims to have seceded from Australia to become an independent principality, with a worldwide population numbered in the tens of thousands.
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PRUSSIAN EMPIRE
Preußen Reich (German) Motto: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal.” Anthem: National Anthem of Prussia
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The Principality of Sealand, a World War II-era anti-aircraft platform built in the North Sea beyond Britain’s then territorial limit, seized by a pirate radio group in 1967 as a base for their operations, and currently used as the site of a secure web-hosting facility. Sealand has continued to promote its independence by issuing stamps, money, and appointing an official national athlete. It has been described as the “world’s most notorious micronation” as well as the “world’s smallest and
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weirdest country�. The Crown Dependency of Forvik is an island in Shetland, currently recognized as part of UK. Stuart Hill claims that independence comes from an arrangement struck in 1468 between King Christian I of Denmark/ Norway and Scotland’s James III, whereby Christian pawned the Shetland Islands to James in order to raise money for his
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GENERAL INFORMATION The Prussian Empire is a Micronation/Seccession Movement located near the American state of Northern Illinois aswell as in the East and West Prussia. It is based on indirect democracy with a monarch with constituted powers or Constitutional Monarchy. It is based off the return of a well known macronation of 18th & 19th Centuries of Prussia, sharing the same history as her because of the goal to restore her former glory.
MEDIEVAL HISTORY Formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre, in the Levant, the medieval Order played an important role in Outremer, controlling the port tolls of Acre. After Christian forces were defeated in the Middle East, the Order moved to Transylvania in 1211 to help defend the South-Eastern borders of the Kingdom of Hungary against the Kipchaks. The Knights were expelled by force of arms by king Andrew II of Hungary in 1225, after allegedly attempting to place themselves under Papal instead of the original Hungarian sovereignty.
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In 1515, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I made a marriage alliance with Sigismund I of Poland-Lithuania. Thereafter the Empire did not support the Order against Poland. In 1525, Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg resigned and converted to Lutheranism, becoming Duke of Prussia as a vassal of Poland. Soon after, the Order lost Livonia and its holdings in the Protestant areas of Germany.
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On 18 January 1701, Frederick III, upgraded Prussia from a duchy to a kingdom and crowned himself King Frederick I. To avoid offending Poland, where a part of the old Prussia lay, Leopold I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire where most of the lands of Prussia lay, allowed Frederick only to title himself “King in Prussia”, not “King of Prussia”.
19TH CENTURY In 1862 King Wilhelm I appointed Otto von Bismarck as Prime Minister of Prussia. Bismarck was determined to defeat both the liberals and conservatives and increase Prussian supremacy and influence among the German states. There has been much debate as to whether Bismarck actually planned to create a united Germany when he set out on this journey, or whether he simply took advantage of the circumstances that fell into
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daughter’s dowry. Hill claims that the dowry was never paid and therefore it is not part of UK and should be a crown dependency like the Isle of Man. Hill has also encouraged the rest of Shetland to declare independence.
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New-country projects: are attempts to found completely new nation-states. They typically involve plans to construct artificial islands (few of which are ever realised), and a large percentage have embraced or purported to embrace libertarian
place. Certainly his memoirs paint a rosy picture of an idealist, but these were written with the benefit of hindsight. What is clear is that Bismarck curried support from large sections of the people by promising to lead the fight for greater German unification. He eventually guided Prussia through three wars which together brought William the position of German Emperor.
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Because of the German Revolution of 1918, Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia. Prussia was proclaimed a “Free State� within the new Wiemar Republic and in 1920 received a democratic constitution. After the Western Allies won the second world war, As part of their war aims the Western allies sought the abolition of Prussia. Stalin was initially content to retain the name, Russia having a different historical view of its neighbor and sometime former ally. In Law No. 46 of 25 February 1947 the Allied Control Council formally proclaimed the dissolution of Prussia
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Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being invaded by troops from Tonga, who formally annexed it before destroying the island. Principality of Freedonia, a libertarian project that was falsely reported to have tried to lease territory from the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2001. After the men from Awdal Roads Company were deported, resulting public dissatisfaction led to rioting, and the reported death of a Somali. Oceania (also known as “The Atlantis Project”, but unrelated to the 1970s project listed above), another libertarian artificial island project that 48
REPUBLIC OF VETRIA
Repubblica di Vetria (Italian) Lyðyvylð e Vetria (vet) Poblacht na bhFetria (Irish Gaelic) Repóblica de Vètria (Modenese) Motto: ”Ionadaí agus Daoine (President and People)” Anthem: Va’ Pensiero (Giuseppe Verdi)
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Vetria City Vetria City Italian, Vetrian, Irish Gaelic Secular Vetrian Presidential Republic Filippo Pradelli Tommaso Pradelli Mattia Ambra Congress of Vetria Bicameral 100 2012 June 27th, 2012 11.322 Vetrian Lira Football Crescentine Lambrusco Canary St. George GMT +1
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raised US$400,000 before going bankrupt in 1994. Seasteading, a project aimed at building competitive governments at sea. Global Country of World Peace, “a country without borders for peace loving people everywhere�, was declared by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 2000. It made several attempts to buy or lease land for a sovereign territory. It is currently governed by Maharaja Tony Nader. Its currency is the RAAM and its capitals include Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa and MERU, Holland.
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Exercises in historical revisionism: in Germany, numerous individuals and groups— collectively labeled Kommissarische Reichsregierungen (KRR)—assert that the German Empire continues to exist in its pre-World War II borders and that they
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Vetria, called the Republic of Vetria, or more professionally, the Presidential Sovereign Republic of Vetria is a presidential republic. It was founded on June 27, 2012, by Filippo Pradelli from Modena, Italy. Filippo became the first president of Vetria. Vetria was planned to exist back in 2010, but it was originally intended to be Filipponia.
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Vetria officially unrecognizes these macronations: •Sri Lanka •Syria
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are its government, or government-in-exile. LICENSE PLATES Private Car
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The license plate is black with grey letters, the scheme is this: V-LNNNL. V=Vetria L=Letter N=Number It can be customed with a max of 7 characters, as it doesn’t appear on Banned License Plate Combination List (BLPCL). Disabled people
Similar to private cars, its characters are narrower and there’s a “D” in the end.
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“Alternative Governments” are mostly defined as “a government that declares itself to be an authority over a set territory, but do not recognize themselves as the only or sole authority on said territory”. Some alternative governments include:
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Early history and evolution The oldest extant micronation to arise in modern times is the Kingdom of Redonda, founded in 1865 in the Caribbean. It failed to establish itself as a real country, but has nonetheless managed to survive into the present day as a unique literary foundation with its own king and aristocracy— although it is not without its controversies: there are presently at least four competing claimants to the Redondan throne. Martin Coles Harman, 54
REPUBLIC OF AKEBAR
Repüblikän Eykbaräna Motto: ”Liväl e svist (Brotherhood and independence)” Anthem: “Kanit vönädik Eykbaräna (Old March of Akebar)”
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Akebar Cotts English, Akebarian Volapük (Eykbaränapük) Republic Martin Garside 1290 2013 3.144 KM2 8 Registered Citizens (As of: September 2013) GBP
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owner of the British island of Lundy in the early decades of the 20th century, declared himself King and issued private coinage and postage stamps for local use. Although the island was ruled as a virtual fiefdom, its owner never claimed to be independent of the United Kingdom, so Lundy can at best be described as a precursor to later territorial micronations. Another example is the Principality of Outer Baldonia, a 16-acre (65,000 m2) rocky island off the coast of Nova Scotia, founded by Russell Arundel, chairman of the Pepsi Cola Company (later: PepsiCo), in 1945 and comprising a population of 69 fishermen.
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History during 1960 to 1980 The 1960s and 1970s witnessed the foundation of a number of territorial micronations. The first of these, Sealand, was established in 1967 on an GENERAL INFORMATION abandoned World War II gun platform in the North Sea just off the East Anglian coast of England, and has survived into the present day. Others were founded on libertarian principles and involved RACE AND ETHNICITY schemes to construct artificial islands, but only three are known to have had even limited success in realizing that goal. The Republic of Rose Island was a 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft)
Akebar (/ˈeɪkbɑr/), officially the Republic of Akebar, is a government in exile which claims to be the legitimate governing body of Akebar, a township and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It claims to be an independent sovereign state but has received no recognition from world governments. The Akebar Township is a Township in North Yorkshire, founded as a Township in 1290, however it can trace it’s roots to the 7th century when the first settlement was built. The Republic of Akebar sees itself as the successor of the Township of Akebar, establishing the Township as an independent state. The Republic also maintains several small extraterritorial claims, known as “Akebarian villas”, located in County Durham. They where formed from the remnants of the former Dradelian territory.
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registered citizens and non-registered citizens living in Akebar), and the ethnicity of registered citizens living outside of Akebar. Among both groups, English is the dominant ethnic group, however there is strong Celtic and Polish minority, with the Prime Minister being an ethnic Pole, and the President being of both English and Irish decent. Most citizens are ethnic Europeans, but with a small very Arabic minority.
First Village settlement The Region of Akebar can trace its history to the 7th Century A.D, when the first village settlement was founded. The settlement was founded by James the Deacon, a disciple of St. Paulinus, who established an early church in the Akebar area during the 7th century A.D. The Church was built in order to convert British pagans to Christianity.
Akebar became a micronation in May 2012, when it was claimed as a state by Dalton, then a micronational confederation. It was then voted to be the capital and leading state in Dalton. In the June of that year, Daltonese control over Akebar weakened as the Akebarian government wished for independence, Dalton then renounced the claim to Akebar, leaving the area divided between Mahuset, Vetria, Smallia (now Sabovia), Sierra and the Akebarian
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platform built in 1968 in Italian national waters in the Adriatic Sea, 7 miles (11 km) off the Italian town of Rimini. It is known to have issued stamps, and to have declared Esperanto to be its official language. Shortly after completion, however, it was seized and destroyed by the Italian Navy for failing to pay state taxes. In the late 1960s, Leicester HISTORY OF THE AKEBAR REGION Hemingway, brother of author Ernest, was involved in another such project— HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC a small timber platform in OF AKEBAR international waters off the west coast of Jamaica. This territory, consisting of an 8-foot (2.4 m) by 30-foot (9.1 m) barge, he called “New Atlantis”. Hemingway was an honorary citizen and President; however, the structure was damaged by storms and finally pillaged by Mexican fishermen. In 1973, Hemingway
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was reported to have moved on from New Atlantis to promoting a 1,000 sq yd (840 m2) platform near the Bahamas. The new country was called “Tierra del Mar” (Land of the Sea). (Ernest Hemingway’s adopted hometown of Key West was later itself part of another micronation; see Conch Republic.) The Republic of Minerva was set up in 1972 as a libertarian new-country project by Nevada businessman Michael Oliver. Oliver’s group conducted dredging operations at the Minerva Reefs, a shoal located in the Pacific Ocean south of Fiji. They succeeded in creating a small artificial island, but their efforts at securing international recognition met with little success, and near-neighbour Tonga sent a military force to the area and annexed it.
Rebel faction (later to be the Republic of Akebar). Mahuset, Sabovia, Sierra and Vetria renounced their claims to Akebar due to pressure from Dradelia and the Akebarian republicans, leaving divided as half of Akebar as well as other surrounding areas joined Dradelia (which the ROA once shared its symbols with), and the other half remained independent. The Second Akebarian Republic was declared in July 2013, after the whole of Akebar was taken from Dradelia, uniting independent Akebar and Dradelian Akebar as one.
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The culture of Akebar is essentially the culture which already existed in the area, therefore similar to the culture of the Wensleydale region which surrounds it. Akebar is a majority Roman Catholic area, and a farming-based community, like much of the lower Wensleydale area which surrounds it. Census data has shown that Akebar and the Lower Wensleydalre area has a more laid-back lifestyle compared to the rest of the UK, giving the area a higher than average life expectancy. Although being predominately ethically English or Irish, Akebarian republicans tend to have a more continental European outlook on life, as opposed to the typical British outlook. The island mentality often found in the UK is despised by Akebarian republican society.
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Effects of the Internet Micronationalism shed much of its traditionally eccentric anti-establishment mantle and took on a distinctly hobbyistSOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF BROMENIA perspective in the mid-1990s, when the emerging popularity of the Internet made it possibleСоциалистическа република братя е седнал на масата to create and promote statelike Motto: ” наДа братството (Be seated at the table of Brotherhood)” Anthem: Тачанка entities in an entirely electronic medium with relative ease. An early example is the Kingdom of Talossa, a micronation created in 1979 by then 14-year-old Robert Ben Madison, which went online in November 1995, and was reported in the New York Times and other print media in 2000. As a result, the number of exclusively online, fantasy or simulation-based micronations 60
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Dragostin Bulgarian English Secular Bromenians, Bromeni Bratya Single Party Socialist State Vhod Soika Shotlandets Brotherhood For The Greater Good of Society Dragostin Old Church 4th January 2014 27th September 2013 16 2 km 19 Bromeni Lev, Bulgarian Lev, Euro .eu +359 Eastern European Time(UTC+02:00)
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expanded dramatically. The activities of these types of micronations are almost exclusively limited to simulations of diplomatic activity (including the signing of “treaties” and participation in “supramicronational” forums such as the League of Micronations) and contribution to wikis. With the introduction of the Internet, many articles on how to create micronations were made available on such wikis, which serve as a hub of online activity for micronations. A number of traditional territorial micronations, including the Hutt River Province, Seborga, and Sealand, maintain websites that serve largely to promote their claims and sell merchandise.
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Legitimacy In international law, the Montevideo Convention on the Right and Duties of States sets down the criteria for statehood in article 1: The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. The first sentence of article 3 of the Montevideo ConGENERAL INFORMATION vention explicitly states that “The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states.” Under these guidelines, any entity which meets all of the criteria set forth in article 1 can be regarded as soverHISTORY eign under international law, whether or not other states have recognized it. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as an independent subject of international law does not meet all the criteria for recognition as a State (however it does not claim itself a State either), but is and has been recognized as a sovereign nation for centuries. The doctrine of territorial integrity does not effectively
Bromenia (Pronounciation: brom-ee-nee-ah;), officially the Socialist Republic of Bromenia, is a country on the Balkan Peninsula that is considered a “Micronation” by outside observers. The capital city of Dragostin is into the second year of a seven-year plan for complete renovation. Bromenia is the only country located wholly within the Pirins Mountain Range. The nation was founded by the heavily Marxist-influenced Communist leader President Вход, and is currently controlled by both Вход and the Chancellor, whom acts as a deputy-head of government as well as officially the Bromeni Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The sole political party in Bromenia is the Bromeni Workers’ Party.
When Dragostin was a part of Bulgaria, it was a thriving yet small village on the edge of a large town, Gotse Delchev. It was slowly abandoned as the nearby towns grew into more prosperous places. The history of Bromenia begins in 2013, when
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President Вход and his chancellor were researching ghost towns, they came across Dragostin in Bulgaria. Within months, Dragostin looked promising enough to become it’s own micronation - and so the nation is now into the second year of a 7 year plan to rebuild the old town. Back in the United Kingdom, they recruited 16 other citizens into the mass which started up the need for Passports and a currency. They decided to use a rendition of the Bulgarian Lev, subsequently called the Bromeni Lev. Passports were produced for the 19 citizens and they became dual nationality of British-Bromeni. In 2014, several residents from the United Kingdom entered a permanent immigration to Bromenia, allowing full populisation of the capital city.
The President of Bromenia, Vkhod Ghespatrov, made the following statement on law in 2014; “Due to our lack of de jure control over the territory that Bromenia claims, we are weary to institute our own law until we have reached further steps towards autonomy and/or independence. We are therefore thankful to constitute Bulgarian law inside our borders until we are able to reach agreements with Bulgarian government that would ensure the future of Bromenia as a country.”
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prohibit unilateral secession from established states in international law, per the relevant section from the text of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration: the participating States will respect the territorial integrity of each of the participating States. Accordingly, they will refrain from any action inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations against the territorial integrity, political independence or the unity of any participating State, and LAW in particular from any such action constituting a threat or use of force. The participating States will likewise refrain from making each other’s territory the object of military occupation or other direct or indirect measures of force in contravention of international law, or the object of acquisition by means of such measures or the threat of them. No such occupation or acquisition will be recognized as legal. This does not make any statement as regards persons within a state electing to secede of their own accord.
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