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<div>== Prime Ministers of [[Hakka]] ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable" align="left"<br />
!colspan=6|Color key<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:darkgreen" |<br />
| bgcolor=D2FF78|[[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:navy" |<br />
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6|[[Hakkai reformism|Reformist]]<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! Picture <br />
! width="30%" | Name <br />
! width="17%" | Term start <br />
! width="17%" | Term end <br />
! width="31%" | Faction<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''1'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yusuf Mehmed]]<br />
| 25 June 2010<br />
| 4 July 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#ADD8E6"<br />
|bgcolor="navy"| <font color=white>'''2'''<br />
| [[File:JJuda.jpg|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yeshua Yuda]] <br />
| 4 July 2010<br />
| 19 August 2010<br />
| [[Hakkai reformism|Reformist]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''3'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yusuf Mehmed]]<br />
| 19 August 2010<br />
| 3 September 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''4'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Peter Martin|Boutros Martin]] <br />
| 3 September 2010<br />
| 11 November 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Prime Ministers of [[Tiana]] ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable" align="left"<br />
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|-<br />
| style="background-color:#C61318" |<br />
| bgcolor=#FFB6B6|[[Communist Party of Tiana|Communist Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:#218CCC" |<br />
| bgcolor=#CCEEFF|[[Democratic Party (Tiana)|Democratic Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:#3E117B" |<br />
| bgcolor=#c5b7d7|[[Tianic Fatherland Front|Fatherland Front]]<br />
|}<br />
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|-<br />
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! width="17%" | Term end <br />
! width="31%" | Political Party<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Prime Ministers of Republican and Communist Tiana'''<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''1'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Peter Martin]]'''<br />
| 11 November 2010<br />
| 21 November 2010<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''2'''<br />
| [[File:Leroy.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Leroy Santiago]]'''<br />
| 21 November 2010<br />
| 21 February 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''3'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 21 February 2011<br />
| 22 June 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''4'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Emily Howard]]'''<br />
| 22 June 2011<br />
| 27 September 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''5'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 27 September 2011<br />
| 15 January 2012<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
|bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''6'''<br />
| [[File:JJuda.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joshua Juda]]'''<br />
| 15 January 2012<br />
| 17 May 2012<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''7'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Charlotte Lindström]]'''<br />
| 17 May 2012<br />
| 3 June 2012 <br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCEEFF"<br />
| bgcolor=#218CCC| <font color=white>'''8'''<br />
| [[File:HMCiprianCropped.png|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian de Jucărești]]'''<br />
| 3 June 2012<br />
| 1 December 2012<br />
| [[Democratic Party (Tiana)|Democratic Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''9'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 1 December 2012<br />
| 20 October 2014<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Office abolished'''<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Prime Ministers of the [[Kingdom of Tiana]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#c5b7d7"<br />
| bgcolor=#3E117B| <font color=white>'''10'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>His Excellency the Right Honorable</small><br>[[Joseph Puglisi|Joseph Puglisi,<br>1st '''Baron Roberts''']]<br />
| 9 February 2015<br />
| 19 March 2015<br />
| [[Tianic Fatherland Front]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#c5b7d7"<br />
| bgcolor=#3E117B| <font color=white>'''11'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency the Right Honorable</small><br>[[William Opdengraff|William Opdengraff,<br>1st '''Earl of Agnorr''']]<br />
| 19 March 2015<br />
| 31 December 2018<br />
| [[Tianic Fatherland Front]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{{Tiana Nav}}</div>Puggyhttps://micronations.wiki/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_government_of_Tiana&diff=429517List of heads of government of Tiana2019-04-24T05:43:10Z<p>Puggy: /* Prime Ministers of Tiana */</p>
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<div>== Prime Ministers of [[Hakka]] ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable" align="left"<br />
!colspan=6|Color key<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:darkgreen" |<br />
| bgcolor=D2FF78|[[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:navy" |<br />
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6|[[Hakkai reformism|Reformist]]<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! Picture <br />
! width="30%" | Name <br />
! width="17%" | Term start <br />
! width="17%" | Term end <br />
! width="31%" | Faction<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''1'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yusuf Mehmed]]<br />
| 25 June 2010<br />
| 4 July 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#ADD8E6"<br />
|bgcolor="navy"| <font color=white>'''2'''<br />
| [[File:JJuda.jpg|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yeshua Yuda]] <br />
| 4 July 2010<br />
| 19 August 2010<br />
| [[Hakkai reformism|Reformist]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''3'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Yusuf Mehmed]]<br />
| 19 August 2010<br />
| 3 September 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#D2FF78"<br />
|bgcolor="darkgreen"| <font color=white>'''4'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency</small><br>[[Peter Martin|Boutros Martin]] <br />
| 3 September 2010<br />
| 11 November 2010<br />
| [[Conservatism in Hakka|Conservative]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Prime Ministers of [[Tiana]] ==<br />
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{|class="wikitable" align="left"<br />
!colspan=6|Color key<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:#C61318" |<br />
| bgcolor=#FFB6B6|[[Communist Party of Tiana|Communist Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:#218CCC" |<br />
| bgcolor=#CCEEFF|[[Democratic Party (Tiana)|Democratic Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color:#3E117B" |<br />
| bgcolor=#c5b7d7|[[Tianic Fatherland Front|Fatherland Front]]<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! Picture <br />
! width="30%" | Name <br />
! width="17%" | Term start <br />
! width="17%" | Term end <br />
! width="31%" | Political Party<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Prime Ministers of Republican and Communist Tiana'''<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''1'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Peter Martin]]'''<br />
| 11 November 2010<br />
| 21 November 2010<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''2'''<br />
| [[File:Leroy.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Leroy Santiago]]'''<br />
| 21 November 2010<br />
| 21 February 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''3'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 21 February 2011<br />
| 22 June 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''4'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Emily Howard]]'''<br />
| 22 June 2011<br />
| 27 September 2011<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''5'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 27 September 2011<br />
| 15 January 2012<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
|bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''6'''<br />
| [[File:JJuda.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joshua Juda]]'''<br />
| 15 January 2012<br />
| 17 May 2012<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''7'''<br />
| [[File:[[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Charlotte Lindström]]'''<br />
| 17 May 2012<br />
| 3 June 2012 <br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCEEFF"<br />
| bgcolor=#218CCC| <font color=white>'''8'''<br />
| [[File:HMCiprianCropped.png|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian de Jucărești]]'''<br />
| 3 June 2012<br />
| 1 December 2012<br />
| [[Democratic Party (Tiana)|Democratic Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#FFB6B6"<br />
| bgcolor=#C61318| <font color=white>'''9'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>The Right Honorable Comrade</small><br>'''[[Joseph Puglisi]]'''<br />
| 1 December 2012<br />
| 20 October 2014<br />
| [[Communist Party of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Office abolished'''<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=6|'''Prime Ministers of the [[Kingdom of Tiana]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#c5b7d7"<br />
| bgcolor=#3E117B| <font color=white>'''10'''<br />
| [[File:JPuglisi.jpg|70px]] <br />
| <small>His Excellency the Right Honorable</small><br>[[Joseph Puglisi|Joseph Puglisi,<br>1st '''Baron Roberts''']]<br />
| 9 February 2015<br />
| 19 March 2015<br />
| [[Tianic Fatherland Front]]<br />
|-<br />
|- bgcolor="#c5b7d7"<br />
| bgcolor=#3E117B| <font color=white>'''11'''<br />
| [[File:Placeholdermale.png|70px]]<br />
| <small>His Excellency the Right Honorable</small><br>[[William Opdengraff|William Opdengraff,<br>1st '''Earl of Agnorr''']]<br />
| 19 March 2015<br />
| 31 December 2018<br />
| [[Tianic Fatherland Front]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{{Tiana Nav}}</div>Puggyhttps://micronations.wiki/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Tiana&diff=429516Kingdom of Tiana2019-04-24T05:42:38Z<p>Puggy: </p>
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<div>{{GA|revision=37526|date=29 May 2014}}<br />
{{Infobox nation<br />
|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = Milesbury<br />
|largest_city = Milesbury<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]] (ceremonial)<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<ref>The two terms are not equivalent. While "Tianan" usually refers to a citizen of the Tianan State, "Tianic" usually refers to a person of specifically Tianan ethnicity."</ref><br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = <br />
|hos_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HIM King Theodoric]]<br />
|hog_name = ''Vacant''<br />
|3rd_h_name = <br />
|legislature = <br />
|seats_a = <br />
|seats_b = <br />
|election_a = <br />
|election_b = <br />
|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres (2015)<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
}} <br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to five years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". The etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear, and several theories exist as to the etymology of the name. The most widely accepted of these is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana". Several proposed explanations propose that the name originates in the languages of Italians who settled in the area. Tianans of Italian descent have described "Tiana" as originating from an abbreviation of either the [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]] "Isula Taliana" (meaning "Italian island") or the [[w:Italian language|Italian]] "Isola tagliana" (meaning "reward island").<br />
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Another proposed, but poorly supported etymology of "Tiana" comes from the Chinese "Tiān" (天), meaning "Heaven".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
{{Main|Hakkai-Pongonesian War}}<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ====<br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
{{Main|Great Restoration (Tiana)}}<br />
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On February 8 of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast food|fast food]] from the [[w:United States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
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| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
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| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
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|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
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|-<br />
| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
|-<br />
| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
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|-<br />
| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
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|}<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = Milesbury<br />
|largest_city = Milesbury<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]] (ceremonial)<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<ref>The two terms are not equivalent. While "Tianan" usually refers to a citizen of the Tianan State, "Tianic" usually refers to a person of specifically Tianan ethnicity."</ref><br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = <br />
|hos_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HIM King Theodoric]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = <br />
|legislature = <br />
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|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres (2015)<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
}} <br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to five years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". The etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear, and several theories exist as to the etymology of the name. The most widely accepted of these is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana". Several proposed explanations propose that the name originates in the languages of Italians who settled in the area. Tianans of Italian descent have described "Tiana" as originating from an abbreviation of either the [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]] "Isula Taliana" (meaning "Italian island") or the [[w:Italian language|Italian]] "Isola tagliana" (meaning "reward island").<br />
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Another proposed, but poorly supported etymology of "Tiana" comes from the Chinese "Tiān" (天), meaning "Heaven".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
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| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
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| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
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|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
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|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
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| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
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|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
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|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
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|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
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|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
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| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
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| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
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| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
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| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
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| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
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| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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The '''Tianic Fatherland Front''', sometimes called '''the White Hand''', is a [[w:Nationalism|nationalist]] political organization which, in February 2015, overthrew the [[Communist Party of Tiana|Communist Party]] and established the [[Tiana|Kingdom of Tiana]].<br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
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Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
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== Political views ==<br />
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[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
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Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
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While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
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== Religious views ==<br />
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Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Grand Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the Wildebeest'''<br />
|[[File:OKWribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Lord of Saint Cecilia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:PalasiaFlag.png|25px|border]] [[Reich Republic of Palasia|Palasia]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Knight of the Palasian Iron Cross 2nd Class'''<br />
|[[File:IronCross2ndClass.jpg|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Emir of Nasser'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|<small>Includes outdated, revoked, and/or disowned awards</small><br />
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<small>[[Presidential Award of Merit and Honour (Ashukovo)|PAMH]]</small>, <small> ARSE </small><br />
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'''William Opdengraff, 1st Earl of Agnorr''' is a [[Tiana]]n politician from the [[Agnorr|Colony of Agnorr and Wallens Plantations]] who is currently serving as the [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister of the Tianan Empire]].<br />
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===List of offices===<br />
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*{{flagiconstart|TianaTricolor.png|Tianar}} [[Prime Minister of Tiana]] ''(19 March 2015 - )''<br />
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===Previously held positions===<br />
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*{{flagiconstart|Flag of Nova Agnorr.png|Nova Agnorr}} Govenor of Nova Agnorr ''(August 2013 - February 2015)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|Knoll flag 1.png|Nolland}} First Minister of the [[Tsardom of Nolland]] ''(July 2013 - February 2015)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|Knoll flag 1.png|Nolland}} Secretary of the State for Defense of the [[Tsardom of Nolland]] ''(May 2013 - February 2015)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|New Agnorr Flag.png|Agnorr}} President of the [[Republic of Agnorr]] ''(September 2010 - December 2013)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|New Agnorr Flag.png|Agnorr}} Foreign Affairs Minister of the [[Republic of Agnorr]] ''(September 2010 - December 2013)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|Knoll flag 1.png|Nolland}} Deputy First Minister of the [[Tsardom of Nolland]] ''(May 2012 - July 2012)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|New CSP flag.PNG|CSP}} Entertainment Minister for [[Confederate States of Prosperity]] ''(August 2012 - December 2012)''<br />
*{{flagiconstart|OAM logo.png|OAM}} Judge of the [[Intermicronational Court of Law]] [[OAM]] ''(September 2011 - December 2011)''<br />
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== Political views == <br />
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[[File:Pol.png|250px|thumb|left|Pacos' place on the political compass.]] Paco has many different ideologies he associates himself with including [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]], [[w:Social conservatism|social conservatism]], [[w:Green conservatism|green conservatism]] and to a lesser extent [[w:Fascism|fascism]]. Paco is [[w:Opposition to immigration|anti-immigration]] and [[w:Anti-Zionism|Anti-Zionist]].<br />
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In the United States, Paco is a supporter of the [[w:Constitution Party|Constitution Party]].<br />
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== Ancestry ==<br />
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|2= 2. Michael Schmidt<br />
|3= 3. Mary Roche<br />
|4= 4. Robert Schmidt<br />
|5= 5. Mary Fahy<br />
|6= 6. Jeremiah Roche<br />
|7= 7. Theresa Tammaro<br />
|8= 8. Charles Schmidt<br />
|9= 9. Marion Schumacher<br />
|10= 10. Joseph Fahy<br />
|11= 11. Mary Kelly<br />
|12= 12. Jeremiah Roche<br />
|13= 13. Elizabeth Cassedy<br />
|14= 14. Angelo Tammaro<br />
|15= 15. Gertrude Szafranski<br />
|16= 16. Charles Schmidt<br />
|17= 17. Anna McCloskey<br />
|18= 18. Charles Henry Schumacher<br />
|19= 19. Gertrude Davis<br />
|20= 20. Dennis Fahy<br />
|21= 21. Anastasia McNulty<br />
|22= 22. Edward Kelly<br />
|23= 23. Anna Hogan<br />
|24= 24. Edward Roche<br />
|25= 25. Mary Henges<br />
|26= 26. Thomas Cassedy<br />
|27= 27. Mary Carlin<br />
|28= 28. Giovanni Tammaro<br />
|29= 29. Philomena Zanini<br />
|30= 30. Vincent Szafranski<br />
|31= 31. Pelagia Kniat<br />
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== Decorations ==<br />
*[[File:PAMH ribbon.png|border|50px]] [[Presidential Award of Merit and Honour (Ashukovo)|Presidential Award of Merit and Honour]]<br />
*[[File:Realm von freyja.png|border|30px]] Slayer of the Inferior Races<br />
*[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|border|30px]] Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate<br />
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|name_english = Party of the International Left <br> <small>Parti de la Gauche Internationale (French)</small><br />
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|logo = [[File:Party of the International Left logo.jpg|200px]]<br />
|colorcode = orange<br />
| leader1_title = Chairman<br />
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| leader1_name = [[Andrew Janiszewski]]<br />
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|foundation = 16/10/14 (as the Social Democrats International) <br> 08/04/15 (as the Party of the International Left)<br />
|headquarters = [[Zirconic]]<br />
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|membership = 10<br />
|membership_year = parties<br />
|ideology = {{*}} [[w:Socialism|Socialism]] <br> {{*}} [[w:Social democracy|Social democracy]] <br> {{*}} [[w:Communism|Communism]] <br> {{*}} [[w:Liberalism|Liberalism]] <br> {{*}} [[w:Big tent|Big tent]]<br />
|position = [[w:Centre-left|Centre-left]] to [[w:Far-left|Far-left]]<br />
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|colors = Orange, red, emerald green<br />
|footnotes = [http://pgi-pil.eu.pn/ Party of the International Left]<br />
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The '''Party of the International Left''' (French: ''Partie de la Gauche Internationale'') is an international political party with "branches" or, more officially, sub-parties, in 7 nations; [[Sorrenia]], [[Zirconic]], [[Abelden]], [[Hortania]], [[Sinoland]], [[Federal Republic of St.Charlie|St. Charlie]] and [[Suntrain]]. The Chairperson of the PIL is [[Andrew Janiszewski]], however every sub-party has the right to elect its own party leader. The PIL is a bilingual organization - English and French being the official languages. Although in general, the PIL is a political party that works to support its sub-parties in elections, there are several nations in which there are two or more PIL sub-parties, which will sometimes contest each other in elections. In these cases, the PIL as an organization will not interfere in an election so as to not show favouritism, however will urge citizens to vote for one of the parties, depending on their personal preference. <br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Social Democrats International ===<br />
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The Social Democrats International - formed on 16 October, 2014 - was a small organization, indented to bring social democratic parties together as one. The first SDI sub-party to gain notoriety/success in a micronation was the [[Democratic-Liberty Party of Sorrenia|New Democratic Party of Sorrenia]], which has gone through various name changes, originally being the Liberty Party and currently being called the Democratic-Liberty Party. The NDP helped to establish the first effective opposition in Sorrenian politics and set a precedent for SDI sub-parties to start making political gains elsewhere. <br />
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In [[Zirconic]] - a micronation founded by SDI's leader, Janiszewski - political parties had been banned entirely for a very long time, but eventually they were established with a New Democratic Party being born into a hegemonic 14/25 seats on the Federal Council. With the success of these two parties, Janiszewski decided to reduce administrative bureaucracy and increase international influence by uniting those parties, and later, three more, under the SDI banner.<br />
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This historic link with [[w:Social Democracy|Social Democracy]] can still be seen in the PIL, as several of the parties still retain the name "New Democratic Party", based off the [[w:New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic Party of Canada]], however the PIL also allows parties of other left-wing beliefs to join the organization. <br />
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=== Party of the International Left ===<br />
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After political shifts in Janiszewski's personal ideology towards [[w:Democratic Socialism|Democratic Socialism]] and a decline in the membership of SDI, it was decided that having a party that was limited to Social Democrats was generally not as successful as SDI could be. As a result, SDI was reformed as the PIL, a party which focuses on a "[[w:Big Tent|big tent]]" ideology, and encourages a diverse crowd of left-wing parties. Additionally, with the new membership of the Progressive Party-Unionists in St. Charlie, the Communist Party in Hortania and the Workers Party in Sorrenia, the NDP hegemony and the standard of Janiszewski leading most sub-parties was changed greatly. The PIL is much more diverse than the SDI had been, shown through the bilingual nature of the newly reformed party.<br />
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| [[File:Abeldane flag.jpg|border|25px]] [[Abeldane Empire]]<br />
| [[New Democratic Party of Abelden]]<br />
| {{no2}} in opposition <br />
| {{ParlSeats|4|15|hex=#f98e1c}}<br />
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|-<br />
| [[File:Flag of Akebar.png|border|25px]] [[Republic of Akebar]]<br />
| [[People's Unity Party of Akebar]]<br />
| {{yes2}} one-party state<br />
| {{ParlSeats|5|5|hex=#006400}}<br />
| Socialist vanguard party <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" | [[File:Hortania flag.jpg|border|25px]] [[Republic of Hortania]]<br />
| [[Party of the Left (Hortania)]]<br />
| {{yes2}} in government <br />
| {{ParlSeats|4|6|hex=#ff0000}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| [[File:Sinoland.jpg|border|25px]] [[Republic of Sinoland]]<br />
| [[New Democratic Party of Sinoland]]<br />
| {{no2}} in opposition<br />
| {{ParlSeats|3|11|hex=#f98e1c}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sorrenian Flag.jpg|border|25px]] [[Sorrenian Federation]]<br />
| [[Sorrenian Workers Party]]<br />
| {{yes2}} senior party in coalition<br />
| {{ParlSeats|8|15|hex=#ff0000}}<br />
| 1st Socialist party to join<br />
|-<br />
| [[Democratic-Liberty Party of Sorrenia]]<br />
| {{partial|}} junior party in coalition<br />
| {{ParlSeats|4|15|hex=#f98e1c}}<br />
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|-<br />
| [[File:1529.png|border|25px]] [[Republic of Suntrain]]<br />
| [[Socialist Party of Suntrain]]<br />
| {{yes2}} senior party in coalition<br />
| {{ParlSeats|11|15|hex=#ff0000}}<br />
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|-<br />
| [[File:Flag stcharlie.png|border|25px]] [[Federal Republic of St.Charlie]]<br />
| [[The Progressive Party - Unionists (St.Charlie)]]<br />
| {{partial|}} junior party in coalition<br />
| {{ParlSeats|1|10|hex=#ff0000}}<br />
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|-<br />
| [[File:Current Zirconian Flag.jpg|border|25px]] [[Zirconic|Republic of Zirconic]] <br />
| [[Party of the Zirconian Left]]<br />
| {{yes2}} In government<br />
| {{ParlSeats|15|19|hex=#00FF00}}<br />
| Holds 1st and 2nd Zastupnik<br />
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|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = Milesbury<br />
|largest_city = Milesbury<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]] (ceremonial)<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = <br />
|hos_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HIM King Theodoric]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = <br />
|legislature = <br />
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|election_a = <br />
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|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". The etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear, and several theories exist as to the etymology of the name. The most widely accepted of these is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana". Several proposed explanations propose that the name originates in the languages of Italians who settled in the area. Tianans of Italian descent have described "Tiana" as originating from an abbreviation of either the [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]] "Isula Taliana" (meaning "Italian island") or the [[w:Italian language|Italian]] "Isola tagliana" (meaning "reward island").<br />
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Another proposed, but poorly supported etymology of "Tiana" comes from the Chinese "Tiān" (天), meaning "Heaven".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
</gallery><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
</gallery><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=100%<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
|-<br />
| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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== Notes and references ==<br />
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!style="text-align: center; background:#B0C4DE" colspan="2"|Imperial Armed Services<br>of the Tianan Empire<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center" colspan="2"|[[File:TRDFlogo.png|200px]]<br /><small>Emblem of the TRDF</small><br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align: center" colspan="2"|'''Motto:''': ''Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori''<br><small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]]: It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country)</small><br />
|-<br />
!March<br />
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04_rDXjQuoQ Polyushka Polye]<br />
|-<br />
!Established<br />
|69 April [[2015]]<br />
|-<br />
!Country<br />
|[[Kingdom of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
!Nicknames<br />
|"The somethings"<br />
|-<br />
!Branches<br />
|???<br />
|-<br />
!Previous engagements<br />
|???<br />
|-<br />
!Current engagements<br />
|???<br />
|-<br />
!style="background:#B0C4DE; color:black; text-align: center" colspan="2"|Leadership<br />
|-<br />
!Commander-in-chief<br />
|[[Leroy Santiago|HIM King Alexander]]<br />
|-<br />
!Magister Militum<br />
|[[Lord Marshal William|Lord Marshal William K., Baron of Zephyria]]<br />
|-<br />
!style="background:#B0C4DE; color:black; text-align: center" colspan="2"|General information<br />
|-<br />
!Headquarters<br />
|''None official''<br />
|-<br />
!Active personnel<br />
|many<br />
|-<br />
!Standard weapon<br />
|Wooden/metal baton<br />
|-<br />
!Standard assault weapon<br />
|Slingshot/catapault<br />
|}<br />
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==History==<br />
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==Command structure==<br />
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===Ranks===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 200px"<br />
!|Rank<br />
!|Name<br />
|-<br />
| O4<br />
| [[w:Commander-in-Chief|Commander-in-Chief]]<br />
|-<br />
| O3<br />
| [[w:Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]<br />
|-<br />
| O2<br />
| [[w:Captain (rank)|Captain]]<br />
|-<br />
| O1<br />
| [[w:Lieutenant (rank)|Lieutenant]]<br />
|-<br />
| E1<br />
| [[w:Private (rank)|Private]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Formation and structure==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Unit<br />
!Legion<br />
!Cohort<br />
!Century<br />
|-<br />
!Contains<br />
|1-10 Cohorts<br />
|1-6 Centuries<br />
|1-80 Individuals<br />
|-<br />
!Personnel<br />
|Up to 4,800<br />
|Up to 480<br />
|Up to 80<br />
|-<br />
!Commanded by<br />
|Legate<br />
|Tribune<br />
|Centurion<br />
|}<br />
<br />
There are currently three legions in the Austenasian Army:<br />
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*'''[[Legio I Britannica]]''' (17 soldiers)<br />
**[[Cohors I Esmonda]] (15 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria I Wrythiae]] (6 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria II Zephyriae]] (3 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria III Monoviae]] (6 soldiers)<br />
**[[Cohors I Jonathana]] (2 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria I Gloucestria]] (2 soldiers)<br />
<br />
*'''[[Legio II Augusta]]''' (12 soldiers)<br />
**[[Cohors I Declana]] (12 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria I Scotia]] (6 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria II Midgetae]] (6 soldiers)<br />
<br />
*'''[[Legio I Virginia]]''' (17 soldiers)<br />
**[[Cohors II Jonathana]] (10 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria I Iosephus]] (7 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria II Ondiara]] (3 soldiers)<br />
**[[Cohors I Nova Anglia]] (7 soldiers)<br />
***[[Centuria I Terentia]] (7 soldiers)<br />
<br />
==Equipment==<br />
<br />
???<br />
<br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
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Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
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== Political views ==<br />
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[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
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Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
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While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
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== Religious views ==<br />
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Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Grand Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the Wildebeest'''<br />
|[[File:OKWribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Lord of Saint Cecilia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:PalasiaFlag.png|25px|border]] [[Reich Republic of Palasia|Palasia]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Knight of the Palasian Iron Cross 2nd Class'''<br />
|[[File:IronCross2ndClass.jpg|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|<small>Includes outdated, revoked, and/or disowned awards</small><br />
|}<br />
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|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = TBD<br />
|largest_city = TBD<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]]<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = <br />
|hos_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HIM King Theodoric]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
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|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
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|calling_code = +1<br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". The etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear, and several theories exist as to the etymology of the name. The most widely accepted of these is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana". Several proposed explanations propose that the name originates in the languages of Italians who settled in the area. Tianans of Italian descent have described "Tiana" as originating from an abbreviation of either the [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]] "Isula Taliana" (meaning "Italian island") or the [[w:Italian language|Italian]] "Isola tagliana" (meaning "reward island").<br />
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Another proposed, but poorly supported etymology of "Tiana" comes from the Chinese "Tiān" (天), meaning "Heaven".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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! Name <br />
! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
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| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
|-<br />
| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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== Notes and references ==<br />
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|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = TBD<br />
|largest_city = TBD<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]]<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = [[w:Regent|Regent]]<br />
|hos_name = [[Leroy Santiago|HIM King Alexander]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HE Joseph Puglisi, Baron Roberts]]<br />
|legislature = <br />
|seats_a = <br />
|seats_b = <br />
|election_a = <br />
|election_b = <br />
|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
}} <br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". The etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear, and several theories exist as to the etymology of the name. The most widely accepted of these is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana". Several proposed explanations propose that the name originates in the languages of Italians who settled in the area. Tianans of Italian descent have described "Tiana" as originating from an abbreviation of either the [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]] "Isula Taliana" (meaning "Italian island") or the [[w:Italian language|Italian]] "Isola tagliana" (meaning "reward island").<br />
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Another proposed, but poorly supported etymology of "Tiana" comes from the Chinese "Tiān" (天), meaning "Heaven".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
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| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
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| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
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| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
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| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
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| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
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| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
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| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
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|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
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| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
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| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
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|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
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| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
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| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
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| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
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| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
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|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
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| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
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|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
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| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
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| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
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| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
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| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
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| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
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| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
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| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
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| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
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| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
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| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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== Notes and references ==<br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
<br />
Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
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Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
<br />
== Political views ==<br />
<br />
[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
<br />
Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
<br />
While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
<br />
== Religious views ==<br />
<br />
Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
<br />
== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Grand Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the Wildebeest'''<br />
|[[File:OKWribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Lord of Saint Cecilia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:PalasiaFlag.png|25px|border]] [[Reich Republic of Palasia|Palasia]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Knight of the Palasian Iron Cross 2nd Class'''<br />
|[[File:IronCross2ndClass.jpg|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|<small>Includes outdated, revoked, and/or disowned awards</small><br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
<br />
Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
<br />
Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
<br />
== Political views ==<br />
<br />
[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
<br />
Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
<br />
While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
<br />
== Religious views ==<br />
<br />
Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
<br />
== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Grand Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the Wildebeest'''<br />
|[[File:OKWribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:PalasiaFlag.png|25px|border]] [[Reich Republic of Palasia|Palasia]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Knight of the Palasian Iron Cross 2nd Class'''<br />
|[[File:IronCross2ndClass.jpg|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|<small>Includes outdated, revoked, and/or disowned awards</small><br />
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[[Category:Atheist heads of state]]</div>Puggyhttps://micronations.wiki/index.php?title=Joseph_Puglisi&diff=100393Joseph Puglisi2015-06-01T23:29:33Z<p>Puggy: /* Awards and decorations */</p>
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| birthdate = 20 September 1996<br />
| birthplace = [[w:Brookhaven, New York|Brookhaven]], [[w:New York State|New York]], [[w:United States|U.S.]]<br />
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| birthname = Joseph D.<br />
| citizenship = [[Tiana]], [[w:United States of America|United States]]<br />
| nationality = [[Tiana|Tianan]]<br />
| ethnicity = [[Tianic people|Tianic]]<br />
| party = [[Tianic Fatherland Front]]<br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
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Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
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== Political views ==<br />
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[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
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Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
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While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
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== Religious views ==<br />
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Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Natalflag.png|25px|border]] [[Grand Duchy of Natal|Natal]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Grand Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the Wildebeest'''<br />
|[[File:OKWribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:PalasiaFlag.png|25px|border]] [[Reich Republic of Palasia|Palasia]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''Knight of the Palasian Iron Cross 2nd Class'''<br />
|[[File:IronCross2ndClass.jpg|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
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[[Category:Atheist heads of state]]</div>Puggyhttps://micronations.wiki/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Cupland&diff=97225Kingdom of Cupland2015-05-08T15:39:34Z<p>Puggy: </p>
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{{Infobox nation<br />
|name=Kingdom Of Cupland<br />
|image1=[[File:cup.png|400px|border]]<br />
|motto=''Forever Grateful<br />
|languages=English<br />
|shortname=Cupland<br />
|government=Constitutional Monarchy<br />
|head of state= King<br />
|hos_name= [[Reuben Simmonite|King Reuben]]<br />
|established=June 2014<br />
|area=1000 Sq meters<br />
|population=7<br />
|currency=OMI's<br />
|}}<br />
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The official territory of Cupland is a small estate of houses in the city of sheffield but citizens can declare their own space as national land.<br />
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=== History ===<br />
Cupland's flag, is designed by the king himself and his siblings. The kings reasoning behind the name cupland is simple. the first part 'Cup' being linked to winning, being victorious and success. So Cupland is said to be the land of the victorious.<br />
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King Reuben started the Kingdom of Cupland in June 2014; Claiming the area he lives in as the nation. Many of the people living near King Reuben are excited of the prospect of living in a newly formed nation. Cupland was declared independent of England and Great Britain in June 2014; With a letter being sent to 10 downing street. With no reply from them, Cupland was declared independent.<br />
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===Economy===<br />
The country's unit of currency is the OMI's but the GBP is also widely accepted. OMI's come in the following values<br />
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1 OMI<br />
2 OMI<br />
5 OMI<br />
10 OMI<br />
20 OMI<br />
50 OMI<br />
100 OMI<br />
250 OMI<br />
OMI's roughly are valued at<br />
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1 OMI = 1.43 GBP<br />
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===Government===<br />
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The Government of Cupland currently has three officials in their government.<br />
The Health Minister<br />
The Chief Economic Minister<br />
The Head Of International Relations<br />
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Cupland does not currently has a prime minister <br />
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===Nations Recognized===<br />
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- [[File:blackland.jpg|60px]] [[Kingdom of Blackland]] (since 22 April 2015)<br />
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- [[File:150px-NRNA_Flag.jpg|60px]] [[The Nationalist Republic of the North Atlantic]] (since 22 April 2015)<br />
===Nations Who Recognize Cupland===<br />
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- [[File:blackland.jpg|60px]] [[Kingdom of Blackland]] (since 22 April 2015)<br />
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- [[File:150px-NRNA_Flag.jpg|60px]] [[The Nationalist Republic of the North Atlantic]] (since 22 April 2015)<br />
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- [[File:FlagFSA.png|60px]] [[Federated States of America]] (since 24 April 2015)<br />
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==References and notes==<br />
{{Reflist}}</div>Puggyhttps://micronations.wiki/index.php?title=Monarchy_of_Tiana&diff=96184Monarchy of Tiana2015-04-26T09:54:04Z<p>Puggy: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox monarchy<br />
|border = imperial<br />
|font_color = black<br />
|royal_title = King<br />
|realm = Tiana<br />
|coatofarms = TianaKingdomCOA.png<br />
|coatofarms_article = Flags of Tiana<br />
|type = other<br />
|his/her = His<br />
|type = other6<br />
|image = JosephKing.jpg<br />
|incumbent = [[Joseph Puglisi|Theodoric]]<br />
|heir_presumptive = <br />
|first_monarch = [[Leroy Santiago|Alexander]]<br />
|date = 9 February [[2015]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Monarchy of Tiana''', colloquially known as the '''Tianan Crown''', is the [[w:Head of state|head of state]] and sovereign, ruling authority of [[Tiana]], established by the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] of [[2015]]. The Crown reigns over not only the Kingdom of Tiana, but the colonies, dependencies, and dominions which comprise the Tianan Empire.<br />
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The monarch of Tiana is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarch]], whose decrees are binding, and whose word is considered [[w:Oral law|oral law]] - however, it is generally expected that many of the responsibilities of the monarch are delegated to [[w:Democracy|elected]] or [[w:Technocracy|technocratic]] officials. The Tianan Crown is also a [[w:Sacred king|sacral kingship]], in which the monarch is considered to be a descendant of [[w:Týr|Tiwaz]] and [[w:Odin|Woden]].<br />
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The current Tianan monarchy is sometimes referred to as the '''Alexandrian Dynasty''', after its progenitor.<br />
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==List of monarchs==<br />
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|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! width="12%"| Name<br />
! width="15%"| Portrait<br />
! width="15%"| Arms<br />
! width="15%"| Reign start <br />
! width="15%"| Reign end <br />
!| House<br />
|-<br />
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| '''1'''<br />
| [[Leroy Santiago|'''Alexander'''<br>Leroy Santiago]]<br>28 March 2009<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:LeroyKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 9 February 2015<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| [[House of Alexander]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''2'''<br />
| [[Joseph Puglisi|'''Theodoric'''<br>Joseph Puglisi]]<br>20 September 1996<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:JosephKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| ''Incumbent''<br />
| [[House of Alexander]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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| birthdate = 20 September 1996<br />
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'''Joseph Puglisi''' is the [[List of heads of state of Tiana|4th]] and current [[President of Tiana|President]] of [[Tiana]]. He also serves as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of Tiana]], and has served numerous terms as both President and [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]] of the Republic of Tiana. He has been a notable political figure in Tiana throughout the nation's existence as an independent state, and an equally notable figure intermicronationally.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Puglisi was born in 1996, on [[w:Long Island|Long Island, New York]], to working-class parents of [[w:Italian-American|Italian]] ancestry.<br />
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Puglisi's interest in [[micronationalism]] and nation projects began at a young age, but he entered the micronational community in 2010. Puglisi's micronational career has involved political roles in numerous micronations, including the [[Republic of Tiana]], [[Sultanate of Hakka]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[State of Sandus]], [[Zonian Confederacy]], [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], [[Kozuc|Kozuc Khanate]], [[Danesland|Democratic People's Republic of Danesland]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]] and [[Students' Isocratic Oligarchy of Yabloko]]. He has held administrative positions in numerous micronational discussion outlets, including [[MicroWiki]] - a website, [[Micronational Skype rooms#MicroPub|MicroPub]] - a Skype group, and MicroGroup - a Facebook group.<br />
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== Political views ==<br />
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[[File:PuglisiPoliticalCompass.png|thumb|left|150px|Joseph's Puglisi's position on the political compass]]<br />
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Joseph Puglisi has described himself as both a [[w:Marxism|Marxist]] and a [[w:Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] for years. He has been known to be critical of both [[w:Capitalism|capitalism]] and [[w:Statism|statism]] - which he describes as "inextricably linked". Puglisi is also an ardent [[w:Internationalism|internationalist]], and has criticized [[w:Nationalism|nationalism]] as "short-sighted, divisive, and dangerous". He is also firmly socially libertarian - being a fervent proponent of civil liberties, gay rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, and unlimited freedom of speech.<br />
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While Puglisi has been critical of modern American domestic and foreign policy, Puglisi has praised the United States of the 18th and 19th centuries as being "historically a bastion of freedom... a haven for radicals and freethinkers... far ahead of its time, in comparison to the despotic monarchies which plagued Europe at the time".<br />
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== Religious views ==<br />
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Puglisi has described his religious views variously as [[w:Atheism|atheism]], [[w:Agnosticism|agnosticism]], and [[w:Secular humanism|secular humanism]]. Puglisi has cited the [[w:New Atheism|New Atheist]] movement as influential to his views on the relationship between religious and public affairs. Despite being generally critical of religion, Puglisi has stated his support for a form of "materialist spirituality", and described spirituality as a "deeply personal matter".<br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Nation<br />
!Date<br />
!Honor<br />
!Ribbon<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Sultan of Hakka'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|25px|border]] [[Hakka]]<br />
|2010<br />
|'''Associate of the Royal Sovereign Estate'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Optima national flag.png|25px|border]] [[Optima]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards and decorations of Optima#Marquis|Marquis of Gilville-upon-Sturt]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Viscount of Damnpots'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight Commander of the Order of the Shower'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the White Cane'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Phoenix (Senya)|Order of the Phoenix]]'''<br />
|[[File:OOTP logo.jpg|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Senyaflag.png|25px|border]] [[Senya]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Awards_and_decorations_of_Senya#Order_of_the_Democratic_Environmental_Society|Order of the Democratic Enviromental Society]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Flora]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Flora.png|100px|border]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Order of the Sage]]'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_the_Sage_1st.png|border|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:FlagofSandus.png|25px|border]] [[Sandus]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Ribbon of Pebon]]'''<br />
|[[File:Ribbon of Pebon.png|border|100px|Ribbon of Pebon.png]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Yabloko flag.png|25px|border]] [[Yabloko]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Companion of the Order of the Falcon'''<br />
|[[File:OrderOfTheFalconI.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Berinese Sun'''<br />
|[[File:Berinese Sun Ribbon Bar.png|100px]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Safiria.png|25px|border]] [[Safiria]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of the Generous Underclassman'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Order of Puglisi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Burkland.png|25px|border]] [[Burkland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Danesland flag.1.png|25px|border]] [[Danesland]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Montoshflag.jpg|25px|border]] [[Montosh]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Montosh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Honorary citizen'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Faryar.png|25px|border]] [[Faryar]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Knight of the Order of the Hummingbird'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Kozuc.png|25px|border]] [[Kozuc|PR Kozuc]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''Master of the Order of San Chance'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Georgeton.png|25px|border]] [[Most Imperial Principality of Georgeton|Georgeton]]<br />
|2011<br />
|'''[[Most_Imperial_Principality_of_Georgeton#Marquesses|1st Marquess Puglisi]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Antarctico londaise.png|25px|border]] [[Landashir]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Companion of the Community of Landashir#General Companion|Companion of the Community of Landashir]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Imperial Berin.png|25px|border]] [[Berin]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Order of the Baphomet|Grand Knight of the Order of the Baphomet]]'''<br />
|[[File:IOB Ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag Sch.PNG|25px|border]] [[Schwanensee]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of National Glory'''<br />
|[[File:Order_of_National_Glory.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''Order of the Red Star'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Austenasia.png|25px|border]] [[Empire of Austenasia|Austenasia]]<br />
|2012<br />
|'''[[Austenasian Order|Commander of the Austenasian Order]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Zealandian flag.png|25px|border]] [[Zealandia]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''Officer of the Order of Zealandia'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Cizland.png|25px|border]] [[Sabia and Verona]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Needle|Officer of the Order of the Needle]]'''<br />
|[[File:OTN ribbon.png|100px]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Flag of Lycem.png|25px|border]] [[Lycem]]<br />
|2013<br />
|'''[[Order of the Steel Ring|Brother of the Order of the Steel Ring]]'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:TianaTricolor.png|25px|border]] [[Tiana]]<br />
|2015<br />
|'''1st Baron Roberts'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|colspan=4|<small>Includes outdated, revoked, and/or disowned awards</small><br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox monarchy<br />
|border = imperial<br />
|font_color = black<br />
|royal_title = King<br />
|realm = Tiana<br />
|coatofarms = TianaKingdomCOA.png<br />
|coatofarms_article = Flags of Tiana<br />
|type = other<br />
|his/her = His<br />
|type = other6<br />
|image = JosephKing.jpg<br />
|incumbent = [[Joseph Puglisi|Theodoric]]<br />
|heir_presumptive = <br />
|first_monarch = [[Leroy Santiago|Alexander]]<br />
|date = 9 February [[2015]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Monarchy of Tiana''', colloquially known as the '''Tianan Crown''', is the [[w:Head of state|head of state]] and sovereign, ruling authority of [[Tiana]], established by the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] of [[2015]]. The Crown reigns over not only the Kingdom of Tiana, but the colonies, dependencies, and dominions which comprise the Tianan Empire.<br />
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The monarch of Tiana is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarch]], whose decrees are binding, and whose word is considered [[w:Oral law|oral law]] - however, it is generally expected that many of the responsibilities of the monarch are delegated to [[w:Democracy|elected]] or [[w:Technocracy|technocratic]] officials. The Tianan Crown is also a [[w:Sacred king|sacral kingship]], in which the monarch is considered to be a descendant of [[w:Týr|Tiwaz]] and [[w:Odin|Woden]].<br />
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The current Tianan monarchy is sometimes referred to as the '''Alexandrian Dynasty''', after its progenitor.<br />
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==List of monarchs==<br />
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{| class="wikitable FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! width="12%"| Name<br />
! width="15%"| Portrait<br />
! width="15%"| Arms<br />
! width="15%"| Reign start <br />
! width="15%"| Reign end <br />
!| House<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''1'''<br />
| [[Leroy Santiago|'''Alexander'''<br>Leroy Santiago]]<br>28 March 2009<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:LeroyKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 9 February 2015<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| [[House of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''2'''<br />
| [[Joseph Puglisi|'''Theodoric'''<br>Joseph Puglisi]]<br>20 September 1996<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:JosephKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| ''Incumbent''<br />
| [[House of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox monarchy<br />
|border = imperial<br />
|font_color = black<br />
|royal_title = King<br />
|realm = Tiana<br />
|coatofarms = TianaKingdomCOA.png<br />
|coatofarms_article = Flags of Tiana<br />
|type = other<br />
|his/her = His<br />
|type = other6<br />
|image = LeroyKing.jpg<br />
|incumbent = [[Joseph Puglisi|Theodoric]]<br />
|heir_presumptive = <br />
|first_monarch = [[Leroy Santiago|Alexander]]<br />
|date = 9 February [[2015]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Monarchy of Tiana''', colloquially known as the '''Tianan Crown''', is the [[w:Head of state|head of state]] and sovereign, ruling authority of [[Tiana]], established by the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] of [[2015]]. The Crown reigns over not only the Kingdom of Tiana, but the colonies, dependencies, and dominions which comprise the Tianan Empire.<br />
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The monarch of Tiana is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarch]], whose decrees are binding, and whose word is considered [[w:Oral law|oral law]] - however, it is generally expected that many of the responsibilities of the monarch are delegated to [[w:Democracy|elected]] or [[w:Technocracy|technocratic]] officials. The Tianan Crown is also a [[w:Sacred king|sacral kingship]], in which the monarch is considered to be a descendant of [[w:Týr|Tiwaz]] and [[w:Odin|Woden]].<br />
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The current Tianan monarchy is sometimes referred to as the '''Alexandrian Dynasty''', after its progenitor.<br />
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==List of monarchs==<br />
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{| class="wikitable FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="text-align:center;width:100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! width="3%" | # <br />
! width="12%"| Name<br />
! width="15%"| Portrait<br />
! width="15%"| Arms<br />
! width="15%"| Reign start <br />
! width="15%"| Reign end <br />
!| House<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''1'''<br />
| [[Leroy Santiago|'''Alexander'''<br>Leroy Santiago]]<br>28 March 2009<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:LeroyKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 9 February 2015<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| [[House of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
| '''2'''<br />
| [[Joseph Puglisi|'''Theodoric'''<br>Joseph Puglisi]]<br>20 September 1996<br>–<br>Present<br />
| [[File:JosephKing.jpg|150px]]<br />
| [[File:TianaRoyalArms.png|125px]]<br />
| 15 April 2015<br />
| ''Incumbent''<br />
| [[House of Tiana]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{{Infobox nation<br />
|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = TBD<br />
|largest_city = TBD<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]]<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = [[w:Regent|Regent]]<br />
|hos_name = [[Leroy Santiago|HIM King Alexander]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HE Joseph Puglisi, Baron Roberts]]<br />
|legislature = <br />
|seats_a = <br />
|seats_b = <br />
|election_a = <br />
|election_b = <br />
|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
}} <br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". While the etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear beyond a reasonable doubt, the most widely accepted theory is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Liberalization ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
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| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
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| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
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| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
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| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
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| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
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| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
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| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
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| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
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| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
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| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
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| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
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| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
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| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
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| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
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| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
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| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
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| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
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| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
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| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
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| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
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| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
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| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
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| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
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| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
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| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
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| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
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| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
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| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = TBD<br />
|largest_city = TBD<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]]<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = [[w:Regent|Regent]]<br />
|hos_name = [[Leroy Santiago|HIM King Alexander]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HE Joseph Puglisi, Baron Roberts]]<br />
|legislature = <br />
|seats_a = <br />
|seats_b = <br />
|election_a = <br />
|election_b = <br />
|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana and Her Associated Realms''' and colloquially the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". While the etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear beyond a reasonable doubt, the most widely accepted theory is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
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==== American Revolution ====<br />
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[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Juda Thaw ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=100%<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
|-<br />
| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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== Notes and references ==<br />
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<div>{{Infobox currency<br />
|name of currency = Tianan imperial credit<br />
|image1 = [[File:Tiana Imperial Notes.jpg|250px]]<br />
|image2 = <br />
|official_users = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|border|25px]] [[Kingdom of Tiana]]<br>[[File:Flag of Nova Agnorr.png|border|25px]] [[Agnorr|Colony of Agnorr and Wallens Plantations]]<br />
|unofficial_users = <br />
|pegged_to = $1.00 [[w:United States Dollar|USD]]<br />
|symbol = cr<br />
|code = <br />
|nickname = credit<br />
|plural = imperial credits<br />
|subunit = <br />
|coins = <br />
|banknotes = 1cr, 5cr, 10cr, 20cr, 50cr, 100cr, 500cr<br />
|central_bank = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|printer = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|mint =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Tianan imperial credit''' (TIC) is the official currency of the [[Kingdom of Tiana|Tianan Empire]]. It was created in April [[2015]] as a replacement for the [[Tianan state credit|state credit]], and is pegged 1-1 to the value of the United States dollar.<br />
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==Banknotes==<br />
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===395a series===<br />
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The 395a series was the first series of TIC banknotes to be designed, and features portraits of several important figures of the [[w:European colonization of the Americas|European colonization of the Americas]] which established the [[Tianic people]] in their present homeland.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#2E8B57;"<br />
! Denomination<br />
! Obverse<br />
! Reverse<br />
! Color<br />
! Portrait<br />
|-<br />
| 1cr<br />
| [[File:1TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:1TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Blue<br />
| [[w:Myles Standish|Miles Standish]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5cr<br />
| [[File:5TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:5TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Red<br />
| [[w:John Winthrop|John Winthrop]]<br />
|-<br />
| 10cr<br />
| [[File:10TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Orange<br />
| [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]<br />
|-<br />
| 20cr<br />
| [[File:20TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:20TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Green<br />
| [[w:Leif Ericson|Leif Ericson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 50cr<br />
| [[File:50TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:50TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Pink<br />
| [[w:William Penn|William Penn]]<br />
|-<br />
| 100cr<br />
| [[File:100TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:100TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Gold<br />
| [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 500cr<br />
| [[File:500TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:500TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Purple<br />
| [[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]]<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{GA|revision=37526|date=29 May 2014}}<br />
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{{Infobox nation<br />
|name = Kingdom of Tiana<br>''Coningdom Tianas'' <small>([[Tianic language|Tianic]])</small><br />
|image1 = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|150px|border]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Flag]]</small><br />
|image2 = [[File:TianaKingdomCOA.png|125px]]<br><small>[[Flags of Tiana|Coat of arms]]</small><br />
|motto = Jure et gladio <small>([[w:Latin language|Latin]])<br>By Right and the Sword</small><br />
|anthem = TBD<br />
|location = [[File:Tianaclaims.png|276px]]<br>State of New York, United States<br />
|capital = TBD<br />
|largest_city = TBD<br />
|languages = [[w:English language|English]] (administrative), [[Tianic language|Tianic]] (ceremonial)<br />
|religions = [[Tianic polytheism]]<br />
|demonym = Tianan, Tianic<br />
|government = [[w:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]]<br />
|head of state = [[Monarchy of Tiana|Monarch]]<br />
|head of government = [[Prime Minister of Tiana|Prime Minister]]<br />
|3rd_h = [[w:Regent|Regent]]<br />
|hos_name = [[Leroy Santiago|HIM King Alexander]]<br />
|hog_name = [[Paco Velazquez|HE William Opdengraff, Earl of Agnorr]]<br />
|3rd_h_name = [[Joseph Puglisi|HE Joseph Puglisi, Baron Roberts]]<br />
|legislature = <br />
|seats_a = <br />
|seats_b = <br />
|election_a = <br />
|election_b = <br />
|established = [[State of Joeland|Joe City]]<br><small>2000</small><br>Tiana<br><small>2010</small><br />
|disestablished = <br />
|area = 637 acres<br />
|population = <br />
|currency = [[Tianan imperial credit]] (TIC)''<br>''[[w:US dollar|United States dollar]] (USD)<br />
|time_zone = [[Tiana Standard Time|TST]] ([[w:Eastern Time Zone|EST]]+0:30)<br />
|nat_sport = [[w:Pickleball|Pickleball]], [[w:Baseball|baseball]]<br />
|nat_animal = [[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]<br />
|pat_saint = [[w:Njörðr|Njord]] (national), [[w:Wōden|Woden]] (royal)<br />
|nat_dish = [[w:Submarine Sandwich#Hero|Hero]]<br />
|pat_drink = <br />
|domain = <br />
|calling_code = +1<br />
|notes = <br />
|web = [http://Tiananews.wordpress.com Tiana Today]<br />
}} <br />
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'''Tiana''' ([[w:IPA|IPA]]: /ti'ɑn.ə/ or /tai'an.ə/), officially the '''Kingdom of Tiana''' and the '''Tianan Empire''', is a self-declared sovereign state in [[w:North America|North America]] identified by most internal and external observers as a [[micronation]]. It is an [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] comprising four provinces and one dependent colony.<br />
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Tiana is bordered by the [[w:United States|United States of America]]. It is home to multiple bodies of water, and borders the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]]. The nation's economy is based in tourism, hosting a large number of beaches. Its principal exports come from the entertainment industry, however the national economy of Tiana remains heavily dependent on that of the neighboring United States.<br />
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Tiana officially seceded from the United States in 2010, however, its legacy as an independent state long precedes this. The [[State of Joeland]], better known as Joe City, was believed to have functioned as a sort of autonomous [[w:State within a state|''imperium in imperio'']] until 2004 before being forgotten. In 2010, for a short period, the [[Sultanate of Hakka]] existed as a less serious, satirical micronation, inspired by [[Molossia]]. Hakka would soon be replaced by Tiana, however, as a slightly more serious attempt at micronationalism. The politics of Tiana and its predecessors were dominated by the [[Communist Party|Communist Party]] from its founding in 2010 to the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]] in 2015, in which the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]] brought an end to four years of communist rule.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The word "Tiana" was first used to refer to the region of Tiana as early as the 1700s, but in modern times is primarily used to denote "the land of the [[Tianic people]]". While the etymology of "Tiana" is not yet clear beyond a reasonable doubt, the most widely accepted theory is that "Tiana" is a contraction of the English name "Christiana".<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-Columbian era (10,000 BCE - 1524 CE) ===<br />
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==== Prehistory ====<br />
[[File:Early Localization Native Americans NY.png|thumb|Long Island was dominated by [[w:Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[w:Native Americans in the United States|Indian tribes]].]]<br />
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The first peoples of New York, the [[w:US State|state]] Tiana is bordered by, are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 [[w:BCE|BCE]]. Around 800 [[w:Common Era|CE]], [[w:Iroquois|Iroquois]] ancestors moved into the area from the [[w:Appalachian region|Appalachian region]]. The [[w:Point Peninsula Complex|Point Peninsula Complex]] were the predecessors of the [[w:Eastern Algonquian|Algonquian]] peoples of New York, which inhabited Long Island.<ref name=encycxx>Eisenstadt 2005 p. xx</ref> By around 1100, the distinct Iroquoian and Algonquian cultures that would eventually be encountered by Europeans had developed.<ref name=klein3>Klein 2001 p. 3</ref> The Iroquois were the most notable New York Indians; they used their dominance over the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]] as a bargaining chip with Europeans, while other New York tribes were typically at the mercy of either European destruction or assimilation within the [[w:Iroquois|Iroquoian confederacy]].<ref name=klein6-7>Klein 2001, pp. 6–7</ref> Algonquian tribes were less united with neighboring peoples and typically lived along rivers, streams, or the [[w:East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]].<ref name=klein7>Klein 2001 p. 7</ref> Despite European beliefs at the time, the natives were well-established peoples with sophisticated cultural systems. The natives had "a complex and elaborate native economy that included hunting, gathering, manufacturing, and farming...[and were] a mosaic of Native American tribes, nations, languages, and political associations."<ref name=klein3/> At this time, the [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]] and [[w:Montaukett|Montauk]] tribes inhabited the area that is now Tiana.<br />
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=== Colonial era (1524 - 1776) ===<br />
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==== New Netherland ====<br />
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[[File:Hudson Arrives in New York Harbor.jpg|thumb|left|A native looks over [[w:New York Harbor|New York Harbor]] to see the arrival of [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]] in 1609.]]<br />
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The first European to visit New York was [[w:Giovanni da Verrazzano|Giovanni da Verrazzano]] in 1524.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano "Giovanni da Verrazzano"]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.</ref> The [[w:Dutch Republic|Dutch]] claimed the land in 1609 following [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]'s search for a [[w:Northwest Passage|Northwest Passage]]. In 1614 the Dutch&ndash;built [[w:Fort Nassau (North)|Fort Nassau]], the first European settlement, in present-day [[w:Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[w:Fort Orange (New Netherland)|Fort Orange]] replaced it in 1624. [[w:Fort Amsterdam|Fort Amsterdam]] was built in 1626 at [[w:Manhattan Island|Manhattan Island]]'s southern tip. The resulting town of [[w:New Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]] became the largest settlement in [[w:New Netherland|New Netherland]]. During its early decades, the colony was dependent on the [[w:fur trade|fur trade]]. The [[w:patroonship|patroonship]] of ''[[w:Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaerswijck]]''—a feudal manor surrounding Fort Orange—developed an agricultural industry. By the 1650s, under the leadership of [[w:Director of New Netherland|Director]] [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]], the colony was a main exporter of [[w:tobacco|tobacco]], [[w:Wheat|wheat]], and [[w:Lumber|lumber]]; most of these commodities came through the village of [[w:Beverwijck|Beverwijck]], Albany's precursor.<br />
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==== Colonial New York ====<br />
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A surprise attack with overwhelming force allowed the [[w:Kingdom of England|English]] to conquer New Netherland in 1664; lenient terms of surrender most likely kept local resistance to a minimum. The [[w:Province of New York|colony]] and [[w:New York City|city]] were both renamed New York (and "Beverwijck" was renamed Albany) after its new proprietor, [[w:James II of England|James II of England]], who was the [[w:Duke of York|Duke of York]] and [[w:Duke of Albany|Duke of Albany]] at the time.<br />
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===== Southampton =====<br />
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Southampton town was founded when settlers from [[w:Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] established residence on lands obtained from local [[w:Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock Indian Nation]] in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. Before the company departed Lynn, more families were added: Daniel Howe, John Cooper, Thomas Stephens, Allen Breed, John Jessup, William Harker, Christian Connolly, Thomas Halsey, Thomas Newell, John Farrington, Richard Odell, Philip Kyrtand, Nathaniel Kirtland, Thomas Farrington and Thamas Terry.<br />
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By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.<br />
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=== History in the United States (1776 - 2002) ===<br />
<br />
==== American Revolution ====<br />
<br />
[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|[[w:John Trumbull|John Trumbull]]'s ''[[w:Surrender of General Burgoyne|Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' stylizes the American win at [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]].]]<br />
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New York played a pivotal role in the [[w:American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The colony verged on revolt following the [[w:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], advancing the New York City–based [[w:Sons of Liberty|Sons of Liberty]] to the forefront of New York politics. The Act exacerbated the depression the province experienced after unsuccessfully invading [[w:Canada|Canada]] in 1760.<ref>Klein (2001), p. 202</ref> Even though New York City merchants lost out on lucrative military contracts, the group sought common ground between the King and the people; however, compromise became impossible as of the April 1775 [[w:Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<br />
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New York's location made it key to control of the colonies. England assembled the century's largest fleet: at one point 30,000 [[w:Military history of the United Kingdom|British sailors and soldiers]] anchored off [[w:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. General [[w:George Washington|George Washington]] barely escaped New York City with his army in January 1776; General [[w:Sir William Howe|Sir William Howe]] was successful in [[w:New York and New Jersey campaign|driving Washington out]], but erred by expanding into [[w:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. By January 1777, he retained only a few outposts near New York City. The British held the city for the duration, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.<br />
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In October 1777, American General [[w:Horatio Gates|Horatio Gates]] won the [[w:Battle of Saratoga|Battle of Saratoga]], later regarded as the war's turning point. Had Gates not held, the rebellion might well have broken down: losing Saratoga would have cost the entire Hudson&ndash;Champlain corridor, which would have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and split the future union.<ref>Eisenstadt 2005 pp. xxi–xxii</ref><br />
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==== Hamptons ====<br />
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The town of Southampton, the birthplace of Tiana, was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area. The area where Main Street, also known as [[w:Montauk Highway|Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet known as Good Ground.<br />
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There were ten other hamlets in the area. The other hamlets in the area were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana.<ref>This is where the name of the [[micronation]] known as Tiana originated</ref> Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today, as well as Hagstroms maps and Road Atlases.<br />
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In 1743, a [[w:Smallpox|smallpox]] outbreak was attributed to deliberate distribution of infected blankets being handed out by one K "Mole" Fallo, who then purchased land titles from widows and orphans.<br />
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As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[w:New York City|New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Southampton" in 1922. The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "[[w:Hamptons|Hamptons]]" trade that the hamlet's neighbors were experiencing.<br />
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=== Pre-Tianan micronationalism (2002 - 2010) ===<br />
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==== Proto-micronational political arrangements ====<br />
It is known that in the early 2000s, [[Joseph Puglisi]] had declared his own room to be a City-State, known as 'JoeCity'.<ref>[http://tiananews.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-spirit-of-micronationalism Papa Puggy’s: The Spirit of Micronationalism: My Perspective] - Tiana Today, retrieved April 9, 2012.</ref><br />
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==== Founding of Hakka ====<br />
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[[File:Flag of Hakka.png|thumb|left|200px|The flag of the Sultanate of Hakka]] <br />
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The predecessor of Tiana was known as the [[Sultanate of Hakka]]. The Sultanate of Hakka had been created on June 25th, [[2010]], with the intention of seceding from the [[w:United%20States|United States]]. It was culturally closely influenced by the Hispanic and Arabic cultures. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], the only Sultan of Hakka, was a powerful force in Hakkai politics throughout the period of it's existence.<br />
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==== Golden Age of Hakka ====<br />
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During July of 2010, Hakka received a burst of activity from it's citizens, and the Hakkai language exploded in use among Hakkai citizens. During this time, Nationalist feelings rose in Hakka, and the nation was in many respects autonomous from macronational influence, economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A bartering system had begun to be used actively among the Hakkai people, which would led to a very active economy in Hakka. The golden age of Hakka ended in late August of 2010, due to great inactivity on the part of it's citizens. <br />
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In retrospect, many look upon this time period as the Golden Age of Hakkai-Tianic Culture. Citizens in this period were considerably more involved than any other, and this has served as an arguing point for those in the camp for absolute monarchy in Tiana.<br />
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===== Pongonesian War =====<br />
:''Main article: [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War]]''<br />
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Tensions gradually rose with the [[w:Christianity|Christian]] minority in Hakka, which attempted to secede and form the [[w:Theocracy|theocratic]] [[Christian Republic of the Pongo]]. The [[Hakkai-Pongonesian War|Pongonesian War]] is, to date, the largest war to take place on Tianan soil, and is still considered a significant event within Tiana.<br />
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==== Age of Inactivity ====<br />
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After the prosperity and activity of the Golden Age, Hakka sunk to an all time low of activity. Use of the Hakkai language dropped, leading to the eventual extinction of the language. Many citizens went inactive or left the nation. [[Yusuf Mehmed]], then Sultan of Hakka, had ceased use of his Arabic name, instead opting for the name [[Joseph Puglisi]], which to many, signified the beginning of the decline and fall of Hakka. West Hakka, later known as Altusia in Tiana, eventually came to secede from Hakka. East Hakka eventually became Tiana as it is today.<br />
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=== Communist era (2010 - 2015) ===<br />
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==== Independence ==== <br />
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The People's Republic of Tiana was officially established on 11 November, [[2010]], under the leadership of the [[CPT|Tianan Communist Party]]. Late 2010 was notable as being the period of Tiana's entrance into the [[MicroWiki States|MicroWiki community]]. It was during this period which Tiana entered its first alliance, with the [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]].<br />
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Around February of 2010, the People's Republic of Tiana adopted a more proactive foreign policy, opening relations with a vast amount of other micronations throughout the MicroWiki sector. Among Tiana's closest allies in this period were the [[State of Sandus]], [[Federal Republic of BlueSkies]], and [[Republic of Danesland]].<br />
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==== Santiago Thaw ====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw was the first period of political liberalization in Tiana, beginning in roughly Feruary 2011. During the Santiago Thaw, the Communist Party of Tiana resolved to allow the formation of other political parties and greater political freedom in general. The [[Tianan Labor Party|Labor Party]] and [[Tianan Federal Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] were the largest two parties formed, and operated mostly independently of the Communist Party. The parties gained significant support, but never eclipsed the support of the Communist Party. Most of the Tianan populace saw the parties as foreign puppet parties, representing the interests of capitalist liberal democracies in the micronational community.<br />
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===== June Coup =====<br />
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The Santiago Thaw came to an abrupt end on 22 June 2011, in an event known pejoratively as the June Coup. The Labor and Conservative parties were increasingly seen as detrimental to the political process among critics of the Thaw, which gave the Communist Party the support it needed to unilaterally announce, by virtue of its constitutional status as "revolutionary vanguard", that [[w:Single-party state|single-party rule]] would be reinstated, and all other political parties banned. Reactions to the move were mixed, however, Joseph Puglisi, President of Tiana and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, maintained a 60% approval rating through the coup.<br />
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==== Increasing tensions ====<br />
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In the Summer of 2011, Tiana went through a period of increased diplomatic tension in the MicroWiki community. Relations with the State of Sandus, previously one of the close allies of Tiana, were officially ended. Less notably, the Kingdom of Sakasaria and Tiana went through a period of heightened tensions when King John I of Sakasaria threatened war with Tiana due to the Tianan government's accusation of Sakasarian support for the Micronational Liberation Front.<br />
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This threat shocked many in Tiana and internationally, causing a backlash against the actions of the [[Sakasaria]]n government. However, [[Nicholas Woode-Smith]], a neutral ambassador from [[Zona]], King John I, and Joseph Puglisi were involved in peace talks which quickly succeeded, leading to a peace agreement between the states of Tiana and Sakasaria.<br />
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Another conflict of this period was between Tiana, [[Zealandia]] and [[Sandus]], which would influence governmental policies of the three states for a long period of time. The bloc of Zealandia and Tiana against Sandus would lead to a close, lasting alliance between the governments of the two nations.<br />
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==== Great Decline ====<br />
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The Great Decline refers to the period in Tianan history between [[Yablokogate]] and the beginning of 2012. Tiana experienced a period of relative isolation during the time, owing to diplomatic repercussions as a result of its cooperation with [[TASPAC]] in securing and leaking [[GUM]] logs. It was during this period that the [[Syolian Union]] was formed, encompassing Tiana, Zealandia, and [[Burkland]].<br />
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==== Juda Thaw ====<br />
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In January of 2012, [[Joshua Juda]] was elected Premier of the People's Republic of Tiana, ushering in the second period of political liberalization in Tiana. Political parties besides the Communist Party of Tiana were legalized, albeit with massive limitations on running candidates, and mandatory membership in the [[National Progressive Front (Tiana)|National Progressive Front]]. In contrast to the Santiago Thaw, multiple parties have gained entrance into parliament.<br />
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===== Unintended consequences =====<br />
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In March of 2012, [[March 2012 Tianan General Election|elections]] for the [[People's National Assembly of Tiana|People's National Assembly]] were held, with the communists only barely gaining a majority of 60%. The [[w:Liberalism|liberal]] [[DAFT|Democratic Alliance for Freedom]] made large gains, showing growing dissatisfaction with stagnation within the CPT.<br />
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The rise of the DAF reached its climax with the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 Premierial Election]]. In these elections, the DAF nominated [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]], a former member of the more moderate faction of the CPT, and a self defined "liberal socialist", who would go on to win the election with 61% of the vote, in the first instance of the CPT losing a major national election. The election of Jucaresti to the position of Premier began an era of liberal democracy that continued until 2015.<br />
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=== Post-communist era (2015 - ) ===<br />
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==== End of communist rule ====<br />
:''Main article: [[Great Restoration (Tiana)]]''<br />
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On February 8th of 2015, after over a year of perceived inefficient governance by the Communist Party, the [[Tianic Fatherland Front]], a [[w:Monarchism|monarchist]] organization, overthrew the democratic government of the Republic of Tiana in order to instate a new regime. The Kingdom of Tiana was formed, marking the first monarchy in Tiana in nearly five years. Less than a month later, on March 1st, [[Agnorr]] was annexed as a colony of Tiana, establishing the Tianan Empire.<br />
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==Government and politics==<br />
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For most of its history, Tiana was ruled under [[w:Single-party state|single-party]] or [[w:dominant-party system|dominant-party]] system, in which the [[Communist Party of Tiana]] held most power - either directly or indirectly. The first time a non-communist candidate won a national election was the [[June 2012 Tianan Premierial Election|June 2012 premierial election]] in which [[w:Social democracy|social democratic]] candidate [[Ciprian of Juclandia|Ciprian C.]] closely edged out communist candidate [[Joshua Juda]].<br />
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In 2015, after the [[Great Restoration (Tiana)|Great Restoration]], a system of [[w:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] was established in Tiana. The monarch rules by decree, and their word - spoken or written - is considered law. A Prime Minister is appointed as well, and holds whatever powers are delegated to them by the monarch.<br />
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===Foreign relations===<br />
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In accordance with the [[w:Montevideo Convention|Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States]], the Republic of Tiana has an "open recognition" policy in which all states which possess "a permanent population... a defined territory... government... and the capacity to enter into relations with the other states" are given ''de jure'' recognition. Certain states, especially those which are perceived to violate human rights and/or democracy are not given ''de facto'' recognition in that they are not given diplomatic precedence in dealing with the Tianan state.<br />
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The Republic of Tiana holds amiable relations with numerous other micronations and micronational organizations, including, but not limited to the [[Kingdom of Juclandia]], [[Democratic Environmental Society of Senya]], [[Kingdom of Zealandia]], [[Free State of Renasia]], and most member-states of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]].<br />
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== Geography and climate ==<br />
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[[File:AtlanticaPicture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Atlantica Point]] <br />
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Tiana is located on Long Island, New York and has a temperate climate.<br />
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The great number of beaches in Tiana has bolstered the local tourist industry. Beaches are a popular destination for both tourists and locals. New Palermo Province is known as the "tourist capital" of Tiana.<br />
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=== Flora and fauna ===<br />
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The wildlife of Tiana is that of Long Island, New York, which it is surrounded by. The Pekin Duck is widely considered the national animal of Tiana. Tiana is often affectionately referred to by its citizens as the ''Land of the Duck''.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:LIcat.jpg|<center>[[w:Cat|''Felis catus'']]</center><br />
File:LIsquirrel.jpg|<center>[[w:Eastern gray squirrel|''Sciurus carolinensis'']]</center><br />
File:White tail deer.jpg|<center>[[w:White-tailed deer|''Odocoileus virginianus'']]</center><br />
File:Pekin-duck.jpg|<center>[[w:Pekin duck|''Anas platyrhynchos domestica'']]</center><br />
</gallery><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
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Tianan culture is vastly different from [[w:Culture of the United States|American culture]] in some ways, yet retains much American influence in everyday life. A notable difference would be that Tianan culture places a low emphasis on family in comparison to other cultures, with few Tianans thinking of family as anything beyond a blood relation.<br />
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=== Languages ===<br />
In everyday use, most Tianans use [[w:American English|American English]], with a sizable [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking minority. The Ministry of Culture has attempted twice to [[w:Conlang|construct a language]] for Tiana, these constructed languages being known as ''conlangs'', in order to further the cultural independence of the Tianan people. Although multiple conlangs have been developed, none currently remain in official use.<br />
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=== Religion ===<br />
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[[File:Bigduck.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Temple of the Great Duck]] <br />
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Religious demographics vary from region to region. Christianity is followed by the majority of residents of Tiana, however, most citizens are not very religious. [[w:Judaism|Judaism]] is practiced by a majority in [[Altusia Province]] and a large minority in [[Segesia Province]]. A small contingent of [[w:Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] exists within Tiana as well.<br />
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A religion known as Duckaism was first practiced in Flanderstein, revolving around the worship of ducks and an annual meeting every first Wednesday of December, where songs to the "Great Duck" are sung and a building known as the "Temple of the Great Duck" is decorated and worshiped. Duckaism was the precursor of the modern [[Solarian Church]].<br />
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=== Cuisine ===<br />
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Traditional Tianan cuisine is very heavy on [[w:Poultry|poultry]], with chicken in many forms being a common part of many Tianan dishes. [[w:Couscous|Couscous]] and many types of [[w:Pasta|pasta]] and [[w:Rice|rice]] are often also used. In some areas, notably Flanderstein, [[w:Beef|beef]] is more prevalent, with [[w:Goulash|goulash]] being a common dish, often prepared unusually thick, and using ingredients more often than not found in the [[w:American cuisine|United States]]. In Altusia, it is known that [[w:Ramen noodles|ramen]] and many variants of ramen are favorites among the populace. [[w:General Tso's chicken|General Tso's chicken]], known locally by the satirical name of "Chairman Mao's Chicken", is considered the national dish of Tiana, and is especially popular in Vassergrad and Mansongrad.<br />
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Although traditional cuisine is often prepared in Tianan households, everyday food often diverges from this, with many Tianans preferring to import [[w:Fast%20food|fast food]] from the [[w:United%20States|United States]] due to the largely Americanized nature of Tianan cuisine.<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Tsos.jpg|<center>[[w:General Tso's chicken|Chairman Mao's chicken]]</center><br />
File:Goulash.jpg|<center>A type of [[w:Goulash|goulash]] similar to the kind served in Tiana.</center><br />
</gallery><br />
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=== National holidays ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width=100%<br />
|-<br />
! Name <br />
! Date <br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Day <br />
| 1 January<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Norton Day <br />
| 10 January<br />
| Celebrates birthday of [[w:Emperor%20Norton|Emperor Norton]]<br />
|-<br />
| Valentine's Day <br />
| 14 February<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Women's Day <br />
| 8 March<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Easter Day<br />
| Between 22 March and 25 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| April Fool's Day <br />
| 1 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Passover<br />
| 15 Nisan - 21 Nisan (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Earth Day <br />
| 22 April<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| International Workers' Day<br />
| 1 May<br />
| Also known as May Day<br />
|-<br />
| Cinco de Mayo and Karl Marx's Birthday<br />
| 5 May <br />
| Only date on which multiple holidays coincide<br />
|-<br />
| Victory Day <br />
| 9 May<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Festival<br />
| 19 June - 26 June<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Jackson Day<br />
| 25 June<br />
| Traditional date of the founding of [[Hakka]]<ref>Most historians place the actual date on 19 June</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Colonial Independence Day<br />
| 4 July<br />
| Celebrates American independence from Britain<br />
|-<br />
| Bastille Day<br />
| 14 July<br />
| Celebrates the French Revolution<br />
|-<br />
| International Cat Day<br />
| 8 August<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Middle of August Day<br />
| 15 August<br />
| Created due to the lack of significant holidays in August<br />
|-<br />
| International Talk Like a Pirate Day<br />
| 19 September<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Birthday of the Glorious Leader<br />
| 20 September<br />
| Birthday of [[Joseph Puglisi]]<br />
|-<br />
| Yom Kippur<br />
| 10 Tishrei (Hebrew)<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Halloween <br />
| 31 October <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Guy Fawkes Day<br />
| 5 November<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Red October Day<br />
| 7 November<br />
| Commemorates the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]]<br />
|-<br />
| Thanksgiving<br />
| 4th Thursday of November <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Black Friday <br />
| Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Festival of the Great Duck<br />
| 1st Wednesday of December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Hanukkah <br />
| 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet (Hebrew) <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Christmas Day<br />
| 25 December<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| New Year's Eve <br />
| 31 December <br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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=== Tourism ===<br />
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Common tourist destinations in Tiana include the Temple of the Great Duck in Flanderstein and the [[w:Montauk Point Light|Atlantica Point Lighthouse]] in Atlantica. New Palermo is known to host many parties during the summer, despite the annoyance of locals due to the common sight of intoxicated college students passing out on their lawns. New Palermo receives the greatest revenue from tourism in Tiana, in part due to its reputation for parties.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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All educational institutions in Tiana are free of tuition, and open to any Tianan citizens meeting their chosen institution's specific academic requirements. The only institution of higher education in Tiana is the [[University of Tiana]], a [[w:Public university|public]] [[w:Research university|research university]].<br />
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== Administrative subdivisions ==<br />
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[[File:Vassergradt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The capital city of Tiana, Vassergrad]]<br />
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There are four first-level subdivisions in Tiana. Of these, two are classified as territories, and two are classified as provinces.<br />
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* [[Province of Altusia]]<br />
* [[Province of New Palermo]]<br />
* [[Territory of Atlantica]]<br />
* [[Territory of Flanderstein]]<br />
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== Notes and references ==<br />
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|name of currency = Tianan imperial credit<br />
|image1 = [[File:Tiana Imperial Notes.jpg|250px]]<br />
|image2 = <br />
|official_users = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|border|25px]] [[Kingdom of Tiana]]<br>[[File:Flag of Nova Agnorr.png|border|25px]] [[Agnorr|Colony of Agnorr and Wallens Plantations]]<br />
|unofficial_users = <br />
|pegged_to = $1.00 [[w:United States Dollar|USD]]<br />
|symbol = cr<br />
|code = <br />
|nickname = credit<br />
|plural = imperial credits<br />
|subunit = <br />
|coins = <br />
|banknotes = 1cr, 5cr, 10cr, 20cr, 50cr, 100cr, 500cr<br />
|central_bank = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|printer = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|mint =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Tianan imperial credit''' (TIC) is the official currency of the [[Kingdom of Tiana|Tianan Empire]]. It was created in April [[2015]] as a replacement for the [[Tianan state credit|state credit]], and is pegged 1-1 to the value of the United States dollar.<br />
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==Banknotes==<br />
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===395a series===<br />
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The 395a series was the first series of TIC banknotes to be designed, and features portraits of several important figures of the [[w:European colonization of the Americas|European colonization of the Americas]] which established the [[Tianic people]] in their present homeland.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#2E8B57;"<br />
! Denomination<br />
! Obverse<br />
! Reverse<br />
! Color<br />
! Portrait<br />
|-<br />
| 1cr<br />
| [[File:1TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:1TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Blue<br />
| [[w:Myles Standish|Miles Standish]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5cr<br />
| [[File:5TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Red<br />
| [[w:John Winthrop|John Winthrop]]<br />
|-<br />
| 10cr<br />
| [[File:10TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Orange<br />
| [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]<br />
|-<br />
| 20cr<br />
| [[File:20TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:20TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Green<br />
| [[w:Leif Ericson|Leif Ericson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 50cr<br />
| [[File:50TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:50TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Pink<br />
| [[w:William Penn|William Penn]]<br />
|-<br />
| 100cr<br />
| [[File:100TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:100TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Gold<br />
| [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 500cr<br />
| [[File:500TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:500TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Purple<br />
| [[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{Tiana Nav}}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox currency<br />
|name of currency = Tianan imperial credit<br />
|image1 = [[File:Tiana Imperial Notes.png|250px]]<br />
|image2 = <br />
|official_users = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|border|25px]] [[Kingdom of Tiana]]<br>[[File:Flag of Nova Agnorr.png|border|25px]] [[Agnorr|Colony of Agnorr and Wallens Plantations]]<br />
|unofficial_users = <br />
|pegged_to = $1.00 [[w:United States Dollar|USD]]<br />
|symbol = cr<br />
|code = <br />
|nickname = credit<br />
|plural = imperial credits<br />
|subunit = <br />
|coins = <br />
|banknotes = 1cr, 5cr, 10cr, 20cr, 50cr, 100cr, 500cr<br />
|central_bank = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|printer = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|mint =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Tianan imperial credit''' (TIC) is the official currency of the [[Kingdom of Tiana|Tianan Empire]]. It was created in April [[2015]] as a replacement for the [[Tianan state credit|state credit]], and is pegged 1-1 to the value of the United States dollar.<br />
<br />
==Banknotes==<br />
<br />
===395a series===<br />
<br />
The 395a series was the first series of TIC banknotes to be designed, and features portraits of several important figures of the [[w:European colonization of the Americas|European colonization of the Americas]] which established the [[Tianic people]] in their present homeland.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#2E8B57;"<br />
! Denomination<br />
! Obverse<br />
! Reverse<br />
! Color<br />
! Portrait<br />
|-<br />
| 1cr<br />
| [[File:1TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:1TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Blue<br />
| [[w:Myles Standish|Miles Standish]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5cr<br />
| [[File:5TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Red<br />
| [[w:John Winthrop|John Winthrop]]<br />
|-<br />
| 10cr<br />
| [[File:10TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Orange<br />
| [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]<br />
|-<br />
| 20cr<br />
| [[File:20TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:20TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Green<br />
| [[w:Leif Ericson|Leif Ericson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 50cr<br />
| [[File:50TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:50TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Pink<br />
| [[w:William Penn|William Penn]]<br />
|-<br />
| 100cr<br />
| [[File:100TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:100TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Gold<br />
| [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 500cr<br />
| [[File:500TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:500TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Purple<br />
| [[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]]<br />
|}<br />
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<div>{{Infobox currency<br />
|name of currency = Tianan imperial credit<br />
|image1 = [[File:Tiana Notes.png|250px]]<br />
|image2 = <br />
|official_users = [[File:TianaTricolor.png|border|25px]] [[Kingdom of Tiana]]<br>[[File:Flag of Nova Agnorr.png|border|25px]] [[Agnorr|Colony of Agnorr and Wallens Plantations]]<br />
|unofficial_users = <br />
|pegged_to = $1.00 [[w:United States Dollar|USD]]<br />
|symbol = cr<br />
|code = <br />
|nickname = credit<br />
|plural = imperial credits<br />
|subunit = <br />
|coins = <br />
|banknotes = 1cr, 5cr, 10cr, 20cr, 50cr, 100cr, 500cr<br />
|central_bank = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|printer = [[Imperial Bank of Tiana]]<br />
|mint =<br />
}}<br />
The '''Tianan imperial credit''' (TIC) is the official currency of the [[Kingdom of Tiana|Tianan Empire]]. It was created in April [[2015]] as a replacement for the [[Tianan state credit|state credit]], and is pegged 1-1 to the value of the United States dollar.<br />
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==Banknotes==<br />
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===395a series===<br />
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The 395a series was the first series of TIC banknotes to be designed, and features portraits of several important figures of the [[w:European colonization of the Americas|European colonization of the Americas]] which established the [[Tianic people]] in their present homeland.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|- style="background:#2E8B57;"<br />
! Denomination<br />
! Obverse<br />
! Reverse<br />
! Color<br />
! Portrait<br />
|-<br />
| 1cr<br />
| [[File:1TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:1TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Blue<br />
| [[w:Myles Standish|Miles Standish]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5cr<br />
| [[File:5TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Red<br />
| [[w:John Winthrop|John Winthrop]]<br />
|-<br />
| 10cr<br />
| [[File:10TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:10TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Orange<br />
| [[w:Peter Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]<br />
|-<br />
| 20cr<br />
| [[File:20TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:20TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Green<br />
| [[w:Leif Ericson|Leif Ericson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 50cr<br />
| [[File:50TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:50TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Pink<br />
| [[w:William Penn|William Penn]]<br />
|-<br />
| 100cr<br />
| [[File:100TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:100TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Gold<br />
| [[w:Henry Hudson|Henry Hudson]]<br />
|-<br />
| 500cr<br />
| [[File:500TICf.jpg|250px]]<br />
| [[File:500TICb.jpg|250px]]<br />
| Purple<br />
| [[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]]<br />
|}<br />
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{{Tiana Nav}}<br />
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