Nutopia

NUTOPIA
Anthem Nutopian International Anthem
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Demonym	Nutopian
Government	Isocracy
- Founders	John Lennon Yoko Ono
Established	2 April 1973
Population	Unknown

Nutopia (stylized in uppercase as NUTOPIA) is a conceptual non-territorial country, sometimes referred to as a micronation. Nutopia was founded on 2 April 1973 (the day after April Fools' Day) by ex-Beatle John Lennon to satirize his ongoing immigration problems and make an imaginary nation based on his political views. A citizen of Nutopia is anyone who declares themselves aware of the existence of Nutopia. There is no leadership or organized government.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

Nutopia is a portmanteau of "new" and "utopia" which suggests Nutopia is a new, utopian society.^{[citation needed]}

Declaration of Nutopia

We announce the birth of a conceptual country, NUTOPIA. Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NUTOPIA. NUTOPIA has no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people. NUTOPIA has no laws other than cosmic. All people of NUTOPIA are ambassadors of the country. As two ambassadors of NUTOPIA, we ask for diplomatic immunity and recognition in the United Nations of our country and its people.

— John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1973

Symbols

Lennon and Ono holding white table-cloths to represent flags

As pacifists, John Lennon and Yoko Ono adopted the white flag to represent "surrender to peace." The Nutopian International Anthem was released under Lennon's album Mind Games. The song consisted of three seconds of silence. The seal of Nutopia has a picture of a literal seal.

External links

• De facto website
• "Nutopian International Anthem" on YouTube

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