Commonwealth of Agatonia

Prime minister of Agatonia
Prime minister of Agatonia
kuragikurái agatóniann (Agatonian)
	Flag of Agatonia
	Incumbent; Mūta Ushiyori; since 9 August 2024
Style	The Honest ; His Excellency
Type	Head of government together with President Kaito I
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Parliament of Agatonia
Reports to	President of Agatonia ; Prime Minister of Agatonia ; Parliament of Agatonia
Residence	500 Jimmy Carter Ave SW, Extreme North Somerley, Somerley, Agatonia, 521201
Seat	Seat 1: Prime Minister Office, 500 Jimmy Carter Avenue SW, Extreme North Somerley, Somerley SY4 2GZ ; Seat 2: High Commonwealth Council, 1 M1 Junction, St. Teresa's Hill HCC 1HQ
Term length	When not receiving majority votes, term ends but when receiving majority votes again, term continues
Formation	25 October 2023; 12 months ago
First holder	Bart II

Commonwealth of Agatonia
アガトニア連邦 (Japanese)
*Commonwealth di Agatonia* (Italian)
Содружество Агатонии (Russian)
*Gemenebest Agatonië* (Dutch)
raiakurói agatóniann (Agatonian)
Commonwealth of Agatonia アガトニア連邦 (Japanese) ; Commonwealth di Agatonia (Italian) ; Содружество Агатонии (Russian) ; Gemenebest Agatonië (Dutch) ; raiakurói agatóniann (Agatonian)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Deus nos vobiscum" (Latin) ; 神様、私たちをあなたと一緒にさせてください (Japanese) ; Dio, lasciaci stare con te (Italian) ; Боже позвол нам быть с тобой (Russian) ; God laat ons bij je zijn (Dutch) "God let us be with you"
	Anthem: God Save the Empress ; 神よ皇后を救ってください (Japanese) ; Dio Salvi l'Imperatrice (Italian) ; Боже сохраните императрицу (Russian) ; God red de keizerin (Dutch)
	The Commonwealth of Agatonia within Southern Netherlands with mainland visible
Capital	Kangarooville
Largest city	La Cambria
Official languages	English ; Agatonian ; Japanese ; Italian ; Russian ; Dutch
Ethnic groups	33.33% Human ; 66.67% Plush toys
Religion	Calculation estimated in January 2025
Demonym(s)	Agatonian
Government	Semi-presidential union state under a constitutional monarchy
• Empress	Sachiko I
• President	Kaito I
• Prime Minister	Mūta Ushiyori
• Deputy Prime Minister	Manuel Shikakata
Legislature	High Commonwealth Council
Independence from the Netherlands
•	18 April 2023
Area
• Total	0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)
Population
• 2024 estimate	24
Currency	Agatona (AŦ) (ATO)
Time zone	UTC+0/+1 in Crown Dependencies ; +2 to +3 in Mainland Agatonia and Territories
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
	Website; governmentaa.wordpress.com

The Commonwealth of Agatonia or the Union of the Eight States, the Territories and the Crown Dependencies Represented in the High Commonwealth Council, more commonly known simply as Agatonia, formerly known as the People's Republic of Agatonia, is a micronation, a self-proclaimed sovereign state and a semi-presidential union state under a constitutional monarchy led by President Kaito I and Prime Minister Mūta Ushiyori. Agatonia declared its independence from the Netherlands on April 18, 2023 (also known as Independence Day). It is known for being home to the Micronational Freedom Index. The flag of Agatonia is similar to the flag of Northudankton.

The mainland is completely landlocked by the macronational country of the Netherlands and it consists of 6 states as well as 30 uninhabited enclaves located in the Netherlands and Belgium (Note: all the enclaves are formed by a legal act!). The nation’s capital is Kangarooville, one of Agatonia’s northernmost cities and Agatonia's largest and most populous city. The government seat is located in La Cambria.

Agatonia was a member and the owner of the inactive Micronational Treaty Organisation (replaced by the Microeuropean Union). It is a delegate in four organisations: the Micronational Assembly, the Microeuropean Union, the Grand Unified Micronational (as a full member) and the Union of Micronations. Agatonia is a council member of the IMO. Agatonia is also the founder of the Microeuropean Union.

The Agatona, abbreviated as ATO, is the national currency. The national dish is chipquiche. Agatonia has six official languages, which are English, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Agatonian. English and Japanese are predominantly used. Agatonia is diplomatically reasonably active, since it was involved by various organisations, such as the Grand Unified Micronational and the Micronational Assembly. Agatonia does not have a state religion. Despite Agatonia does not have a state religion, Christianity and non-religion are the largest religions.

With a total population of 24 people, 8 of which are human (4 of which live in Mainland Agatonia and 4 of which live outside Mainland Agatonia) and 16 of which are stuffed toys (hereinafter referred as plush toys), all living within a total area of 139 square metres, Agatonia is one of the largest countries by plush toy population, alongside Sabia and Verona. The four largest cities in Agatonia are Kangarooville, Extreme North Somerley, La Cambria and West Point. Despite Kangarooville being the most populous city and the nominal capital, the primary national political institutions are located in La Cambria.

The primary and the largest airport of Agatonia is Empress Sachiko I International Airport, used for civilian air traffic. The four largest airports in Agatonia are Empress Sachiko I International Airport, Winston Churchill International Aiport, Extreme North Somerley Domestic Airport and Noordhoven-Malen International Airport. Empress Sachiko I International Airport is the busiest and largest airport of Agatonia, though the most military air traffic is based on Extreme North Somerley Domestic Airport.

Agatonia is a semi-presidential union state under a constitutional monarchy, in which the head of state is the Monarch and the heads of government are the president and the prime minister. The executive nominally rests on the president (one of the two heads of government) and the prime minister, who is by convention a stuffed toy. The unicameral Parliament is the monarchy's legislature, and the Supreme Court, composed of five judges, is the head of judiciary. Since its founding, Empress Sachiko I has been the Monarch and Mūta Ushiyori is the current prime minister. Parliamentary elections are held on a yearly basis; the last parliamentary elections (formerly known as Prime Minister Elections) were held on 9 August 2024.

Etymology

The name Agatonia comes from the site “https://mobile-cuisine.com/branding/fictional-country-names/”, on the 11th country name. The name sounds Romanian.

History

April to November 2023

Around April 2023, President Kaito I had the idea that he would establish a micronation. After that, he established the micronation directly and he called it “Agatonia”. The official name has been announced directly, named the People’s Republic of Agatonia (Italian: Repubblica popolare d’Agatonia; Dutch: Volksrepubliek Agatonië). He proclaimed the establishment of Agatonia and he directly became the President of Agatonia. At that time, the nation had 4 citizens. No major event did happen in the next 4 months. After these 4 months, President Kaito I started getting involved by the Italian language and culture and finally he changed the official language to Italian. On October 2023, Kaito I drafted the constitution that was approved by Princess (Empress) Sachiko I and all the other members of the High Commonwealth Council. On November 2023, Kaito I again started getting involved by the English language and culture and he changed the official language again.

December 2023 to March 2024

On December 2023, Kaito I had proposed a foreign policy introduction, which was refused all the time before. After one month of doubting, Agatonia had applied for membership in the Grand Unified Micronational, which led to the foreign policy introduction in Agatonia. Later, the micronation was permitted into the organisation as an observer.

April 2024 to August 2024

Chipquiche was introduced in the Commonwealth of Agatonia. Kaito I had proposed chipquiche as the national dish of Agatonia. This vote was supported by a 4-0-0 vote. On May 2024, Agatonia had introduced railway traffic. The first railway destination was from Extreme North Somerley to Kangarooville. The two codes for these destinations were ENS (Extreme North Somerley) and KAE (Kangarooville East). Air traffic was introduced too, but it mostly conducts its operations in Infinite Flight, RFS and other flight simulators. However, it took its first international flight to Shanghai on 14 July 2024.

Modern era

On 9 August 2024, President Kaito I initiated and organized the 2024 Prime Minister Elections, successfully won by Mūta Ushiyori and his political party GreatGreenGoal, being the first prime minister to be elected democratically, and saw the development of Agatonian political stability and economic development. Another major development was the improvement of Agatonia's Westminster system, originally adopted somewhere on January 2024, at the time when Agatonia's 1st Court was confirmed by current Chief Justice Theodore Bear.

Politics and government

The politics of Agatonia take place within a framework of a semi-presidential union state under a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a centralized unitary state in which the Monarch is the head of state and in which the president and the prime minister are the heads of government. The constitution grants executive power to the Monarch, although executive power is primarily vested to the prime minister and president.

Early government

The previous government of the People's Republic of Agatonia took place within a framework of a unitary car-centric one-party socialist republic, in which the president was the head of government and had the absolute power within the state and in which the Princess was the head of state. The president was often considered as a dictator, due to absolute power. The Republican Appeal of Traffic was the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of Agatonia.

Head of state

The head of state of Agatonia, the Monarch, is known as the Emperor if male, and as the Empress if female. The position is hereditary. The Monarch has significant power that can be exercised through Imperial Decrees, the sole main form of legislation of the Commonwealth, although Imperial Decrees are made by HE HOG President Kaito I and almost all bills are proposed by him as well.

Head of government

Executive power is vested on the president and the prime minister. The president and the prime minister primarily exercise executive power of the state. Legislative power is vested in the unicameral parliament, whose members are democratically elected on a yearly basis. Members of the judiciary, the Supreme Court, are elected in Supreme Court Chief Justice & Associate Justice Elections and unelected parliament members receive a random high role in the government, depending on characteristics.

Judicial power, lower house and upper house

The highest court of law in the state is the Supreme Court, which consists of one Chief Justice and four other Associate Justices. Chief Justices and Associate Justices are elected in Supreme Court Chief Justice & Associate Justice Elections. The lower house, the House of Representatives, with a maximum of ninety-six seats, is responsible for creating both bills and to accept or deny them. The upper house, the Senate, with a maximum of twenty-eight seats, has less power and its members can only accept or deny bills.

Legislature

The High Commonwealth Council, the legislative body of consists of the coalition, which supports the cabinet, and the opposition, which is against the cabinet. The current government, the 2nd government, consists of four coalition parties: GreatGreenGoal, the Party of Infrastructure of Development, the People's Democratic Godaiist Dictatorship Front and the People's Liberal Party, and of only one opposition party: the Party of Liberty, led by Chairman Ursus Minibii. He is against the cabinet.

Political parties

Political parties in Agatonia have been there since the near disestablishment of the People's Republic of Agatonia. Previously, there was only one party in Agatonia, the Republican Appeal of Traffic. Two months after the disestablishment of the People's Republic of Agatonia, there were multiple political parties in Agatonia. All political parties must be democratic parties (e.g. democratic communism) and parties are not permitted to have extremist ideologies.This list only lists the current political parties and the party color is not shown due to template inexistence. There are currently twenty political parties in Agatonia.

Political parties represented in the House of Representatives

GreatGreenGoal
Party of Infrastructure of Development
Political Party of Dignity and Rights
Dialogue for Freedom
Royal Re-establishment Party
People's Liberal Party
Party of Liberty
People's Democratic Godaiist Dictatorship Front
Kinderen Moeten Op School Betaald Worden
Nationalist Party of Agatonia
Commonwealth Democratic Party

Political parties not represented in the House of Representatives or represented the Senate

Agatonian Communist Party
Commonwealth Communist Party
Agatonian Anarchist Front
People's Theocracy Front
Territory Expanding Association
Agatonian Conservatives League
Agatonian Marxist-Leninist Union
Party for Children's Rights
Socialist Party of Agatonia

Military

Following an extensive reform of the military on August 2024, the Agatonian military is composed of only one division, the Agatonian Army. The hub of the army is primarily located in Extreme North Somerley Domestic Airport. The marshal of the Agatonian Army is President Kaito I, while Hop Godai Senior, Minister of Defense, is responsible for overseeing the marshal's military activities. Agatonia has been a peaceful state ever since its foundation. There is no history of military conflict with external threats or coups.

Foreign relations

Agatonia has since early 2024 sought to establish foreign relations with other micronations mainly through the Grand Unified Micronational, after the political crisis there that lasted for almost half a year. Foreign policy was rejected before by Princess (Empress) Sachiko I. The Commonwealth of Agatonia would like to establish more and more official diplomatic relations with other micronations. Foreign relations are made by President Kaito I, Minister of General Affairs, while Ainosuke Kumakata, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is responsible for overseeing the President's foreign activities. Agatonia currently maintains six official diplomatic relations.

The Commonwealth of Agatonia is a signatory for the following treaties:

Treaty of Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Salanda and the Commonwealth of Agatonia
Treaty of Somerley
Treaty of Diplomatic Relations between the Commonwealth of Agatonia and the Empire of Yata
Treaty of Mutual Recognition between the Commonwealth of Agatonia and the Kingdom of Imruland
Treaty of Diplomatic Relations between the Commonwealth of Agatonia and Saspearian

Mutual recognition and official diplomatic relations

Kingdom of Salanda
Empire of Yata
CKLC (CUFN Union)
Kingdom of Imruland
Saspearian
Hin Wai Cheung Empire
Democratic Council Republic of Parklandia

Unilateral recognition

All UN member states
All Grand Unified Micronational member states
All InterMicronational Organisation member states
All Micronational Assembly member states
Holy See
Republic of Kosovo
Taiwan
Niue
State of Israel
Somaliland
State of Palestine

Recognition refused

Economy

In practice, Agatonia has a mixed economy, most of which are run in the Discord server of the same name. Ideas to establish a custom currency have been there since Agatonia's foundation. The Agatona has been the official currency since May 2023, one of which has a value of approximately ten pence. One Agatona is subdivided into ten Bodrin, one of whic has a value of one pence. Since Agatonia is a capitalist state, the economy is run by a market economy, in which the decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand. The National Agatonian Bank has been the national bank of both the Commonwealth of Agatonia and the now defunct People's Republic of Agatonia since October 2023, following the reform of the Agatona.

International trade has been an important element of Agatonia since its foreign policy introduction. Prior to the foreign policy production, in which the now defunct People's Republic of Agatonia existed, Agatonia was an isolationist state, in which there was little to no international trade with other micronations. Due to its foreign policy introduction, international trade intermittently skyrocketed and the economic and political crisis got better over time.

Geography

The terrain of Agatonia within the Netherlands tends to be completely flat. The country itself is landlocked, but it has a coastline in the Crown Dependencies of New Washington Island, the Rockefeller Islands, and Eastern Ailsa Craig. Historically, Agatonia has established claims in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Croatia and Serbia. The three Crown Dependencies of Agatonia are New Washington Island, the Rockerfeller Islands and Eastern Ailsa Craig, while the three Territories are Wittlin, Muslimmia and Xianchuan. There are six time zones. The example time used in this article is 22:59 CEST.


WEST (Western Time)	KANT (Kangarooville Time)	DORT (New Dorchester Time)	SOMT (Somerley Time)	PEAT (Petropavlovsk-Agatonyyskyy Time	NUOT (Nuovocistano Time)
22:59	23:14	23:29	23:39	23:49	23:59

States

Agatonia is divided into eight States, which all together make the sovereign state of Agatonia. A state head is nominated by President Kaito I, with prior approval from the Monarch, Empress Sachiko I. Most states currently have vacant state heads, and is expected to lessen somewhere begin November 2024. There are two human state heads, which are in the present day President Kaito I and Vitto Barbi, and the plush toy state head amount is expected to double in less than a week.

The largest and most populous state is the Metropolitan City of Kangarooville, which in total counts 14 citizens, most of which are plush toys and only one is human, which is Emperor Bart II, and an area of 54 square metres. The least populous states (excluding uninhabited states) are the Autonomous Territory of Nuovocistano, the Welsh Republic of Gate-am-Agatonia and Western Half, which only count one citizen each. The smallest state by area is La Cambria, which only has an area of four square metres. Three notable citizens, which are all the three total citizens of the State of La Cambria are HE HOG President Kaito I, Empress Sachiko I and Manuel III of the Democratic Council Republic of Parklandia.


State	Code	Capital	Joined	Population	Area (m^2)*	Official language	State head
Metropolitan City of Kangarooville	KL	Kangarooville	18 April 2023	14	54	English	President Kaito I
State of La Cambria	LA	La Cambria	23 August 2023	3	4		President Kaito I
Commonwealth of Sheffield	SF	Sheffield	23 August 2023	0	9		Vacant
Republic of Somerley	SY	Somerley City	23 August 2023	4	12	Russian, English	Vacant
Autonomous Territory of Nuovocistano	CS	Nuovocistano	8 September 2024	1	33	Italian	Vitto Barbi
Welsh Republic of Gate-am-Agatonia	GA	Dinasby	16 January 2024	1	13	English	Vacant
Western Half	WH	West Point	3 November 2023	1	12	English, Dutch
State of Norstoke	NS	Wesfoldton	10 September 2024	0	12	English

* Areas are rounded to whole numbers.

Culture

Plush toys

Although not being self-aware, one important element, if not the most important, is the recognition of stuffed toys (plush toys) as citizens with rights and the ability to make conscious decisions on a personal and social level. Because of the recognition, the lack of government members got better over time. There are currently two times as more plush toys than humans in Agatonia, although Agatonia would like to focus on getting more human citizens in the country.

Media

Agatonian Times is currently the only state media outlet in Agatonia. Inside the country, other major western media outlets are used (e.g. Google, YouTube, Discord and others). Agatonian Times was originally established on January 2024, nine months after the establishment of Agatonia. Previously, there was a paper news outlet, named ItaNews, posting domestic and international news in Italian every week. Locally, Dutch news outlets are also commonly seen in Agatonia, as the country is situated inside the Netherlands.

Languages

English is the main official language in Agatonia, followed by Japanese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Agatonian. Dutch and Japanese are predominantly spoken both natively and fluently. Most of the plush toy's population speaks English and Japanese. The Government uses English as their main and first official language, while Agatonian is used in governal organization logos. Japanese and Dutch are also commonly used as nongovernmental and daily life languages. English is also always used in cultural and political affairs and issues. Most official languages have the Latin script, while Russian has the Cyrillic script and Japanese uses hiragana and katakana.

The Agatonian language, which is a Valtiric language, is very similar to Sabian. Agatonian is an agglutinative language and the most words come from verbs. There is only one grammatical case in the Agatonian language, the genitive case, which always end with either -nn or -ann.

Religion

Although the Agatonian Constitution defines and guarantees every citizen has freedom of religion, Protestantism is the largest religion of Agatonia. The church, the mosque and other religious buildings are supported by the state, and the state protects all the religions. The second most practiced religion is the Catholic Church, followed by Islam. Religious holidays from all religions are legal and permitted by the Agatonian Government.

Cuisine

Agatonia has a variety of international dishes, but one important dish, if not the most important, is the national dish, chipquiche. Chipquiche is a savoury cake made out of quiche mixed with chips. Also important is Asian and Italian cuisine, which are eaten frequently. A common dish in Agatonia is eastern vegetables with rice, which is eaten with white rice and Asian vegetables. Although Japanese cuisine is also one of the most important cuisines, sushi is eaten occasionally.

National symbols

The flag and the coat of arms are the most widely used national symbols in Agatonia, followed by the motto of Agatonia "Deus nos vobiscum (God let us be with you)". The coat of arms indicate the national symbols of Agatonia (e.g. the flag in the shield). Presently, there are still no national animals or other national plants, although these are planned to be coming soon.

List of national symbols of Agatonia


Symbol	Name	Image
National flag	National flag of Agatonia
National coat of arms	Coat of arms of Agatonia
National motto	"Deus nos vobiscum" God let us be with you
National anthem	God Save the Empress
Official languages	English Japanese Italian Russian Dutch Agatonian	English 日本語 italiano Русский Nederlands agatoniántai
National calendar	Gregorian calendar	N/A

Administrative divisions outside Mainland Agatonia

Agatonia is comprised of six separate pieces of land.

The smallest piece of Agatonian land, Muslimmia, is a mere 110 square metres of land, more than 68 kilometres away from Mainland Agatonia. The largest area in Agatonia is Eastern Ailsa Craig, a Crown Dependency of Agatonia located in the island of Ailsa Craig, Scotland.

Agatonia is divided into the Mainland, its Territories and Crown Dependencies. Its Territories are Wittlin, Muslimmia and Xianchuan, while its Crown Dependencies are New Washington Island, the Rockerfeller Islands and Eastern Ailsa Craig. Every piece of land is established by an Imperial Decree, primarily proposed by President Kaito I. Crown Dependencies may have the Crown Dependency name under its addresses, however, they completely fall under Agatonian sovereignty and are administered directly by the Throne. Territories may also have the Territory name under its addresses, although they do not fall under Agatonian sovereignty and they do have their own leader, known as Governors. Territories must elect and participate in Agatonian elections, while Crown Dependencies do not per se need to.

Overseas territories
Name	Claimed in	Located in	Territory type	Governor
New Washington Island	24 April 2023	English Channel	Crown Dependency	Agatonian Government
Rockefeller Islands	24 April 2023	Near Durdle Door
Eastern Ailsa Craig	5 February 2024	Ailsa Craig

Territories
Name	Claimed in	Located in	Governor
Wittlin	14 April 2024	Southeast Brabant, Netherlands	Agatonian Government
Muslimmia	27 May 2024	Limburg, Netherlands	Ben Kenobi III
Xianchuan	22 August 2024	Croatia-Serbia border dispute	Alexander Bohne (Sasneatic League)