Kingdom of Fontasia

Kingdom of Fontasia
*Gubkrolu Fontasya, Губкролу Фонтася* (Fontasian)
*Regnum Fontasicorum* (Latin)
*Ríocht na Fontasia* (Gaelic)
फोंटासिया अधिराज्य (Hindi)
*Žedgradra s Fontasja* (Scynn)
Kingdom of Fontasia Gubkrolu Fontasya, Губкролу Фонтася (Fontasian); Regnum Fontasicorum (Latin); Ríocht na Fontasia (Gaelic); फोंटासिया अधिराज्य (Hindi); Žedgradra s Fontasja (Scynn)
	Flag Emblem
	Motto: "Non arma tantum habeo, sed magnam partem Armorariorum facio." "I have not only Arms, but a large amount of Armorers to make."
	Anthem: "Oh Fontasia, Our Homeland!" Royal anthem: Long Live Our Glorious King!
Status	Defunct
Capital	Fontum
Largest	Lewisport
Official languages	English; Hindi; Spanish; Irish; Fontasian; Scynn;
Recognised regional languages	Scynn ; Irish
Religion	Roman Catholicism (official)
Demonym(s)	Fontasian
Government	Anocratic Constitutional Monarchy ; Ergatist dictatorship
• King	Conor I
• Praetor	Joseph Trick
Legislature	Supreme Directorate
Establishment
• Fontasian Republic	13 May 2013
• Kingdom of Fontasia	1 March 2022
• Assemblic Civilization	25 May 2015
• Defunct	2 June 2023
Population
• 2022 estimate	50
• Census	~50
Currency	United States dollar ; Fontasian fontis (Ғ)
Time zone	UTC-5, +0 (EST, GMT)

The Kingdom of Fontasia (Fontasian: Gubkrolu Fontasya), more commonly known as Fontasia, was a micronation based in the New England states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with additional territories and claims in Ohio, Florida and Ireland. Fontasia was officially established on 1 March 2022 as the successor state to the Second Assemblic Federation. It is now considered defunct following Conor I's apparent departure from the micronational community in early June 2023.

The Kingdom of Fontasia was considered an anocracy whilst being a constitutional monarchy. It was a self-declared sovereign state with a King as the head of state, and a Praetor (equivalent to a Prime Minister), as the head of government. Fontasia was led by a unicameral legislature known as the Supreme Directorate.

Fontasia inherited all diplomatic alliances created by the Second Assemblic Federation and retained a strong connection with its long-time allies. Fontasia was a signatory nation of the Tri-Alliance Pact alongside the Empire of Meritia and the Kingdom of Scynja. Fontasia was also a member of multiple intermicronational organizations. It ranked 0.80 in the Fontasian Intermicronational System of Stability (FIMSS), making it a 1st World Micronation. It was the most advanced micronation within the Assemblic Sector, and was a micronation that was also in the Galway Sector.

Unlike its predecessors, Fontasia was the first Assemblian micronation that identified as a self-declared sovereign state. Simulationism had been abandoned completely, and secessionism had been embraced. The Kingdom of Fontasia shared many land borders with micronations, most being on Dilu Island. The Buddie Union had a direct land border in the Home Regions, which made it a significant ally for the Kingdom. Fontasia also bordered the Empire of Östruck in Ireland, and the Empire of Meritia in Ohio, and the Kingdom of Scynja in Florida. The Kingdom considered itself as the most politically powerful monarchy in the New England sector in 2022.

Etymology

The name "Fontasia" derives from Font and Tase, two rivers who were thought to be separate in the tribal period of Fontasia. Font is a direct cognate of the name of the Font River, which starts at the confluence of the Kalkaya and Tarcellian Rivers in Tarcellia. Tase is the name of the small river that flowed through modern Fontum. After the 2015 expedition into the Corrigith Forest and further expeditions conducted by the Corrigith Expedition, it was discovered that the Font and Tase were tributaries of the same water source, hence creating the hydronym Fontase. Fontase evolved into Fontas which was the original name of the modern capital city of Fontasia, Fontum. Fontas as expected turned into Fontasia, and the name of "Fontasia" became the main term describing the region of Fontum and the surrounding areas by 2017. The original name of the region was Tasia, and the people living within the Avalon Valley were known as "Tasians."

The literal translation of the name in English is "Land of the Font and Tase."

History

Politics and government

The Fontasian Royal Government had two technical leaders, the King, the figurehead and head of state, and the Praetor who represented the head of government. A Praetor was elected every six months from the Supreme Directorate. The Praetor and Emperor had equal power and could challenge each other's power as a balance. The National Legislature was the Supreme Directorate, a unicameral body of five parties.

King & Praetors

The King of Fontasia served as a figurehead and as the head of state. The Praetor of Fontasia served as head of government, and every six months was elected through sortition from the Supreme Directorate. The King and Praetor served with equal authority, making Fontasia a de facto duumvirate. Praetors could serve as many terms as they wish, lasting six months each. The style of the King was "Rex Fontasias" which in English roughly translated to "King of Fontasia." The only King to serve Fontasia was Conor I, who was the heir to the Newman Dynasty.

Directors

Each respective Supreme Directorate party was lead by a Director, an elected leader usually from a political affiliation group or some other major institution in Fontasia. Directors were elected every three months and could serve up to four terms. During Praetorial Elections, a Director would be randomly selected through a number of electoral processes to become the next Praetor.

CURRENT PRAETORS:
Current Praetor	Party:	Incumbency:
Joseph Montgomery	FFP	11/25/22-5/25/23

Supreme Directorate

PARTIES OF THE SUPREME DIRECTORATE
Party:	Spectrum/Sector:	Founded:	Ideology:	Incumbent Director:
Populist Party of Fontasia (PPF)	Centrist	5/25/22	-Big tent -Centrism -Populism	N.P.
Christian Democratic Party of Fontasia (CDPF)	Neutral-Right	5/25/22	-Christian Democracy -Traditionalism -Neutral-Liberalism	N.W.
National Monarchist Party of Fontasia (NMPF)	Neutral-Right	5/25/22	-Conservatism -Monarchism -Traditionalism	António Neozar
Ergatist Party of Fontasia (EPF)	Far-Right	3/1/22	-Ergatism -Conservative Socialism -Nationalism	Thomas Jacobs
Free Fontasia Party (FFP)	Far-Right	5/25/22	-Irredentism -Imperialism -Fascism -Conorianism	Joseph Montgomery

The Supreme Directorate, established on 20 May 2022 to replace the outdated and ineffective Fontasian Circumference was based on the Second Assemblic Federation's Supreme Directorate which consisted of seven parties rather than five.

The Fontasian Supreme Directorate consisted of five parties divided into three sectors each consisting of two parties except the Centrists. Each sector incrementally increased in right-wing radicality, starting with the Centrists and ending with the Far-Right. The Populist Party was the only party within the Centrist sector. The Christian Democratic Party and the National Monarchist Party were the two parties of the Neutral-Right sector. The Ergatist Party and the Irredentist Reclamation Front were the two parties of the Far-Right Sector.

The Directorate acted as the major lawmaking body aside from the King. The two sectors other than the Centrists decided if they are "for" or "against" the law. The Centrist sector determined whether a law passes or not, making it immensely powerful.

The Directorate, coinciding with the Second Fontasian Constitution did not allow leftist parties to be represented in government. Several political groups supporting one or more parties in the Directorate were commonly present.

The Directorate was also a de facto Ergatist legislature, as all parties were de facto Ergatist, just with varying degrees of conservatism for the ideology. The Directorate functioned in the same way, just with far more Ergatist representation.

Election Processes

Elections in Fontasia were mostly through sortition, or random voting. All native citizens of Fontasia were eligible to vote and run for office, however non-native Fontasian citizens were required to claim land and administrate it for Fontasia to be able to participate in elections. Non-native citizens could only support and lead political affiliation groups.

Praetorial Elections

Every six months, on 25 May and 25 November, a Praetorial Election occurred in Fontasia. Each Director eligible to run for Praetor was voted on 14 times randomly, this was known as the First Round. The candidate with the largest number of repeating votes won the First Round and was nominated into the Second Round with the candidate with the second-most votes. The Second Round was an electoral college of all 12 provinces, who through their amount of districts were powerful than other provinces. Each province randomly selected a candidate to support and the candidate with the most support was elected Praetor of Fontasia, and their party became the presiding party of the Supreme Directorate.

Directorial Elections

Every three months, on 10 May, 10 August, 10 November and 10 February a Directorial Election occurred in Fontasia. Between these elections, a new politician could announce their candidacy for Director, or the incumbent Director could announce re-election. During these elections, the candidates running for the same seat of a party were voted on 7 times randomly, and the candidate who prevailed won the seat.

Law and order

The Fontasian Constitution was the supreme law of the land in Fontasia, although US law was respected. All lands claimed by Fontasia were enforced by the FDF, however enforcement patrols don't usually occur. Joseph Montgomery during his administration made a bid to change this and increase law enforcement in Fontasia after scandals among popular Fontasian Politicians, however this was later abandoned.

Foreign relations

The Kingdom Of Fontasia inherited the Second Assemblic Federation's allies and organization memberships. The Kingdom pursued a non-interventionist foreign policy unless actions obliged the Kingdom to act in times of crisis or war. Fontasia could be recognized as a regional power in the New England Sector, as it had a decent amount of influence in its community. It had extensive influence over the Assemblosphere.

In the mainland regions, Fontasia shared a southern border with the Buddie Union. On Dilu Island, Fontasia shared borders with the Empire of Meritia, Kingdom of Scynja and the Democratic Christian Federation of Melite.

Mutual recognition, allied states, embassies opened

Allies:
Micronation:	Ties:
Scynja	Formal
Meritia	Formal
Kingdom of Bristolia	Formal
Melite	Formal
Richensland	Formal
Roscamistan	Formal
Pontunia	Formal
Buddie Union	Formal
Seluvia	Formal
Princedom of Gilford	Formal
Kingdom of Freistaat	Formal
Samarian Federation	Formal
Chattahoochee Republic	Formal
Kingdom of Verefort	Formal
Imperial State of Allastoria	Formal
Kingdom of the New Crown	Formal
Free State of Ostruck	Formal

Mutual recognition

Mutually Recognized Micronations:
Micronation:	Ties:
Strathnaver	Formal
Chattahoochee Republic	Formal
Norton	Formal
Republican Dictat of Lake Ronkonkoma	Formal
Lesia and Karduna	Formal
Surdam	Formal

Organizations

Organizations
Organization:	Status:
Micronational Assembly (MA)	Member State Delegate
Third Assemblic Federation (satellite state union in Assemblia) (3AF)	Member State, Head Nation
Royal Micronational Treaty Organization (RMTO)	Member State
International Catholic League	Member State

Inter-Governmental Alliances

Inter-governmental Alliances (agreements)
Agreement:	Members included:
Tri-Alliance Pact (TAP)	Meritia Scynja Fontasia
Dilu Conference	Fontasia Meritia Scynja Bristolia Roscamistan

Recognized Micronations

Recognized Micronations
Micronation:
Molossia
Sealand
Austenasia
Ausveria
State of Faltree
Saspearian
Delphia
Bepistan
Vulhalin
Muskratia
South Galwegian Democratic Republic

Unrecognized Micronations

Unrecognized Micronations:
Micronation:
Cycoldia
Ela'r'oech
Worrell
Runnymede
Template:Country data Republic of Malus
Mandate of Zeprana
Zeprana

Micronations or Groups designated as terrorist organizations

Terrorist Groups:
Group/Micronation:
Fesmar
Nexan Republic
Tizianist Almendria
United States of Zeprana
Allah's Spirit
Ansawan

Fontasian stance in macronational disputes

Fontasia had been well known for its Pro-Israeli, Pro-Jewish attitudes, as it recognized the State of Palestine as a terrorist organization. In the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict, Fontasia was against both Ukraine and Russia and believed Uganda would resolve the conflict, thus it did not recognize the independence of Luhansk People's Republic or Donetsk People's Republic. Fontasia also recognized the Republic of China as the legitimate Chinese state, and Republic of Korea as the legitimate Korean state. Fontasia also supported Irish Reunification due to ancestral ties with the Catholic Irish people.

Recognized macronations or subdivisions

Unrecognized macronations or subdivisions

Nations deemed as terrorist groups

State of Palestine

Military

Main Article here Fontasian Defense Forces

Geography and climate

The Assemblian Regions were dominated by a variation of forested hills, swamps and plains. The longest river in the Kingdom was the Brunas River which ran from the Atvan Forest to Lake Millis, about 2 miles away. Other major mainland rivers were the Font River System (which ran through the capital), Serkell River, Arconis River and the Cilomoro River (Assabet River). Major bodies of water were Lake Northan and Lake Millis. The climate in the mainland was temperate. The governorates in Massadoria had a wetter, cooler climate which was subtropical. Long stretches of beaches and dry forests covered the Massadorian governorates. Dobrok was characterized by its one large body of water, Dobrok Pond and the woodlands that surrounded it. There was a large field in Dobrok used for rocket launching. The provinces of Salicia and the North Coast were known for their gray-sand beaches and extensive tidal marshes. The Governorate of Galvegia, located in western Ireland had a cool, rainy climate and consisted of a large field and some cliffs. The Governorate of Blue Oak was largely forested and located in Ohio. The Protectorate of Trasona had a tropical climate with large savannah-like fields and swampland. The Protectorate of Nomantia was an isolated, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

Territories

Fontasia was divided into three regions, the Assemblian Region, where the core Fontasian provinces were located, the Southern Region where the Massadorian governorates were located, as well as Trasona, Nomantia and Blue Oak, and the Northern Region, which included Dobrok, Galvegia, Salicia, Rye and Cullenbor. There were six Assemblian governorates, Fontasia, Millisia, Isovo, Centropolis and Northan. Southern Region had three governorates, Lewisia, Imperial Beach and Blue Oak and two Protectorates, Trasona and Nomantia. The Northern Region had four governorates, Dobrok, Salicia, North Coast and Galvegia. Each Governorate was divided into multiple municipalities.

There were four territorial units. The broader of which was the Region. There were three regions, as previously mentioned. Next was Governorates, the base unit of all territorial units which were groupings of the smaller unit of Municipalities. Protectorates were autonomous territories that had separate government than the one in Fontum. Districts were the smallest unit and practically served as city/town divisions. The final unit, used for areas not established as Protectorates or Governorates was known as the Territory. There were a total of 3 Regions, 13 Governorates, 2 Protectorates, 6 Territories and 82 total Municipalities for all regions.

Fontum was the national capital of Fontasia and Lewisport was the largest Fontasian city. Centropolis was the economic capital of the country, and Isovo was the technological center of the nation. Blue Oak City was the largest Fontasian city outside of New England.

List Of Governorates:
Territory name:	Region:	Capital:	Number of Municipalities (71):
Fontasia	Assemblian	Fontum	13
Bahovia	Assemblian	Druya	6
Millisia	Assemblian	Arinolis	10
Isovo	Assemblian	Isovo	5
Centropolis	Assemblian	Centropolis	4
Northan	Assemblian	Northan	9
Lewisia	Southern	Lewisport	11
Imperial Beach	Southern	Imperial Beach	5
Dobrok	Northern	Dobrok	3
Salicia	Northern	Salicium	2
North Coast	Northern	Rye	6
Galvegia	Northern	Vorogo	2
Blue Oak	Southern	Blue Oak City	1

List of Protectorates:
Territory name:	Region:	Capital:	Number of Municipalities (6):
Trasona	Southern	Brevardia	2
Nomantia	Southern	Gosnold	1

List of Territories
Territory name:	Region:	Capital:
Westland Territory	Northern	N/A
Tallus Territory	Northern	N/A
Itapi Territory	Northern	N/A
Marcoba Territory	Assemblian	N/A
Vilisia Territory	Assemblian	N/A
Cedar Territory	Assemblian	N/A

Economy

Fort Kartla, in the Vobanian District in Fontasia.

Fontasia inherited its predecessor's economy, which was extremely prosperous. The Fontasian government operated Fontasia's national bank and treasury, the Central Bank of Fontasia (CBF), that minted and regulated Fontasian Fontis (Ғ), Fontasia's secondary currency to the United States Dollar. The Central Bank also had large amounts of United States Dollars, as the Fontis was pegged to the United States Dollar.

On 15 November 2022 the Fontasian economy was officially created, with the nationalization of the Fontasian Trading Company, originally a government corporation. The Fontasian Trading Company became a public investing market that had various shares and stocks being available for purchase in Fontis. A day later, the Fontum Stock Exchange (FSE) was established, being ran by the Fontasian Trading Company.

One Fontasian Fontis was worth four United States Dollars.

Norumbega Connection

Fontasians considered themselves the incarnation and "successors" of the people who inhabited the legendary lost Pre-Columbian North American city known as Norumbega. The King of Fontasia had a secondary title of "King of the Norumbegans" to further honor the lost city. Fontasia, for this reason was known as "Second Norumbega" or "New Norumbega."

Culture and media

Fontasian culture had existed in Assemblia for many years. Rooted from the tribal warrior states of Fontasia that lived in the forested hills, the culture was similar to that of the Ancient Slavs or the Ukrainian Cossacks. Fontasians even in the modern era were known for being renowned explorers and frontiersmen, two major qualities that made the Assemblian colonial empires prosper. Forts using sticks and miscellaneous materials were common in Fontasia and served as community gathering spots in the Forest. The Chefarra, or Chiefstick was a Fontasian craft originally crafted for the tribal chieftains to hike the hills was a prime example of Fontasian art. Fontasians valued the groundpines that grew in the Corrigith Forest and used it to decorate stick forts. Foods such as Kasupanu (Cheesebread) were cooked on open fire pits.

Silvalia, a Fontasian festival celebrated the importance of the Corrigith Forest in Fontasian life and was the most important of all holidays in Fontasian culture. After the Assemblic colonization of many regions, foods had been imported to Fontasia. National foods and drinks had been adopted into Fontasian cuisine, one being the Wamesian Wings, a chicken wings made with a mixture of Coca-Cola, Soy Sauce and spices. That and Queso Dip were typically seen at a Fontasian party. The national anthem was "Oh Fontasia, Our Homeland" which used the tune of the German national anthem. Major holidays included Victory Month, a month of celebration in June and July which commemorated the wars fought by Fontasia and Assemblia. Fontasia Week was a week celebrated to honor Fontasian nationalism. A massive party was hosted in Fontum on the last weekend of August every year with a cookout on Revolutionary Square. The King had an annual coronation on October 7, his birthday. Festovium, or just the November–December holiday season had multiple feasts and celebration days. On March 15, Remembrance Day, was a day remembering those who had succumbed to the Coronavirus Pandemic. On May 13, the King made a proclamation as that date was the anniversary of Fontasian establishment. Fontasia had also used the tunes (but gave credit to the original) of many Russian/Soviet, Prussian, Cossack, British songs and marches.

Fontasia had a very lively meme culture, with various memes being created in its history.

The culture of the Protectorate of Galvegia was unique, as it was mostly influenced by local Irish culture, as well as the culture of Roscamistan and Ballinfoyleburg. The culture of Blue Oak was the same as the Empire of Meritia, due to its border with Meritia.

Although a secular state, the royal religion practiced by the Royal Family of Fontasia was Roman Catholic Christianity. A majority of the Fontasian population was Christian, mostly Catholics and some Protestant denominations. Judaism was present as well, as there was a large minority of Jews living in Fontasia. Hinduism was also a major religion, due to the large amount of people with South Asian descent in the Assemblian regions.

Jewish customs and culture, due to the large minority of Jews living in Fontasia had been introduced into Fontasian culture. Jewish foods such as challah bread were regularly eaten by non-Jewish Fontasians. A similar influx of Indian and South-Asian culture had appeared in Fontasia too, as Indian food and cricket had become popular in Fontasia.

Fontasia was extremely ethnically diverse. Most people however were of European descent, predominantly Irish, English, Italian and French descent. There was a large minority of Indians and South Asians in Fontasia as well. All groups recognized themselves as being Fontasians however.

There was an advanced social class structure for Fontasian nobility as well, that categorized power by political affluence in families in the elite.

Fontasia had two major national epics, the first of which was the Fontasian foundation myth known as the Legend of the Corrigithian Fields the second epic was the account of the Hexan Wars known as the War of the Great Kings.

The major media source of the Kingdom of Fontasia was the Fontasian News Network (FNN) which owned both the Fontum Sentinel and the Fontasian Broadcasting Network as subsidiaries. The FNN was a government company. Several micronations received news from the FNN via Discord announcement followings.

Language

Fontasian, one of the many secondary languages of the Kingdom and was a part of the Assemblian language family. It was a poetic language that was constructed. It was the direct descendant of the extremely similar to the Assemblian (Zemblahi) language, so much so it could be considered "Middle Assemblian." Fontasian could also be written in the developing Fontasian Cyrillic Alphabet.

Basic Phrases (English/Assemblian/Fontasian):
English:	Assemblian (Zemblahi):	Fontasian (Fontasjey)	Fontasian Cyrillic (Fontaçjey Çiriliki)
Hello	Ai	Ay	Аи
How are you?	Uhoizeyu?	Kakisyu?	Какисю?
Goodbye	Benlatvid	Preshatsey	Пресчатсеы
Thank you	Hraziyu	Jerasiyu	Йерасю
Welcome	Valke	Walje	Ѵалйе
Excuse me	Pardony	Pardony	Пардоны
Do you speak Assemblian?	Davyuhi Zemblahi?	Dawyujey Fontasjey?	Даѵюйеы Фонтасйеы?
Assemblia	Zembla	Sembla	Сембла
Fontasia	Fontasya	Fontasya	Фонтася

Technology

Fontasian predecessors had developed many advanced technologies. In late 2019, Assemblians developed a baking soda-vinegar rocket that only launched a few inches off the ground, in early 2020 however a pressurized water rocket was developed which launched up to 6 feet off the ground. And in August 2021, an actual rocket with rocket engines was launched, and flew to 300 feet, known as Udayaprakash-1. The rocket's successor, Udayaprakash-2, was launched six months later from Dobrok. A third Udayaprakash rocket, Udayaprakash-3 was launched from Dobrok as well but exploded halfway through its flight.

Assemblia had long created water bottle boat probes to race across Crocus Harbor, for scientific purposes. Also, for scientific purposes, balloon probes had been launched on windy days. In early 2020, scientists in Amsters developed a small solar oven capable of melting a chocolate chip, known as Helios. Assemblia also attempted in constructing a "drone" which did not succeed. Assemblia continued to advance further, with more and better technologies being developed. Isovo Labs, a government-funded research conglomerate in Frasia took control of the Assemblian technology industry. Isovo Labs planned on making devices like lightbulbs and batteries by 2022, although this was never done. Many of these technologies Fontasia adopted. Isovo was the technology and innovation capital of Fontasia.