Republic of Aswington

Republic of Aswington
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Unity and Freedom
Capital	Armapat
Official languages	Spanish English
Demonym	Aswingtonian
Government	Unitary semi-parliamentary republic
• President	Juan Cisneros
• Prime Minister	Aydan Dillon
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Lennon Smith
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from the Popular Union of Occitania
• Independence	28 October 2018
Population
• Estimate	15
Currency	Manat
Time zone	VST (UTC−4)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	right

Aswington, officially the Republic of Aswington (Spanish: República de Aswington) is a self-declared independent state, commonly qualified to a micronation by foreign observers. It is located in the Carabobo state, north of Venezuela.

History

Aswington was founded on 3 May 2017 as an autonomous republic in the Popular Union of Occitania. Several months later, on 28 October 2018, following the dissolution of the Union, Aswington became an independent republic.

Administrative Divisions

Aswington is divided into three districts; Agdik, Armapat and Steperyan. Each district is governed by a mayor, elected by popular vote.

Politics

Aswington is a unitary semi-presidential republic, where the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. It has a multi-party system.

The executive power is exercised by the government, the legislative power is exercised by the National Assembly, while the judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court. The latter power is independent of the executive and legislative powers.

The president is elected for a period of two years, with the possibility of being reelected. Currently, Juan Cisneros is the President of the Republic. The Prime Minister is currently Aydan Dillon.

The legislature is the National Assembly, which consists of 10 seats. Its members are elected through electoral lists and assigned through the D'hondt system. It is responsible for the drafting and promulgation of laws or decrees.

The judicial power is constituted by the Supreme Court. It is responsible for conducting trials and issuing judicial sentences. Currently, Leonnor Smith is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Foreign Affairs

Main article: Foreign relations of Aswington

Map of embassies or diplomatic offices in Aswington.

  United States

  Netherlands

Foreign relations and foreign affairs are run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The country has embassies in other macronations. There are currently two, one located in the United States and one in the Netherlands.

Aswington is a member of the Micronational Olympic Federation and the Occitanian Commonwealth. It was one of the members of the League of Professional Nations until his dissolution.

Military

Main article: Aswington Defence Army

The Aswington Defence Army is the main armed forces in the country. It has a land and air branch. It is composed of few volunteers.

Culture

Holidays

Date	Name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day
8 March	International Woman's Day
1 May	International Worker's Day
3 May	Day of the Foundation of the Republic
28 October	Independence Day
25 December	Christmas Day
31 December	New Year's Eve

Media

There are few media outlets in Aswington, which are all state-owned. Aswington News Agency is the principal main source of news about the country, while The Republic is a newspaper that covers local and international news.

The First Channel and Second Channel are the public television channels of the country, but both currently are inactive.

Sports

The country has progressively taken an interest in sports.

Name	Location	Sport
Aswington Arena	Armapat	Checkers 8x8
Armapat Checkers Center	Armapat	Checkers 6x6
Commonwealth Chess Room	Armapat	Chess
Friendship Chess Arena	Armapat	Chess