Democratic Republic of Ziberstein
The Democratic Republic of Ziberstein, more commonly known as Ziberstein or the DRZ, sometimes called the Zibersteini Republic, was a micronation located in Żnin, Poland founded on the 16th of November 2021. It broke apart on the 29th of November 2022, with the Social Republic of Uniostan succeeding it. It was a one-man dictatorship with a council of four ministers in theory, although the micronation was never populated enough to put it into practice. Ziberstein was created due to inspiration from the micronations of Molossia and Sealand.
Democratic Republic of Ziberstein | |
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| Motto: "The bloodshed will end, white peace will shine." | |
| Anthem: L'internationale (Polish version) | |
 Map of Ziberstein shortly before it was dissolved. | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Capital and largest city | Iwelsteg (Ivelsteg) |
| Official languages | Polish, English, and Zibersteini |
| Recognised national languages | Polish, English and Zibersteini |
| Recognised regional languages | Polish |
| Ethnic groups | Polish (100%) |
| Religion | No official religion |
| Demonym(s) | Zibersteini |
| Government | Dictatorship |
• Dictator | P. S. |
| Legislature | Senate |
| Independence from Poland | |
• Declaration | 16 November 2021 |
• Dissolvement | 29 November 2022 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | ~3% |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 1 |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| Currency | Polish złoty Zibersteini Zebra (ZIB) |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
Website Official website | |
Etymology
The name "Ziberstein" was made up by accident after thinking about the first name for a micronation that came to mind. The micronation was called a "Democratic Republic" despite being a dictatorship due to other real-life dictatorships usually having a similar prefix in their official names. For a short while, it was called the "Democratic People's Republic of Ziberstein".
History
The DRZ was founded on the 16th of November 2021. Around the 17th-20th of November 2021, it started using the Valora as its official currency, before being turned down by the Molossian government. On the 23rd of November 2021, Ziberstein claimed the forest hills area, eventually leading to a small expedition attempt. On the 29th of November 2021, Ziberstein expanded its claims into two houses nearby it, therefore claiming 6 citizens unofficially. Due to no written records of Ziberstein and all electronic records being inaccessible, all of Zibersteini history from the 29th of November 2021 up to the 30th of May 2022 has been lost. On the 21st of July 2022, a parliament meeting was planned to remove the nation's dormant state, but it never took place due to a lack of interest in the parliament. This led to a de-radicalization and de-communization of the DRZ around July-November 2022, which would ultimately be unsuccessful in continuing the lifespan of Ziberstein. On the 29th of November 2022, Ziberstein officially fell and the Social Republic of Uniostan was announced.
Politics and government
The Zibersteini Socialist Party ruled the DRZ from its creation to its fall. The ZSP was the only party due to a lack of people to create other political parties. Zibersteini Socialism revolved around boosting agriculture as much as possible, as it was seen that industry couldn't have been created in Ziberstein at the time due to the small area of Ziberstein and the lack of resources within it aside from wood.
Early government
Ziberstein was supposed to be led by a council of four ministers: The minister of power, the minister of the military, the minister of food, and the minister of civil rights and general law. Due to the lack of population in Ziberstein, none of the beforementioned offices was taken, which led to their powers being seized by the dictator, which, in theory, was supposed to last only until the population crisis was solved, but due to the fact it wasn't solved until Ziberstein was abolished and Frelistan was established, no government workers aside from the dictator ever took office.
Dictator
The role of the dictator had been inspired by Kevin Baugh's dictatorship over Molossia, granting the dictator almost all rights within the nation, although the dictator still had to follow laws set by the constitution.
Senate
The Senate of Ziberstein was supposed to limit the power of the dictator by having to vote on laws before the dictator could decide if the law should be passed, although the Senate never had members outside of the Internet.
Political parties
The only political party in Ziberstein was the Zibersteini Socialist Party.
| Logo | Name | Party Leader | Spectrum | Adopted Ideologies | Dictator | Ministers | ||
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Ziberseini Socialist Party | ZSP | P.S | Left-wing | Agrarianism, Socialism, Communism, Nationalism (later mixed-market socialism and social democracy) | 1 / 1
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Military
The Zibersteini Armed Forces never engaged in real-life combat, although two minor cyber-wars never resolved, and military support to the micronation of Rhodesia (nowadays Republic of Leskovac and Vucje).
Foreign Relations
Formerly Nationalist-Terrace. It also has had relations with a micronation called Felinia, Democratic Christian Federation of Melite, Rhodesia (micronation), and many more minor micronations.