Draft:Goose Island Federation

Goose Island Federation Federación de la Isla del Ganso (ES) Federacja Wysp Gęsi (PL)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Hoc exemplum adservans titulum" "This motto is an example"
Anthem: "National anthem"
Goose Island seen from the air
Status	Active
Location	Goose Island, Chicago
Capital	Exampleville
Government	Federal presidential republic
• Standing Committee Co-Chair	Caleb Sneeden
• Standing Committee Co-Chair	Jane AB Citizen
Legislature	General Assembly
Independence  from the United States
• Independence	15 August 2024
Population
• 2024 estimate	1
Membership	1
HDI	0.932 very high
Currency	Example dollar
Time zone	UTC-2 (XST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (XDT)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.ex

The Goose Island Federation, more commonly known as Goose Island, is a self-proclaimed proto-state located in the United States. Established on August 15 2024 by Caleb Sneeden, it claims the Chicagoan Goose Island in the state of Illinois as its base of operations.

Etymology

According to Perry Duis, a late professor of history at the University of Illinois in Chicago, the name of Goose Island was originally applied to a smaller natural island that served as a seasonal home for local birds. This island was dredged away by the end of the American Civil War, replaced by an artificial island.

History

The first known inhabitants of the natural Goose Island were Irish squatters in the 1840s.

Politics and government

Political Parties do not exist in Goose Island.

Due to the small size of the island and commune-based administrative structure, the Federation has no subdivisions.

Military

The Goose Island Federation has no standing military. In the tradition of previous anarchist projects, such as the Zapatistas, Goose Island could accommodate the presence of a volunteer militia if and as the need arises.

Foreign relations

Unilateral recognition

• All Example Alliance member states
• Example

Mutual recognition

• Example
• Example

Recognition refused

• Example
• Example

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• Government site
• Citizenship application

[[Category:Goose Island]]
[[Category:Micronations in Illinois]]
[[Category:Micronations established in 2024]]