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Every notable event that occurred in the History of Sheepland is listed here. The full history of Sheepland is getting very long so it needs a separate page from the main article.

Sheepland so far has four distinct historical eras:

Before the formation of Sheepland

The earliest mention of Sheepland dates back to December of 2022, when Koji had the idea of starting a sheep farm with the name of Sheepland. The idea slowly morphed into an idea for a digital micronation with moderate democratic socialist ideals, but still based on a sheep farm. Eventually, Koji got the idea that building an artificial island in international waters would be a better idea because Sheepland could then have greater autonomy and not be restricted by the laws of a macronation. While the original sheep farm idea for Sheepland originated simply from Koji's desire to have sheep, as the idea evolved from a farm to an independent island country, so did the core ideals and goals of Sheepland. Sheepland became an idea for simulating a Democratic Socialist country without corruption, and an escape from the capitalist world. Its goals became mainly Workers' and Animals' rights and environmental preservation.

Era of Creation

The time period from July through October of 2023 was marked with the creation of Sheepland and its initial rapid development.

Sheepland was founded on 11 July 2023 by Koji as a digital micronation. It did not have territory at the time of founding, and as of 2024, it is still considered non-territorial. In October of 2023, Sheepland was recognized by Aeternia. Later in 2023, Sheepland officially changed its government structure from Democratic Socialism to Eco-Socialism, as Eco-socialism included extra emphasis on environmental protections.

Era of Stagnation

The time period from November 2023 through April 2024 was marked with very slow if not nonexistent development, with Sheepland gaining no new allies or citizens, and its website and MicroWiki were rarely updated. Its economy also stagnated, with no GDP growth during this era.

Era of Increased Development

The time period from March 2024 until the present. Sheepland finally made it out of stagnation, with major development happening during this era. Sheepland gained its second citizen, gained 3 new allies, enacted a currency reform, and created the first broadcast of the Sheeplandic Broadcasting Service (SBS) during this era.

March 2024

On 15 March 2024, Sheepland gained its second citizen. Their identity currently remains confidential.

On 22 March 2024, Sheepland becomes allies with the Kingdom of Santa Fe.

May 2024

On 26 May 2024, Sheepland becomes allies with the Republic of Mailenga.

On 28 May 2024, Sheepland enacts a currency reform to try to fix its stagnating economy.

On 30 May 2024, Sheepland almost cuts off its alliance with the Kingdom of Santa Fe due to a political misunderstanding, which was later corrected. On this same day, Sheepland also became allies with the People's Socialist Republic of Breta.

On 31 May 2024, Sheepland releases the first broadcast of the Sheeplandic Broadcasting Service. (SBS)

June 2024

On 17 June 2024, Sheepland transitioned from a one-party system to a no-party system.

On 20 June 2024, Sheepland became allies with the United Oregon Republic

On 27 June 2024, Sheepland officially changed flags.

July 2024

On 11 July 2024, Sheepland celebrated its 1 year founding day.

On 21 July 2024, Sheepland established mutual recognition with the Pearson Republic.

On 23 July 2024, Sheepland established mutual recognition with the UASSR. On the same day, it also updated the requirements for diplomatic relations.

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