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Republic of Norteria-Barland | |
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| Motto: "United as one, forward as one" | |
| Anthem: "O Dear Norteria-Barland" | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Capital | South Windoseatington (Norteria) Barlington (Barland) |
| Largest subprovince | South Windoseatington (capital) |
| Official languages | English (de facto) |
| Ethnic groups (2024) | |
| Religion (2024) | |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
• Prime Minister | Derya Baygan-Robinett |
• Vice Prime Minister | Meitri Puhl |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence from the Philippines | |
• Norterian Independence | 2 December 2019 |
• Barlandic Independence | 23 March 2022 |
• Union agreement | 20 September 2022 |
• Transition to Republicanism | 10 September 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi), excluding colonies |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | ~150 |
| Membership | 40 |
| Currency | Philippine peso |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +63 |
The Republic of Norteria-Barland (commonly Norteria-Barland, Norteria or Barland) is a landlocked micronational state with its mainland territories located in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. It is a unitary parliamentary republic of 16 provinces, 2 of which bear its capitals. Beyond its mainland territorial extent, it exerts control over 18 colonies dispersed around various locations in the regions of Southeast and East Asia, North America and the Middle East. The country has over 30 officially admitted citizens, of which 9 work in government positions, as well as a population of roughly 100-200 people.
In late 2019, in a school in Manila, Philippines, Jeffrey Su established small territorial claims around its library, establishing the first Norterian Empire. The COVID-19 pandemic hampered development and led to the creation of a primarily digital state called Pearlland operating from Su's house, which was based in his friends' online chat group in early 2021. Global governmental action in 2022 to end the lockdowns resulted in the dissolution of Pearlland; a new state named Barland was founded by some of the same friends during this time in their school cafeteria's bar table area. Disputes occasionally emerged between the old Norteria and the new Barland over territorial control of campus areas. On 20 September 2022, both countries agreed to unite as one state, forming the Empire of Norteria-Barland. A parliamentary referendum was held in the following year that resulted in the country's transition from an empire to a republic.
Norteria-Barland is a parliamentary republic. The country's head of state is the prime minister, who is elected by citizens every three months. Most policies, however, are passed by a nine-member parliament serving as a collective governing body on the national level. The country does not have an official language, although the de facto one and most commonly spoken language by its population is English. Other languages spoken in the country include Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French and Dutch. It is culturally diverse, with citizens having differing backgrounds and origins from around the world.
Etymology
Norteria
The name Norteria comes from the former empire's original name, Northland, named in such a way due to the Northly geographical position of the country's territory in the school campus. "Norteria" is a translation of "Northland" from English into (roughly) Latin.
Barland
Barland was founded in the bar table area of the school's cafeteria, hence its name Barland.
History
Early Norteria (2019-2020)
Jeffrey Su, along with another micronational pioneer, established their first territorial claims over parts of their school's library area in December of 2019. The new country, situated in the present-day Libraria Exitia province, was initially named Northland but eventually renamed to Norteria because the former sounded "lame" (verbatim), becoming the First Norterian Empire. Little activity had occurred during this historical period due to the founders' low student community presence and the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic that would further impede development.
Pearlland era (2021-2022)
In February 2021, a renaissance of nationalist sentiment blossomed in the same friend group in their online chat group called "Pearl GC", leading to the creation of the largely digital Republic of Pearlland, which had held monthly administrative elections to balance control of the large group chat democratically. Activity within the digital state was high until early 2022, when governments around the world declared the end of the pandemic. Pearlland would accordingly fade into obscurity for a few months.
Formation of Barland and reformation of Norteria (2022)
Weeks before 2022, Pearllandic citizen Derya Baygan-Robinett realized the inevitability of Pearl GC's end. Following lockdown orders being lifted at the school and the following dissolution of Pearlland, he, leading most of the friend group's members, established the Republic of Barland on 23 March 2022. The new state was heavily promoted at school to speed up the dissolution of Pearl GC and to improve relations among people in the former group chat. Barland soon transitioned into an imperial government and likewise imperialistic ideology, expanding rapidly around the school campus.
Despite the creation of the new Barlandic state, original Norterian territories around the school were still in existence and were now being controlled by the same few members of the friend group that had founded the Norterian Empire, leading to territorial disputes with Barland during the latter's era of territorial expansion. However, due to Jeffrey Su's physical absence from school during this time (he attended classes over Zoom meetings as he was residing in the United States), Norteria quickly lost its presence among the rest of the friend group and the greater school community. In a failed effort to modernize and regain prominence, the Norterian government of two people (including Jeffrey) decided to convert the country into a republic on 7 April 2022, forming the Norterian Democratic Republic. However, the state was short-lived, lasting only two months until the Norterian government turned the country back into an empire.
Nortero-Barlandic merger (2022-2023)
Later in 2022, discussions began between Norteria and Barland for a possible merger into a singular entity, which culminated in the union of the two countries as the Empire of Norteria-Barland on 20 September 2022, jointly controlled by Emperor Noah Roos I of Barland and Norterian prime minister Jeffrey Su as a constitutional monarchy. A new currency, flag and national anthem were made and adopted in light of the new united national identity. However, the first month of the union government faced internal conflict over the fact that no elections had been held to decide the new prime minister and that the Barlandic second-in-command Derya Baygan-Robinett had been unjustly deposed of his position. As a result, two months later, PM Su stepped down from power and the country's first democratic election was held on 1 November 2022, resulting in PM Jin Lee and VPM Oscar Pu taking power. Norteria-Barland largely regained its internal stability afterwards.
In November 2022, a series of personal insults were directed at Nortero-Barlandic government officials by the head of state of a newly established digital micronation called "Kursk", igniting the Nortero-Kurskan War, which had quickly ended in a Nortero-Barlandic victory; Kursk had dissolved itself due to the lack of will among its founders to continue running their country. A patriotic chant emerged from this time: "How many battles have we lost? None! How many have we won? All of them!", which has seen continued use among the citizens of the country during times of adversity.
The merger was followed by an era of rapid expansionism across the school campus and beyond. Between the months of October 2022 to June 2023, Norteria-Barland gained 24 new colonies from not only the Philippines but also China, Japan and the United States, most of which are still under the country's control in the present day.
Post-imperialism & transition to republicanism (2023-)
On 10 September 2023, almost a year after the union between Norteria and Barland, a parliamentary referendum was held, resulting in the deposal of the emperor and a peaceful transition of the country into a republic, forming the current Republic of Norteria-Barland. The country also saw a decline in territorial expansion, as no new colonies or provinces had been established in the four months leading up to this time. The power structure of the country had been fully shifted towards the prime minister; prior to this, the country's central leadership was distributed evenly between the emperor and the PM. Former emperor Roos still retains a seat in the parliament but holds no official government or ministerial positions otherwise out of personal will.
Culture
Arts
Nortero-Barlandic arts have no centralized genres or origin, owing to the cultural diversity of its people. It includes digital drawings, photography, films and—most prominently—music.
Sports
Many Nortero-Barlandics play sports such as badminton and tennis; Norterian versions of similar sports therefore exist such as Norterian Pickleball. Norterian Pickleball is a primarily indoors edition of pickleball modified with lower nets, a smaller court and an additional out-of-bounds zone in the center of the court typically marked by a carpet.
Holidays
It is recommended to use the following table for holidays. It should go without saying that the provided holiday is merely an example.
| Date | Name | Remarks |
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| 20 February | Norterian Independence day | The day that commemorates the independence of Norteria. |
| 23 March | Barlandic Independence day | The day that commemorates the independence of Barland. |
| 20 September | Union day | The day that commemorates the unionization of Norteria and Barland. |
| 11 November | Navy day | The day that commemorates the Nortero-Barlandic naval victory in the Battle of the Lap Pool. |
Politics and government
The highest position in the Nortero-Barlandic government is the prime minister, who is elected every three months by plurality. The heads of the country's ministries and other governmental organizations are appointed by the prime minister but not necessarily per term. Due to the country's government being composed of only nine citizens, its parliament seats are filled by the same people. Due to the small size of the country's political parties and governing body, parliamentary seat allocation may sometimes leave empty seats that may be filled by independents or political parties that did not compete in an election.
Prime Minister
The Nortero-Barlandic prime minister (PM) creates new laws and policies and directs most of the country's internal affairs. Despite being the head of state, most of the PM's laws and policies must be approved via either a parliamentary or national referendum in order to be enacted.
Vice Prime Minister
The vice prime minister (VPM) of Norteria-Barland maintains a second-in-command position of power to the PM. Regardless, the VPM's abilities to run the country are virtually the same as the PM's. The VPM is appointed by the PM candidate before an election.
Parliament
The final decision in the country's major affairs (passing laws, exiling citizens, declaring war, etc.) lies in the hands of the Nortero-Barlandic parliament, generally through referendums or simply via verbal agreements. It is made up of six government members, including all of the country's ministers as well as other citizens in smaller government organizations.
Political parties
Norteria-Barland has six organized political parties, each of which hold parliamentary seats. Until June 2024, the government was dominated by either Su's Libertarian Party (LP) or Robinett's New Norteria Party (NNP), often alternating between the two parties every election.
| Logo | Name | Party Leader | Spectrum | Ideologies | Parliamentary seats | |||
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New Norteria Party | NNP | Derya Baygan-Robinett | Center | Third Way, Norterian nationalism | 4 / 9
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Anshak National Congress | ANC | Meitri Puhl | Center-left | Social democracy | 3 / 9
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Barlandic Nationalist Front | BNF | Noah Roos | Center-right | Georgism, Barlandic nationalism | 2 / 9
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Liberal Democratic Union* | LDU | Jeffrey Yuecheng Su | Center-right | Liberal democracy | 0 / 9
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National Socialist Nortero-Barlandic Worker's Party* | NSNBWP | Jin Lee | Right | National socialism, Fascism | 0 / 9
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*did not compete in previous election
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Law and order
Nortero-Barlandic laws are loosely enforced by the members of parliament, which include the police force, led by Michael Boeing (also the Minister of Justice).
Military
Norteria-Barland has no formal military.
Ministries
Government ministries in Norteria-Barland are responsible for various public services and civil management in and beyond the country. Each ministry typically only has 1-2 members owing to the small size of the government. Multiple ministries may be managed by the same individual(s).
Ministry of Elections
The election ministry manages and organizes every election, referendum and poll in the country, major or minor, online or in-person. Currently, the minister of elections is Jeffrey Su.
Ministry of Finances
The finance ministry manages the country's government spendings and tax revenue. However, since the de facto discontinuation of the Nortero-Barlandic Franc, this has largely been a nominal government agency. The current finance minister is Seong Jin Lee.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The foreign affairs ministry is responsible for managing Norteria-Barland's diplomatic relations with other micronations and its physical and online promotion (including the writing of web encyclopedia articles). The current foreign minister is Jeffrey Su.
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Immigration
Ministry of Information
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Labor
Foreign relations
Provide a general overview of the nation's foreign policy and its involvement in sectors, organizations, etc.
Provided below is an example of a list of relations with other nations and organizations. For more information on flag icons, see {{flag}}, {{flaglist}} {{flagicon}}, and {{flagicon image}}.
Unilateral recognition
Mutual recognition
Anem
Administrative regions
Provinces
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Windoseatington
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Cape Jade
Norteria-Barland has 16 provinces, all of which are located within school campus grounds and are under direct federal control (there are no subnational governments as the country is too small). During the inter-micronational unionization, 7 Norterian and 5 Barlandic provinces were merged while 2 more regions were annexed to form new provinces. Cape Jade, the 15th province, was annexed later on 21 May 2024 to replace Garden Cove as the main government meeting/event venue.
Colonies
Despite the decline of Nortero-Barlandic imperialism during 2023, the country has held on to its 18 colonies and territories dispersed around the world. They are, as a whole, managed by the territory minister Derya Baygan-Robinett, but are individually governed by other government members that live in or visit specific colonies.
| Flag | Emblem | Name | Area (m2) | Population | |
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| None = same as national | Empty = to be determined | ||||
| Provinces | |||||
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Windoseatington | 85 | 40 | |
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Barlington | 60 | 24 | |
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Cape Jade | 332.2 | 0 | |
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Tumisia | 5 | ||
| Elevatia | 7 | ||||
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Garden Cove | 44.4 | 0 | |
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Kantina Exitia | 75.3 | 10 | ||
| Lesser Barland | 56 | 28 | |||
| Libraria Exitia | 54.7 | 6 | |||
| Greater Libraria | 90 | 12 | |||
| Backlands | 12 | ||||
| Balcony Region | |||||
| Greenwall Region | 108 | 10 | |||
| North Elevated Tables | |||||
| South Elevated Tables | |||||
| West Ryneland | |||||
| Colonies | |||||
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Norterian South China | |||
Geography and climate
Mainland Norteria-Barland is in the tropical climate zone, with high humidities and temperatures throughout the year. Much rainfall occurs between the months of July-November (which is also the peak typhoon season) while the rest of the year remains relatively dry.
Common flora and fauna seen in Norteria-Barland include palm trees of the coconut variety (Cocos Nucifera), land snails (mostly Lissachatina Fulica), banana trees and other typical tropical species.
| Climate data for Port Area, Manila (1991–2024, extremes 1885–2024) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.5 (97.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.8 (91) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.9 (75) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63) |
20.0 (68) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average Rainfall mm (inches) | 19.4 (0.764) |
21.9 (0.862) |
21.8 (0.858) |
23.4 (0.921) |
159.1 (6.264) |
253.3 (9.972) |
432.3 (17.02) |
476.1 (18.744) |
396.4 (15.606) |
220.6 (8.685) |
119.9 (4.72) |
98.5 (3.878) |
2,242.7 (88.295) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 124 |
| Sunshine hours | 177 | 198 | 226 | 258 | 223 | 162 | 133 | 133 | 132 | 158 | 153 | 152 | 2,105 |
| Source no. 1: PAGASA [1] [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun, 1931–1960)[3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Norteria-Barland generally relies on transnational workers (typically stationed in the Philippines) to bring income into the country. It largely imports most of its goods from China, South Korea and the United States. Due to the country's dependency on foreign trade and workers, it does not have its own currency, but used to have a currency-like food exchange token called the Nortero-Barlandic Franc (NBF) that utilized single-faced banknotes featuring the faces of prominent government officials of the time (except for the 1-Franc banknote).
See also
Related pages, in a bulleted list. DO NOT include links to categories, articles of allied nations, or pages already linked in the article.
References
- ↑ "Port Area Manila (MCO) Climatological Normal Values 1991–2020" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Port Area (MCO) Manila Climatological Extremes" (PDF). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ↑ Cappelen, John; Jensen, Jens. "Filippinerne – Manila, Luzon" (PDF). Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) (in dansk). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2019.