Draft:Third Imperial Schpecktenian Republic

Sixth Imperial Federation of the Third Schpecktenian Republic Ƴmperƴąl Federąꞇƴon oⲹ Sᚴpekꞇenƴą
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Bƴleꞇƴkƴꞇ" "Offering of Lightness"
Anthem: War Eagle
File:Mąp-oⲹ-Meądoųen.png Schpecktenian Province of Meadowen and the Grand Estate of Meadowen
Status	Active
Capital	City of Meadowen, Grand Estate of Meadowen
Largest Duchy	Schpecktenian Province of Meadowen
Official languages	SSpek, English
Recognised national languages	German, Spanish
Ethnic groups (2023)	71% American 14% Roekistani 14% Livenoan
Religion (2023)	50% Christian 50% Other
Demonym(s)	Schpecktenian
Government	Civil Federal Presidential Republic
• President	Rudolph I
Legislature	Imperial Convocation
Independence  from United States of America and Republic of Fort Woodchuck
• Independence as Kingdom	4 October 2022
• Declared as Grand Empire	5 October 2022
• Declared as Second Republic	16 January 2023
• Declared as Third Imperial Republic	14 February 2023
• Declared as Meadowen Empire	22 April 2023
• Italian Client State	2 May 2023
• Declared as Imperial Federation	29 May 2023
Population
• 2023 estimate	4
• 2023 census	5
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$0.96
Currency	Schpecktenian Mark
Time zone	UTCUTC-05:01 (Schpecktenian Standard Time) (GMT-6)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Website https://sites.google.com/view/schpecktenia/home-and-news
Preceded by Meadowen Empire

The Sixth Imperial Federation of the Third Schpecktenian Republic, more commonly known as Schpecktenia, is a micronation in Illinois. First founded on 4 October 2022 as the Kingdom of Schpecktenia, the nation has had many changes in government and policy, all with the same leader. On the second day of Schpecktenia, the nation turned into the Grand Empire of Schpecktenia. There was a brief era of inactivity, known as “The Dark Times,” where absolutely nothing was done. Some time later, Schpecktenia was reestablished to the Second Republic of Schpecktenia, where a lot of the major building of the nation was done. Following a civil war, known as the Two Days War, Schpecktenia turned into the Third Imperial Republic of Schpecktenia. Rudolph I received a lot of hate, and moved Schpecktenia into an isolation era, where a second Dark Times began. Schpecktenia was given to the mock-gov of Regno d ’Italia, and Rudolph took a much needed break. On 29 May 2023, Rudolph requested for Schpecktenia to be independent, which was granted, and Schpecktenia turned into the Imperial Federation of Schpecktenia.

As of early June 2023, Schpecktenia has six regions. Regions can be known as duchies, republics, provinces, states, etc.. Some regions can be somewhat sovereign, having their own leader, constitution, laws, and militia, but still have to follow Schpecktenian laws, be a part of the Convocation, and commit to the military.

Any citizen or ally of Schpecktenia can create a political party, which make Schpecktenia’s movements. Leaders or top-individuals of all the regions of Schpecktenia get elected to join the Imperial Convocation. The purpose of the Convocation is to enact laws, improve the budget, and oversee the functioning of Schpecktenia. The president’s role is to create laws and represent the nation with other micronations.

Etymology

Schpecktenia is a modified version of the president's last name, Specht. -tenia means "Land Of." The full name of Schpecktenia is "The Land of Specht."

History

Pre-Micronation

Before Schpecktenia came to be, the main part of the nation was known as Madison County, Illinois. The region was essentially founded by the famous expedition made by Louis and Clark, Madison Country being established on 14 September 1812. In the late 1800's, Madison County was an industrial region, known for oil refineries, steel mills, and lots of other heavy industries. The county was on the eastern side of the Mississippi River, right next to the large city St. Louis. The county was known as "The Metro East." Meadowen, Schpecktenia's capital, used to be known as Edwardsville, Illinois. Edwardsville was incorporated as a settlement in 1818 by Thomas Kirkpatrick, and the settlement was a key trail in the Edwards Trace.

Beginning

The very beginning of this micronation started when Rudolph Specht had the idea after watching several videos about the micronation Molossia. He started "The Grand Empire Of Schpecktenia" and was renamed Emperor Rudolph I. The flag briefly had purple instead of blue, and good luck finding a picture of the old flag.

Rudolph aimed to taking as much territory as possible, but his own home, The Province of Medowen, and The Province of Shadowfoxia would be just fine for now. Rudolph was feeling aggressive towards Fort Woodchuck, a nation controlling where Schpecktenia resides. The nation was socialist, which fueled Rudolph's anger to the country. Rudolph claimed that "war with Fort Woodchuck is inevitable, so they shall be prepared." The war was waiting to happen, until Rudolph had some untimely criticism.

Because of the criticism, the "Dark Times" began. Rudolph was deeply saddened and lost all motivation to continue the nation.

New Era

The fall of an empire and the birth of the Second Republic of Schpecktenia rose on January 16th 2023. Rudolph re-read his constitution and gained back all motivation to make Schpecktenia thrive. He threw out all his Imperial dreams, and claimed the St. Louis area as his own. He made the flag a lighter color, renamed himself President Rudolph I, and recognized Albania.

Schpecktenia partnered with Rycocia and The Kingdom of Turisa to form the Organization of Great States, a mutual alliance and helpful connections between many micronations. If a war between Schpecktenia and Fort Woodchuck was to happen soon, The OGS would be on our side. Schpecktenia met a close ally, Liveno. Liveno and Schpecktenia had great relations for a small period.

An ally in the OGS had a short war with the Ertelian Republic, Schpecktenia tried to help, but the war ended before they could do anything.

Schpecktenia's ally, Liveno, was a very easy target for annexation. Rudolph I declared war on Liveno, and Schpecktenia took part in the first invasion of the nation's history. The Schpecktenia-Liveno War was short lived, only lasting four days.

Tranesid Period

After the Schpecktenia-Liveno War, the two nations became close allies once again. Schpecktenia thrived wonderfully, and the economy was becoming stable. IIDs, the Colony of Merrifield, a new citizen, and new laws were made in this period. Schpecktenia made even more allies than imaginable, but relations with the OGS were slowly falling apart. Rycocia, the chairman of the OGS, resigned and gave power the the TDC Empire. The TDC did not last too long, and they also resigned. The new chairman, the Conservative Creek Republic, made many changes to the OGS, including new verification rules for incoming member-states. Many nations were denied membership, and Rudolph I took action. Schpecktenia founded the Malic Alliance Organization, the MAO was to give support to nations that were denied from the OGS and the Harmony Alliance, and the MAO was to prosper.

The Schpecktenian Civil War, or officially knowns as The Two Days War, started on 12 February. After two days of battle, the Second Republic beat the Schpecktenian People's Front. Tallerico pointed out that Schpecktenia was very imperial, so Rudolph I changed how Schpecktenia was seen.

Third Empire Era

The Third Empire was similar to the Second Republic, but with the objective of making colonies, territories, and imperial protectorates. Schpecktenian government made it so colonies could only be made by government officials that have been to the land before, or else the president had to make it a territory. Citizens could request for land to be made into an imperial protectorate. So many new ideas happened, like the language of SSpek, new land, and new citizens.

Schpecktenia started the Mille Lacs Colonization, a way for many allies to get colonial land. The colonization happened smoothly, so Rudolph I did another called the Pelican Lake Colonization. This event nearly started a major war, because both Schpecktenia and Ghurklas wanted the Breezy Point Colony. Schpecktenia let Ghurklas have it, but jokingly threatened that they would take it by force. Ghurklas declared war. When they did this, Rudolph I was out of country, so it took 3 hours for Rudolph to find out. Rycocia, Aldonia, and Roekistan allied with Ghurklas. When Rudolph found this out, he went over the deep end. Schpecktenia cut ties with Roekistan, but tried to avoid the war and handled the conflict diplomatically. It took a whole day of holding meetings, but the war ended. After the war, Rudolph I decided to change the flag back to the Second Republic flag.

Rudolph I banned Ghurklas peoples from entering Schpecktenia in any way, and now distrusted Roekistan. Roekistan saw this whole conflict as an attack on them, so they now were hostile to both Schpecktenia and Liveno. The three nations have always been close, but for whatever reason Roekistan deeply hated the two countries. Constant bashing and arguing happened across many servers, so Schpecktenia and Liveno completely cut ties with Roekistan, forever. If the nations stopped communicating all together, it would prevent a major war.

The fighting constantly made Rudolph I realize that being in contact with so many micronations made it harder to progress as a nation, so he thought entering isolationism would help Schpecktenia a ton. A new discord was made, and Schpecktenia still allied with Liveno, Rycocia, and the Oakforvian Empire.

New Isolationist Era

The Third Empire changed the flag back to the Second Republic flag, and little was done in the nation. Very breifly, Schpecktenia converted to the Meadowen Empire on 4/22, which was to be very simular to the Grand Empire of Schpecktenia. Rudolph had no motivation, and decided to give all of Schpecktenia to Haltenburg,

Client State

Schpecktenia became the Client State of Haltenburg, which soon became Regno d'Italia, and a second "dark times" began. Rudolph pursued other things, and nothing was done.

Imperial Federation

Schpecktenian gained independence and reformed the government to be a federation. The Kingdom of Italy remained allies with Schpecktenia. Roekistan, now the Midwest Republic, apologized for what they did previously, and worked to be Schpecktenia's ally once again.

Schpecktenia lost the Lackluster War, and promised to be more peaceful and formal. The region New Prussia declared independence on 23 June 2023, and Schpecktenia lost 4 citizens. Schpecktenia and New Prussia remain close as allies

Politics and government

The government of Schpecktenia has two parts, the Imperial Convocation and the Executive. The Convocation’s role is to approve laws, improve the budget, and oversee Schpecktenia. The Convocation is made up of either leaders or elected people of Schpecktenia’s regions. The Executive is the president’s role, which is to create laws, communicate with other micronations, and create new Schpecktenian administration.

Early government

The old way of the Schpecktenian government was democratic, with the Executive Branch still the same, but the House of Law-Making Peoples held the votes, and used to make laws and request changes in rules, all by majority votes.

Departments

Schpecktenian Departments works as a storage of legal documents. If departments want to accomplish something, they must submit a Project Proposal. For example, if a document was created explaining an expedition of uncharted woods, a detailed plan would be made under The Department of Exploration.

Department of War and Foreign Affairs

This department is to make diplomatic actions to hostile micronations, oversee declarations of war and treaties to and from other countries, create battle plans, and run the military. The declaration of war to Liveno was made by this department.

Ministry of Home Security and Creation

This ministry is responsible for making sure everything in Schpecktenia is running smoothly, and to create new things for the micronation, such as project proposals.

Department of Economic Affairs

The job for this department is to run the economy. Once the money is equal to x amount of peach rings, that x amount of marks will be printed or converted to digital. The proposal of 5, 10, 20, and 100 mark bills were made under this department

Federation Criminal and Detective Ministry (FCD/FKD)

The job for this ministry is to enforce the law, function as a police force, and keep watch on citizens.

Multifarious Necessitude Department

This is used when needed if no other department is fit for a job.

Regions

Schpecktenia has seven regions, Meadowen contains the capital of Schpecktenia, the Grand Estate of Meadowen.

Flag		Name	Type	Population	Leader
		Grand Estate of Meadowen	Capital	1	Rudolph Specht I
		Duchy of Frich-Vastelle	Regional Sovereign Duchy	1	King Morris of Liveno
		New St. Louis	Regional Sovereign State	1	Midwest Republic
		Schpecktenian Province of Meadowen	Mainland	1	Rudolph Specht I
		Province of Drost	Non-Sovereign Schpecktenian Territory	0	Rudolph Specht I
		Duchy of Vineland	Regional Non-Sovereign Duchy	0	Rudolph Specht I
		Province of Shadowfoxia	Regional Non-Sovereign Province	0	Rudolph Specht I
		Republic of Hillsboro	Regional Sovereign Republic	1	Aaron Specht

Colonies and Territories

Flag		Name	Type	Founded	Leader
	‎	Schpecktenia-Antarctica Island Territory	Territory	1/23/2023	Rudolph I
		Vinelandish Colony of Merrifield	Colony	2/6/2023	Rudolph I
		Vinelandish Birch Colony	Colony	2/22/23	Rudolph I
		Colony of the Great Bluffs	Colony	2/24/2023	Rudolph I
		French Meadowen	Territory	3/19/2023	Rudolph I
		Engelia Territory	Territory	6/18/2023	Rudolph I
		Bahgopra	Colony	6/25/2023	Rudolph I

Laws

The most important law is that no Venus Fly Traps, sunflowers, vase plants, or other scary looking plants are allowed in front of the President. The president has a severe irrational fear of those plants, especially Venus Flytraps. When president Rudolph I sees a picture of one or a Venus Flytrap is even mentioned, he feels a sense of impending doom, nausea, and general fear. If anyone is found to be in posession of a physical or picture of said plants, they will be fined 400 Marks.

No assassinations are allowed to be made on the president. Assassination is a serious crime, and Schpecktenia takes it very seriously. If one would attempt to assassinate the president, you will be fined 5.50 Marks.

When the Substance Act of 2023, Rudolph I presented a list of drugs and substances that are illegal. Most punishments for possessing or using the drugs are fines, but some serious drugs being in one's ownership could get one banished. The illegal drugs are Cocaine, Methamphetamine, PCP, Adderall, Benadryl, LSD, and Magic Mushrooms.

When the government passed the Political Party Act of January, the attempt to start a new political party was banned. One that were to do so would receive a 300 Mark fine.

New Federation Laws

The Federation passed a "code of laws," which are basic rules for the nation.
1. The constitution is the supreme law.
2. no one can be discriminated for race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, or anything similar.
3. All citizens have freedom of speech.
4. Everyone has a right to privacy.
5. Government members are not above the law.
6. Everyone has the right to own property.
7. Law Enforcement always protects citizens.
8. Immigrants can become citizens
9. Wars must be fought with reason.

Foreign relations

Schpecktenia used to have a law stating that no relations will be made with communist nations.
"Schpecktenia cannot, and will not, make any friendly relations with any communist, socialist, or fascist nations. We believe it is our given right to purge these ideologies from existence. Communism has never worked in history and will never work. It leads to the citizens from the communist country starving. And Socialism will always lead to communism. We have no right to invade a country just to get rid of the government but be warned. We will never be in a positive and diplomatic relationship if a government falls under these ideologies."
Following the Two Days War, this statement was abolished.

Schpecktenia helped create and join the Organization of Great States (OGS), an organization of alliance and mutual recognition. Schpecktenia wants to become allies with many nations, and accepts friendship with open arms.

Mutual Recognition

• Kingdom of Liveno
• Midwest Republic
• Seluvian Empire
• Kingdom of Italy
• Begana
• Opstandia
• New Prussia

Not Recognized

• North Korea
• Belarus
• Kingdom of Turisa

United Military of Schpecktenia

The UMS is the name for the 1st Imperial Rifle Unit and all Regional Militias. Regions have the right to have militias, but they must temporarily join with the 1st Imperial Rifle Unit during war.

1st Imperial Rifle Unit

This unit was first created in 2022 during the Grand Empire of Schpecktenia. It has taken many qualities of the 31st Ranger's Division, but that division has since become the New Prussian Militia. The 1st is still active today, with the Head General being Rudolph I.

2nd Imperial Guard's Unit

This unit was active mainly during the Grand Empire of Schpecktenia. Since then, the unit has been completely inactive since the Second Republic.

24th Clature Division

Not much is publicly known about the unit, besides that its a secret intelligence unit. "Clature" is Shpeck for "feminine man," which makes the division even more strange.

Warfare

Regarding fighting in wars, for obvious reasons, we cannot actually kill anyone. Actual firearms are for show of power, and Plastic Bullet Rifles (airsoft/pellet) are standard issue. Wars may be fought in real life meetups, online, video games, or in other safe and controlled ways.

Wars that Schpecktenia fights would have allies involved, including Organization of Greater States.

Shahawki-Ertelian Conflict

A member of the OGS had declared war on a separatist state, so Schpecktenia was slightly involved in the Shahawki-Ertelian Conflict, they planned to give economic support, but the war ended before Schpecktenia could help. The Shahawk Nation never signed a treaty to end the conflict, so the Ertelian Republic never got any recognition.

Schpecktenia-Liveno War

The Schpecktenia-Liveno War began when Schpecktenia decided to attack the smaller nation of Liveno on 30 January, 2023, in hopes of gaining new territory. The Kingdom of Roekistan supported Schpecktenia financially. Schpecktenia initially took over a Liveno embassy, which drew heavy criticism. The First Imperial Rifle Unit, ordered by Rudolph I, arrived late due to internal issues and briefly occupied a region in Liveno "Conland" but was quickly repelled by Liveno's forces.

Efforts for peace were made, and the Treaty of Saint Louis was drafted to end the war. However, tensions continued with propaganda campaigns between the two sides delayed signing of the treaty. The Kingdom of Roekistan chose to support both countries. Due to a shortage of troops, a new unit called the 31st Rangers Division was created. Misunderstandings led to further conflicts, but eventually, Liveno sought peace and a revised version of the Treaty of Saint Louis was signed by all parties involved. Schpecktenia had to pay reparations, be allies with Liveno, and give up a very small amount of land in Rudolph I's basement to Liveno.

Two Days War

The Two Days War began when Luca Tallerico, a highly respected Schpecktenian leader and commander, declared independence as the communist nation "Schpecktenian People's Front." They claimed a lot of land, which led to the Second Republic declaring war. The conflict started with the Second Republic easily reclaiming the president's backyard without any resistance.

Upon hearing about the war, the Kingdom of Roekistan and the Kingdom of Liveno joined forces with the Second Republic. The People's Front managed to seize a golf course uncontested, prompting the Second Republic to send troops to occupy some nearby woods and a small park. Tallerico, feeling threatened, declared "total and unrestricted war." Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Turisa, once an ally of Schpecktenia, sided with the People's Front, causing Liveno to declare war on Turisa. Eventually, Turisa and the Second Republic settled their conflict through an online video game, with the Second Republic emerging victorious and Turisa withdrawing from the war. Left without support, the People's Front faced attacks from the Second Republic and Liveno, leading to Tallerico's surrender and the dissolution of the nation. In a subsequent meeting, representatives from the three parties agreed to the Treaty of Glen Carbon, which allowed the ownership of communist logos, restored diplomatic relations between Schpecktenia and communist nations, and imposed a fine on Tallerico.

Culture

Schpecktenia has a variety of culture, holidays, and tradition. Since most of the population, including all three provinces, are mainly German-American. Rudolph I proudly celebrates American culture, including their independence day. Schpecktenia greatly admires American veterans. The same respect for the United States Flag applies to Schpecktenia. Schpecktenian citizens are not allowed to disrespect both the American and Schpecktenian flag.

Schpecktenia is not proud of their grand imperial days, but it is still remembered. A imperial style reenactment ceremony is held every year on 4 October.

Holidays

Date	Name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	A day to celebrate the New Year
5 January	Media Day	A day to celebrate the social and international media
13 January	Liveno Independence Day	A day to celebrate the Kingdom of Liveno's independence from the United States of America
16 January	Republic Celebration	A national celebration of the Second Republic of Schpecktenia
2 February	Liveno Alliance Day	A day to celebrate the start of Schpecktenia and Liveno's alliance
7 February	Leader's Day	A day to celebrate Schpecktenia's president and Regional Leaders
14 February	Valentine's Day	A day to celebrate love
15 February	Imperƴal Day	A day to celebrate the Third Imperial Schpecktenian Republic
18 February	Kreibus Day	A day to celebrate being wacky and fun
16 March	Rudolph I's Birthday	A day to celebrate Rudolph's birth
1 April	April Fool's Day	A day for pranks, nothing to do with Norse Paganism
15 April	Googus Gonk Day	A day to celebrate silliness
1 June	Federation Day	A day to celebrate the Imperial Federation
10 June	Lover's Day	A day to celebrate romantic relationships
4 July	American Independence Day	A day to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain in 1776
15 September	Gonk Googus Day	The second day to celebrate silliness
4 October	Schpecktenian Independence Day	A day to celebrate Schpecktenia's creation and independence
19 0ctober	Imperial Rifle Unit Day	A day to celebrate the creation of the 1st Imperial Rifle Unit
29 October	Hazbin Day	A day to celebrate Vivzepop's creation of Hazbin Hotel, Rudolph I's favorite show
30-31 October	Halloween	Self explanatory
21 November	Flag Day	A day to respect Schpecktenia's flag
22 November	Dark Times Remembrance	A day to remember the Dark Times
24-25 December	Christmas	Self explanatory
31 December	New Year's Eve	A day to celebrate the night before the New Year

Months

Month	Name
January	Second Republic Month
February	Third Imperial Republic Month
March	Rudolph's Month
June	Imperial Federation Month and Pride Month
October	Schpecktenian People's Month

Economy

The Schpecktenian Mark is backed by Peach Gummy Rings. The currency was changed so that one mark would be equal to 1/10 of a peach ring. 1 Peach Rings is worth 10 Marks. $0.005 is worth 1 Mark. $0.0025 is worth one Havercin. $0.00025 is worth about One Fourther.

Demographics of Schpecktenia
Population	4
Growth rate	0
Birth rate	0
Death rate	0
Life expectancy	0
• male	4
• female	0
Fertility rate	0
Net migration rate	100%
Nationality
Nationality	Schpecktenia
Major ethnic	American
Minor ethnic	Livenoian, Roekistani
Language
Official	Shpeck, English
Spoken	English, German

Media

Schpecktenia has an official YouTube, Discord, TikTok, and an extremely inactive subreddit, because of the presidents personal dislike of Reddit. The Discord is mainly used to communicate with allies and citizens of Schpecktenia, and to help run the Organization of Great States.

References

Navy Project Proposal. Treaty of Annexation. Second Schpecktenian Constitution. Interprovincial Military Regards. Schpecktenian Webside.

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