Glorious Kingdom of Friezeland
Friezeland, officially known as the Glorious Kingdom of Friezeland is is an enclaved micronation in Western Europe, in the west midlands region of England, and is completely surrounded by the United Kingdom.
It is just over 19,387 m² (208,684 ft²), with a population of 5. Its capital is the city of Ramseur which is also its largest city. The official language is English, and Friezeland maintains strong financial and ethno-cultural connections to its much larger neighbour the United Kingdom.
Since its independence from United Kingdom in late 2014, the country has been an absolute monarchy ruled by the Campbell-Montgomery family. The Current king is King John who has ruled the country with an iron fist since he took over in 2018. The country has no legislature or constitution and is just ruled by decree by the king. No political parties or elections are permitted.
Friezeland’s territory consists of two exclaves a single semi-detached house and its gardens, the alleyway behind it, the pavement in front of it and half the road in front of that which combined together is 174 m² in size. It also claims a small area of woodland at the end of the street that the semi-detached house is situated on which is around 9720 m² in size and constitutes the vast majority of the country’s territory despite being uninhabited.
Trade and Economy
Friezeland’s main trading partner is the United Kingdom from which Friezeland imports most of its goods; its next largest trading partners are the HCC states of which the Herbatrean Republic is the most significant.
Foreign Affairs
Friezeland is a self-governing state in free association with the Herbatrean Republic, and the Herbatrean Republic conducts most of its diplomatic relations on its behalf. As a result of a Treaty of Free Association agreed between Herbatrea and Friezeland, all Friezelandics are dual citizens of Friezeland and the Herbatrean Republic. The treaty also makes Herbatrea responsible for Friezeland’s foreign relations and defence, with consultation with the Friezeland government. The Free Association treaty also gives the Friezeland government and citizenry access to a wide range of Herbatrean government services and programs (Such as the Herbatrean Post Office and Cybertechnology agency.) The Treaty of Free Association also allows Herbatrea to operate its armed forces in Friezeland territory and to demand land for operating bases (subject to negotiation), the treaty also allows citizens of Friezeland to serve in the Herbatrean Military.
Friezeland has been a member of the Herbazona Cooperation Council (HCC) since 2019, which is an inter-governmental organisation of 8 micronations. (The HCC is named after the 2019 Herbazona agreement.) The Member states of the HCC collectively form an economic and monetary union (MCU) with a common market, customs union, and monetary union. Unlike other intergovernmental organisations overseeing economic and monetary unions such as the European Union, the GCC or CARICOM the HCC does not make its own regulations, rather it requires that its members adopt most of the laws and regulations of the Herbatrean Republic though a system known as permanent equivalence. As a result of Friezeland’s HCC membership and its treaty of Free Association with Herbatrea, the Parliament of Herbatrean Republic has paramount power to pass legislation Friezeland on all matters, but as stated by the Friezeland Government, "it is a long-standing convention that it does not do so on domestic matters without the King's consent.
Currency
To form the monetary union all states agreed to use the Herbatrean Thu as their official currency. In addition to the Herbatrean Thu HCC member states may issue their own currency which must be issued at fixed parity to the Herbatrean Thu and under licence from the Herbatrean Central Bank, under these terms the Bank of Friezeland issues the Friezeland Thu which circulates in Friezeland alongside the Herbatrean Thu. Friezeland has no permanent courts and a very undeveloped legal system, as a result most legal disputes are resolved in Herbatrean Courts under Herbatrean Law.
Elections
As an absolute Monarchy Friezeland has no elections. Although Friezeland citizens cannot vote in any elections in their own country, they can all (as Herbatrean and HCC citizens) vote in the Herbatrean Republic, as can all Friezeland companies and as the Herbatrean Republic allows companies to vote. Several Friezeland citizens also have honours which allow them additional votes in Herbatrean Elections.