Grand Duchy of Loganville
Not to be confused with Loganville
Loganville officially the Transcontinental Republic of Loganville (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd Diùcachd Loganville) (Finnish: Loganvillen suurherttuakunta) is a landlocked self declared independent state which receives little to no recognition by any nation or government recognised by the United Nations, usually referred to as micronation by external observers. Loganville claims the Cairngorms national park in Scotland, the Urho Kekkonen national park in Finland and the Terra Nova national park in Canada.
Transcontinental Republic of Loganville Àrd Diùcachd Loganville (Scottish Gaelic)
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| Motto: Semper Progrediens | |
| Capital | N/A |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised national languages | Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Finnish, |
| Religion | 100% No religion |
| Demonym(s) | Loganist |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Logan Stewart I |
• Vice President | Vacant |
| Legislature | Chamber of representatives |
| Establishment | 23rd June 2022 (as Grand Duchy of Loganville)
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,247 sq mi (3,230 km2) |
| Population | |
• Census | 1 |
| Currency | Logan Dollar (LGD) |
| Driving side | left |
Etymology
Loganville was named after it's founder. Logan is derived from the Scottish surname Logan and which is in turn derived from a place name. It is likely that the origin of Logan came from a place near Auchinleck, in East Ayrshire. The place name is thought to be derived from the Scottish gaelic word lagan which is a diminutive of lag which means "hollow". The name itself is also thought to mean "little hollow".
History
Loganville was founded on 23rd June 2022 by Scottish micronationalist Logan Stewart I. Loganville was established as a Grand Duchy at first and was a simulationist type micronation and was largely considered a hobby for Stewart, Loganville's only claims at the time was Stewart's bedroom. Days after the foundation of the nation Stewart took up an interest in climate change and decided to use his micronation as a platform to raise awareness of climate change, similar to Grand Duchy of Flandrensis. A different approach was taken towards his micronation now and it became more than a hobby. Stewart reformed the government into a republic instead of a grand duchy and renamed the nation to the Transcontinental Republic of Loganville. Loganville now claimed new lands which were, Cairngorms national park, Urho Kekkonen national park and the Terra Nova national park.
Politics and government
Loganville is described as a "full democracy". There is a parliament called the chamber of representatives. The government is split into three branches, the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judiciary branch with the legislative branch holding significant authority over the nation. There is a council of ministers of Loganville which is headed by the prime minister and it consists of all of the country's ministers.
Foreign Relations
WIP
Geography and climate
Loganville is made up of three provinces, the province of Cairngorms (located in the macronation of Scotland), province of Lemmenjoki (located in the macronation of Finland) and the province of Terra Nova (located in the macronation of Canada). Loganville is described as a non-contiguous transcontinental country.
Loganville experiences somewhat similar climates amongst the three provinces such as the Cairngorms experiencing cool summers and long and chilly winters with the temperature typically varying form -2 degrees celcius and 17 degrees celcius. Lemmenjoki experiences a slightly similar climate to the Cairngorms and you can expect an average high temperature of -11 degrees celcius and an average low temperature of -20 degrees celcius in its coldest month (January) whilst in its hottest month (July) you can expect temperatures of up to 17 degrees celcius. Terra Nova also experiences a similar climate. Summers can usually be quite comfortably warm whilst the winters are quite chilly and long. Over the year the temperature in Terra Nova will usually differ between -11 degrees celcius and 22 degrees celcius.
Culture and media
National Dish
Loganville's official national dish is the sausage roll although an unofficial and proposed national dish is haggis, neeps and tatties which is also the national dish of Scotland.
National Sport
The national sport of Loganville is association football.
| Date | Name | Notes |
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| January 1st | New Year's Day | Marks the new year of the Gregorian Calendar |
| Variable | Good Friday | Marks crucifixion of Jesus |
| Variable | Easter Monday | Marks second day of Octave of Easter |
| First Monday in May | May Day | Marks the beginning of summer |
| 24th June | Independence Day | Marks the day of when Loganville declared independence |
| 30th June | Stewart's Day | Birthday of Logan Stewart, founder of Loganville |
| 25th December | Christmas Day | Celebration of the birth of Christ |
| 26th December | St Stephens Day | Commemorates the first Christian martyr |
Carbon neutrality policy
Upon the reformation of Loganville, the nation has been centred upon climate change and preserving the environment. Loganville has a carbon neutrality policy which it follows and Loganville claims that following the reformation of Loganville, the nation has become carbon neutral in everything that it does and that Loganville only contributes to a significantly small percentage of climate change and global warming. This carbon neutrality policy also brought in new laws such as the full banning of deforestation in all territories of Loganville along with the banning of littering and the complete banning of anything which could do harm to the environment that is avoidable, this excludes the needs of people such as foods, medicines, clothes etc. Although the government fully encourages people to make the process of buying things people need such as food and other products to make it as environmentally friendly as possible.