Gulf-Atlantic Union
| Gulf-Atlantic Union (GAU) | ||
| Regional Organization
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| Establishment | 27 July 2021 | |
| Charter adopted (first) | 22 September 2021 | |
| Chairperson | Andrew I of Pontunia | |
| Members | 9 | |
| Discord | https://discord.gg/fbDmRNffpz | |
| Application Form | https://forms.gle/DaSqg3AQ7DXbzTdQA | |
The Gulf-Atlantic Union (GAU) is a regional intergovernmental organization. Membership is limited to micronations located in the Southern United States. The goal of the Gulf-Atlantic Union is to make in-person diplomacy between members easier and to enable members to form mutually-beneficial friendships with geographically nearby nations.
History
The Gulf-Atlantic Union was originally created by Grand Duke John of Pikeland and he gauged interest from the community in this tweet where he said "Pikeland is gauging interest in creating a new YAMO called the Southeastern Conference of Micronations or SECμ. Membership is limited to the areas that comprise the SEC." King Tyler Mullins of New Athens joined him and together they created the discord server and invited the first members. The region was later expanded to include the entire Southern United States instead of just SEC states.
Meetings
On 27 August 2021, the first in-person meeting of member states took place when a representative of the Confederated Empire of Bir Tawil and Territories met with representatives of the Free Nation of New Athens, King Tyler Mullins and Former Speaker of the People Tyler Wilson.
Etymology
The original name for the Gulf-Atlantic Union was the Southeastern Conference of Micronations or SECμ. Once the founders decided to expand the region to include the entire Southern United States, they decided a new name was needed. After a lengthy process of choosing a new name, they eventually landed on the Gulf-Atlantic Union because the region spanned from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. "Union" was chosen because members of the Gulf-Atlantic Union are not assumed to be allied together in the traditional sense, but are instead simply united together under the common goal of regional diplomacy.
Symbology
The logo of the Gulf-Atlantic Union is the Vergina Sun. This symbol was chosen as circles represent unity and the sixteen points of the star represent the sixteen eligible states of the Union.
Members
| Members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2021 | 6 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | +50.0% |
| Information taken from every year | ||
Grand Duchy of Pikeland
Free Nation of New Athens
Kingdom of Aspen
Republic of Elysium
Republic of Kiba- Confederated Empire of Bir Tawil and Territories
Sovereign Barony of New Kendal
Organization structure
| Chair | |
| Andrew I of Pontunia | 1 April 2022–Present |
| Applications Officer | |
| King Tyler Mullins of New Athens | 29 September 2021–Present |
The position of Chair operates on a rotor system. Every three months, at midnight on the first of the month, a new Chairperson shall take up the position. The order of the cycle is determined by the order of the date of entry of each member state. The Applications Officer is responsible handling the application form, and notifying the members of new applicants.
How to join
Requirements
The prospective member state’s capital must be located within one of the following states of the United States of America: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia.
Application process
The prospective member must apply using the official application form. Once the application is submitted, the members will vote on the applicant over a period of 48 hours. At the end of this period, the applicant will be notified of the result of the vote.