Kingdom of Batu
Kingdom of Batu | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: The Aurora in our skies, Independence in our hearts | |
| File:Location: Guinea-Bissau, Greenland | |
| Capital | Nyøy-Batuland(73°15' N 56°44' W) |
| Largest city | Nyøy-Batuland |
| Official languages | English |
| Demonym(s) | Batuan |
| Government | Semi-Anarcho Monarchy |
• High King | Bulut Batu I |
• High Queen | Unknown |
| Establishment | 28 October 2018 |
| Population | |
• Census | 14 |
Current status: Active | |
The Kingdom of Batu is a micronation founded on 28 October 2018 by High King Bulut Batu I. The government of the Kingdom is a Semi-Anarcho Monarchy. The Kingdom is described as being "between cold Aurora Borealis and warm West-Africa".
History
On the 28 October 2018 the Kingdom of Batu was officially founded by High King Bulut Batu I.
Geography
The Kingdom of Batu consists of four islands separated into two different island groups, the North Group and the South Group. The North Group consists of two islands, one of which is the capital island "Nyøy-Batuland", which is located at 41 km far away from the East Coast of Greenland. The coordinates of the capital(Nyøy-batuland) are 73°15' N 56°44' W. The size of capital island is 0,001 km². The other island in the North Group is Snøfnugg Øya, and its size is only 200 m². The distance between the two islands of the North Group is only 100 meters. The distance to closest city in Greenland "Innaarsuit" is 25 km away from the Kingdom of Batu. The strait between the two islands of North Island Group is called ´´Blålys Strait``. The South Group is located 29 km far away from the coast of the island of the Rio Cacine region in Guinea-Bissau. The coordinates of the capital of the South Island Group (Rokkeøy) are 10°36' N 15°22' W and it is located 1,1 km far away from Ile de Naufrage island of Guinea Bissau. Its size is 0,007 km² and with its size, it is the biggest island in the Kingdom of Batu. The other island in the South Group is Regndråpe Øya and its size is 0,0012 km².The strait between the two islands of Regndråpe and Rokkeøy is called “Pluton Strait” with a distance of 2.8 km between them. The distance between the two island group capitals of Nyøy-Batuland and Rokkeøy is 7460 km. There are no sources of fresh water on any of the islands. The geological structure of the islands has not been investigated.
Kingdom of Batu has a space part with a unhabited city in moon since 06 april 2020. The coordinates of the capital(Førsteby) are with approximate latitute 36°-38° N and approximate longitude 58°-60° (E-Plot-Numer: 031/097, Area B31), (registered and verified in "Burau of Real Estate in Space" (mondland.de) The size of kand 177 acre.
Legality of a sovereign country in Moon
Kingdom of Batu is not a part of "Moon Treaty". The Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, better known as the Moon Treaty or Moon Agreement, is a multilateral treaty that turns jurisdiction of all celestial bodies (including the orbits around such bodies) over to the participant countries. Thus, all activities would conform to international law, including the United Nations Charter.
While the treaty reiterates the prohibition of sovereignty of "any part" of space, the current imprecision of the agreement, being called unfinished, generated various interpretations, this being cited as the main reason it was not signed by most countries. The treaty proposes that the exploitation of resources shall be governed by an international regime (Article 11.5), but there has been no consensus establishing these laws.
Kingdom of Batu is also not a part of Outer Space Treat like 60 other countries, Kingdom of Batu supply the infromation that in highest niveau that it uses the sivereign land in Moon only for peaceful claims.
Discussions about Outer Space Treaty
The Artemis Accords claim to comply with the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, a widely supported agreement that declared space the “province of all mankind” and permitted commercial resource exploitation as a “peaceful use” of space.
However, in practice, the accords have the potential to challenge the Outer Space Treaty’s ban on territorial claims in space. They could also intensify international conflict over space resources.
The Artemis Accords effectively kill off the prospect of international oversight of space mining.
The Moon Agreement committed signatories to establish an international regulatory framework when space mining was “about to become feasible”. This moment is clearly now, as Japan’s Hyabusa2 mission to the Ryugu asteroid and China’s Chang’e 4 lunar mission have demonstrated. Both missions are collecting mineral samples.
Symbols
Coat of Arms
The color white symbolises the polar climate around the capital city. The color blue symbolises the Atlantic Ocean in which the Kingdom of Batu is located, as well as the localised and rare Blue Aurora Borealis which can be seen from the capital of the Kingdom of Batu, Nyøy-Batuland. The snowflake in the center symbolises appreciation for our snowy, polar climate.
Flag
Not much is known about the flag of the Kingdom of Batu, but is theorized that the colors blue and white represent similar values as in the Coat of Arms. The white star in the center of the flag could be Polaris, the North Star.
Cities
The North Group
- Nyøy-Batuland(Capital)
- Snøfnugg Øya
The South Group
- Rokkeøy(Capital)
- Regndråpe Øya
The Space Group (Moon)
- Førsteby (Moon): 177 acre (Space Group) (northeast from Geminus Crater, nordwest from Bernoulli Crater,southwest from Messala Crater) (Approximate latitute 36°-38° N, Approximate Longitude 58°-60° E-Plot-Numer: 031/097, Area B31), (registered and verified in "Burau of Real Estate in Space" (mondland.de)
Government and politics
The government structure is that of a Semi-Anarcho Monarchy. The Rulers of the Kingdom are the High King and the High Queen from the Family of Batu.
Foreign relations
The countries which Kingdom of Batu has diplomatic relations:
- PRINCIPATO di ATLANTIDA
Kingdom of Batu is an official part of "COLLABORATION AGREEMENT ( PATTO DI COLLABORAZIONE)"
Consulate:
There is one official honorary consulate of Kingdom of Batu in Italy (with PRINCIPATO di ATLANTIDA and other micronations)
Representative Office:
There is one representative office of Kingdom of Batu in Cankaya/Ankara/Turkey.
- The Name of representative of Kingdom of Batu: Metin Batu
Media
The Kingdom of Batu has a news thread on its Official Website: https://www.kingdomofbatu.net/