Kingdom of Pibocip

Kingdom of Pibocip
Kingdom of Pibocip
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: Lumen gentium (LA); Light to the Nations
	Anthem: Fair Pibocip ;
Official languages	English
Demonym	Pibocian
Government	Constitutional monarchy
• King	Philip Joseph Pillin
• Prime Minister	Mr. Ziobert
• Chief Justice	Justice Falasca
Legislature	Senate
Establishment
• Establishment	12 July 2000
Area
• Total	0.00002 km2 (7.7×10−6 sq mi)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• 2020 census	20 citizens
Currency	United States dollar (USD $)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+1

The Kingdom of Pibocip, also colloquially referred to as Pibocip, is a self-proclaimed sovereign state^[a], commonly referred to as a micronation by its external observers. The nation is located in northeast Ohio. The Kingdom of Pibocip is a constitutional monarchy with the monarch being the head of state of the nation. The current King of Pibocip is Philip Joseph Pillin who ascended to the throne in 2005 succeeding his mother-in-law Queen Anita who was the first queen and sovereign of the nation and had reigned between 2000 and 2005. The government follows the parliamentary form and the Prime Minister serves as the head of government of the nation. The current Prime Minister is Mr. Ziobert. Members of the royal family, the Crown Prince and Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin also serve as members of the council of ministers. The legislature is known as the Senate which comprises of five members.

The Kingdom of Pibocip is rooted in the Social Contract Theory, Catholic Social Teaching, and practiced using the Principle of Subsidiarity. The Kingdom stands with all those who are marginalized or oppressed in their society, while desiring to promote truth, justice, freedom, peace, and love to all people.

History

The Kingdom of Pibocip was founded on 12 July 2000 by Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin. The first monarch of Pibocip, Her Majesty Queen Anita, was installed and crowned immediately after the foundation of the nation in 2000 and reigned until her death in 2005. She was succeeded by her son-in-law, Prince Philip Joseph Pillin as King Philip Joseph Pillin in 2005. The nation celebrated its 20th foundation anniversary this year in a grand ceremony on 12 July 2020.

Government

Monarchy

Royal Crown of the Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Pibocip is a constitutional monarchy with the King being the head of state of the nation. As a constitutional monarchy, the nation follows absolute primogeniture with the monarch being succeeded by their first born child. The current King of Pibocip is His Majesty King Philip Joseph Pillin who became the monarch in 2005 following the passing away of her mother and Queen Anita, who was the first monarch of Pibocip and had reigned between 2000 and 2005.

The current heir apparent is Crown Prince Phillip Pillin who also serves as the Minister of Home Affairs of the nation. The next in line to the throne is his son, Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin who also serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

List of Pibocian monarchs

No.	Name	Tenure		Period	Relation with predecessor
1	Her Majesty Queen Anita	2000	2005	5 years	N/A (inaugural monarch)
2	His Majesty King Philip Joseph Pillin	2005	present	15 years	Son-in-law

Current line of succession

The current line of succession of the Kingdom of Pibocip is as follows:

Queen Anita (d. 2005)
- King Philip Joseph Pillin (b. 1934)
  - (1) Crown Prince Phillip Pillin
    - Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin (b. 1996)
  - (2) Princess Christine
    - (1) Princess Annamarie
    - (2) Prince Daniel

Foreign relations

Crown Prince (L) and Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin (R) at the MicroCon 2019.

The Kingdom of Pibocip has signed a number of mutual recognition treaties and entered into bilateral relations with a lot of nations. Apart of bilateral relations, the nation also maintains informal relations with a quite few nations. All functions related to diplomacy and foreign affairs are dealt by H.H. Prince Phillip Joseph Pillin, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the kingdom.

Treaties signed and bilateral relations

Informal relations

Multilateral treaties

Paxton-Church Accord

National symbols

List of national and official symbols of Pibocip

Symbol	Name	Image
National Flag	National flag of Pibocip
National coat of arms	National coat of arms of Pibocip
National motto	Lumen gentium Light to the Nations
National anthem	Fair Pibocip
National colour	Red, White and Black

External links

Official facebook page

References

Notes

↑ The Kingdom of Pibocip is also often referred to as a sovereign state under international law.

[1] The Kingdom of Pibocip is also often referred to as a sovereign state under international law.

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