Princian Commonwealth
Princian Commonwealth | |
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Motto: "serve medium dico verum" ("serve the public, tell the truth") | |
Anthem: "What You Know" | |
Coat of arms | |
Capital | Rubykaal, the City of Warterby, Cathairo-Pempire |
Official languages | English (nationally) |
Recognised regional languages | Welsh (in the Soeds), Spanish (in Devergate) |
Religion | Atheism (nationally), Catholicism (in Parvusmount) |
Demonym(s) | Princian |
Government | Prince's Order |
• Prince | Joshua I |
People's Party | |
Legislature | Electoral Legislature and Royal Legislature |
House of Lordministers | |
House of Ministers | |
HDI | 0.9 very high |
Currency | Royal dramme (DRM) |
Time zone | UTC+0:45,-0:15 (RPST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
IMSO 1 code | PRN |
Internet TLD | .gpr (proposed) |
Website linktr.ee/princia |
Princia (Denfray: ⟜∩¦〜⊏¦П; Welsh: Prinsia; Spanish: Príncipia), officially the Princian Commonwealth (Denfray: ⟜∩¦〜⊏¦П〜o⊏⊸⋀⋀⊸〜VѲП꜔+X; Welsh: Cymanwlad Prinsiaidd; Spanish: Mancomunidad Príncipiano) and formerly but still sometimes known as Greater Princia, is a semi-constitutional elective-principality made up of seven constituent provinces: Addersonheath, Cathairo-Pempire, Southopearce, the Soeds, Stonne, Allisterloo and Parvusmount. The previous organisation of Princia was that of a confederation of countries (although most "countries" were colonies with little self-government) which are now known as provinces following extensive centralisation and the conversion of Princia to a unitary state. The Princian Commonwealth's alpha-3 country-code is PRN (IMSO 1 and RIS 002) and its alpha-2 country-codes are PC (RIS 002) and PR (IMSO 1). Princia's former country-codes were GPR (alpha-3) and GP (alpha-2) when the nation was commonly known as Greater Princia, with the former alpha-3 code surviving in Princia's continued proposal for a ".gpr" internet top-level domain.
Princia as a nation (known externally as a micronation) has existed in many forms since as far back as June 2017, adding its first page to the MicroNations Fandom (then known as MicroNations Wikia or MicroWikia) on 14 January 2018 and starting its transition to MicroWiki on 22 November 2021. The Princian Commonwealth is described by its government, the Prince's Order, as a progressive liberal democracy with extensive state-ownership inside the framework of a market economy – maintaining a large but significantly devolved public sector (through the Dee, Penroe-Louçade and Filorux state-owned enterprises), making private enterprise a rarity in the face of public sector competition although it is legally permitted.
Etymology
The word Princia is a back-formation from the demonym Princian which came from the country's predecessor, the United Principality of Merseyside & Cheshire, deriving its demonym from the form of government (principality) the same way as Emirati for the United Arab Emirates. As an example, if the UAE had undergone the same back-formation from the demonym its name would be Emiratia or Emiria.
Provinces
- See also: Subdivisions of Princia
The Princian Commonwealth is a unitary provincial union made up of seven constituent provinces:
Arms | Flag | Band identifier | Name | Abrv. | Type | Leader (party) | ||||||||
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Addersonheath (ES: Addánezbrezo) |
AD | Home province |
MET | |||||||||||
Cathairo-Pempire | CP | PPS | ||||||||||||
Southopearce | ST | PPS | ||||||||||||
The Soeds (CY: y Sôydau) |
SO or SÔ |
Outlying province |
appt. | |||||||||||
Isles of Stonne | SN | UDP | ||||||||||||
Parvusmount | PV | Self-determined province |
UDP | |||||||||||
Allisterloo | AL | Union protectorate |
appt. |
Prefectures
Provinces are able to enter into alliances with each other, these are known as prefectures. Provinces can join, leave or create any prefecture; with each member-province of a prefecture casting a vote to elect a prefect to act as a mediator between the members' relations. The current prefectures are listed below:
Prefecture | Member provinces |
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Home Brigade | Addersonheath |
Cathairo-Pempire | |
New Cambria | The Soeds |
Allisterloo | |
Fidelia | Southopearce |
Stonne | |
Parvusmount |
Autonomous areas
All provinces and protectorates of Princia can contain areas within them (bar Parvusmount and Stonne due to their existing provincial autonomy being similar to that of areas themselves). Areas are autonomous regions with their own government and separate elections as well as unitary ones. Princia's current areas are listed below:
Area | Flag | Government | Province |
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Brikkadia | UDP | Addersonheath | |
Dashgamo Harbour | PPS | Allisterloo | |
City of Warterby | PPS | Cathairo-Pempire | |
Cities of Devergate | Addersonheath |
Relations
- See also: Ministry of Foreign Relations (Princia)
Alliances
Entity | Flag | Position |
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Apachan Pact | Member |
Formal relations
Nation | Flag |
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none |
Treaties signed
Treaty | Image |
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none |
De jure relations de facto inactive
Nation | Flag |
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Republic of New Rizalia | |
Nottingham Empire | |
Vlasynian Despotate | |
Republic of Apachiland | |
Kingdom of United Counties | |
Kingdom of Ikonia |
Symbolism
It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled National symbols of Princia. (Discuss) |
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Emoji variant of the Princian Commonwealth flag
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Civil ensign and state ensign of the Princian Commonwealth
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State ensign and naval ensign of the Princian Commonwealth
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Coat of arms of the Princian Commonwealth
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Seal of the Princian Commonwealth
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Flag of the Unified Military Defence Force
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Seal of the Unified Military Defence Force
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Flag of the Princian government, the Prince's Order
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Seal of the current Prince of Princia, Joshua I
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Flag of the Filorux Peacekeeping Force
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Seal of the Filorux Group
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Flag of Addersonheath
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Coat of arms of Addersonheath
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Flag of Cathairo-Pempire
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Coat of arms of Cathairo-Pempire
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Seal of the Central Provinces Group (Addersonheath and Cathairo-Pempire)
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Flag of Southopearce
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Coat of arms of Southopearce
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Flag of Stonne
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Coat of arms of Stonne
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Flag of the Soeds
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Coat of arms of the Soeds
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Seal of the Outer Provinces Group (Southopearce, Stonne and the Soeds)
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Flag of Parvusmount
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Coat of arms of Parvusmount
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Flag of Allisterloo
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Coat of arms of Allisterloo
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Seal of the Special Provinces Group (Parvusmount and Allisterloo)
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Flag of the Lordministry of Economics & Currency
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Flag of the Economic Commissariat
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Flag of the Royal Ministry of Foreign Relations
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Flag of the Ministry of Safety
National holidays
Unlike most micronations, Princia does not celebrate its independence day, nor does it have a prescribed "national day." The holiday most similar to a national day for Princia is Filorux Day, on 25 September.
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 17 March (post-noon only) – St. Patrick's Day
- 18 March – day after St. Patrick's Day, known as Hangover Day
- Easter Sunday (pre-noon only)
- 1 May – May Day
- 27 June – LGBT pride, known as Princian Pride
- 25 September – founding day of the Filorux Group, known as Filorux Day (officially Labour Day)
- 31 October – Halloween
- 5 November (post-noon only) – Bonfire Night
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 31 December (post-noon only) – New Year's Eve
Languages
Only one language currently holds official status nationwide in Princia, English, meaning it must be prioritised on any and all signage. Other languages hold official status (meaning both languages must be placed on "equal footing") in some subdivisions of Princia; such as Welsh in the Soeds due to its location in Wales, and Spanish in the Devergate Area (effective since 15 February 2023) due to its sizeable Spanish-speaking population. In Parvusmount, Latin is also an official language, however this such law does not mandate an "equal footing" with English – thus in practice Latin is rarely used in neither official nor informal contexts and is not listed as an official or recognised regional language of Princia as a whole.
Geography
Climate
The climate of the Princian Commonwealth is a maritime climate and is classed as Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
Timezone
The Princian Commonwealth uses Princian Wenter Time (UTC-0:15) from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March, for the rest of the year Princia uses Princian Sumor Time (UTC+0:45). Together these are known as Royal Princian Standard Time.
Schematic table
For a completely up-to-date schematic table of geographical subdivisions and their area codes, click here