Principality of Siriu

Principality of Siriu Principatul Siriului (Romanian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Nihil sine natura! Traiasca Siriul! (RO) Nihil sine natura! Long live Siriu!
Anthem: Cat e Siriul de mare (RO) As big as Siriu is
Territories Protected by the Principality
Capital	Teghiș
Largest city	Jarișta
Official languages	Romanian English
Ethnic groups (2021)	2 Romanians (100%) Minorities 0 N/A (0%)
Religion	No official state religion 1 Atheists/Agnostics (50%) 1 Orthodox Christians(50%)
Demonym(s)	Siriuan
Government	Constitutional Monarchy (Absolute Monarchy with a Constitution)
Establishment
• Siriuan Independence	19 September 2021
Area
• Total	167.4 km2 (64.6 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 census	2 total citizens 1 overseas citizens 1 residential citizens
Currency	Romanian leu (RON)
Time zone	UTC+02 (EET) UTC+03 (EEST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Microcode	[[Microcode:SR |SR ]]

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The Siriuan Principality, (Romanian: Principatul Siriului), also known as simply Siriu,was a romanian landlocked self-declared independent state with little to no international recognition. Siriu was located in Southeast Europe and the nation is surrounded by Romania entirely. Siriu was an Constitutional Monarchy led and founded by [removed] and has the approximate protected land is of 167 400 000 square meters. Siriu has three regions and the capital city is Teghis. The population of Siriu is mostly composed of romanians but people from around the world are invited to become Siriu's citizens and help with the enviromental cause not only in Siriu but all over the world. The official currency of the country is the RON.

On the micronational stage, Siriu has diplomatic relations with multiple countries and is continously looking to improve their diplomacy.

History

Siriu Dam and Lake

Prehistory

The mountains in the north-west of nowadays Buzau (The Siriu Massive) were first populated probably around the Upper Paleolithic Period, when the ancenstors of the luanians are thought to have first settled the region, since there was found a cave, arranged by the paleolithic luanians so it can be suitable for living. The same cave has drawings and inscriptions dating from the Bronze Age, way later in time. From the same age, there is also a settlement and a necropolis from the "Monteoru" Culture. The forming luanians got influenced by the Daco-Gets, eventually basically becoming a Dacian tribe. The luanians are also called siriuans, it depends on the context.

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  Paleolithic cave of the luanians. Now closed off with fence to prevent destruction.

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  Same cave from the outside.

Medieval Ages

The luanians/siriuans, after the forming of the Romanians(~900 A.D.), became subordinated to the Romanian people, but still identified themselves better with their "tribe".

There are multiple remains of settlements and religious structures carved into stone from the Medieval Period.

Modern Ages

Eventually, the siriuans came down from the mountains and settled in little villages in the valleys and near the River Buzau, getting a lot more romanian influence over time and loosing the sense of luanian/siriuan tribe that they had in them. In time the authorities of the Romanian states brought these villages to the standards of the time, schools were built, town halls etc.

With the founding of the modern Romanian state, the siriuans lost their unique identity, now only identifying with the romanian side and people left for the big cities.

As the construction of the Siriu Dam finished (1972-1994), the accumulation lake of Siriu formed.

Founding

In the Autumn of 2021,who already knew about the zone and surroundings of the Siriu Lake, being very interested in it's nature and it's rich history, having had a past micronation based around the region, became very disgusted and alarmed by the way the Romanian Government was treating the beautiful mountains, waters and hills of the Siriu Lands. Deforestation (most times illegal) and Pollution destroyed the natural enviroment that the siriuans have lived in for such a long time, while the government was not doing anything to stop it. The Dam was also in quite a bad shape, a risk of it breaking and Siriu flooding existed (the Dam is now stable). Some of the ancient and medieval remains were even vandalized by careless tourists.

For these reasons, on the 19th of September 2021, the Siriuan Principality declared independence. A micronation founded with the purpose of protecting the holy and ancient Siriu lands.

Basic institutions, the Coat of Arms, the Flag and more were created, a Constitution was signed and some Princely Decrees were put into effect, before entering a period of inactivity that lasted from around the winter of 2021 to the 6th of October 2022.

Current status

The Siriu Principality is currently focusing on developing their young country, and recovering from the recent inactivity period.

On the 22nd of February 2023, The micronation went through a privacy policy, censoring all names that might appear anywhere on the internet, so that the memory of the micronation remains, but the names of the citizens remain hidden.

Geography

Siriu is a country made up of mostly hills and mountains. It is located in Southeast Europe and it is sitting mostly on the Carpathians. The nation is entirely in Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. the Buzau River goes through-out the siriu territories.

Territories

Siriu claims protection over territory, mostly in the Communes of Siriu, Bozioru and Gura Teghii.
The official current territories will always be on this website:

Administrative Divisions

Siriu is divided in the following provinces:

Provinces of Siriu
Coat of Arms	Province	Provincial code	Provincial Seat	Towns	Villages
	Cașoca Province	CȘ	Jarișta	Jarișta	Cașocăneni, Mușcelușa, Pietricașu, Pripor, Rozileni, Nehoiașu
	Bâsca Province	BC	Teghiș	Teghiș	Vinețișu, Păltiniș, Furtunești, Nemărtești
	Luana Province	LN	Nucu	N/A	Aluniș, Stănila

Security and Defense

The Defense and Security Forces in Siriu are the Carabinieri, currently in the middle of creation as an institution.

Foreign Relations

Nations formally recognized by Siriu

• All member states of the UN except the People's Republic of China, DPRK, Russian Federationand Belarus

Bilateral recognitions

• The Free State of Uris.
• The Snagovian People's Republic.

Culture

Siriu's culture is mostly Romanian culture and traditions.

Religions

Official Religion

Siriu has no official religion and doesn't let any religious factor intervene with politics.

Eastern Orthodoxy

The most popular religion in Siriu is Eastern Orthodoxy.

National Holidays

This list consists of all national commemorative events and holidays that are celebrated and observed in the Principality of Siriu. It also consists of some religious festivals.

Date	Name of the event	Description
1 January	New Year's Day	The first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar.
8 March	International Women's Day	International Women's Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year around the world. It commemorates and highlights the role and importance of women folks in our society.
1 May	Work Day	Annual celebration of everyone who works for the development of Siriu on the 1st of May.
10 May	Monarchy Day	Monarchy Day is a holiday that celebrates the Monarchy and the Monarch every year on the 10th of May. Even though the monarch may be born on another day, their birthday is publicly celebrated on this day. The holiday originates from the Kingdom of Romania.
1 June	Children's Day (Youth Day)	Annual event celebrated to commemorate the children and the youth of Siriu, the future of our world.
28 July	Nature Conservation Day	Annual celebration of the main purpose of the Siriuan State, of preserving nature and it's beauty.
24 August	National Mourn Day	Annual Rememberance Day for those fallen in war from Siriu Territories and Romania. Annual mourning for the Russian occupation of Romania, seen by siriuans as the death of Romania and the start of oppression.
19 September	National Day	Annual event celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the nation on the 19th of September 2021.
1 December	Romanian Heritage Day	Annual event celebrated to commemorate our romanian heritage and the "Big Union" that happened on December 1 of 1918, that united all ethnically romanian territories.
25-26 December	Christmas	Christmas (or the Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it.

National symbols

List of national and official symbols of the Siriuan Principality

Symbol	Name	Image
National Flag	Flag of Siriu
National Coat of Arms	Coat of arms of Siriu
National motto	Nihil Sine Natura!
National anthem	Cat e Siriul de mare ("As big as the Siriu is")
National colours	Dark Green,Light Silver and Light Blue
National animal	A chamois
National flower	Soldanella pusilla
Official language	Romanian and English
National calendar	Gregorian calendar