Quoinesia
Grand-Duchy of Quoinesia | |
|---|---|
| Motto: “Todos devem ser livres e iguais” "All must be free and equal | |
| Anthem: A March of Prosperity | |
| Status | Active |
| Capital | Delgado |
| Official languages | English Portuguese |
| Recognised national languages | English Portuguese German |
| Religion | State secular, Christian |
| Demonym(s) | Quoinesian |
| Government | Semi-Constitutional Monarchy |
• Grand-Duke | Daniel I |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independent | |
• Established | 15 February 2021 |
• Territorial Claims Moved | 5 May 2021 |
| Area | |
• | 96.61 km2 (37.30 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 2 |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTCGMT+8 (Australian Western Standard Time) |
| Date format | DD/MM/YY |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +61 |
Quoinesia, officially known as the Grand-Duchy of Quoinesia (Português: Grão-Ducado da Quoinesia) is an island micronation off the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia based on the islands of Quoin and Clump. It is South-West of the city of Darwin and on the mouth of the Victoria and Fitzmaurice rivers. It currently has a population of 2. It is not recognised by any United Nations Member States. It originally declared independence from Australia as the Grand-Duchy of Adolphus Island, but it's name and territorial claims were changed to it's current form on the 5th of May, 2021.
The Duchy has no economy, with it's two residents working abroad, in Australia. There is no taxes and no official constitution due to the size of the micronation. Official Website
Etymology
The nation's name, Quoinesia, comes from it's largest island's name, Quoin Island, with "esia" being added on the end, because it is another term for island. This term for island is used because according to Daniel "It sounds cooler."
Provinces
Delgado
Delgado is the capital province of Quoinesia, located in the south of Quoin Island. It is named after Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto, a British actor who died in Turkey in a car accident in 1973.
Northern Quoin
Northern Quoin is the largest province of Quoinesia, located in the remaining part of Quoin Island. Most of this province is protected as reserved parks. It has the highest point of Quoinesia. It is dotted with streams and creeks and has the Duchy's largest body of water.
Hawking
Hawking is the region in the south of Clump Island. It is the site laid out to have the nation's second settlement, also planned to be called Hawking. It is named after Professor Stephen William Hawking, who was a British physicist and cosmologist, and died in 2018 of a neurodegenerative disease called MND or ALS. Hawking is characterised by it's greenery.
Central Clump
Central Clump is a province located in the middle parts of Clump Island. It is characterised by the Duchy's second largest body of water, a stream running through the centre.
Northern Swamps Province
The Northern Swamps province is a province located in the northern parts of Clump Island. It is mostly characterised by it's swampy wetlands.