Reformed People's Republic

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Reformed People's Republic
  • English:Reformed People's Republic
    Dutch:Gereformeerde Volksrepubliek
Flag of Reformed People's Republic
Flag
Coat of Arms of Reformed People's Republic
Coat of Arms
Motto: "Ons bos, ons thuis" ("Our forest, our home")
Anthem: "Geprezen zij de HEER die eeuwig leeft" (Dutch)
"Praised be the LORD who lives forever"

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CapitalNoorderbos district
Largest cityZuiderbos district
Official languagesDutch, Hungarian, English
Ethnic groups
Dutch, Hungarians, Americans
Religion
Calvinism (State religion)
Demonym(s)Reformed
GovernmentTheocratic dictatorship
• President
Youri Koeman
• Premier
Aaron de Witt
Establishment
• Independent from the Netherlands
June 20, 2021
Population
• Estimate
18
CurrencyReformed won
Time zoneGMT+1
Date formatD-M-Y

The Reformed People's Republic (Dutch: Gereformeerde Volksrepubliek) is an orthodox Calvinist microstate, located in a forest in the north of the Netherlands, founded on June 20, 2021. The country is 700 meters long and max 400 meters wide and has 18 registered citizens. It is internally referred to as the Calvinist equivalent of North Korea or Iran. This because of the strict way the Reformed People's Republic is led. The country aspires to be a homeland for Calvinists around the world, who are part of the Reformed tradition, without them living in this country. Since the country is not recognized by the Netherlands, it is still seen as Dutch territory. That is why habitation of this piece of land is not possible. The Reformed People's Republic hopes one day to obtain autonomy from the Dutch government. Until then, the citizens of the Reformed People's Republic only have control over the forest.

The Reformed People's Republic has citizens from 3 different countries: the Netherlands, Hungary and the United States. All citizens are practicing Calvinists, which is a requirement to become citizens. In the past, citizens also had to be members of a Calvinist church community, but this requirement was later withdrawn because any new citizens can also reside in areas where there are no Calvinist church communities.

The Reformed People's Republic is a theocratic dictatorship. It is run by a single person who holds the title of President. This person is 27-year-old Youri Koeman, who is also the founder of the country. He has assumed full power and is the highest in rank of the Reformed People's Republic. Despite the fact that the country is a dictatorship, there is a lot of consultation between the President and his citizens. For example, many laws are discussed together, there is mutual consultation about land expansion and there are internal votes about forming and breaking alliances with other micronations. However, the President is the one who has the last word. If he does not approve a proposal or law, it will not go through.

Flag

The Reformed People's Republic uses a green, white and black tricolor with the coat of arms of the country in the middle. The green stands for the forest were the RPR is located. The white stands for the culture of the RPR and the black represents the sin of the people. The coat of arms is a green shield, surrounded by yellow with a white triangle and cross in the middle. The green stands of the coat of arms stands for the forest where the mainland of the RPR is located. The yellow surrounding stands for the bright future of the Reformed People's Republic and the white cross and triangle is the worldwide symbol of the Christian Reformed Church, the main church denomination of the RPR.

Territory

The Reformed People's Republic is divided into 4 districts, each with its own name and flag. The citizens of the Reformed People's Republic do not live in these districts themselves, but do meet here regularly to perform activities such as listening to music, picnicking, walking, enjoying nature and even religious gatherings. Because the semi-country is important for the Reformed, mutual rules have been made. For example, nature must be respected, urinating in public is prohibited, no carbage may be thrown away in nature, wild camping is prohibited and music should not be played too loud. There are also minor rules such as don't run, stay on the path, don't smoke or drink alcohol and don't climb trees.

Mainland

  • The Reformed People's Republic (Noorderbos) flag.jpg Noorderbos (Noorderbos is the capital and second biggest district in the mainland of the Reformed People's Republic)
  • The Reformed People's Republic (Zuiderbos).jpg Zuiderbos (Zuiderbos is the largest district of the mainland of the Reformed People's Republic. It is also the second most important district in the country)
  • The Reformed People's Republic (Kings Road).jpg Koningsweg (The Koningsweg (Kings Road) is the third and smallest district in the mainland of the Reformed People's Republic)
  • 81b2eb528a3f739c61a81acef877c639.png Daniëlsdorp (Daniëlsdorp is the 3rd largest district of the Reformed mainland. It is named after the Biblical prophet Daniel, who was thrown into a lion's den for worshiping God while it was forbidden by law. Daniëlsdorp is not much bigger than the Koningsweg and is the youngest of the 4 districts)

Colonies

  • Gereformeerd Eponia.jpg Reformed Colony of Reformed Eponia (Located near the Slovenian town of Spodnja Polskava. The colony is currently occupied by fighters from the Holy Eponian Empire. It is expected that the colony is gonna be liberated soon. Reformed Eponia consist of 1 district, is uninhabited and has no capital)
  • The Reformed People's Republic (Occupied Eponia) design 4.jpg Reformed Colony of Nikovia (Located near the Slovenian town of Spodnja Polskava. After a border dispute with the Holy Eponian Empire, the colony, which was first named Reformed Eponia and was located on occupied Eponian territory, moved a few of meters to the south east and now borders the Kievan colony of Northfield and the Koncje colony of Ejeszczelande. Nikovia is uninhabited and has no capital)
  • West Yia.jpg Reformed Colony of Yia (Located on the territory of the former Kingdom of Yia. After the previous king of Yia abdicated in 2021, the country was without a government and inhabitants. That is why the Reformed People's Republic colonized the former kingdom in 2022. Where the Yia colony first consisted of West and East Yia, the colony has now been merged into one colony. Yia exists of 2 districts without capital)
  • Gereformeerd Lihohia.jpg Reformed Colony of Lihohia (The Lihohia colony is the successor of the former socialist Lihohian state. The former leader dissolved his country on 5-1-2023, after which it was annexed by the Reformed People's Republic. The Reformed People's Republic is currently in a conflict with the former leader of Lihohia who reclaimed his land, which is not recognized by the Reformed People's Republic since the Calvinist state colonized Lihohia days before the former Lihohian leader reclaimed his former territory. Lihohia consists of 1 district with New Calvin as its capital)
  • The Reformed People's Republic (Nulug) new flag.jpg Jan Niekolaas Islands (The Jan Niekolaas Islands are 2 narrow islands near the Reformed puppet state or Vogeleiland. The islands, which are located in the Dutch lake Zwarte Meer, are about 270 meters long and about 10 meters wide. The Jan Niekolaas Islands are uninhabited and have no capital.)

Puppet states

  • Republic of Kerkerland.jpg Republic of Kerkerland (Located up north of the Reformed People's Republic. Only a single cycling road separates the 2 countries)
  • 9af127e593cefe7f8772bf9201219e08.png Bethel Republic (Located up north of the Republic of Kerkerland. Only a single road separates the 2 puppet states)
  • Gereformeerde Kolonie Vogeleiland.jpg Republic of Vogeleiland (Located on an island about 20 minutes from the Reformed mainland. The entire island is inhabited by different species of birds. Because of this, no people are allowed to live here. The puppet state has no capital)

Former territories

Religion

The Reformed People's Republic has no religious freedom. The only permitted religion is Calvinism. All citizens of the Reformed People's Republic follow this religion. The Reformed constitution states that citizens must have as strict and orthodox faith as possible if they want to become Reformed citizens. Profession of a faith other than Calvinism is strictly prohibited in the Reformed People's Republic. However, there are also rules governing how Calvinist citizens should profess their faith. For example, they are only allowed to read the traditional Bible translation, they must attend Reformed church services as often as possible (dressed in black or other reverent dark clothing) and they are only allowed to sing Christian songs accompanied by the organ.


In the Reformed People's Republic the Christian Reformed Church is the biggest movement with 8 followers. But the Hungarian Reformed Church (3 followers), the Netherlands Reformed Church (2 followers), the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (1 follower), the Liberated Church (1 follower), the Old Reformed Congregation (1 follower) and the Presbyterian Church (3 followers) are also represented. To become a Reformed citizen, you must be a practicing Calvinist. It is not possible to become citizen while not being a practicing Calvinist. People who are not Calvinist are welcome to visit the country, but they are prohibbited to practice their religion once they cross the border.

Defence

The Reformed People's Republic has since its existence been in two wars. The first was the cold war against the Eva Braun Empire. This was a political conflict that was won by the Reformed People's Republic. The RPR states that war can only be waged if the home territory is in danger or when it's about religion. Because the RPR is still de facto Dutch territory, it is also protected by the Netherlands. But just to be sure, the Reformed People's Republic has an army of 4 men. They are called the Reformed People's Army.


The second war in which the Reformed People's Republic took part was the war between Pochehova and Eponia. This war is being fought between the European League of Micronations and its allies against the Holy Eponian Empire, which is all alone in this conflict. The war is still going on to this day and is in favor of the ELM and it's allies.


The Reformed People's Republic is a country known internally for its support of shia militias in times of war in muslim countries. According to the President of the country, this has to do with the fact that shias are hated, just like Calvinists, and are called heretics by other movements within Christianity and islam. According to the President of the Reformed People's Republic, Calvinists and shias are comparable, since both movements arose after a split within the religion. That is why the Reformed President thinks it is important to support the shias in times of war. He hopes that with this support the shia community will one day support the Calvinists when they need it.

Calender

The Reformed People's Republic uses its own calendar. This calendar, the Calendar of the Great Reformer is inspired by the North Korean Juche calendar and starts on the birthday of John Calvin, founder of the Calvinist faith. The start year of this calendar is 1509, which means that the Reformed People's Republic is now in the year 514. In addition, the Calendar does not use the months of January to December. Instead, it uses the months 1 to 12. July 10, 1509 (John Calvin date of birth) is thus day 10, month 7, year 0 according to this calendar.

Media

Newspaper

The largest source of news in the Reformed People's Republic comes from the online state newspaper Reformed State News. This newspaper places separate news articles on Youtube and the RSN website whenever there is news that the Reformed People's Republic wants to share with the outside world. Reformed State News is also the only national media within the Reformed People's Republic.

Music

Music is an important part of the daily life of the Reformed. Because of the religious culture, Christian music is very popular. In the past, Christian bands such as Lev, Disciple, Rend Collective and singers such as Kees Kraayenoord, Reyer and Matt Maher were often listened to by the inhabitants of the Reformed People's Republic.


Christian country music also was very populair. Of all non organ music, this was the most listened music style. Singers like Johnny Cash and Paul Overstreet are artists who were listened to very often.


Since President Koeman banned modern music in November 2021, almost only instrumental organ music and Calvinist hymns have been listened to and sung. The idea behind banning modern music is that President Koeman believes this style of music is godless and does not fit into an orthodox Calvinist state like the Reformed People's Republic. However, despite the banning of modern music, citizens from the RPR still regularly listen to this music.

Industry

The main industry in the Reformed People's Republic consists of making homemade tools. Most tools are made of wood that mainly consists of branches broken off trees. Most citizens of the Reformed People's Republic carry a wooden object such as a hand-made stabbing weapon or hand-made knife on a daily basis. They do this so that they can defend themselves at all times if necessary.


In addition to making tools, there is also a small industry of wood and metal processing. For example, new objects such as cutlery, figurines, wall decoration, candle holders and jewelery are made from scrap metal. Things such as furniture, fences, figurines, text boards, crosses and planters are made from wood. This is due to the fact that there are citizens in the Reformed People's Republic who have wood or metalworking as a job, study for it or do it as a hobby. A small percentage even have his own small business in this sector.

Currency

The official currency of Reformed People's Republic is the Reformed won. This is the official currency in the Reformed mainland, the puppet states and all Reformed colonies. The coin has the same value as the North Korean won, but is named after the Reformed faith. Because both coins have the same values, the currency is easy to convert. The coin has a minimum value of 0.5 and a maximum value of 100. It is possible to pay in the Reformed People's Republic with foreign currency (euro, dollar, pound, krone, micronational currency etc.), but all amounts are calculated according to the Reformed currency. There is no physical coin of the Reformed won. The coin has the following value:

- 5 cents: 48 won - 10 cents: 97 won - 20 cents: 195 won - 50 cents: 489 won - 1 euro: 978 won - 2 euros: 1,957 won - 5 euros: 4,894 won - 10 euros: 9,785 won - 20 euros: 19,571 won - 50 euros: 48,929 won - 100 euros: 97,859 won

Ideology

The Reformed People's Republic follows the Calvinist ideology. This ideology was devised by President Youri Koeman and is inspired by the North Korean Juche ideology. The Calvinist ideology is therefore a left-wing ideology. However, it has nothing to do with communism or socialism.


In the Calvinist ideology (just as in the Juche ideology) 3 persons are central: God, John Calvin and President Youri Koeman. God because the ideology is a Christian ideology, John Calvin because he is the founder of the Calvinist faith, and President Koeman because he is the creator of the leftist Calvinist ideology.


The ideology stands for learning much about Calvinism as a faith, living an orthodox Calvinist life, living the Bible as strictly as possible (in the most literal sense), following the teachings of John Calvin, accepting God as the LORD of this world and Jesus Christ as the Son of God and turning yourself away from the current-non-Calvinist society.

Holidays

Date Name Notes
January 1 New Year Start of the new year.
March 31 Day of Datheen Day to remember the life and works of Petrus Datheen.
April 15 Good Friday Commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
April 17 Easter Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
May 26 Ascension Day The day Jesus Christ ascended to heaven.
June 5 Pentecost Outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
June 20 Independence Day Foundation of the Reformed People's Republic.
July 10 John Calvin Day Birthday of John Calvin, founder of the Calvinist faith.
August 4 Day of the Glorious President Birthday of President Youri Koeman, founder and Eternal President of the Reformed People's Republic.
August 5 Foundation of the Reformed People's Army Foundation of the Reformed army.
September 19 Colony Day Day to celebrate the foundation of the first Reformed colony.
October 31 Reformation Day Day to celebrate the Protestant Reformation.
November 11 Lazy Victory Day Day when the Reformed People's Republic won the cold war against the Eva Braun Multiethnic Empire, without taking any action.
December 25 Christmas Birth of Jesus Christ.

There are public holidays in the Reformed People's Republic that do not have a fixed date (think of days such as Easter, Good Friday and Pentecost). This is because the calendar used by the Western world works slightly differently than the Jewish calendar. This also applies to the calendar used by the Reformed People's Republic (Calendar of the Great Reformer).

Recognition

Recognized by the Reformed People's Republic but not by the UN

Not recognized by the Reformed People's Republic

  •  South Korea (Not recognized because the Reformed People's Republic sees the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the only true Korea)
  •  State of Palestine (Not recognized because the Reformed People's Republic recognizes Israel as the land promised by God to the people of Israel)
  • Chinese Taipei.png Chinese Taipei (Not recognized because the Reformed People's Republic sees Chinese Taipei as a renegade province of the People's Republic of China)
  • Isis flag.png Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  •  Turkey (The Reformed People's Republic believes that Turkey is responsible for the Armenian Genocide in 1915. However, Turkey has always denied this. For this reason, the Reformed People's Republic has decided not to recognize Turkey until the Turkish government recognizes the genocide)
  •  Ukraine (Not recognized because the Reformed People's Republic sees Ukraine as a part of Russia. Note: This was already the case long before the war against Russia)
  •  Kosovo (Not recognized because the Reformed People's Republic sees Kosovo as a part of Serbia)
  •  Azerbaijan (Not recognized because of the hostile history and many wars against Armenia and Artsakh)
  •  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Not recognize because the Reformed People's Republic only recognize a Greek influenced Cyprus)

Alliances

Forgein Affairs

The Reformed People's Republic has strict rules for their foreign policy. For example, only micronations are recognized if the head of state is at least 17 years old. However, this does not apply to the micronations that already had diplomatic ties with the Reformed People's Republic before the introduction of this rule. In addition, it is only possible for micronations to enter into an alliance with the Reformed People's Republic if the head of state of the relevant micronation is at least 18 years old. This also does not apply to the micronations that already have an alliance with the Reformed People's Republic.


There are some requirements to be recognized by the Reformed People's Republic. For example, the micronation in question must have physical territory and there must be a serious population. A micronation that claims an entire residential area, city or territory of other countries and its population is not recognized. However, micronations are recognized that claim uninhabited territory (such as forests, parks, abandoned houses, etc.). Even traveling homes like tents, campers, caravans and even cars are recognized as territory (this is also the case in the RPR where the President's car is considered moving territory). Areas considered disputed by the United Nations, and uninhabited islands and the continent of Antarctica are also not recognized when claimed by a micronation. Micronations that claim the same territory as the RPR are also not recognized.

Forgein missions

In order to maintain contacts with the outside world, the Reformed People's Republic has several online embassies and consulates. There are 2 online consulates for the Netherlands and 3 online embassies for the Netherlands, Hungary and the United States. So far there are no embassies in friendly micronations.

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