Kingdom of Bannin

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The Kingdom of Bannin, also known simply as Bannin, was a de facto autonomous region that claims to be a sovereign state, a term used to describe a micronation. Bannin was located in a town in Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom surrounds Bannin. It has a population of 1 qand an area of 31.69 square kilometres (12.24 mi2). Nurburg was the capital and largest city.

It follows a more Irwash-centric foreign policy, having diplomacy with Roscamistan and informally with other nations in Roscamistan’s micronational sector.

Etymology

The English word 'Bann' derives from the River Bann, near which the founder was born. The river flows through Northern Ireland, entering from the Atlantic Ocean and exiting from Belfast. The founder altered the name by appending the suffix 'in' to the word 'Bann,' resulting in Bannin.

Geography and climate

Middle Row, Lurgan, in 1816

Lurgan was a town in north Armagh, Ireland. The two main formations in north Armagh are an area of estuarine clays by the shore of Lough Neagh and a mass of basalt farther back. The earliest human settlements in the area were to the northwest of the present day town near the shore of Lough Neagh. When land was handed to the Brownlow family, they initially settled near the lough at Annalowast but later settled where the town was eventually built. Today, the oldest part of Lurgan was its main street, which was built on a long ridge in Lurgan townland (baile fearainn). A neighbouring hill was home to Brownlow House, which overlooks Lurgan Park.

Lurgan's climate was like that of inland areas in Ireland. In summer, temperatures can reach the mid-20s °C (mid-80s °F), and it was rare for them to go higher than 30 °C (86 °F). The humidity in Ireland—which was common throughout the country—can make temperatures feel uncomfortable when they stray into the high 20s °C (80–85 °F), more so than similar temperatures in hotter climates in the rest of Europe.

Climate data for Lurgan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7
(45)
8
(46)
10
(50)
12
(54)
15
(59)
17
(63)
19
(66)
19
(66)
16
(61)
13
(55)
10
(50)
7
(45)
12.8
(55)
Average low °C (°F) 2
(36)
2
(36)
3
(37)
4
(39)
6
(43)
9
(48)
11
(52)
10
(50)
9
(48)
7
(45)
4
(39)
3
(37)
5.8
(42.5)
Average Precipitation cm (inches) 5.6
(2.2)
4.67
(1.839)
4.46
(1.756)
4.62
(1.819)
4.22
(1.661)
4.38
(1.724)
4.49
(1.768)
4.84
(1.906)
4.58
(1.803)
6.79
(2.673)
5.94
(2.339)
5.61
(2.209)
60.2
(23.7)
Source: MSN.com

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