Republic of Barvinia
Republic of Barvinia República da Barvínia (Portuguese) República de Barvínia (Catalan) | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Motto: União e lealdade (Portuguese) Unió i lleialtat (Catalan) Union and Loyalty | |
| Anthem: "Hino Nacional Barvínio" | |
National Seal | |
 Location of Barvinia | |
| Capital and largest city | Nova Aurora |
| Official languages | Portuguese and Catalan |
| Recognised languages | Spanish and English |
| Religion | 33.3% Umbanda
33.3% Spiritism 33.3% No religion |
| Demonym(s) | Barvinian |
| Government | Constitutional Parliamentary Republic |
• President | Matheus Lima |
| Independence from Brazil | |
• Republic of Barvinia | 13 February 2022 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0,000,063 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Census | 3 |
| Gini |  59.6high |
| HDI (2023) | ▲ 0.973 very high |
| Currency | Barvinian Atlântico (₳)a (BVA) |
| Time zone | UTC−2:40 (HPB) |
• Summer (DST) | −3:40 HV |
| Date format | MMM dd / yyyy I |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +55 (12) |
| Microcode | BN |
| Internet TLD | .bn (proposed) |
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Barvinia, officially the Republic of Barvinia (Portuguese: República da Barvínia; Portuguese pronunciation: [bár'ví'neea]), is a small self-declared country, commonly known as a micronation, located in South America, bordering Brazil. The territory of Barvinia is enclaved within the Brazilian state of São Paulo, in the city of Taubaté. The capital is Naquine. The country is divided into four states and seven municipalities. Barvinian Portuguese and Catalan are the national and official languages.
Modern-day Barvinia was inhabited by numerous tribal nations until settlement by the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century establishing its new Colony of Brazil, which gained its independence in 1822 with the creation of the Empire of Brazil, later becoming a presidential republic after a military coup d'état in 1889. From 19th century to the beginning of 20th century the primary territory that would form Barvinia received immigrants that would shape the national culture. Founded by Matheus Lima on 13 February 2022, Barvinia is a Constitutional Parliamentary Republic.
Etymology
From Latin "Bavaria", the name of the country makes alusion to Bavaria, representing the Europeans that went to South America, especially to Brazil, early 20th century to work and build family, resulting in Barvinia.
History
The Republic of Barvinia was preceded by five states before it's independence: the Kingdom of Portugal, the Empire of Brazil, the Federative Republic of Brazil as macronations of origin, and the Republic of Mongo and the State of Aires as micronational previous incarnations. After dificult seasons in the economy of the region, the Republic of Barvinia was founded on 13 Februrary 2022 by Matheus Lima, in the capital of Republic, the city of Naquine, nowadays called Nova Aurora (New Aurora).
Politics and government
Barvinia's government is composed by 13 ministries: the Ministry of Papers, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Aviation, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of the Citizen, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Propaganda, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Public Health. All these ministries are responsable for the subjects pertaining to their portfolio and assist the presidence of the Republic.
| Logo | Name | Foundation | Party Leader | Ideology | Seats in National Council | |
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Barvinia Workers' Party | 2023 | Matheus Lima | Left-wing Nationalism | 8 / 12
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United Barvinia | 2023 | Guilherme Estrada | Centre-left wing Nationalism | 3 / 12
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Alliance | 2023 | Iuri Vieira | Right wing | 1 / 12
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Law and order
Barvinia is ruled by a National Constitution that is tightly followed by the presidence of the republic, ministries, military and departments. The Barvinian police is responsable to guarantee the public security under the limitations issued by the constitutional text.
Foreign relations
Barvinia has formally established diplomatic relations with the Southern Confederation of Angosvria, the Eritonian Empire and the Alliadense Republic of Guanallia at first. Nowadays, more than 10 nations are in Barvinia's friendship list.
Military
Barvinian military is composed by three branches: the Barvinian Army (Portuguese: Exército Barvínio), the Barvinian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Barvínia) and the National Barvinian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha Nacional Barvínia). All the branches have as their mission defense of national interests abroad and the social order in home.
Geography and climate
Climate
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The climate is classified as a humid subtropical climate, under the Köppen climate classification with the average annual temperature around 21 °C (69 °F), with a maximum of 19 °C (66 °F) and a minimum of 10 °C (50 °F), with average humidity of 60% and the annual rainfalls of 1,40mm (55 inches), the extremes temperatures recorded on the country are 1 °C (33 °F) and 40 °C (104 °F).
Geography
Most of the environment bordering Barvinia occupies areas of hills and mountains where crystalline rocks like granite and gneisses from the Precambrian Age (over 450 million years) predominate. This area extends from Serra da Piloa to the south and also in a small strip to the north, preceding Serra da Mantiqueira. The rest of the environment, including the urban area, its surroundings and the region through which the Paraíba do Sul River passes, is located in the Taubaté Sedimentary Basin, with tertiary and quaternary sediments from the Cenozoic Age (less than 65 million years old).
Totally surrounded by two mountain ranges, Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar, this geographical element is even mentioned in the Barvinian Independence Hymn:
"[...] Que as serras que cercam tuas terras
Te protejam, sejam teus escudos. [...]"
In English, translated as:
"[...] May the mountains that surround your lands
Protect you, be your shields. [...]"
Economy
After the Portuguese Escudo, Réis, Cruzeiro, Cruzado, Cruzado Novo, Cruzeiro Novo, Real, Buangue, and the Cifra, the Barvinian Central Government estabilished the Barvinian Condor as the national currency, with the ₡1.00 = R$0.75 conversion rate in 2022. Due to internal manegment politics, in Septermber 2023, the current currency, the Atlântico, was established as the national currency, with the ₳1,00 = R$0,25 / US$0.25 / 0,25€ conversion rate. The only currency that the country accepts is the Atlântico.
Culture and media
"The Barvinian Times" is the state-owned newspapper of Barvinia, where all news issued by the government of the last 30 days are published monthly. It has also its video version, broadcasted by Aurora Televisora (Formerly "Barvinian Television Company" and "América Television"). Aurora Televisora is the state-owned broadcasting company of Barvinia, where entertainment, news and official state announcements are broadcasted. Brazilian channels such as TV Globo and Record are also very popular in Barvinia, as well as the American tv channel CBS.
The Republic of Barvinia has also its own radio broadcast company. Radio Antena (Portuguese: Rádio Antena) serves as the national radio broadcast company since 2022. It was formerly called Radio RBR (Barvinian Radio Network) (Portuguese: Rede Barvínia de Rádio).
Patagonian Calendar
Since October 4th, 2023, the Republic of Barvinia used follow its own calendar, called "Patagonian Callendar" (Portuguese: Calendário Patagônio). It was composed by 10 months (Lunus, Martus, Vérnus, Iúptus, Uranus, Neptunus, Éris, Plutus, Aurora and Círis), each one with 25 or 26 days. Each week had four working days and one rest day (Primus, Secondus, Tertius, Quartus and Quintus). Patagonian calendar had, in total, 7 holidays.
Nowadays, the patagonian calendar isn't used anymore. The gregorian calendar is used in the whole country again since December 12, 2023.
Holidays
Since the last calendar update, Barvinia has designated 12 public holidays, with three of them being religious in nature. Barvinians hold their country's holidays in high regard, considering them moments of great significance. Among these holidays, Independence Day, Flag Day, Winter Solstice Day, and National Anthem Day stand out as particularly important occasions.
| Holiday | Date | Purpose |
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| New Year | January 1st | To celebrate the new year |
| Our Lord of Bonfim's day | February 2nd | To celebrate barvinian ancestrors who lived in Bahia, Brazil |
| Independence day | February 13th | To commemorate the foundation of Barvinia |
| Cocoa Day | March 26th | Traditional food party in Barvinia |
| Flag day | April 4th | To celebrate the creation of the Atlantic Triune (Barvinian flag) |
| National anthem's day | April 19th | To celebrate the day that the national anthem was composed |
| Labour day | May 1st | To celebrate the workers of Barvinia |
| Winter Solstice Day | June 21st | Celebration of the begining of the winter. |
| Açaí Day | September 5th | A moment of camaraderie and family unity. Celebrated eating açaí |
| Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian's day | September 27th | Religious holiday |
| Oxé | December 25th | Religious holiday |
| Thanksgiving | December 31st | Religious holiday |