Republic of Stone
Republic of Stone 史東共和國 | |
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| Motto: 異中求同，同中求異 United in Diversity | |
| Anthem: 祖國的呼喚 The Motherland Calls
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| Capital | Stonailong 史東艾隆 |
| Largest city | Pifu Region 埤腹大區 |
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| Demonym(s) | .st |
| Government | presidential |
• President | Kellvin Kao |
| Legislature | The Parliament of Stone 共和國議會 |
| Establishment | 30 November 2017 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Stone Standard Time) |
Website Stone Gateway website | |
Stone, officially the Republic of Stone, is a micronation in northern Taiwan. The land of Stone has an area of 3.7 square kilometres (1.43 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the southeast and northern. The country is officially divided into 1 Capital Special Municipality (Stonailong 史東艾隆), 5 regions (Wansheng 萬盛, Dingxi 頂溪, Xingfu 興福, Xianyan 仙岩 and Pifu 埤腹).
The Republic of Stone was established on 27 November 2017. The government of the Republic of Stone was founded on the Second Constitution of the Republic of Stone. The government is divided into central government and local government. The central government is divided into 3 branches: the presidential office (總統府), the parliament (共和國議會) and the department of justice (司法院). The local government is divided into 2 branches: Capital Special Municipality (首都特別市) and region (大區).
Stone is a member of the Taiwanese Micronations Alliance, the Treaty of Yat-sen Organization, the Taiwanese Association of Micronations, the Micronation Information Alliance, the International Assembly of Micronations, the Intermicronational, the East Asia Micronations Treaty Organisation.
Name
The name of Stone (史東) is the abbreviation of Stonailong (史東艾隆). The name of Stonailong was derived from a animated television series called The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, most characters live in the fictional city of Stormalong Harbor (史東艾隆港).
In 2017, Stonailong was abbreviated as Stone and became the official country name of the Republic.
History
Uno and Lego era
In 2013, the State of Uno (UNO國 or 烏紐國) was established in Jingmei. The people of Uno built an economic system like lottery tickets and vouchers.
In the later stages of the disintegration of Uno due to internal divisions, some of the survivors reorganized themselves into the state of Lego (樂高國).
After many political disputes and civil wars since the middle of the Lego period, the country split into the "Lego United Empire" led by the Kao clique (高系) and the warlord group led by the Weng clique (翁系), and on May 5, 2015, the two sides reached a reconciliation and merged to form the "Lego United Democratic Empire" until the end of the same month when the two factions disagreed again and the Lego era was finally declared extinct.
First republic
On November 29, 2017, the Preparatory Committee of the Republic of Stone issued ''the Declaration of the Founding of the Republic of Stone'', which declared the establishment of the Republic of Stone on that day, and on December 3, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Stone was established. The early years of the republic were chaotic and lacked a basic concept of a micronation, and were full of fictional elements.
January 1, 2018, The Republic of Stone and seven other countries, including Chrisland, ChungNing, and Castile Portugal, signed "The Micronations Co-prosperity Treaty" (共榮和平公約) to form ''The Micronations Co-prosperity Treaty Organization'' (微型國家共榮公約組織), which is today known as Taiwanese Micronations Alliance (福爾摩沙微國家共同體).
January 21, the first constitution of the Republic of Stone was promulgated, a constitution similar to that of the Republic of China (Taiwan), making the First Republic's system of government similar to that of Taiwan today, but it also lays down hidden worries for the future. In the later years, when the population of Stone was decreasing, the redundant government departments became the main cause of administrative efficiency, and the Stone government had to carry out the policy of amending the constitution.
October 28, the Republic of Stone signed the ''Treaty of Yat-Sen'' (逸仙條約) with ChungNing, Chrisland, and Baijania in Yat-Sen City, declaring that the four countries had entered into an alliance.
Second republic
In March 2021, the central government announced the start of a new constitution to replace the ineffective old one. In May, the government announced that the preparation of the constitution was complete and that it would begin the process of submitting the draft amendments to the parliament. On July 1, President Kao signed the new constitution, which was announced to come into effect one month later. On August 1, the new constitution came into effect, announcing that the Republic of Stone had entered the Second Republic.
Geography
Republic of Stone is located in southern the Taipei City, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Wulishxue River (霧裡薛溪) on the south and the Xindian River (新店溪) on the west. The generally low-lying terrain of the central areas and the western side of Stone slopes upward to the north and especially to the southeast, where it reaches the 141 meter (463 ft) tall Xianyan Mountain (仙岩山). The Republic of Stone limits cover an area of 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi).
The longest river in Stone is the Wulishxue River, which runs through the mainland and separates the Dingxi Region from other administrative regions.
National Symbols
The national symbols of the Republic of Stone are guaranteed by the "Law on National Symbols of the Republic of Stone"(史東共和國國家象徵法), which regulates the use of the national flag, national coat of arms, national anthem and other national symbols.
National flag
Flag of Stone in current use
The flag of the Republic of Stone was first inaugurated on November 29, 2017, and was designed by President Kellvin Kao with a concept that expresses the expectations and blessings of the country. The flag is composed of two parts, the blue sky at the top and the white earth at the bottom, symbolizing the bright future of the Republic of Stone.
| Color | Flag element | significance |
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| Sun | A bright and promising future | |
| Blue | Sky and Bravery | |
| White | Peace and Purity |