Republic of Sovermia
Republic of Sovermia | |
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| Location | Southern Vermont |
| Official languages | Devra |
| Demonym(s) | Sovermian |
| Government | Republic |
• President | Emerja |
| Establishment | 7 Aug 1999[1] |
| Population | |
• (2020 census) census | 3 |
Website Government website | |
The Republic of Sovermia, more commonly known as Sovermia, is a micronation located in the US state of Vermont.
Etymology
Sovermia was named for its location, following the pattern of "SoCal", with "So-" coming from "South" and "-verm-" coming from "Vermont". The "-ia" ending is the same suffix used in the names of many other countries, such as Bolivia, India, Serbia, etc.[2]
History
Sovermia was founded on libertarian ideals in 1999. For most of its history, Sovermia has been a republic. There was a short period in late 2019 and early 2020 when it was a monarchy; but the monarchy collapsed into the Second Republic in early March 2020.[3]
Politics and government
The country practices demarchy.
Foreign relations
As a matter of national policy, Sovermia does not usually accept offers of formal relations. However, exceptions have been made. The nations with which Sovermia has established formal relations are as follows:[4]
Aethodia (14 May 2020)
Sovermia has been known to attend micronational summits, such as MicroCon 2019.
Culture and media
Sovermia has a rich culture building on 20 years of development, and speaks a complete conlang: Devra.[5]
