Wild Isle Nation

Wild Isle
Flag
Motto: An untamed land in a concrete forest
Government
• Leader	HIM Kuri I
Establishment	23 June 2009
Area
• Total	3.8×10−4 km2 (1.5×10−4 sq mi)
Population
• 2009 census	1
Succeeded by Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun

Wild Isle Nation is a term used to refer to an unnamed micronation that claimed the territory of the Wild Isle in 2009. Created and led by Kuri Kabanov, the nation lacked a defined government and soon fell into inactivity. Despite this, it was considered the predecessor nation to the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun.

Etymology

The name "Wild Isle" comes from the name of the island it consisted of, the Wild Isle, which got its name due to its previously untamed state.

History

The Pile Document

The Wild Isle Nation was officially founded on 23 June 2009, when Kuri Kabanov led an expedition that landed on the island. This day came to be referred to as "First Landing Day", and was designated a national holiday. Several other expeditions followed, including a landing on nearby Random Island on 27 June.

The Pile Document

During this period, Kuri began to write a constitution or founding document for the nation, evidently with the intention of developing the nation further. However, the project was soon abandoned for unknown reasons and the document was lost. This paper, rediscovered in late 2010 in a pile of papers on HIM Tsar Kuri I of Gishabrun's desk, became known as the Pile Document. It primarily describes the national symbols of the Wild Isle Nation, and provides a list of nine laws intended to minimise the human footprint on the island. It also includes a provision restricting the use of English on the island to the Vülü-Vülü dialect, created by Kuri.

Legacy

While the Wild Isle Nation fell into inactivity shortly after its creation, it was never forgotten by its founder. When Kuri founded the Tsardom of Moya Kravat in 2010, it was meant as a continuation of the Wild Isle Nation's micronational legacy. Even when Moya Kravat became Gishabrun, First Landing Day continued to be celebrated as the national holiday. In fact, even the name "Gishabrun" originates from a word in Vülü-Vülü.

Geography and climate

A view of the Wild Isle Nation

The climate of what was the Wild Isle Nation is continental (but modified by the surrounding river with the Lake Effect), meaning it has an average of -3.5 degrees Celsius in winter, and an average of 22 degrees Celsius in summer, with 133.1 cm of snowfall each winter and 834 mm of precipitation year-round. The area of the Wild Isle Nation is completely surrounded by a river, consisting of mostly damp grassland (but there is a small wetland area).