Democratic Lazonesia

Democratic Lazonesia Lazonesia Democrática (Spanish)
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Glory to Lazonesia!"
Anthem: "The Internationale"
Location of Democratic Lazonesia in North America.
Status	Active
Capital	Platana
Official languages	English Spanish
Ethnic groups (2020)	90% Lazonesians 10% Other
Religion (2023)	70% Unaffiliated 15% Christianity 5% Other
Demonym(s)	Lazonesian
Government	Unitary one-party socialist republic
• General Secretary and Chairman of State Affairs	Lucas Gonyer
• Premier	Steven Liu
Legislature	Lazonesian People's Assembly
Independence  from Canada
• Independence	10 October 2020
• Constitution ratified	15 November 2023
Population
• 2023 census	14
HDI	0.936 very high
Currency	Lazonesian Peso
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.dl (proposed)
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Lazonesia, officially Democratic Lazonesia (Spanish: Lazonesia Democrática), is a North American micronation located in the Pacific Northwest. Lazonesia declared its independence in 2020 but its existence is not formally recognized by the United Nations or the government of any sovereign state.

Lazonesia is commonly viewed as a communist state by outside observers, while its constitution formally describes the nation as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". It is governed under a one-party system with the ruling Workers' Party of Lazonesia assuming a leading role in all state affairs. The party's General Secretary acts as the country's de facto head of state while the Premier serves as head of government. Lazonesia was founded on Vancouver Island by Canadian micronationalist Lucas GonyerF, initially as a tongue-in-cheek social and political experiment to see how a government modeled closely upon those of Cuba and North Korea could function within a micronational framework. It has since grown into a functional nation-state with serious aspirations of achieving internationally recognized statehood.

The nation's foreign policy prioritizes diplomacy with other micronations and independence movements, as well as pressing its rights to self-determination in the wider international community. Lazonesia also dedicates its efforts towards developing its small but highly diversified economy. It currently has a population of 14 citizens living both inside and outside of its territorial boundaries.

Etymology

The exact origins of the name Lazonesia are not fully known, but Lazo is widely believed to represent Cape Lazo, the geographical region where the micronation is located. Citizens of Lazonesia are known by the demonym Lazonesian.

History

The Lazonesian government was established on 10 October 2020, initially as the Commonwealth of Lazonesia, under a system of constitutional monarchy. It briefly joined another Vancouver Island-based micronation, the Dominion of Vancouver Island, in an "act of union" in early 2021 before seceding soon afterwards and once again declaring itself an independent state. The fledgling nation later dropped the prefix Commonwealth and adopted the name Democratic Lazonesia. The constitutional monarchy was abolished and socialism with a highly centralized economy was instituted to speed up the country's development. The Workers' Party of Lazonesia was founded on 2 March 2021 with founding father Lucas Gonyer assuming the leading position of General Secretary, as well as the creation of the Lazonesian People's Army on 15 April 2021. Despite initial success, the COVID-19 pandemic brought nearly all state functions to a halt by late 2021 and Democratic Lazonesia entered a lengthy hiatus by the end of that year.

In late 2023, activity began to resume within the political and military apparatus, and an official revival of Democratic Lazonesia was formally announced on 4 November 2023. Recent developments have included the publication of the nation's first constitution as well as the creation of an official government website and accounts on several major social media platforms.

Politics and government

The Constitution of Democratic Lazonesia describes the country as a "revolutionary socialist state" committed to communism, political unitarism, and the guidance of Lucas Gonyer who is credited as the "founder of Democratic Lazonesia" and the "father of the Lazonesian socialist revolution."

General Secretary

The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Lazonesia (WPL) is the country's de facto supreme leader, simultaneously holding the positions of leader of the WPL, Chairman of State Affairs, and Commander-in-Chief of the nation's armed forces. Party rules stipulate that the general secretary is elected by the party congress to a renewable five-year term.

Chairman of State Affairs

The formal head of state of Democratic Lazonesia is the Chairman of the State Affairs Committee, the nation's highest organ of leadership. While the chairman is formally elected by the nation's legislature, the People's Assembly, the position is always held by the general secretary of the WPL and has no formal term limit. The chairman has the power to lead the overall affairs of state and policy, and appoint all diplomatic officials. The chairman has the authority to appoint diplomatic representatives abroad, conclude treaties with foreign powers, declare a state of emergency or a state of war, and direct the national defense of Democratic Lazonesia during times of war in the capacity of general secretary.

Premier

The Premier of Democratic Lazonesia is vice-chairman of the State Affairs Committee and acts as the country's head of government. The premier is appointed by the People's Assembly to a renewable five-year term and serves as the government's primary representative, as well as a close advisor to the chairman.

People's Assembly

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Political parties

The Workers' Party of Lazonesia (WPL) is the sole ruling party of Democratic Lazonesia and controls the nation's armed forces, the Lazonesian People's Army. Smaller political parties are permitted to exist so long as they accept the "leading role" of the WPL. Officially, the WPL is a communist party guided by Lucasism, a combination of Marxism-Leninism, Juche, and the political theories of Lucas Gonyer.

Flag of the ruling Workers' Party of Lazonesia.

Logo		Name		Spectrum	Ideologies	Seats
		Workers' Party of Lazonesia	WPL	Far-left	Communism Lucasism Marxism-Leninism Left-wing nationalism Socialist patriotism	5 / 5

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Military

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Foreign relations

To date, Democratic Lazonesia has not received diplomatic recognition from the government of any internationally recognized sovereign state, but it has established diplomatic relations with several other micronations and independence movements. The Lazonesian government cites the declarative theory of statehood, famously expressed in the 1933 Montevideo Convention, as legal justification for statehood since it meets the criteria to be considered a sovereign nation.

Lazonesia has appointed several diplomatic officials abroad to press its rights for self-determination. Its government formally recognizes the sovereignty of over 200 nations worldwide.

Unilateral recognition

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Administrative regions

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Geography and climate

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Culture

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Holidays

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Date	Name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Celebration of the start of the new year.
Third Monday in February	Family Day	Shared statutory holiday with British Columbia.
8 March	International Women's Day	Celebration of women's rights, gender equality and reproductive rights.
1 May	International Workers' Day	Celebration of labourers, the working class and the international labour movement.
27 July	Ginger Goodwin Day	Observation of the martyrdom of labour activist Albert "Ginger" Goodwin" who was murdered on this day in 1918. Red roses are typically left at his burial site followed by a moment of silence.
13 August	El Comandante Day	Commemoration of the birth of Fidel Castro on this day in 1926.
30 September	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Recognition of the impact of the Canadian residential school system on Indigenous children (shared with British Columbia).
10 October	Revolution Day	Commemoration of the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Lazonesia on this day in 2020.
11 November	Remembrance Day	Memorial holiday shared with Canada. Honors Canada's war dead. Anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918.
25 December	Christmas Day	Commemoration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

See also

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