Draft:Northarctic Union
Northarctica, officially the Northarctic Union, is an Antarctic micronation located in the Norwegian claimed territory of Norway's claim on Antarctica, with the exception of Peter I Island, Westarctica's capital.
Northarctic Union | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "We love Northarctica" "Vi elsker Nordarktis" (Bokmål) "Vi elskar Nordarktis" (Nynorsk) "私たちはノルサークティカが大好きです" (Japanese) Watashitachi wa Norusātika ga daisuki desu | |
| Anthem: "Prosper, Northarctica!" "Ma Notasika li lon!" "Blomstre, Nordarktis!" (Bokmål) "Blomstre, Nordarktis!" (Nynorsk) "ノルサーティカを生えて!" (Japanese) "Norusātika o Haete!" | |
 Location of Northarctic claims in Antarctica | |
| Capital | Troll |
| Largest city | Showa |
| Other languages | English Notasika Norwegian (Bokmål) Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
| Demonym(s) | Northarctican |
| Government | Unitary social democratic republic |
• Prime Minister | Derek Panama |
• President | Ferum Ukawina |
| Legislature | Northarctic Parliament |
| Establishment | 10 March 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,700,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 417 |
| Currency | Northarctic austral (₳) |
| Time zone | UTC+0, +3 |
| Calling code | +672 (de jure), +1 (de facto) |
| Internet TLD | .aq (proposed) |
Website aqa.neocities.org | |
Geography
Located in Antarctica, it is a 2.7 million km2 piece of land in terms of area. The Northarctic Union has four total prefectures and one territory, which are in alphabetical order:
- Maitri Prefecture
- Neumayer Prefecture
- Novolazarevskaya Prefecture
- Showa Prefecture
- Southern Territory
- Troll Capital Prefecture
- Vesleskarvet Prefecture
Climate
The Showa Prefecture experiences a Polar ice cap climate according to the Köppen climate classification. During daytime, the prefecture averages at 21-28°C, and often cools off into night into a more cool climate.
| Climate data for Showa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.78 (35.2) |
-0.61 (30.9) |
-4.5 (23.9) |
-7.78 (18.0) |
-10.61 (12.9) |
-11.89 (10.6) |
-14.28 (6.3) |
-15.22 (4.6) |
-15 (5.0) |
-10.5 (13.1) |
-3.5 (25.7) |
1.11 (34.0) |
−7.583 (18.35) |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
Government and politics
The Northarctic Union is a unitary parliamentary social democratic republic, with a set of different parties. However, in the constitution of Suyaniko, political extremes such as communism or fascism from entering into office to prevent any form of extremism. Parties are also barred from banning parts of the "Declaration of the People," a series of rights to be given to the citizens of Northarctica.
Currency
De jure, Northarctica's currency, the Northarctic austral (Currency symbol: ₳) is capped to the price of half of a Swiss franc. There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, and 2000 banknotes. However, more people typically just use the Norwegian krone or the United States dollar.