Draft:State of Azelia
State of Azelia Stato di Azelia (Italian) | |
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| Motto: "sub umbra floruimus" "under the shade we flourish" | |
| Anthem: "Io non mi sento italiano" | |
 Territories of Azelia | |
| Status | Unrecognized state |
| Location | italian peninsula |
| Capital and largest city | Pinus |
| Official languages | Italian (de facto), English, French, Interlingua,Esperanto |
| Recognised national languages | Italian (de facto) |
| Recognised regional languages | vernacolo toscano, dialetto pugliese, arab (only spoken) |
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| Demonym(s) | Azelii / Azeliani |
| Government | Provisional Governament |
• Capo Provvisorio dello Stato | Filippo Cognetti |
• Capo dell'Assemblea Generale | Osea Rossini |
• Capo delle Forze Armate | Filippo Cognetti (ad interim) |
| Independence from Italy | |
• Independence | 17/03/2023 |
• Constitution ratified | Not ratified |
| Area | |
• Total | 000,038 km2 (15 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 7 |
• 2023 census | 4 |
| Currency | Lumine |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right (no Traffic Laws) |
| Calling code | +39 |
| Internet TLD | .az (planned) |
Azelia, officially the State of Azelia (Italian: Stato di Azelia; French: État d'Azélia; Interlingua: Stato di Azelia.) is a self-declared independent state, more commonly known as a micronation to external observers. Azelia has territorial claims on italian land in Calci (PI) and Tirrenia (PI).
History
2015-2017
Azelia was originally founded in March 2015 by 24 classmates under the name of "The City-State Sa.Ca.Fi."(Italian: La Città di Santa Caterina Fifth). The city-state originally started as a money sistem inspired by a Clarence episode[1]. Later the sistem evolved comprending politial election of a major (Full powers), a police force, a central bank, a cafe ("Il Bar"), a newspaper ("Il Giornale di Sa.Ca.Fi.") and a cigar company. Sa.Ca.Fi. collapsed on June 10th 2017 due to inflation and the lost of intrest of it's citizens.
2017-2018
The second attempt to found a micronation took place in San Giuliano Terme (Pisa, Italy) by Filippo Cognetti and Emilio Pagan but after a year of work on the legislation the project was once again abandoned
2023
In 2023 the state of azelia finally saw the light again after 5 years thanks to Filippo Cognetti assisted by Osea Rossini, Andrea Cafforio, Giovanni Zippel and Alessandro Martinasco. Thank to the retired president of Damazia, Samuele Cheli, Filippo Cognetti achived vital information for the develop of the nation. Samuele Cheli has been awarded the honorary title of Capitano di Vascello.
Etymology
The name "Azelia" derives from the latin world Azazel which mean stronger than god
Politics and government
Capo Provvisorio dello Stato
Filippo Cognetti now assume the role of Provisional Head of State (Italian: Capo Provvisorio dello Stato) waiting for the council of ministers to issue instructions on the form of state.
Prime Minister
Osea Rossini is the Prime Minister of Azelia. The President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) directs the general policy of the Government and is responsible for it. It maintains the unity of political and administrative guidelines, promoting and coordinating the activity of the ministers. The ministers are collectively responsible for the acts of the Council of Ministers, and individually for the acts of their dicasteries. The law regulates the Presidency of the Council and determines the number, powers and organization of the ministries.
Political parties
In Azelia no Political Parties are temporaly allowed.
Law and order
The constitution is under the process of writing
Ministries
| Banner | Ministry | minister |
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Minister of Defense | Filippo Cognetti (ad interim) |
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Foreign Ministry | Andrea Cafforio |
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Ministry of the Environment and Agricultural Policies | Vacant Position |
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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport | Alessandro Martinasco |
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Ministry for Religious Policies | Giovanni Zippel |
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Ministry of Justice | Vacant Position |
Military
Azelia's army is made up by a ground force (2) and a navy (1 inflatable dinghy)
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| sorting | military | military | |||||||
| dependent on: | Ministry of Defence | Ministry of Defence | |||||||
| Ufficiali Generali e Ammiragli | |||||||||
| Generale | Ammiraglio | ||||||||
| Generale di corpo d'armata con incarichi speciali | Ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali | ||||||||
| Generale di corpo d'armata | Ammiraglio di squadra | ||||||||
| Generale di divisione | Ammiraglio di divisione | ||||||||
| Generale di brigata | Contrammiraglio | ||||||||
| Ufficiali superiori | |||||||||
| Colonnello | Capitano di vascello | ||||||||
| Tenente colonnello | Capitano di fregata | ||||||||
| Maggiore | Capitano di corvetta | ||||||||
| Ufficiali inferiori | |||||||||
| Capitano | Tenente di vascello | ||||||||
| Tenete | Sottotenente di vascello | ||||||||
| Sottotenete | guardiamarina | ||||||||
| Aspirante ufficiale | Aspirante guardiamarina | ||||||||
| Army | Navy | ||||||||
Foreign relations
Azelia is open to diplomatic relations
Unilateral recognition
All United Nations member states
All Grand Unified micronational member states
Sealand
Seborga
Israel
Palestine (Azelia is in favor of the Israeli-Paleistine State of Gaza solution)
Taiwan
Mutual recognition
Administrative regions
The Sate of Azelia have two administrative regions: Piunus, the Capital district and Giglio a sea colony on the mediterranean sea
| Flag | Name | Area | Population | Officials |
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Pinus | 0.00005km² | 2 | 1 |
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Giglio | 0.00003km² | 0 | 0 |
Geography and climate
The State of Azelia is located in the Monti Pisani, a hilly system of the Tuscan Apennines, it is located at 50m above sea level, the land consists of a grassy plain with the presence of some pine trees while the Exclave of Giglio is located at 0m above sea level. , the climate of both territories is typically Mediterranean.
Economy
The economy is based on the Lumine, the local currency, distributed by the Bank of Azelia.
The Valora, US Dollar, Seborga Luigino and pizza are accepted for exchange.
Food Culture
The Azelian culture is very various, besides the mediterranean cusine large amounts of kebab and chinese ravioli are consumed. Beer is also a very important part of azelian culture and national identity, The Azelian national beer is Kozel (italian: Birra Kozel czech: Velkopopovický Kozel) produced in Czech Republic and imported in Azelia.
Medals and Honours
| Medal/Ribbon | Title | Awarded to: | ||
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Gran Duca di Azelia | Kevin Baugh | ||
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Contessa d'Azelia | Lara Calderisi | ||
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Capitano di Vascello Onorario | Samuele Cheli | ||
Holidays
| Date | Name | Remarks |
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| 17 March | The indipendence Day | A day honoring the declaration of indipence, usually celebrated with a barbecue |
| 15 August | Feriæ augusti | A holiday celebrated since 18 A.D. |
| 15 September | Festa di Fine estate | A day dedicated for celebrating the end of summer. |
