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The Kingdom of Fridgerton
Ir-Renju ta' Friġerton

Micronation in  Malta
Flag of Fridgerton
Flag
Coat of arms of Fridgerton
Coat of arms
Motto: Flimkien, nistgħu nkunu d-differenza
"Together, we can be the change"
Anthem: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
National Animal:
Unicorn
Capital
and largest city
Ħan-Ġemma
Official languages
Religion
Christianity
Demonym(s)Fridgertian
GovernmentUnitary Absolute Monarchy
• Monarch
King George
• High Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
LegislatureParliament
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
• Preparations for creating Fridgerton
28 April 2022 (23 months ago) (2022-04-28)
Currency
Date formatmm/dd/yyyy
Day Month Year
Driving sideleft
Calling code+356

Fridgerton, officially known as The Kingdom of Fridgerton is a micronation located in Malta, Europe and online. The physical territory of The Kingdom of Fridgerton is currently claimed by the Republic of Malta. The capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is Ħan-Ġemma, which acts as the administrative centre of the nation. The Kingdom of Fridgerton has been a work-in-progress since early 2022.

The Monarch is currently recognised as the sole ruler of the Kingdom of Fridgerton. Whilst a government is mentioned in the constitution, it is to be set up once a threshold of 100 citizens is reached, to ensure that the micronation is successful and large enough to warrant multiple people leading different aspects of it.

The Kingdom of Fridgerton prioritizes peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial relationships with all nations. It extends unilateral recognition to various macronations and seeks bilateral relations with micronations.

Etymology

The name "Fridgerton" is derived from an insult used at the the founder, and current Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton, King George. Whilst this was an insult hurled at them, it ended up being an inside joke between the King and their friend group. This eventually grown into a nickname for the King, who decided to name the micronation after it.

History

Initial Planning

The first symbol designed for what would eventually become the Kingdom of Fridgerton

The Kingdom of Fridgerton started as a project on 28th April 2022. King George went down the Micronational Rabbithole when they were sick and excused from going to school. This gave the King the perfect opportunity to start a project to beat the boredom that comes from being stuck at home with barely anything to do. After the King contacted some of their friends to get their opinion, work on the Kingdom of Fridgerton began. Progress was rapid, and therefore the date for declaring the indepdenence of the Kingdom of Fridgerton from the Republic of Malta was set to be the 21st of September 2022[1], to coincide with Jum l-Indipendenza (Independence Day). However, because of multiple setbacks, King George decided to delay the Declaration of Independence and work on improving the founding documents before declaring impendence. Unfortunately this led to very small steps being made, and at multiple points the whole project was abandoned.

In early 2024, King George decided to revive the micronation, and revamped various documents. They also worked on resetting previous progress and starting from scratch in some instances, which helped them to put all their effort into creating the Kingdom of Fridgerton. Currently the final preparations are being made to declare independence some time in 2024.

Government and Politics

The Kingdom of Fridgerton is an absolute monarchy and a unitary state, with the Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton holding supreme power as they act as both Head of State and Head of Government.[a]

The Monarch

Powers
The Monarch has wide-ranging power in the Kingdom of Fridgerton, at least until a government is set up. Amongst other things, they can deny or revoke citizenship, enact emergency powers, and unilaterally alter the constitution. The Monarch also currently has the responsibility of taking care of internal and external affairs. Currently the Monarch also has the authority to draft up and enact new laws, with them being called Acts of the Crown rather than Acts of Parliament.

Selection
The reigning house of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is the House of Lefleur, and the house's head automatically becomes the Monarch. Currently, this is George Vella, the founding father of the House and the Kingdom of Fridgerton. There is no current line of succession, but the Monarch has the responsibility to pre-select a successor before they abdicate. A coronation ceremony is expected eventually, but it is mostly ceremonial, similar to the United Kingdom's. It is expected to be held privately, but a proclamation prior to or after the coronation is required.

The late queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II is recognised as the High Queen of the Kingdom of Fridgerton.

Titles and Styles
The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton has various titles and styles they can use. The primary style to be used is either King or Queen or Monarch. However, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Fridgerton grants the Monarch to use alternative styles. Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, Lord, Lady, Grand Master, Grand Mistress and Grand ruler are amongst the styles that can be used. The Monarch can also use Titles and Honorifics such as Protector of the Realm.

The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton also has the right to use any of the titles used by the High Queen of the Kingdom of Fridgerton. Therefore the Monarch can on occasions style themselves as 'King of Malta'.

Full Title: Their Most Gracious Royal Majesty, King George, By the Grace of God, Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton, Supreme Emperor of Ħan-Ġemma, Protector of Triq Binġemma and tal-Kunserva, Grand Master of the Order of Saint George and Princess Regnant of the Royal Order of the Diamond Unicorn, Supreme Commander of ad hoc Royal Armed Forces, Chief Admiral of the Royal Navy, Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force, and Defender of the Faith

Short Title: Their Majesty King George, Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton

Law and order

Supreme Law
The Kingdom of Fridgerton follows Maltese Law as its basis, since it is surrounded by the Republic of Malta and hopes to keep good relations with the sole country bordering the Kingdom of Fridgerton. The constitution of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is the supreme law of the land. Therefore any law or action in violation of the Constitution is null and void.

Legal Jurisdiction
In the Kingdom of Fridgerton, laws from the Republic of Malta are recognised yet are not enforced by Fridgertian authorites. Breaches of Maltese Law will be reported to the respective Maltese authorities. The Kingdom of Fridgerton commits to working with Maltese, European and International authorities in the case that grave offences happen on Fridgertian soil.

Intermicronational Treaties
The Kingdom of Fridgerton is a signatory of the following international treaties. These treaties hold the same weight as domestic Fridgertian law. While the Kingdom of Fridgerton acknowledges other signatories to these agreements, recognition is established through independent channels, separate from shared participation in these treaties.

Military

Royal Armed Forces
As part of the Kingdom of Fridgerton's aims of promoting and supporting peace, there is currently not an active Fridgertian Military. However, an army may be quickly set up in case of foreign aggression.

The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is recognised as being the Supreme Commander of the Royal Armed Forces

Royal Navy
Whilst a Royal Armed Forces is not to be set up, the Monarch is tasked with implementing a Royal Navy with at least one boat.

The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is recognised as being the Chief Admiral of the Royal Navy

Royal Air Force
Whilst a Royal Armed Forces is not to be set up, the Monarch is tasked with implementing a Royal Air Force with at least one flight-capable vehicle.

The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is recognised as being the Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

Royal Nuclear Arsenal

  • Disclaimer: The Kingdom of Fridgerton is not looking to accquire real nuclear material, but replicas.

The Kingdom of Fridgerton does believe in Micronational peace, however since it does not have an active military it is vulnerable to foreign attacks. Therefore the establishment of a Nuclear Arsenal is to prevent any potential aggressors from taking military action against the Kingdom of Fridgerton.

The Monarch of the Kingdom of Fridgerton is to establish a research program to see the feasibility of acquiring replicas Run & Drop Nuclear bombs, Nuclear Rockets or Nuclear Submarines. [b]

Foreign Relations

The Kingdom of Fridgerton pursues a foreign policy that balances openness to dialogue with a commitment to peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial relationships with both macronations and micronations of various sizes. Unilateral recognition is extended to a wide range of established macronations across the globe. The Kingdom of Fridgerton is also keen to establish bilateral relations with other micronations.

Foreign Relations of the Kingdom of Fridgerton are governed by Act 3 - The Act on Diplomatic Relations of the Kingdom of Fridgerton. This includes listing out recognised macronations and enshrining a system for recognising micronations.

Membership in Micronational Organisations


Macronational Relations


Micronational Relations

Awards and Decorations

Name Ribbon Classes Postnominals Rank Sovereign
Order of Saint George Knight / Dame Grand Cross
Commander
Officer
KGCG/DGCG
CSTG
OSTG
Highest Order of Chivalry Grand Master
Royal Order of the Diamond Unicorn Royal Lord / Lady
Royal Knight / Dame
RLDU
RKDU/RDDU
Monarch's Personal Order Princess Regnant [i]

Economy

A 50 Fridgertian Lira Banknote

Currency
The Kingdom of Fridgerton officially uses the Fridgertian Lira (F£) as its economic currency. The Fridgertian Lira is equivalent to the former currency of the Republic of Malta, the Maltese Lira, meaning that the Fridgertian Lira is equivalent to 1 Maltese Lira, with a fixed exchange rate to the euro of 1£M = €2.33. The currency is only used for minor transactions within the country, and the Euro is widely used as a second currency especially in international transactions.

Economic Activity
Despite having its own currency, the Kingdom of Fridgerton has basically zero economic activity. Therefore its GDP is almost non-existing and the Monarch is not currently interested in creating any economical activity.

Notes

  1. This absolute system is only to remain in place until the 100 citizen threshold required for the system of Balance of Power to come into effect is reached.
  2. It should go without saying, but the Kingdom of Fridgerton DOES NOT own or would like to own real nuclear weapons. The aforementioned weapons are only to be replicas.
  3. Recognition of the Republic of Serbia is contingent on Kosovan Recognition.
  4. Recognition of the Republic of Turkey is contingent on renouncing all claims to Northern Cyprus and the island being reunited under the rightful Republic of Cyprus.
  5. Recognition of the State of Israel is contingent on ceasing all atrocities in Gaza and opening dialogue for a two state solution.
  6. Recognition of Turkmenistan is contingent on liberalisation and democraticisation.
  7. Recognition of the the Democratic People's Repbulic of Korea is refused since it conflicts with the view that the Republic of Korea is the rightful government of the Korean Peninsula.
  8. Recognition of the People's Republic of China is refused since the Kingdom of Fridgerton respects the One China Policy and recognises the Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of all Chinese territory.
  9. To further highlight the magical aspect of this Order, no matter the gender of the Monarch, they are to be styled as Princess Regnant and adopt a feminine name for anything that has to do with this Order.

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