República Foral de Draaken

República Foral de Draaken English: Foral Republic of Draaken
Banner Flag Coat of arms Coat of arms
Anthem: Woodkid: Iron instrumental
Official languages	Spanish
Demonym(s)	Draakenense
Government	Presidential republic
• President of the Republic	Sr. Draaken
Legislature	Assembly of the Republic
Establishment	july 2019
Population
• (December 2020) census	7
Currency	Dragon(Ð):100 dineros (ð) Exchange rate 1Ð =1€
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This nation is a member of the OMU and the CMLOE

The Foral Republic of Draaken (Spanish: República Foral de Draaken), is a self-proclaimed sovereign micronation. It was founded on 25 june 2019 by a citizen named Draaken. Is a digital micronation, located on a internet forum, that does not claim any physical territory.

Etymology

The official name is Foral Republic of Draaken (Spanish: República Foral de Draaken), usually abbreviated to "F. R. of Draaken" (Spanish: R. F. de Draaken). This name refers to:

Foral: This therm refers to a forum. The micronational activity take place in a internet forum, not in a physical territory.

Republic: The micronation government system is a republic.

Draaken:The name of the founder and the first citizen of the micronation.

History

Artículo principal: History of the Foral Republic of Draaken

The Foral Republic of Draaken was founded on June 25, 2019; when the citizen Draaken took possession of the internet forum and made the Constituent Declaration of the Republic, proclaiming the creation of a forum-type digital micronation on that virtual territory.

After the Constituent Declaration, a Constituent Assembly was established and began work to establish a fundamental rule that organizes the new micronation.

On July 2, 2019; the Constituent Assembly, unanimously, approved the Organic Law of the Republic that established which will be the main institutions of the micronation: the President of the Republic, the Assembly and the Government. In accordance with the Organic Law of the Republic on July 9, Draaken, a candidate presented by the parliamentary group of Citizen Democratic Action, was unanimously elected as first President of the Republic.

After this Draaken has been re-elected three more times as President of the Republic. During this time the micronation has consolidated its institutions and has become a secular presidential republic. Also it has established diplomatic relations with other micronations and has been integrated in intermicronational organizations such as OMU and CMLOE.

Politics and government

Government

The Foral Republic of Draaken is a unitary presidential democratic republic. The government is regulated by the Organic Law of the Republic, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. The original text was approved on July 2, 2019; by the Constituent Assembly, and reformed on January 22, 2020.

The Assambly of the Republic is a general assembly of the citizens of the micronation, where meet to decide on legislation and dispense justice. This Assambly constitutes one form of direct democracy because all citizens of the micronation can attend sessions and vote. The most senior citizen of the micronation is the General Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic (spanish: Secretario General) and is its presiding officer.

The President of the Republic, currently Draaken, is the head of state, elected by the Assembly of the Republic for six months. He appoints the ministers and other officers, who administer and enforce laws and policies. Council of the Ministers is composed of the President of the Republic and ministers and is a formal body of advisers to the President of the Republic.

Foreign relations

Diplomatic treaties in force

Flag	Micronation	Treaty	Signed
	Kingdom of Torguesia	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on August 11, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	Republic of Great Ocean	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on August 13, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	Pelotuciana Republic	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Cooperation	Signed on August 27, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	Cooperative Republic of Molidia	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on September 9, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	Kingdom of Helitania	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on December 24, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	República Soberana del Peñón del Cuervo	Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation	Signed on February 17, 12019 (2019 d.c.)
	Republic of Rino Island	Treaty of Recognition and Friendship	Signed on March 25, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	Republic of Woultenland	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on June 12, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	Dianican Confederation	Treaty of Mutual Recognition	Signed on July 7, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	Southern Confederation of Angosvria	Treaty of Mutual Recognition, Friendship and Diplomatic Relations	Signed on October 18, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	Virtual Kingdom of Rotham	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Diplomatic Relations	Signed on November 30, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	Republic of Aswington	Diplomatic Treaty	Signed on December 1, 12020 (2020 d.c.)
	State of Miurer	Treaty of Mutual Recognition and Friendship	Signed on February 7, 12021 (2021 d.c.)
	Republic of Tiberia	Treaty of Diplomatic Relations	Signed on May 9, 12021 (2021 d.c.)

Culture and media

Commemorative Days

Date	Name	Spanish name	Note
1 January	New Year Day	Día de Año Nuevo	The first day of the year Proclamation of the President of the Republic for the first semester of the year
27 January	Holocaust Remembrance Day	Día de la conmemoración de las victimas del Holocausto	Day to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War
4 February	World Cancer Day	Día Internacional contra el Cáncer	Day to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
8 March	International Women's Day	Día internacional de la Mujer	It is a day to celebrate the achievements of the movement for women's rights
23 April	World Book Day	Día internacional del Libro	This is an annual event organized to promote reading and publishing.
1 May	Labour Day	Día del Trabajador	It's a day to celebrate the achievements of workers
5 June	World Environment Day	Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente	It's a day to encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment
25 June	Foundation Day	Día de la fundación	This day celebrates foundation of the Foral Republic of Draaken
28 June	LGTBQ Pride Day	Día del Orgullo LGTBQ	This day celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary and queer (LGBTQ) social and self acceptance, achievements, legal rights, and pride.
1 July	Proclamation Day	Día de la proclamación	Proclamation of the President of the Republic for the second semester of the year
First friday August	International Beer Day	Día Internacional de la Cerveza	It's the main commemorative day dedicated to leisure
15 September	International Day of Democracy	Día Internacional de la Democracia	It's a day to promote the principles of democracy
21 September	International Day of Peace	Día Internacional de la Paz	It's dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence
1 November	Remembrance Day	Día del Recuerdo	It's dedicated to remember decesased relatives and friends
22 November	International Music Day	Día Internacional del músico	It's dedicated to the music and the musician
25 November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women	Día Internacional para la eliminación de la violencia contra la mujer	It's a date to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence
1 December	World AIDS Day	Día Mundial de la lucha contra el SIDA	It's a day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection
31 December	Old year's day	Nochevieja	The last day of the year

Participation in Microvision Song Festival

The Foral Republic of Draaken participated in the 2019 edition of the Microvision Song Festival, celebrated in Catonia. Draaken Television Corporation, the public broadcasting company, selected a musical group called Ragdog to participate in this edition, interpreting the song "Tu y yo". With 44 points, the representative of Foral Republic of Draaken was placed in tenth place in this edition.

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