Republic of Caladonia

Republic of Caladonia
Republic of Caladonia
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: Sapere aude
	Anthem: Caladonian Anthem
Capital and largest city	Ballumbie
Official languages	English
Demonym(s)	Caladonian
Establishment	5 January 2012
Population
• Census	10
Currency	Great British Pound
Time zone	(UTC+0)

Caladonia, officially the Republic of Caladonia is a European enclaved micronation, founded on 5 January 2012. The Republic of Caladonia is located on the east coast of Scotland, and its capital is Ballumbie. The Republic of Caladonia has a land border with the United Kingdom. Caladonia has an estimated area of 703 km², claiming Grant Island. The terrain of Caladonia is mainly flat; the Western county of Balgay is the highest above sea level of the three states, located three stories up. Chirnside is the most isolated of the states, located in the Scottish Sidlaws – A group of Hills located north of Dundee in the Angus/Tayside area. The Republic of Caladonia has no official government.

Climate

The Caladonian climate is very much that of East Scotland. Winters are dark, Cold and wet, Fall is mainly wet and Spring – Summer is mainly warm with some rain.

History

Caladonia was founded on 5 January 2012 after it declared itself independent from the UK.

Government

There is no official government within Caladonia the last elected political party was the Caladonian National Party.

Foreign relations and military

Foreign relations

The Republic of Caladonia recognises many micronations such as:

Nations with mutual recognition

Nations recognised by Caladonia

Caladonia is currently in friendly relations with the Republic of Molossia and theKingdom of Vikesland.

Automatically recognised nations

These macro- and micronations are automatically recognised by the Republic of Caladonia.

	All United Nations members
	Republic of Kosovo
	Principality of Seborga
	Principality of Sealand
	Republic of Molossia

Caladonia does not recognise the following Macronations.

	DPR North Korea
	Syria

Military

Caladonia currently on has a reserve military which is to only be used if necessary, The Caladonian Reserves. The Republic of Caladonia also has the CSS (The Caladonian Secret Service) which is used to defend against espionage and terrorism.

The Republic of Caladonia is against all kind of war. It is a member of the UAMW. It will only enter into "war" as a last resort and only if we have the backing of the UAMW (which is unlikely) so it intends on being involved in little to no wars.

Culture

Caladonian culture is based mainly around Scottish, Russian and German culture, such as symbols, national animal, drink, food and place names.

Languages

In Caladonia, the official language is UK English and Scots. The second language of Caladonia is German.

Sport

Football (soccer) is the nation’s biggest sport. Caladonia qualified for the 2012 Microwiki Cup after finishing in 2nd place. During this time they recorded their biggest win; 6 - 0 over the United Principality.

Caladonia is also a member of the VMSB and the MFA. The national governing body of Football in Caladonia is the Caladonian Football Association or CFA for short.

Religion

There is no official Religion in Caladonia, with citizens given freedom of choice. The variety of belief in Caladonia varies tremendously, from Roman Catholics to Protestants. Although the First Minister is atheist. Due to this the government is secular.

Music

Many Caladonian citizens are musically gifted. The taste in music varies greatly by region in Caladonia, from Elvis lovers in Moncur to a diverse taste in Chirnside, which varies from Snow Patrol to Led Zeppelin.

The Caladonian Broadcasting Agency

Known as the CBA, this is Caladonia's main entertainment/news service. Although much of our TV is cable. The CBA has five platforms these are;

Television
Radio
Newspaper
Online

In 2013, the CBA began planning for Microvision, the micronational equivalent to Eurovision, by setting up the Micronational Broadcasting Union (MBU).