Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills

Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills
*Unión Federal Socialista de la Sierra Ponderosana* (Spanish)
ናይፖንዶ ሕብራተሰባዊ ፌዴራላዊ ሕብረት (Tigrinya)
Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills Unión Federal Socialista de la Sierra Ponderosana (Spanish); ናይፖንዶ ሕብራተሰባዊ ፌዴራላዊ ሕብረት (Tigrinya)
	Flag Emblem
	Anthem: State Anthem of the Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills
Status	Unrecognized state; Exerts control over parts of claimed territory
Capital	Sonora (de jure); Arastraville (de facto)
Largest city	Arastraville
Official languages	English; Spanish; Tigrinya;
Ethnic groups	50.0% White ; 25.0% Mixed ; 25.0% Other
Religion	50.0% Bobism ; 50.0% Irreligion or other
Demonym(s)	Ponderosan
Government	Federal semi-direct democracy under a socialist multi-party presidential republic
• President and Brotherly Leader of the Revolution	Leon Montan
• Deputy President	Johann Kümmel
Legislature	Federal Congress
Independence from the United States
• First socialist state established	26 July 2016
• Republic declared	20 November 2017
• Kingdom proclaimed	27 April 2018
• Empire founded	11 May 2018
• Second socialist state established	1 June 2019
• Independence formally declared	24 August 2019
• 2nd Constitution	12 December 2019
• Current Constitution	21 December 2020
Area
• Total	0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	21
HDI (2022)	▲ 0.933; very high
Currency	Ponderosan dollar (de jure) ; United States dollar (de facto)
Time zone	UTC-8:00
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7:00
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1 (209)
Internet TLD	.pr (de jure), .ml (de facto)

The Socialist Federal Union of Ponderosa Hills, commonly known as Ponderosa Hills and colloquially known as Pondo, is a de facto autonomous region of the United States and Canada that claims to be a sovereign state, which has been described by observers as a micronation. It officially has several territorial claims spanning 2 macronations, although a majority of Ponderosan claimed territory is not controlled by the Ponderosan government. Ponderosa Hills is governed through a federal semi-direct democracy under a socialist multi-party presidential republic, with Leon Montan serving as its President.

Etymology

The name "Ponderosa Hills" comes from an identically named neighborhood in California. It gets its name from its location in a Ponderosa pine forest and its hilly terrain.

History

First socialist state

The first incarnation of the People's Republic of Ponderosa Hills was founded on 26 July 2016 by a 10 year-old Leon Montan. The nation was a de jure one-party state; however, no political parties existed at the time. After the foundation of the country, Leon Montan appointed himself as President, and his cat, Sixy Montan, as Prime Minister.

This entity was quickly forgot about, and was replaced by a more democratic republic once the President remembered about the entity.

Republic

In the November of 2017, Leon Montan remembered about the original People's Republic of Ponderosa Hills, so he created the Republic of Ponderosa Hills. A constitution was drafted, explaining the claims and government of Ponderosa Hills.

Kingdom

Not much was written down about the Kingdom of Ponderosa Hills, but it was led by King Sixy I, now known as Sixy Montan, and was created on 27 April 2018. Leon Montan was the Prime Minister. It ended when Leon Montan declared the Empire of Ponderosa Hills.

Empire

On 14 May 2019, Prime Minister Leon Montan proclaimed an empire, with himself as the Emperor and Prime Minister, and adopted a democratic parliamentary government. Ponderosa Hills became a more mainstream micronation during the Empire, after Leon Montan became active on MicroWiki@Discord.

Second socialist state

On 31 May 2020, the People's Republic of Ponderosa Hills replaced the Empire of Ponderosa Hills. The 2nd socialist state would eventually be replaced by the 3rd socialist state on 21 December 2020. In August 2020, the Socialist Republic of Johannistan was annexed into Ponderosa Hills as a county of Arastraville.

Government and politics

Political parties

	Party Leaders	Ideology	Federal Congressmen	Cabinet
¡Venceremos! - The Liberation Front (VLF)	Leon Montan	Socialism, Libertarian socialism, Eco-socialism, Agrarian socialism, Leon Montan Thought	8 / 10	1 / 2
Federalist Party (PF)	Jayden Lycon	Big tent, Federal state, Liberal democracy	1 / 10	1 / 2
Democratic Liberal Party (DLP)	Cristian Dobrev	Liberal conservatism, Classical liberalism	1 / 10	0 / 2

Foreign relations

Full foreign relations; treaties signed

Recognized states; no diplomatic relations

Informal relations

Recognition refused

Israel

Economy

Officially, Ponderosa Hills has a socialist economy, but in practice it is a capitalist system. Its currency is the Ponderosan dollar, but it de facto uses the United States dollar.

Geography

Ponderosa Hills is comprised of several constituent nations.

Climate

Climate data for Ponderosa Hills
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	12 (54)	14 (57)	16 (61)	19 (66)	24 (75)	29 (84)	33 (91)	33 (91)	29 (84)	24 (75)	16 (61)	12 (54)	21.8 (71.2)
Average low °C (°F)	0 (32)	1 (34)	3 (37)	4 (39)	7 (45)	10 (50)	13 (55)	13 (55)	10 (50)	6 (43)	2 (36)	0 (32)	5.8 (42.4)
Average Precipitation mm (inches)	160 (6.3)	148 (5.83)	141 (5.55)	79 (3.11)	35 (1.38)	8 (0.31)	1 (0.04)	3 (0.12)	12 (0.47)	48 (1.89)	100 (3.94)	147 (5.79)	882 (34.72)
^{[citation needed]}

Culture

Sports

The most popular sport in Ponderosa Hills is football. Ponderosa Hills is a member of the MFF and joined the 2019 MFF World Cup after New Eiffel became inactive. Ponderosa Hills placed second in the 2019 MFF World Cup, losing 46-10 to the former country of Quebec (now Paloma).

Music

Music is very popular in Ponderosa Hills. There is not much unique Ponderosan music, but popular foreign genres include rap and music from the Tigray Region of Ethiopia and Tigrinya-speaking parts of Eritrea.