Sealand
salah satu negara bangsa mikro
Kepangeranan Sealand adalah sebuah entitas yang belum diakui, yang terletak di Fort HM roughs, sebelumnya pada Perang Dunia II merupakan pelabuhan laut Maunsell di Laut Utara 10 km (enam mil) dari lepas pantai Suffolk, Inggris (51 ° 53'40 "N, 1 ° 28'57 "E).
Kepangeranan Sealand | ||
Bangsa mikro | ||
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Lambang negara | |
Motto: E Mare Libertas (English: From the Sea, Freedom) Anthem: E Mare Libertas by Basil Simonenko | ||
Status | Sekarang | |
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Area yang diklaim | 550 m2 | |
Populasi | 3 (2011) | |
Tanggal pendirian | 2 September 1967 | |
Kepemimpinan | Keluarga Bates | |
Struktur organisasional | Oligarki, monarki konstitusional | |
Bahasa | Bahasa Inggris | |
Mata uang yang diakui | Dollar Sealand (nilainya dipatok dalam USD)[1] | |
Ibu kota | HM Fort Roughs | |
Kelompok etnis | European, North American | |
Demonim | Sealander, Sealandic | |
PDB yang diklaim | US$600,000 (US$22,200 per capita)[2] | |
Zona waktu | GMT |
Sejak tahun 1967, fasilitas ini telah diduduki oleh seorang mantan Mayor Inggris Paddy Roy Bates; rekan dan keluarganya mengklaim tempat ini sebagai negara berdaulat yang independen.
Referensi
- ^ "info_paper.id" (PDF). Diakses tanggal 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Information on the Principality of Sealand including GDP" (PDF). Summit of Micronations. Diakses tanggal 13 November 2007.
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