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'''Northern Wisconsin''' officially the '''Republic of Northern Wisconsin''' is a unrecognized state in midwestern United States. It lies between the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Lake Superior, occupying an area of 92,830 km2 (35,841 sq mi), with a population of about 661,000. Northern Wisconsin declared its independence from the United States in March of 2021 and has since gained no diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state. Most of Northern Wisconsin is covered in a mixture of plains and fields and dense forests. Its capital is Iron Mountain and largest city is Superior. | '''Northern Wisconsin''' officially the '''Republic of Northern Wisconsin''' is a unrecognized state in midwestern United States. It lies between the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Lake Superior, occupying an area of 92,830 km2 (35,841 sq mi), with a population of about 661,000. Northern Wisconsin declared its independence from the United States in March of 2021 and has since gained no diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state. Most of Northern Wisconsin is covered in a mixture of plains and fields and dense forests. Its capital is Iron Mountain and largest city is Superior. | ||
The history of the republic originated from a group of armed, disgruntled and upset locals in Polk County and adjacent counties that organized into a militia during times of political and cultural strife within the United States. The group claimed to have formed to protect the area from violent protests, lootings and other criminal activities. The company, led by Wayne Aleksandr Kazaryev, were concerned with the direction the federal and state governments and their policies, spikes in violent protests across the nation, and the apparent rise in woke culture and shunning of conservatism. Kazaryev and the militia and believed that the people could not count on local, state and federal authorities to protect their homes upying government buildings, newspapers and radio stations across Polk County, Kazaryev's company had dismissed the County government and declared their own Provisional State Council, with Kazaryev at the helm. The governor was informed that "upset locals" had made enforcing government mandates in the county impossible. By March of 2021, the Kazaryev company had taken effective control of the government in the county. The followers of Kazaryev raised their own flag over te courthouse in Polk county, and sent a letter to the Wisconsin governor regarding Polk County's independence from Wisconsin, and the United States as a whole. | |||
Northern Wisconsin is a developing country with a middle-income economy and has undergone considerable economic reform since independence. | Northern Wisconsin is a developing country with a middle-income economy and has undergone considerable economic reform since independence. |
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Republic of Northern Wisconsin | |
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Flag | |
Motto: Our right, our land! | |
Capital | Iron Mountain |
Largest city | Superior |
Official languages | English |
Demonym(s) | Wisconsinite |
Government | Provisional government under local paramilitary forces |
• Chairman of the Provisional State Council | Wayne Aleksandr Kazaryev |
• Deputy Chairman of the Provisional State Council | Edwin Mills |
Legislature | Provisional State Council |
Independence from United State of America | |
• Rebellion | January 2019 |
• Proclamation | January 2021 |
• Independence referendum | June 2021 |
Area | |
• Total | 35,841 sq mi (92,830 km2) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate estimate | 661,807 |
• Density | 18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
Currency | Northern Wisconsin Dollar |
Time zone | CST |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Internet TLD | .nw |
Northern Wisconsin officially the Republic of Northern Wisconsin is a unrecognized state in midwestern United States. It lies between the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Lake Superior, occupying an area of 92,830 km2 (35,841 sq mi), with a population of about 661,000. Northern Wisconsin declared its independence from the United States in March of 2021 and has since gained no diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state. Most of Northern Wisconsin is covered in a mixture of plains and fields and dense forests. Its capital is Iron Mountain and largest city is Superior.
The history of the republic originated from a group of armed, disgruntled and upset locals in Polk County and adjacent counties that organized into a militia during times of political and cultural strife within the United States. The group claimed to have formed to protect the area from violent protests, lootings and other criminal activities. The company, led by Wayne Aleksandr Kazaryev, were concerned with the direction the federal and state governments and their policies, spikes in violent protests across the nation, and the apparent rise in woke culture and shunning of conservatism. Kazaryev and the militia and believed that the people could not count on local, state and federal authorities to protect their homes upying government buildings, newspapers and radio stations across Polk County, Kazaryev's company had dismissed the County government and declared their own Provisional State Council, with Kazaryev at the helm. The governor was informed that "upset locals" had made enforcing government mandates in the county impossible. By March of 2021, the Kazaryev company had taken effective control of the government in the county. The followers of Kazaryev raised their own flag over te courthouse in Polk county, and sent a letter to the Wisconsin governor regarding Polk County's independence from Wisconsin, and the United States as a whole.
Northern Wisconsin is a developing country with a middle-income economy and has undergone considerable economic reform since independence.