Espoona

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Espoona, also known as New Espoona after the Espoonian Revolution of 2005, is a flourishing micronation based on the values of human rights, equality and morality. The current president is Ben Hatly, the national currency is Espoons and the national animal is the sparrow, which flies through the nation's famously clear skies. The country is very technologically advanced, thanks to the publically-owned national technology company Solaris. The government's official Twitter can be found here.

Democratic Republic of Espoona

Flag of Espoona
Flag
National Seal of Espoona
National Seal
Motto: "Strength Through Freedom"
Capital
and largest city
Espoona City
Religion
Science
Demonym(s)Espoonian
GovernmentDemocratic Republic
• President
Ben Hatly
• Vice-president
Zak Arlott-John


For cabinet ministers, see Politics
Currency(Espoons) (100 Espoons = £1) (ESP)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+640
Internet TLD.esp

History

Espoona-Baskinstine Hostilities

On the 22nd September 2021 at 7:56 PM GMT, A micronation named Baskinstine attempted to declare war on Espoona. Their reason for doing so was that Espoona did not believe in religion. The Espoonian Government and President Ben Hatly strongly declined the option for war, and attempted to find a peaceful resolution. But on the same day, at 11:52 PM GMT, the Espoonian Government reveled that they were ceasing recognition of Baskinstine and attempting to contact its political allies for support on this matter. After a tense couple of days, on September 24 at 2:53 AM GMT, The Republic of Litzenburg announced that "conflict carried out by the aggression of Baskinstine will cease by 23:30 EST tonight. Failure to cease this aggression will be met by Review of IDA and the Litzenburg counsel". Baskinstine has since ceased all attacks on Espoona, they remain strong enemies however.

The Espoonian Government and President Ben Hatly have publicly praised the micronational community for their swift actions, preventing Baskinstine from having an ever-tightening grip on Espoona-Basktinstine conflict.

More info on the matter can be found here.

2021 Presidential Election Fraud

In November 2021, incumbent Ben Hatly announced his campaign to get re-elected as president of Espoona. His opponents were Judie Hawkins of the Green Party of Espoona, Lewis Pollock of the Liberal Party of Espoona and John Scab of the Conservative Party of Espoona.

The existing President lead the polls in the very beginning of the voting process, with 70% of the voting public choosing Hatly as their vote. However, as the time went on, John Scab gained masses of votes seemingly out of nowhere, even surpassing Hatly at one point. The Espoonian Government investigated this matter, and found that a single voting member was voting multiple times for Scab and was attempting to abuse the system. They ceased soon after it was announced that Scab may be disqualified from the race if this continued, but the lasting impact of the election shocked Espoonian voters to their core. The government has announced that they are investigating other ways to vote for future events, and are looking into eliminating the risk of this incident happening again.

The final standings of the voting poll

Demographics

Percentage Of Natives:

Politics

Espoona's government is classed as a Socialist Republic. The cabinet is as follows:

The list of presidents:

Political Parties

Party color Political Party Name Ideology Seats
Parliament
Socialist Party of Espoona Socialism 90/100
Republican Party of Espoona Conservatism 0/100
Green Party of Espoona Eco-Socialism 9/100
Liberal Party of Espoona Liberalism 1/100
The seating layout for the current parliament

Motorcade

The Espoonian Motorcade is as follows:

  • 1 Genesis G90 (President's Car, it usually carries secret service and the mayor)
  • 2 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 (In front and behind the president's car, it usually carries secret service and police)
  • 4 Mercedes-Benz Vito (In front and behind the Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222, it usually carries soldiers, police and SWAT teams)
  • 6 Police Cars (In front and behind the Mercedes-Benz Vito, it usually carries police)

Foreign Relations

Espoona is currently a member of the The International Micronational Association and the MDU Alliance.

Economy

The national currency of Espoona is Espoons. The coins/notes are as follows:

The faces on the notes include:

Language

The national language of Espoona is English and has been since its founding.

Largest Cities

The largest city in Espoona Is Espoona City. Other Cities Include:

Education

The Espoonian schools include:

Safety

Espoona has had a long history of keeping its citizens safe. The government operates the Espoona Police Force and the ESS to keep Espoonians safe from any harm that may come their way.

Culture

Landmarks

The Espoonian landmarks include:

Cuisine

Espoona has many national foodstuffs, including:

  • Sanuco is a sweet juice drink, made by Gerelan available in 13 different flavours:

Sanuco Flavours

  1. Apple
  2. Orange
  3. Lemon
  4. Lime
  5. Summer Fruits
  6. Berry Blast
  7. Ibarac (Apple And Almond)
  8. Kiwi
  9. Grape
  10. Tropical
  11. Watermelon
  12. Cherry
  13. Dragonfruit

All the Sanuco flavours are available as a lite version with no sugar, with the sugar being replaced with natural plant based sweeteners.

Sanuco Clear was released in 1992 but it never sold as well as the other flavours. It was discontinued in 1998 and the last one was autioned in 2000 for 2,500,000 Espoons.

  • Ibarac are apple and almond cookies made with flour, butter, eggs, sugar, apple and almonds, usually served with Koodoo (caramel jam) for dipping.
  • Fluxies are citrus flavour sweets coated in sour sugar. A non-sour version, Blandies, are also available. The product is made by Gerelan.
  • Kelpie are gyosa/dumplings stuffed with scallops and freshly-caught salmon. It it is made with flour, water, salt, sugar, scallops and salmon.
  • Strix is a hot dip made out of tomato sauce, tabasco and chili. The dip is made by Gerelan.

Fast Food Restaurants

Every fast food restaurant is run by Gerelan.

In every fast food restaurant in Espoona, they always serve every flavour of Sanuco And Sanuco Lite.

Literature

The most acclaimed Espoonian authors include:

Music

Espoona's most successful musicians are as follows:

Sport

Espoona has 7 national sport teams:

All of the above teams use the Stade Espoona as their home venue except from Espoona SC (who use the Espoona Arena next to the Stade Espoona), Espoona SFC (who use the Justin Chan Memorial Stadium) and Espoona Racing (who use the Espoona Racing Circuit). Espoona FC, Espoona CC and the Espoona Sharks also use the Solaris Campus as their training ground.

Justin Chan Award

The Justin Chan Award is given to the years most acclaimed sportsperson. The recipient is voted by Espoona Citizens and fellow Espoonian sportspeople.

Past Winners:

League Football

Espoona has 2 Football Leagues, The Espoonian Premier League and the Espoonian Championship.

The teams are as follows:

Premier League

Championship

Disbanded Clubs

Espoona also has a domestic cup, the Sanuco Cup.

5 games daily are broadcast on ESP Sport, and on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, One Game will be broadcast on ESP 1. This is known as "The Big Game". The game is usually broadcast at 8PM. In the case of an international game clash, the game will be broadcast at 12 noon.

Media

Television

Espoona has 7 TV Channels:

  • ESP 1 (News, major sport programmes, presidential speeches, travel announcements and weather)
  • ESP 2 (Films, TV Shows and documentaries)
  • ESP 3 (Children's programmes)
  • ESP HD (ESP 1 in HD)
  • ESP Sport (Major + minor sport programmes)
  • ESP News (An uninterrupted feed of Espoonian news)
  • ESP World (World news and major world sport programmes)
  • ESP+ (A subscription service for movies, TV shows and music, It costs £5 a month)

Radio

Espoona has 5 radio stations:

Newspaper

Espoona has one newspaper, The Espoona Times.

Public Holidays

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