Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Equality, Integrity, Liberty
Ameristralia within Australia
Largest Ward	Ward of Terrasen
Demonym(s)	Ameristralian
Membership	United Sovereignties, Intermicronational Standards Administration
Government	Constitutional Mayorship
• Sovereign Lord Mayor	David Brooke
• Chief Minister	Kyson Brooke
Legislature	Municipal Assembly
Monarchy
Area
• Total	0.00401716 km2 (0.00155103 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 census	43
Currency	Ameristralian Dollar (AMRD)
Time zone	UTC+10 (Ameristralian Standard Time)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Website www.ameristraliagov.com

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia
Motto: Equality, Integrity, Liberty
Anthem: Advance Ameristralia Fair
Largest city	Ward of Terrasen
Demonym(s)	Ameristralian
Legislature	Municipal Assembly
Establishment	13 August 2021
Currency	Ameristralian Dollar (AMRD)
Time zone	UTC+10

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia, commonly referred to as Ameristralia (/əˈmɛr.ɪ.stræljə/ ( (listen)) or Ah-mare-ah-stral-eea), is an independent exclave of Victoria, Australia. The municipality was founded on Friday, August 13, 2021, by David Brooke to teach his children about civics, community, and accountability. The Act of the People's Right to Self Govern was signed by then Chief Minister Greg Matthews and Brooke on 3 September 2021, which declared independence from the Commonwealth of Australia.

Ameristralia is a constitutional monarchy, in the style of a mayorship. The Head of State, fount of honours, and sovereign is titled the Sovereign Lord Mayor. Their style of address is His/Her/Their Sovereign Lord. David Brooke has held the title since the founding of the municipality. Ameristralia has a total estimtaed population of around twenty-five citizens, divided into four Council regions. Each Council has a flag but maintains no authority of local laws and citizens. Councils are used to divide the Ameristralian population for the purpose of electoral voting. The Council of Dabad is currently the largest by population, with eight citizens, the Sovereign Family of Ameristralia. The remaining Councils are Grosvenor, Holland, and Philadelphia. Ameristralia has annexed four pieces of land in 2022. The four wards of Ameristralia, administered by a Mayor, are Harkfield, Hillover, Hubourne, and Horgrave.

Ameristralia is one of two original signatories of the Citadel Accords, a mutual economic and defence cooperation pact, alongside the State of Norton. The agreement was signed and ratified by each state on 29 August 2021. Ameristralia maintains embassies in each of the member states for the purpose of assisting travellers and providing government services abroad.

Etymology

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia takes its name from the dual citizenship of Brooke, who holds American and Australian citizenship. Ameristralia initially claimed just over 1200 m² of land, all of which is the personal property of Brooke and his family. The small size of the land claim and citizen count is the reason "municipality" was chosen for the name over other options.

General

Ameristralia was initially formed to teach Brooke's homeschooled children about geography, civics, public speaking, and organisation in a simulated environment. The municipality decided to open global citizenship and created a Discord server. As of the Census of 2022, Ameristralia has thirty citizens from eight macronations, with two foreign consulates and five foreign embassies. The growth of the nation has allowed for the dividing of citizens into "councils." There are currently four councils - the Councils of Dabad, Grosvenor, Holland, and Philadelphia. Councils are not considered separate or semi-autonomous regions and exist for the purpose of dividing citizens for elections. Ameristralia annexed an island from the Ostton Republic in March 2022, which became the first ward of the municipality; the Ward of Harkfield Island. Wards are given the authority of local governments and are administered by a Ward Mayor. These regions are ceded to Ameristralia by their landowners, who are given citizenship, the title of Ward Mayor, and may include Letters Patent as a noble.

In July 2022, after the cession of numerous lands to Ameristralia, councils were abandoned and wards were adopted. The wards are Harkfield, Hillover, Horgrave, Hubourne, and the Terrasen. Citizens are now allowed to select a ward for electoral purposes upon the grant of citizenship.

Law and order

The Constitution of the People of The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia is the supreme law. It outlines the rights of individuals, charges and duties of government, and outlines the court system. It was officially ratified by citizen referendum on 1 March 2022. There are five municipal laws that have been passed by Decree. The Library of the Assembly is a repository that contains all legislation, municipal laws, and ward ordinances publicly accessible.

Foreign relations

The Sovereign Lord Mayor is the Head of State and the official representative of Ameristralia overseas. They have the authority to credential and send delegates on international missions, engage in foreign treaties and organisations, establish consulates general and embassies to receive diplomatic guests, participate in and host state events, and conduct treaty negotiations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the government's representative. The Ministry and the Head of State work in tandem to ensure beneficial foreign relations for Ameristralia.

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia was a member of the Alliance of Unified Democratic Independent Micronations and Executive Council member state until it was decommissioned by the Founder. Brooke held the Secretary of Membership position. Ameristralia was a full member of the Micronational Community of Australia. Brooke served as the Minister of Culture as well as the organisation's Safety Officer.

Ameristralia is a member state of the United Sovereignties intermicronational organisation since 8 April 2022.

Ameristralia and The State of Norton signed the Citadel Accords on 29 August 2021. The Citadel Accords is an economic and military support agreement between the two nations. Initially outlining the economic and military cooperation, visa-free travel between states, and the appointment of embassies the pact has evolved to add amendments on climate policy, bullying and hate speech, intellectual property rights, and micronational warfare. The Citadel Accords have been signed by seven states, Ameristralia, State of Norton, Kingdom of Blazdonia, United Kingdom of Great Realeza, Begley Democratic Republic and Commonwealth, Empire of Liberstien, and the Pinangese Republic.

Ameristralia maintains diplomatic relations with a host of individual micronations. It officially recognises the majority of United Nations macrostates, including the Republic of Taiwan and Palestine. States that Ameristralia does not recognise the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Islamic Caliphate of Afghanistan, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, because they do not have democratically elected governments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises citizens not to travel to these nations and several others, due to the internal conflicts and human rights violations committed by the regimes in power.

Military

Main article: Sovereign Ameristralian Defence Forces

The Sovereign Ameristralian Defence Forces is the military force of Ameristralia. It comprises the Sovereign Ameristralian Army and the Sovereign Ameristralian Navy, which serve as the defence forces of the nation.

Geography and climate

Ameristralia is located northwest of the Victorian capital city of Melbourne, at an elevation of three metres above sea level. It has warm, dry summers and mildly cold, dry winters.

Climate data for Ameristalia (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	45.6 (114.1)	46.4 (115.5)	41.7 (107.1)	34.9 (94.8)	28.7 (83.7)	22.4 (72.3)	23.3 (73.9)	26.5 (79.7)	31.4 (88.5)	36.9 (98.4)	40.9 (105.6)	43.7 (110.7)	46.4 (115.5)
Average high °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	26.9 (80.4)	24.6 (76.3)	21.1 (70.0)	17.6 (63.7)	15.1 (59.2)	14.5 (58.1)	15.9 (60.6)	18.1 (64.6)	20.5 (68.9)	22.9 (73.2)	24.8 (76.6)	20.8 (69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	21.7 (71.1)	19.6 (67.3)	16.5 (61.7)	13.7 (56.7)	11.7 (53.1)	11.0 (51.8)	11.9 (53.4)	13.8 (56.8)	15.7 (60.3)	17.9 (64.2)	19.6 (67.3)	16.2 (61.2)
Average low °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	16.4 (61.5)	14.6 (58.3)	11.8 (53.2)	9.8 (49.6)	8.2 (46.8)	7.5 (45.5)	7.9 (46.2)	9.4 (48.9)	10.9 (51.6)	12.8 (55.0)	14.3 (57.7)	11.6 (52.9)
Record low °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	4.5 (40.1)	2.8 (37.0)	1.5 (34.7)	−1.1 (30.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	−2.1 (28.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	0.1 (32.2)	2.5 (36.5)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.8 (27.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	44.2 (1.74)	50.2 (1.98)	39.0 (1.54)	53.2 (2.09)	43.9 (1.73)	49.5 (1.95)	39.8 (1.57)	47.0 (1.85)	54.5 (2.15)	55.8 (2.20)	63.3 (2.49)	60.9 (2.40)	600.9 (23.66)
Average rainy days (≥ 1mm)	5.6	5.0	5.5	7.1	8.1	8.6	8.3	9.4	9.8	9.0	7.7	6.5	90.6
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	47	47	47	50	57	61	59	53	50	47	47	46	51
Mean monthly sunshine hours	272.8	228.8	226.3	186.0	142.6	123.0	136.4	167.4	186.0	226.3	225.0	263.5	2,384.1
Source 1: Bureau of Meteorology.
Source 2: Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne Airport (sunshine hours)

Economy

The official currency of The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia is the Ameristralian Dollar(§AMR). Previously, it had been a banknote. The Ausican banknote was pegged to the Australian dollar at a rate of §1000 to $1.
Fiat Australian and the United States Dollars were also accepted as legal tender in Ameristralia. Prior to the banknote, the Ameristralian currency was a BEP2 token on the Binance test net, known as the Ausican. It was pegged to the price of two four-packs of Four'N Twenty Meat Pies, as priced by Woolworths.

The Ameristralian Dollar is available for trading on the Stellar Network as well as via the municipal Discord server, where it is managed by the specially-created Sovereign Bank of Ameristralia Bank Bot. Users may deposit, withdraw, pay, or receive the currency via the bot and allow it to hold the funds, such as a standard fiat bank would. Users who decide to buy Ameristralian Dollars from a Stellar exchange can deposit the token with the bot and their account will sync to the blockchain.

There is currently no legislation on the collection of taxes; however, the government has the constitutional authority to levy taxes, according to Article IIB.

Ameristralia's economy is currently small. There are no major exports. Brooke owns a graphic design business and there is a radio station, Radio Ameristralia as the sole business in the municipality. The government is exploring ways to build a micronational economy, including the exchange of currency and services with foreign micronations.

Municipal Holidays

The Sovereign Municipality of Ameristralia celebrates the following Municipal Holidays

List of Holidays of Ameristalia

Date	Event
1 January	New Year's Day
19 February	Sovereign Lord Mayor's Birthday
17 April (in 2022)	Easter Sunday
18 April (in 2022)	Easter Monday
25 April	ANZAC Day
2nd Sunday in May	Mother's Day
Last Monday in May	Memorial Day
19 June	Juneteenth
13 August	Ameristralia Day
1st Sunday in September	Father's Day
31 October	Costume Day
Last Friday in November	Thanksgiving Friday
24 December	Christmas Eve
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day
31 December	New Year's Eve

• Every Friday the 13th is a public holiday due to the fact that it was Friday the 13th of August when Ameristralia was formed.