Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Hail to Thee, Dear Old Thompsonia!

Republic of Thompsonia






Motto
Nosce te ipsum

Anthem Thompsonia!

Capital Thompsonia 39°99’ N 76°47’ W

Largest City Thompsonia

Official Language(s) Thompsonian English

Government Co-Presidency
Co-President Johnathan Thompson
Co-President Suzette Thompson

Independence Declared From United States July 5, 2005

Area .01 km2 54,449 sq ft

Population 6
Pop. Density 300/km2

GDP Classified

HDI (2003) .900 - high

Currency American Dollar (USD)

Time Zone EST (UTC-5)
Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Internet TLD .net

Calling Code 717

History
Founded July 5, 2005. Originally one greater land mass comprising two Provinces--Thompsonia and Waltheria, after the Luisandtammie Purchase, December 2005, Thompsonia was reduced by about one-quarter.

Politics
Mostly Liberal/Progressive, partly Populist, a little Libertarian and Socialist, fairly Green.

Geography
A landlocked country, the Republic of Thompsonia encompasses a great part of lands once occupied by Washington Boronians. Thompsonia’s terrain is mostly arable rich former farmland.

Economy
Agriculture, Crafts and Scholastic

Demographics
Population
The Republic of Thompsonia has a population of approximately 6 citizens, according to the last population census in 2005. In the rural areas are inhabited 83% of the population.

Ethnicities
The Republic of Thompsonia is an ethnically diverse country. The largest ethnic group in the country are Anglo-Saxon descendants. In the last population census approximately 3 inhabitants declared themselves to be of Anglo-Saxon descent, which represents 50% of the population. They are concentrated mostly in the southern and central parts of the country. Smaller minorities also exist, including Canine-Thompsonians and Feline Thompsonians, comprising 33% and 17% of the population respectively.

Languages
The official and most widely spoken language is Thompsonian English, which belongs to the American English language group. Other minor languages include Caninian and Felinian.

Religion
Christian/Seekers

Culture
The Republic of Thompsonia has a rich cultural heritage in art and music.

Thompsonian music styles developed under the strong influence of the school of the Letortians. Thompsonia’s greatest living musician currently resides in Thompsonia and gives recitals daily.

Military
We have a potato gun, fireworks, pointed sticks, and TWO of our citizens bite. One of them is even a dog! We have had inspectors searching for the rumoured poo stick. No such WMD (Weapon of Malodorous Disgustion) has been found, however.

1 Comments:

At 2/28/2006 09:14:00 PM, Blogger Chez T said...

We have a potato gun, fireworks, pointed sticks, and TWO of our citizens bite. One of them is even a dog! We have had inspectors searching for the rumoured poo stick. No such WMD (Weapon of Malodorous Disgustion) has been found, however.

 

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