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The Plantagenet Dagger, part of the '''[[Crown Jewels of Westarctica]]''' is commonly used to invest individuals in [[Westarctica]]'s [[Orders of Westarctica|Orders of Chivalry]]. When knighting leaders of foreign nations, the sword is not used because foreign leaders do not bow before the [[Grand Duke Travis|Grand Duke]]. However, citizens of Westarctica and foreign diplomats are invited to kneel to receive the traditional dubbing with the dagger.
The '''[[Republic of Slowjamastan]]''' is a North American [[micronation]] landlocked within Imperial County, Southern California. It covers 11.07 acres of land, parallel to California State Route 78, between the towns of Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland. Slowjamastan was founded on 18 August 2021 by nationally syndicated radio personality Randy "R Dub!" Williams who would immediately declare himself Sultan of Slowjamastan. While no physical land was in possession when the nation was founded, on 3 September 2021, Williams entered into an agreement to purchase eleven acres of land. On 4 October 2021, Williams completed escrow and closed the deal on his land purchase.


This picture, taken by photographer [[Matt Roth]] shows Sir Sam Green being invested as a Knight of the [[Order of the Desert Heart]] after the successful [[Invasion of Calsahara]] in October 2017. The ceremony took place in [[Montague Square]] in the Calsaharan capital city of [[Otisburg]] immediately following the cessation of hostilities between Westarctica and its new colony.
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<p><small>Photographer: [[Matt Roth]]</small></p>
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The Republic of Slowjamastan is a North American micronation landlocked within Imperial County, Southern California. It covers 11.07 acres of land, parallel to California State Route 78, between the towns of Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland. Slowjamastan was founded on 18 August 2021 by nationally syndicated radio personality Randy "R Dub!" Williams who would immediately declare himself Sultan of Slowjamastan. While no physical land was in possession when the nation was founded, on 3 September 2021, Williams entered into an agreement to purchase eleven acres of land. On 4 October 2021, Williams completed escrow and closed the deal on his land purchase.

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