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'''Slabovia''' (also known as '''The United Slabovian Empire''') is a [[micronation]] founded (retroactively) by [[King George II of Slabovia|George Bragg]], Patrick Goddard, [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray|Rankin MacGillivray]], and David Yarker in the mid 1980's. Its origins can be traced to those ridiculous questions that teachers used to ask in early high school, like "an apple costs $3.50 in Outer Slabovia where the tax rate is 21%. What is the total tax payable on a baker's dozen of apples?" By grade 11 the founders had figured out that there was no Slabovia and set about creating one so that such questions could be contested (which never actually worked). | '''Slabovia''' (also known as '''The United Slabovian Empire''') is a [[micronation]] founded (retroactively) by [[King George II of Slabovia|George Bragg]], Patrick Goddard, [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray|Rankin MacGillivray]], and David Yarker in the mid 1980's. Its origins can be traced to those ridiculous questions that teachers used to ask in early high school, like "an apple costs $3.50 in Outer Slabovia where the tax rate is 21%. What is the total tax payable on a baker's dozen of apples?" By grade 11 the founders had figured out that there was no Slabovia and set about creating one so that such questions could be contested (which never actually worked). | ||
Slabovia was the host nation for [[MicroCon 2019]], during which, [[Westarctica]] sponsored Slabovia's choice of dessert for the awards banquet, a chocolate ice cream with raspberry ganache | Slabovia was the host nation for [[MicroCon 2019]], during which, [[Westarctica]] sponsored Slabovia's choice of dessert for the awards banquet, a chocolate ice cream with raspberry ganache. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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It would seem that Slabovia is perpetually in a "state of bore." At present, on two fronts (or backs, or sides, or whatever). For years, Slabovia has been allied with the Coca-Cola company in the Cola Wars, bringing the battle directly to the caramel-sweet hordes - those who march under the red, white, and blue swirl of evil. Simultaneously, with her military resources divided, Slabovia continues the hopeless battle against the invading ASOs (Alien Snail Overlords) while the rest of the world denies their very existence. Oh, and then there is the Bore on Error. 'Nuff said. | It would seem that Slabovia is perpetually in a "state of bore." At present, on two fronts (or backs, or sides, or whatever). For years, Slabovia has been allied with the Coca-Cola company in the Cola Wars, bringing the battle directly to the caramel-sweet hordes - those who march under the red, white, and blue swirl of evil. Simultaneously, with her military resources divided, Slabovia continues the hopeless battle against the invading ASOs (Alien Snail Overlords) while the rest of the world denies their very existence. Oh, and then there is the Bore on Error. 'Nuff said. | ||
==Diplomacy== | |||
[[File:Westarctic-Chill-Crew.jpg|400px|thumb|The combined Slabovian and Westarctican crew of the USS Don Quixote upon completing Exercise: Westarctic Chill]] | |||
Delegations from Slabovia have attended every event under the [[MicroCon]] banner since 2015. King George and Chancellor MacGillivray are active in the field of diplomacy and routinely engage in diplomatic relations with other [[micronation|micronationalists]]. Most recently, a delegation from Slabovia attended [[MicroCon 2022]]. | |||
In 2019, Slabovia hosted micronationalists from around the world at [[MicroCon 2019]], the largest gathering of its kind to date. | |||
===Military cooperation with Westarctica=== | ===Military cooperation with Westarctica=== | ||