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|name = United Slabovian Empire (Slabovia) | |name = United Slabovian Empire (Slabovia) | ||
|image1 = [[File: | |image1 = [[File:Flag of Slabovia.jpg|250px]] | ||
|motto = ''Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc'' <br> "After this, therefore because of this" | |motto = ''Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc'' <br> "After this, therefore because of this" | ||
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|head of government = Chancellor | |head of government = Chancellor | ||
|3rd_h = | |3rd_h = | ||
|hos_name = [[King George II]] | |hos_name = [[King George II of Slabovia|George II]] | ||
|hog_name = [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray|Rankin MacGillivray]] | |hog_name = [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray|Rankin MacGillivray]] | ||
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'''Slabovia''' (also known as The United Slabovian Empire) is a [[micronation]] founded (retroactively) by [[King George II|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. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The United Empire of Slabovia is ruled with a velvet glove in an iron fist by a constitutional military dictatorship. However, this Government would be entirely functional if it weren't for Slabovia's inept, inefficient, and officiously bureaucratic Civil Service. The Slabovian Civil Service, led by Lord Yarker, is a very inbred bureaucracy consisting of 1,764 departments. Policies and practices of the Civil Service are rather Vogonesque in nature (minus the poetry). The Civil Service is the true broker of all power in Slabovia. | The United Empire of Slabovia is ruled with a velvet glove in an iron fist by a constitutional military dictatorship. However, this Government would be entirely functional if it weren't for Slabovia's inept, inefficient, and officiously bureaucratic Civil Service. The Slabovian Civil Service, led by Lord Yarker, is a very inbred bureaucracy consisting of 1,764 departments. Policies and practices of the Civil Service are rather Vogonesque in nature (minus the poetry). The Civil Service is the true broker of all power in Slabovia. | ||
The reigning monarch, [[King George II]], appoints appropriate nobles, and in some cases ordinary (or extraordinary) citizens, to preside over the various government portfolios. These positions are invested with the power of the crown within the parameters of the particular portfolio. | The reigning monarch, [[King George II of Slabovia|King George II]], appoints appropriate nobles, and in some cases ordinary (or extraordinary) citizens, to preside over the various government portfolios. These positions are invested with the power of the crown within the parameters of the particular portfolio. | ||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
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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=== | |||
In March 2019, [[Westarctica]] entered into a military-economic agreement with Slabovia to provide dress uniform tops for the female members of Slabovia's military. These uniform articles were only obtainable by utilizing a third-party supplier based in the United States, through which [[Grand Duke Travis]] had exclusive access. | |||
On 5 August 2019, a Naval Detachment from the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]] participated in a spaceship bridge simulator exercise dubbed [[Exercise: Westarctic Chill]] with the Slabovian Navey. | |||
On 22 November 2020, the Westarctican Royal Guards participated in [[Exercise: MOSTLY HARMLESS]] with the Slabovian and Aerican Empire militaries. | |||
==The Freak Encyclopedia== | |||
Slabovia's official website is comprised entirely of a wiki known as "The Freak Encyclopedia" (a play on Wikipedia's tagline: The Free Encyclopedia). The robustness of their encyclopedia and it's singular dedication to the history and minutiae of Slabovia served as a partial inspiration for [[Encyclopedia Westarctica]]. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.slabovia.com The Freak Encyclopedia] | |||
*[http://microphalerist.com MEDALS - A database of micronational awards] | |||
[[Category:Micronations]] | [[Category:Micronations]] | ||