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As of October 2015, Atlantium had almost 3,000 citizens from over 100 countries. The website names individuals holding such functions as minister, director, magister and imperial legate. Atlantium said its citizenship does not supersede existing citizenships. Atlantians contend that they are all dual citizens and that Atlantium actively encourages its citizens to participate in the political processes of their resident countries. | As of October 2015, Atlantium had almost 3,000 citizens from over 100 countries. The website names individuals holding such functions as minister, director, magister and imperial legate. Atlantium said its citizenship does not supersede existing citizenships. Atlantians contend that they are all dual citizens and that Atlantium actively encourages its citizens to participate in the political processes of their resident countries. | ||
In late 2016, Atlantium stopped accepting citizenship requests according to a reply posted on the official Facebook page. On 1 January 2018 the citizen application process was | In late 2016, Atlantium stopped accepting citizenship requests according to a reply posted on the official Facebook page. On 1 January 2018 the citizen application process was reopened, charging a US$25 fee. | ||
==Relationship with Westarctica== | |||
[[File:Travis Atlantium.jpg|400px|thumb|Grand Duke Travis at Government House in Atlantium]] | |||
Shortly after [[Westarctica]] became a sovereign nation in 2004, [[Grand Duke Travis]] joined an online forum devoted to [[micronation]]s called Micro-Nations.org. Pre-dating Facebook, this forum became a kind of "United Nations" for micronations. In the forum, Grand Duke Travis and Emperor George II quickly became bitter enemies, with their conflict escalating to heated email exchanges. The animosity between the two parties led to a brief troll war in late 2006 initiated by Grand Duke Travis in his capacity as Maharaja of [[Kingdom of Casbah|Casbah]]. | |||
From that point forward, Westarctica and Atlantium shared no formal interactions and their relationship primarily consisted of nasty comments made about one another's leaders in online forums or over email. | |||
On 15 September 2012, Grand Duke Travis sent an email to Emperor George formally apologizing for his previous behavior and requesting a normalization of relations. Emperor George agreed it was time to mend fences and the two decided to move forward with a more friendly and respectful attitude toward one another. | |||
===Diplomatic visits=== | |||
On 24 May 2022, nearly 10 years to the day after the normalization of relations, Grand Duke Travis met with Emperor George II for a [[2022 Sydney Diplomatic Dinner|formal diplomatic dinner]] in Sydney, Australia. The following week, on 31 May, the Grand Duke visited Atlantium's sovereign territory with [[Prince-Consort Dinny]]. Although this visit was supposed to be an overnight stay, it was cut short to about one hour, during which the Grand Duke toured Atlantium's many signs before fleeing bad weather blowing in from neighboring Australia. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||