Grand Duchy of Flandrensis

Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
Micronation
Grand Duchy of FlandrensisMicronation
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: No humans, only nature
	Anthem: "Long Live Flandrensis"
Status	Current
Official languages	Dutch, English
Demonym(s)	Flandriaan, Flandrensian
Organizational structure	Constitutional monarchy
• Head of State	Niels Vermeersch
Establishment
• Declared	4 September 2008
Area claimed
• Total	14,890 km2 (5,750 sq mi)
Population
• Census	741 (as of 2021)
Purported currency	Flandri
Time zone	GMT-8

The Grand Duchy of Flandrensis (Dutch: Groothertogdom Flandrensis) is a micronation which has some claims of territories in Antarctica. It was created in 2008 by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch.

Its was founded on September 4, 2008 as a temporary hobby for two weeks.^[5] The micronation is inspired by the medieval County of Flanders (Pagus Flandrensis).^[6]^[7] Flandrensis was regarded by the founder first as a hobby-micronation, and later as an ecological venture, to raise awareness of ice melting and climate change.^[8]<ref>

References[change | change source]

↑ (in Dutch) BAUDET, M., Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie, Le Monde, 16 August 2021
↑ (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Uw krant op bezoek bij Europese micronaties Deel 1: Flandrensis, Het Belang van Limburg, 20 July 2012, page 20-21
↑ (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Dwergstaten Deel 1: Flandrensis, Gazet van Antwerpen, 23 July 2012, page 8-9
↑ (in Dutch) GHEERAERT, T., Diplomatieke rel om een deel van Antarctica, Het Wekelijks Nieuws, 05 September 2013, page 10-11
↑ (in French) Oeuillet, J., Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse, Ed. du Moment, 16 April 2015, pages 207, ISBN 978-2-35417-370-8
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↑ Cite error: The named reference DutchVERHAEGHE was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ Cite error: The named reference Nationalgeographic was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[LeMonde-1] (in Dutch) BAUDET, M., Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie, Le Monde, 16 August 2021

[Dutch-2] (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Uw krant op bezoek bij Europese micronaties Deel 1: Flandrensis, Het Belang van Limburg, 20 July 2012, page 20-21

[DutchDAMIAANS-3] (in Dutch) DAMIAANS, R., DILLEN, R., Dwergstaten Deel 1: Flandrensis, Gazet van Antwerpen, 23 July 2012, page 8-9

[Gheeraert-4] (in Dutch) GHEERAERT, T., Diplomatieke rel om een deel van Antarctica, Het Wekelijks Nieuws, 05 September 2013, page 10-11

[Oeuillet-5] (in French) Oeuillet, J., Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse, Ed. du Moment, 16 April 2015, pages 207, ISBN 978-2-35417-370-8

[DutchVANSTEENKISTE-6] Cite error: The named reference DutchVANSTEENKISTE was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[DutchVERHAEGHE-7] Cite error: The named reference DutchVERHAEGHE was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[Nationalgeographic-8] Cite error: The named reference Nationalgeographic was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

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