The Aerican Empire is a micronation that owns several pieces of disconnected territory on Earth and in outer space.
Terrestial territories:
- 1 sq km of land in Australia called Chompsville
- A house-sized piece of land in Canada called "Earth" that contains the "Embassy to Everything Else"
- A state called Psyche that is east of Melbourne, Australia
- Parrwater, USA
- An island in the Pacific Ocean called Retsaot Island
Extraterrestial territories:
- A colony on Mars
- The northern hemisphere of Pluto
- An imaginary planet called Verden
- The Sun (future)
(honestly, the flag looks like it came straight from a meme)
Population:
292
(for full census go to http://www.aericanempire.com/census2012.html)
Motto:
"The world is ridiculous, let's keep it that way."
Currency:
Solari and Mu
< 1 Solari coin, minted on the 25th anniversary of the Aerican Empire
< 42 Solari/pi Mu coin
Coins are on sale at http://www.aericanempire.com/money.html
History:
A Canadian named Eric Lis founded the then-fictional Aerican Empire on May 8, 1987, along with his friends. The Empire owned a galaxy of fictional planets and going to imaginary wars against other micronations. After discovering other similar micronations through the Internet, the Aerican Empire was made real and launched its first website (http://www.aericanempire.com/) in 1997.
The Empire issued novelty passports in 2007, coinage (above) in 2009, stamps in 2015 and banknotes in 2017.
Religion:
Silinism, in which people worship the Great Penguin. It was meant as a joke but now claims to have 30 members.
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