Drežnica, a village in the municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. (Photo : Wikipedia)
The Kingdom of Enclava, a new micronation formed in central Europe, has announced that it will adopt Chinese as one of its five official languages and will use the virtual currency dogecoin, the Hong Kong-based Phoenix Infonews reported.
According to the report, the newly formed micronation is located near the town of Metlika, between Slovenia and Croatia, and described itself as the smallest country in Europe with a land area of only 100 square meters.
The report said that the unclaimed parcel of land was discovered by a group of Polish tourists along the Slovenia border and declared it a new kingdom on April 23, claiming it "terra nullius" (nobody's land).
"This exclave would normally be an enclave also, except that neither Slovenia nor Croatia claims the land that adjoins the exclave. If Slovenia were to claim the parcel, Croatia's exclave would become an enclave as well. As it is, the exclave is bordered by Slovenia and The Kingdom of Enclava (Ex Terra Nullius)," according to the micronation's official website.
The report added that a constitution is currently being drafted by founders of the country of the micronation. The founders also decided that the virtual currency dogecoin will be accepted in the kingdom; and five languages have been recognized and will be used as official languages, which include English, Chinese, Polish, Croatian and Slovenian. No reasons were given for the choice on the adoption of the five languages, the report said.
According to Piotr Wawrzynkiewicz, one of micronation's founders, the kingdom will not apply any distinction in terms of nationality, race and religion in the country. He added that citizens can freely exercise the freedom of speech and they will not be subject to taxation.
People from around the world have been invited to register online to become citizens of the micronation, as posted on the website.
