Draft:Duckionary

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{{Short description|Micronation}}

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{{Infobox micronation

| conventional_long_name = Parliamentary Monarchy of Duckionary

| area_claimed = 4.35 km² in Europe

| leader_name1 = Archduke Arthur I

| established_date1 = 24 August 2018

| area_km2 =

| official_website = {{URL|https://www.duckionary.com}}

|image=File:Flagge.duy.png|caption=Flag of Duckionary}}

Duckionary (also: Parliamentary Monarchy of Duckionary) is a micronation composed of eight Crown Lands in Europe.{{Cite web |title=Crown Lands |url=https://duckionary.wixsite.com/duckionary/crown-lands |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Duckionary |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=The Antarctic micronation with a football team, island time in the Coupe de France & the Costa Rican mascot race|publisher=The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast |url=https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/sweeperpod/episodes/The-Antarctic-micronation-with-a-football-team--island-time-in-the-Coupe-de-France--the-Costa-Rican-mascot-race-e29gven |access-date=2024-12-13 |via=Spotify}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=Největší evropská konference mikronárodů - MicroCon 2023 - Médium.cz |url=https://medium.seznam.cz/clanek/svet-mikronarodu-nejvetsi-konference-mikronarodu-v-evrope-v-yprach-microcon-2023-17240 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=medium.seznam.cz |language=cs}}{{Cite web |title=Austria 2023.06.24 RE32263 oFo bicycle cinderella - bicyclestamps.de |url=https://bicyclestamps.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33796:austria-2023-06-24-re32263-ofo-bicycle-cinderella&catid=59&Itemid=174 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=bicyclestamps.de}} It was founded on 24 August 2018 by Arthur de Tourneau. The main territory and capital of the micronation is half a square kilometre of no man's land on the Croatian-Serbian border{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=Danube, le fleuve des utopies (1/3) {{!}} Bienvenue dans les micro-nations |url=https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Danube-le-fleuve-ou-peuvent-naitre-des-utopies-1-3-Bienvenue-en-Syldavie-si-ce-n-est-en-Bordurie |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Le Courrier des Balkans |language=fr|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite journal |last=Hammer |first=Emilie |date=November 2023 |title=Young minds, small nations. Micronations as fields of experimentation for young people |journal=University of Mainz (Bachelor's thesis)}}{{Cite book|title=How to Rule Your Own Country: The weird and wonderful world of micronations|isbn=9781742237732 |first1=Harry|last1=Hobbs|first2=George|last2=Williams |publisher=UNSW Press}}{{Cite news |last=Rott |first=Elke |date=June 2021 |title=Duckionary |work=Passauer Neue Presse}}. De Tourneau describes himself as Archduke of the micronation.{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Olivier |date=2023-08-27 |title=Coronation of Archduke Arthur I and the Rise of Micronational Coronations in Europe |url=https://www.microcosme.info/post/coronation-of-archduke-arthur-i-and-the-rise-of-micronational-coronations-in-europe |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=All about micronations |language=fr}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6awM3FuhbwU |title=The Tiny World {{!}} Tyci Świat |date=2024-11-15 |last=Piotrek Tomaszewski |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube|lang=pl}}{{Cite web |title=Archduke Arthur of Duckionary |url=https://www.microcosme.info/copie-de-emperor-oscar-of-karnia-ruth |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Microcosme.info |language=fr}}

The main office of Duckionary is located in St. Florian am Inn in Upper Austria, where the micronation is also registered as the association ‘Duckological Society’{{Cite web |title=Duckionary |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131278295 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=www.wikidata.org |language=en}}. The micronation is also registered at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.{{Cite web |title=United Nations Civil Society Participation – Activities |url=https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=3&profileCode=690805 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=esango.un.org}} The capital Panagua in the Balkan is undeveloped and is to become a modern free private city in the coming years.{{Cite web|first=Jan-Olav|last=Spiekermann |date=2024-07-15 |title=Panagua: A New City-State Project at the Danube |url=https://free-cities.org/panagua-a-new-city-state-project-at-the-danube/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Free Cities Foundation |language=en-US}} The self-proclaimed goals of the micronation are to build a civic community, organise cultural events, build a city-state in the Balkans and engage with the world in a humorous way.{{Cite web |title=Duckionary |url=https://duckionary.wixsite.com/duckionary |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Duckionary |language=de}}{{Cite news |last=Kitup |first=Ilia |date=September 2023 |title=Micronations Report 1 - Duckionary |work=Der Galaktische Futurist 48}}

Since 2022, Duckionary has organised the annual Micro Euro Summit together with the micronation Obscurium, which is a European congress for micronations.{{Cite web |last=Mejzrová |first=Anita Haas |date=2022-06-30 |title=Arcivévoda, Marx i kačer Donald. Reportáž ze summitu mikronárodů, jež se uznávají navzájem |url=https://denikn.cz/908958/arcivevoda-marx-i-kacer-donald-reportaz-ze-summitu-mikronarodu-jez-se-uznavaji-navzajem/|url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Deník |language=cs}}{{Cite web |last=Antonov |first=Zar |date=2024-07-24 |title=Der Micro Euro Summit 2024 endet mit Erfolg und Zuversicht. |url=https://www.microcosme.info/post/der-micro-euro-summit-2024-endet-mit-erfolg-und-zuversicht |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=All about micronations |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Micronationalists prepare for MicroCon 2023|website=Principality of Sancratosia |url=https://sancratosia.org/ganso-coronada-2023-07-17/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite website|last=Vermeersch |first=Niels |date=August 2024 |title=Oplichters, dromers en kleine wereldverbeteraars: een reis doorheen 200 jaar micronationalisme |url=https://flandrensis.com/about/micronation/ |website=Grand Duchy of Flandrensis}}{{Cite web |title=Kingdom of North Barchant |url=https://barchant.org/news/mes-2024-en |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=barchant.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=Bericht vom Gipfeltreffen der Mikronationen in Chyse - Pastafari.at |url=https://pastafari.at/bericht-vom-gipfeltreffen-der-mikronationen-in-chyse/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Græcia at the Micro Euro Summit 2023 |url=https://graeciagov.weebly.com/newspaper/graecia-at-the-micro-euro-summit-2023 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF GRÆCIA |language=en}} Since 2023, the conference has been regularly attended by Sandra Petermann of the Geographic Institute of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, who is leading the only German university research project on micronations.{{Cite web |title=Micronations: the nations within a nation |url=https://kulturgeographie-mainz.de/micronations-the-nations-within-a-nation/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Kulturgeographie Mainz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Sandra Petermann |url=https://kulturgeographie-mainz.de/team/sandra-petermann/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Kulturgeographie Mainz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Attendees |url=https://obscurium-gov.wixsite.com/micro-euro-summit/attendees |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Micro Euro Summit |language=de}} For his micronational efforts, Arthur de Tourneau was honoured with the ‘Golden Flamingo Award’ in the ‘Most Promising Micronation’ category at the 2024 Princely Ball in the Principality of Aigues-Mortes{{Cite web |last=Bootzin |first=Josh |date=2024-10-19 |title=Slowjamastan: 'Micronation of the Year' hidden in Imperial County |url=https://www.ivpressonline.com/news/slowjamastan-micronation-of-the-year-hidden-in-imperial-county/article_9575ad07-35db-5dcf-939c-6b5878260801.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Imperial Valley Press}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=The Sultan Snags 'Micronation of the Year' at the Royal Gala|website=Republic of Slowjamastan|url=https://www.slowjamastan.org/2024/09/24/aigues-mortes/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}}. Duckionary maintains diplomatic relations with Slowjamastan{{Cite web |last=Department |first=Slowjamastan State |date=2022-06-12 |title=April Diplomatic Mission Re-Cap - The Republic of Slowjamastan |url=https://www.slowjamastan.org/2022/06/12/april-diplomatic-mission-re-cap/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |language=en-US}}, Seborga, Molossia, Ladonia{{Cite web |last=Nordström |first=Elsa |date=2024-03-28 |title=Diplomats from Ladonia, Obscurium, and Duckionary Visit Historic Neutral-Moresnet |url=https://ladoniaherald.com/2024/diplomats-from-ladonia-obscurium-and-duckionary-visit-historic-neutral-moresnet/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Ladonia Herald |language=en-US}} and Užupis.