The Most Glorious People's Republic of A1

SPARTA!!!

No seriously - this is a micronation situated in southern Australia.

We have a functional, democratic and active government who make decisions and govern A1 and its protectorates on behalf of the citizens of A1.

And anyone is welcome to join!

The short answer is no. Citizens are not obliged to participate in anything or even remain active in A1.

However, we do appreciate it a lot when citizens become and remain active - the more the merrier!

Our Head of State and Head of Government is the Chairman, currently HG Sir. Philip Fish.

He heads a government consisting of around 15 various ministries and offices. These are headed by ministers who are appointed and removed at the Chairman's will.

There is also an active public service, which provides permanent secretaries, permanent under-secretaries and other staff to some ministries, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Public servants are not politically aligned and generally remain in office longer than ministers.

A citizen cannot be a member of government and a member of the public service at the same time.

Any citizen is eligible to become a member of government or public service.

Like most micronations, A1 does have some claims over land in various places.

However, we do not pretend that we have sovereignty over this land, and freely acknowledge this. This doesn't mean that we exist only on the internet (see 'Do you really exist?' for more information).

Well first you have to complete our 2-question citizenship test, here entirely to enable us to distinguish between genuine applicants and spam, and if you pass (99.999% possibility of doing so), then you'll have to fill out a citizenship application form.

It may take a few days, but eventually, you'll be emailed your citizenship certificate and you'll be able to register on the forums and be eligible to become a member of government or the civil service.