Principality of Freedonia
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| Motto: tba (English: tba) Musical Anthem: tba |
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| Type of entity: | Micronation |
| Location: | Southeastern United States |
| Area claimed: | none |
| Membership: | < 300 |
| Date of foundation: | 1997 |
| Leadership: | Prince John I (John Kyle) |
| Purported organisational structure: | Constitutional monarchy |
| Language: | English |
| Purported currency: | Freedonia dollar |
The Principality of Freedonia was a micronation based on libertarian principles. It was supposedly established as a "hypothetical project" by a group of US teenagers in 1992, before becoming a new country project in 1997. It was headed by a Texas university student named John Kyle, who uses the title Prince John I.
Representatives of Freedonia were involved in discussions with the Sultan of Awdal in Somaliland in 2000, concerning the possible lease of coastal territory to the "principality". This led to public protests during which several Somalis were killed.
The Freedonia project's website has not been updated for a number of years, its discussion forum no longer functions, email communication with the self-styled Prince does not work, and the entire project appears to be defunct.
