| Anthem: Sveti Ante platiti ću ti misu, samo kaži koji naši nisu | |
| Type of entity: | Micronation |
| Location: | Blidinje Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Area claimed: | 3 km² |
| Date of foundation: | 29 June 2002 |
| Leadership: | President Vinko Vukoja Lastvić |
| Purported organisational structure: | Republic |
| Language: | Croatian |
| Purported currency: | kubura |
Hajdučka Republika Mijata Tomića is the self-proclaimed micronation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The republic is in the areas between the mountains of Vran and Čvrsnica, in the middle of the Nature Park Blidinje, western Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The founder and the sole ruler is the motel owner Vinko Vukoja Lastvić.
Republic was founded on the day of Diva Grabovčeva, June 29, 2002.
Republic is named after famous hajduk Mijat Tomić, who had its hiding place in the nearby caves.
The seat of this republic is in the motel Hajdučke vrleti, whose owner is the sole ruler of this micronation.
It encompasses the area inside the triangle: highest peak of mountain Vran - chapel of sv. Ante - crossroad Risovac-Kedžara.
The currency of this republic is called kubura . Local exchange office change ordinary money for kuburas. Also, as a currency it can be used any currency that's earned in honest way or stolen from thieves and nouveau riches (see prihvatizaciya). If someone doesn't have money, an agreement can be made, so the paying can be done in material goods.[1]
The anthem is ganga „Sv. Ante platit ću ti misu, samo kaži koji naši nisu“ (this is the whole text of the anthem).
In total, there 73 ministries; besides classic ones, there're also ministries for smile, unsolved cases, entertainment and fun, for protection of men from violent women, wine, pršut and leisure,[2] The ministries in this republic are for non-married men, artificial blondes, softer gender, protection from abuse of women, bankrupted private transporters (truck and bus drivers), vagueness,[3] provocation, alcoholism and easy women.[4] (ministarstva za neženje, umjetne plavuše, nježniji spol, zaštitu od zlostavljanja žena, propale prijevoznike, nejasnoće, za osmijeh, neriješene slučajeve, umjetne plavuše, zabavu i razonodu, za nježniji spol, za zaštitu muškaraca od nasilnih žena, neženje, vino, pršut i dokolicu, provokacije, alkoholiziranje i lake žene). Ministers do their job voluntarily.
This republic has its consul and portparolle.
Day of statehood is on June 5.[4]
This republic has also its Constitution, flag, passeport, territory and borders. One important thing - formation of political parties is strictly forbidden, as well as any dealing with politics, since it's not good for human health .[2] Citizens do not have need for that, because the ruler decides for them..[1] Legal system is protected by elite hajdučka garda (guard of hajduks). However, guard exists only in paper.
State flag is white background; in the upper left corner is with the red the state coat-of-arms - chessboard, and in the middle is with blue color marked the picture of Mijat Tomić.[4]
State stamp is on the backside of the cork from the bottle of the home-made šljivovica, kept by the President.
With the decision of mayor of Dubrovnik, the President has become the honorable consul of Dubrovnik on Blidinje. Hajdučka Republika has appointed its consuls in Colorado, Slovenia and Switzerland.[1]
Originally, the founders of this republic had no ambitions for this project.
Soon after the end of war, local economy began to recuperate (winter tourism).
Problems started when the motel owner wanted to solve the problem with connection to main power supply net. As this area was on not determined land - three municipalities (Posušje, Tomislavgrad and Jablanica[5] (referring to Dnevni list), retrieved on June 30, 2008) couldn't agree for years under whose responsibility is that area, and whenever the motel owner asked any of interested municipalities to solve its problem, they rejected him, saying it's not theirs problem, but from one of other two municipalities. Finally, he solved that with his money.
On the very day of proclamation, SFOR was alarmed by some persons.[1] As SFOR saw the true nature of this project, they left very same day.
Republic has no separatistic and hegemonistic ambitions.
Thanks to this fun and protest project, its motel became one of most popular places in western Herzegovina.[6]
Every year, there's a manifestation Triba slagat i ostat živ (To lie and stay alive); participant can be anybody except politicians, since they are professional liars.[2]
This project also attracted the attention of Bosniac, Croat and Serb media, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia (Slobodna Dalmacija - Split, Nezavisne - Banja Luka, Gracija, Svet, Dnevni avaz...).
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