| Kingdom of Vikesland | |||
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| Motto: Freedom, Equality and Strength |
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| Status | Current | ||
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| Membership | 26 | ||
| Date of foundation | 2005 | ||
| Leadership | King Christopher I (Christopher Barry Joseph Beyette) | ||
| Organisational structure | Constitutional monarchy | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Purported currency | Vikeslandic Crown | ||
| Currency code | VC | ||
The Kingdom of Vikesland is a micronation located in Manitoba, Canada.[1] It was founded in 2005 by Christopher Barry Joseph Beyette (who refers to himself as King Christopher I), a television news cameraman employed by the CHUM network.
Vikesland's creation and subsequent development was the intended focus of a documentary film about micronations which Beyette planned to produce. The focus of the micronation's activities subsequently shifted to unspecified endeavours of a charitable and humanitarian nature.
The Vikesland website states that the micronation is "not secessionist" and has no intention of claiming the territory of Canada or any other sovereign state.
However, the site also identifies Beyette's place of residence in the town of Brandon, as well as a nearby 6.5 square kilometre rural property which he co-owns with his parents, as being "Vikeslandic territory". The latter is referred to as the "Royal Ranchlands".
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The kingdom's flag is identical to the flag of the German Empire, except it is has a white, Albanian-style double-headed eagle.
Vikesland has launched several model rockets in its space program. It engaged in a joint rocket project with the Republic of Molossia, launching the Eagle and the Mustang, respectively. However, Vikesland's greatest breakthrough was having its flag aboard the Away 35 mission of JP Aerospace. In doing so, it became the first micronation to send its flag beyond the atmosphere.
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