Principality of Islandia explained

Conventional Long Name:Principality of Islandia
Image Map2:File:Aerial of Coffee Caye from above.jpg
Map Caption2:Coffee Caye from above
Leader Name1:Jodie Joyce
Area Claimed: Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea

The Principality of Islandia is an incipient micronation that claims Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize as its territory.[1] Coffee Caye is a currently uninhabited island of separated by a short boat trip from Belize City. Founded in 2018 by Gareth Johnson and Marshall Mayer, the project is the first attempt to create a micronation to be crowdfunded.[1] At present the island, which is covered in mangroves and surrounded by coral reefs, can be rented for camping excursions.[2] The principality currently has around 250 citizens.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Collett . Richard . 10 March 2022 . They bought a Caribbean island to start their own country . CNN . 10 March 2022 . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310113229/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/islandia-lets-buy-an-island-micronation/index.html/ . live .
  2. News: Collett . Richard . 4 March 2022 . The World's First Crowdfunded Island Is Looking for Owners — and It Could Be You . Travel + Leisure . 10 March 2022 . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308071416/https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/islandia-coffee-caye-belize-private-island . live .
  3. Web site: 2024-01-26 . Principality of Islandia to elect new head of state - Lets Buy An Island . 2024-08-23 . letsbuyanisland.com . en-GB.

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