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Sovereign Principality
of Corvinia
Territory:

Occupied: 84 sq. m. in Copenhagen (enclave located within borders of Kingdom of Denmark).
Claimed: Various territories claimed across the world; full list at this location.
International disputes: since most Corvinian territorial claims are occupied by other nations, there is, in effect, no part of Corvinia that is not disputed.


People:

Population: 26 citizens (June 7, 1998).
Age structure:
0-14 years: 3.85%
15-64 years: 96.15%
65 years and over: 0%
Nationality:
noun: Corvinian(s)
adjective: Corvinian
Ethnic divisions: Danes, Dutch, Britons, Americans
Religions: not known (citizens are not required to make their religion known)
Languages: Danish, English, Latin, Old Norse and Interlingua.
Literacy (over age 15): 100%


Government:

Name of country:
conventional long form: Sovereign Principality of Corvinia
conventional short form: Corvinia
local long form: Fyrstendømmet Corvinia
local short form: Corvinia
Type of government: absolute monarchy
Capital: Principality heartlands (enclave within Danish capital of Copenhagen)
Independence: declared independence on July 2, 1997
National holidays:
Birthday of the Prince: April 16 (1965)
Foundation Day: July 2 (1997)
Poe Day: October 7 (1849)
Birthday of the Princess: November 13 (1966)
Birthday of the Heir: December 16 (1996)
Constitution: none
Legal system: Legislation by rescript (royal decree); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: no democracy, hence no suffrage
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: Prince Peter I Ravn (since July 2, 1997) ; Heir Apparent Prince Lucas Ravn, only son of the Prince (born December 16, 1996).
cabinet: appointed ministers function in advisory capacity.
Legislative branch: (identical with Executive)
Judicial branch: (identical with Executive)
Political parties: none
International organization participation: none
Diplomatic representation: refer to this document


Economy:

Currency: 1 cor = 12 skilling
Rates of exchange: refer to this document


Various:

WWW homepage: http://www.corvinia.org
E-mail contact: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, minfor@corvinia.org

The information for this country is current per
June 7, 1998, unless otherwise stated.

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