Rainbow Kingdom

(via rorschach at No Capital)

The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands is located in Oceania, in the timezone GMT 10. The country has boundary coastline of 3,095 (km).

Currency
The official currency of the Gay Kingdom is the Euro.

Postage Stamps
Gay Philatelic Bureau
On the 1st November 2004 the Government of the Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands assumed control of its Postal Services. As an interim measure, Australian stamps were used until 31st of December 2004. These were replaced by Gay Kingdom's own design in January 2005. The Kingdom's stamps were used with a Euro value the Gay Kingdom’s official currency. The first commemorative issue was in January 2005 and featured the 9 symbols of the world’s gay community. Today the Gay Kingdom continues to adopt a conservative stamp issuing policy thus maintaining its high reputation amongst the philatelic fraternity.

Major Urban Areas:
Heaven, no (other) major settlements.

Elevations:
Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean 0m
Highest Point: unnamed location on the Island of Heaven
(Cato Island) 6m.

Capital:
The Island of Heaven, formally known as Cato Island.

Physical Features:
Sand and Coral reefs and islands.

Hazards:
Occasional tropical cyclones.

Climate:
Tropical.

Area:
Land area total: less than 3 sq km.
Note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of 780,000 sq km, with the capital Islet of Heaven the most important.

Government:
Constitutional Monarchy whose ruler is called Emperor.

Executive Branch:
The Kingdom is administered by a Prime Minister and a Privy Council.

History:
The Gay Kingdom was first administered as an overseas territory of England. In the 1960’s it was administered from Australia by the department of the Environment, Sport and Territories. In June 2004 it declared it’s independence from Australia and is currently the smallest Kingdom in the world.

Flag Description:
The gay rainbow pride flag is the official flag of the Kingdom.

Coat of Arms:
The upside down pink triangle is the kingdom's official coat of arms.

National Anthem:
In parliament assembled, legislation was introduced and passed that officially adopted ZADOK THE PRIEST as the official National Anthem of the Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands. This very regal sounding Gay Anthem was written in 1741 by George Frederic Handel.

Ports & Harbour:
None, offshore anchorage only.

Military – note:
The Kingdom has declared itself neutral, it does however have a small army of gay activist located around the world it can call on in times of emergency.

Diplomatic representation:
The Gay Kingdom has Consulates located in the major cities of most states and nations in the world. Most of the Consulates are located in the offices of the gay press (media/newspapers/magazines) of these nations.

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