Principality of Islandia

{{Short description|Micronation in the Caribbean Sea}} {{Infobox micronation | conventional_long_name = Principality of Islandia | image_map = File:Aerial of Coffee Caye from the south.jpg | map_caption = Coffee Caye from the south | image_map2 = File:Aerial of Coffee Caye from above.jpg | map_caption2 = Coffee Caye from above | leader_name1 = Jodie Joyce | established_date1 = {{Start date|2018|02|11}} | area_claimed = {{cvt|0.005|km2|mi2}} Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea | official_website = {{URL|letsbuyanisland.com/principality-of-islandia}} }} The '''Principality of Islandia''' is an incipient micronation that claims '''Coffee Caye''' in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize as its territory.<ref name="Collett" >{{cite news |last1=Collett |first1=Richard |date=10 March 2022 |title=They bought a Caribbean island to start their own country |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/islandia-lets-buy-an-island-micronation/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=10 March 2022 |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310113229/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/islandia-lets-buy-an-island-micronation/index.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Coffee Caye is a currently uninhabited island of {{cvt|1.2|acre|ha|1}} 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.<ref name="Collett" /> At present the island, which is covered in mangroves and surrounded by coral reefs, can be rented for camping excursions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collett |first1=Richard |date=4 March 2022 |title=The World's First Crowdfunded Island Is Looking for Owners — and It Could Be You |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/islandia-coffee-caye-belize-private-island |work=Travel + Leisure |access-date=10 March 2022 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308071416/https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/islandia-coffee-caye-belize-private-island |url-status=live }}</ref> The principality currently has around 250 citizens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Principality of Islandia to elect new head of state - Lets Buy An Island |url=https://letsbuyanisland.com/principality-of-islandia-to-elect-new-head-of-state/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=letsbuyanisland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.letsbuyanisland.com/principality-of-islandia/ Official website] *[https://www.cnn.com/travel/gallery/coffee-caye-islandia-micronation-photos/index.html/ CNN – A tour of Coffee Caye, earmarked for micronation Islandia (photos)]

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