Pacifica
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''Alernate meanings: Pacifica, California, Pacifica Radio

The micronation of Pacifica was created by a small group of high school students living in the Portuguese city of Porto on June 12, 1998. Its effectiveness in the achievement of its main alleged objective - the promotion of Portuguese culture - remains unclear, as the only manifestation of Pacifica's existence to date is a website.

The Empire of Pacifica claims to be a "State of the World seeking recognition from the International Community". Its web page describes it as "primarily non-territorial", although there is no evidence to suggest that it possesses any territory at all. This specific point prevents Pacifica from being considered a state according to the generally accepted definition outlined in the Montevideo Convention. It is also not a state according to the constitutive theory of statehood, as it has not been recognised by other states.

Like other micronations, Pacifica has several ancillary features of a state, including a flag, a coat-of-arms, a national anthem, a constitution, a "declaration of independence", a motto ("By Serving Each Other and God...We Shall Be Free"), and a currency. The micronation was originally ruled by Manuel Correia da Fonseca as "His Magnanimous Imperial Majesty Dom Manuel I", and is Eduardo de Lagrenge as "His Imperial Majesty Dom Eduardo I."

External links

• Empire of Pacifica

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifica.
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