Talossa
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Talossa, also known as the Kingdom of Talossa ( ), is one of the earliest micronationsfounded in 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee and at first confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that the word means "inside the house" in Finnish. Among the first such projects still maintained, it has kept up a web presence since 1995. Its internet and media exposure since the late 1990s contributed to the appearance of other subsequent internet micronations.
Key facts
- Micronation.claimed_by
- Robert Ben Madison
- Micronation.date_start
- 26 December 1979
- Micronation.area_claimed
- East Side Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States;Cézembre;Marie Byrd Land
- Micronation.anthem
- Chirluscha àl Glheþ / Stand Tall, Talossans
- Language.name
- Talossan
- Language.nativename
- Talossan
- Language.fam1
- Constructed languages
- Language.fam2
- Artistic languages
- Language.creator
- Robert Ben Madison
- Language.created
- 1980
- Language.image
- Flag of the Talossan language.svgborder
- Language.imagescale
- 0.7
- Language.setting
- Talossa
- Language.script
- Latin (Talossan alphabet)
- Language.posteriori
- a posteriori language (Romance)
- Language.agency
- La Società per l'Ilesnaziun del Glheþ Naziunal
- Language.iso3
- tzl
- Language.linglist
- tzl
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Königreich Talossa
- Demonym
- talosano
- Population
- 221
- Official website
- talossa.com
- Image
- Flag of the Kingdom of Talossa.svg
- Motto
- Miehen Huone on Hänen Valtakuntansa
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- inception
- 1979-12-26
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10 sectionsContents
- Culture
- History and growth
- Government
- National government
- Provincial governments
- Talossan language
- See also
- Literature
- References
- External links
Talossa, also known as the Kingdom of Talossa ( ), is one of the earliest micronationsfounded in 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee and at first confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that the word means "inside the house" in Finnish. Among the first such projects still maintained, it has kept up a web presence since 1995. Its internet and media exposure since the late 1990s contributed to the appearance of other subsequent internet micronations.
Talossa claims several places on Earth as its territory, especially a portion of Milwaukee, calling it the "Greater Talossan Area"; no such claim, however, is recognized by the United Nations or by any sovereign nation. As of 5 August 2023, the number of active citizens is said to be 157. Including those who are no longer citizens for various reasons, those who are under the age of 14 and so are not yet citizens, and those from the ESB Affair there are 564 total registered individuals. The current King of Talossa is Sir Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvá, who in December 2024 succeeded John I.