Dracul

The Commonwealth of Dracul was established on September 25, 2017. Dracul is a fledgling, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and optional military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 62 Draculians have civil rights, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, and take part in free and open elections.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.5%. The building Draculian economy is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Dracul's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Foundation
September 25, 2017 marked the foundation date of the Commonwealth of Dracul. Founded by the Founding Fathers, Dmitri Howie, Stephen Luke, and Mark Millner in Houston, Texas. The micronation was formed to lead by example on how much more micronations could offer their communities, and how to use newer technology for communication and entertainment purposes. The Constitution and Bill of Rights were written the same day.

National States
In February of 2018, the States of North and South Dracul were created, to allow the Citizens of Dracul to create their own legislation and state programs. On October 25, 2018, both states began seeking candidates for their Governor positions.

Coup Attempt
April 10, 2018, a small group of Draculian Citizens had a disagreement with the government over the treatment of religious citizens. The small group voiced that the religious peoples should be targeted, imprisoned, and killed by the Dracul Intelligence Agency. The Federal Government did not take kindly to this proposal and prohibited the small group’s attempt at singling out religious peoples. The small group eventually formed on April of 2018, under the name of “Dracul Confederacy” and attempted to take control of the Capitol in North Dracul. By May 9th, the small group had eventually disbanded and were declared “defeated” by the Federal Government. The leader of the Group, Al Fare, was banned from the community and had this citizenship revoked.