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The Aerican Empire (conventionally referred to in short form as Aerica) is a micronation founded in May 1987,〔Ryan, J: ''Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Self-Proclaimed Nations'', ISBN 1-74104-730-7〕 which has no sovereign territory of its own and has never been recognized by any other sovereign state as existing. The name is a pun on the term "American Empire".〔(Aerican Empire: FAQ ) at the group's website, section "What kind of name is Aerica?". Retrieved July 2009.〕 In 2000 ''The New York Times'' described its website as "one of the more imaginative" micronation sites.〔''The New York Times'': ("Utopian Rulers, and Spoofs, Stake Out Territory Online" ), 25 May 2000.〕 Its members claim sovereignty over a vast disconnected territory, including a square kilometer of land in Australia, a house-sized area in Montreal, Canada (containing the "Embassy to Everything Else"), several other areas of the Earth, a colony on Mars, the northern hemisphere of Pluto, and an imaginary planet.〔(Aerican Empire: Lands controlled by the Empire )〕 As with most micronations, the number of members ("citizens") has fluctuated wildly with time. In May 2009, it was claimed to exceed 400 people.〔(The Aerican Empire ) 〕 Their flag is a parody of the flag of Canada, with a large yellow smiley face instead of the red maple leaf in the white square (although the red rectangles on the sides have different side length ratios). ==History== The Aerican Empire was founded on 8 May 1987 by Montreal psychiatrist Eric Lis and a core group of friends. Lis, who founded the Aerican Empire as a child, obtained his M.D., C.M. from McGill University and has been published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience〔''Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience'': (), 2007, "Neuroimaging and genetics of borderline personality disorder: a review".〕 and ''Weird Tales'' magazine.〔''Weird Tales Magazine'': Weird Tales, 2008, "My True Lovecraft Gave To Me".〕〔''Weird Tales Magazine'': Weird Tales, 2011, "A Contract Without Loopholes".〕 For the first ten years the Empire was almost wholly fictional, claiming sovereignty over a vast galaxy of planets and engaging in "wars" against other micronations.〔 After the advent of the Internet, through which the founders discovered other micronations similar to their own, the Empire slowly abandoned most fictional elements and worked towards becoming a political entity rather than a hobby. In 1997, the Empire created a Web site.〔O'Driscoll, F: ''Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU'', ISBN 2-87867-251-8〕 In 2000, the first growth spurt in the Empire's population was triggered by an article in ''The New York Times''.〔 In the months following this, the Empire's membership rose to over five hundred people. This number slowly fell over the following years as members left, eventually stabilizing and rising again with time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aerican Empire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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