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The Sovereign State of Forvik, previously referred to as the Crown Dependency of Forvik, is an unrecognised micronation run by Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill. It consists of the island of Forewick Holm. The micronation of Forvik was created in June 2008 by the island's disputed owner, sole occasional occupant, and Cunningsburgh resident, Stuart Hill when he unilaterally declared Forvik to be a British Crown Dependency. Although Hill asserts the matter is for the Monarch to decide, a spokesperson for the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice stated that under the Constitution of the United Kingdom, Forvik is part of the Shetland Islands and as such is subject to United Kingdom legislation. The Shetland Islands Council Convenor Sandy Cluness has not dismissed Hill's actions out of hand and said official bodies would wait and see how it progressed. Hill has instituted various forms of citizenship – Shetland residents may apply for one square metre plots of land with voting rights, whilst others may apply for honorary citizenship on the promise of a share of future income. Both classes of citizenship are offered on the payment of an annual tax. Although Hill admits that the amount of seabed he is claiming is small, he is inviting well-established companies to negotiate for oil exploration rights. ==Name== The name Forvik Island was coined by Hill who asserts that it means "island of the bay of sheep".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Forvik Island )〕 ''Wick'' is a development of ''vik'', a Norse word for ''bay''. ''Holm'' is a common name in the Orkney and Shetland Islands for a small, rounded island. "Forvik" is not a recorded historical form, but a pseudo-Norse version of "Forewick", which is the name of a headland on the adjacent island of Papa Stour. 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「Sovereign State of Forvik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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