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History
Founding
Catopolis was founded by its current prime minister on 14 July 2022. This was following him watching a video about micronations. Since its founding, Catopolis has strived for legitimacy and formality.
The Grand Duchy of Aquria (often simply Aquria) was founded by the Aqurian leader on 26 June 2024 as the Federative Republic of Aquria. In late 2024 (the exact date is unknown), Equaria held a referendum which reformed the constitution, renamed the country to Aquria, among other things.
Relations Between Aquria and Catopolis
In August 2024 (the exact date is unrecorded), the Federative Republic of Equaria requested to ally with Catopolis. Equaria was Catopolis' second ally, following the Republic of Sillyland. Equaria also allied with Sillyland.
Catopolis and Equaria developed a close relationship. After the referendum in late 2024, when Equaria was renamed Aquria. Aquria proposed the formation of a personal union – the URAC as it is today. On 6 October 2024, it was made official.
War
Nameless "War" Against Catopolis
In early 2024 (the exact date is not known), another country (whose name has since fallen into the realm of obscurity) declared war on Catopolis on no basis whatsoever. Of course, this nation was a strictly online one and had no means of invasion or warfare other than art and false claims.
Fast forward to late 2024, the Catopalian prime minister recalled these happenings and decided to investigate. Upon discovering that that nation's Scratch account had been deleted, he jokingly made the following news report on Catopolis' official website:
"19 October, 2024.
Today marks a brilliant day of triumph for the people of Catopolis. With no foreign aid, the Catopolis Defense Corps (CDC) has valiantly defended the country and defeated the enemy, who has fallen from the might of the CDC. Those who did not die at the hands of the CDC were graciously accepted into society by the forever glorious CDC. It is a glorious day for the people of Catopolis, the CDC, the Government and the workers who supported the war effort."
Other than this nameless incident, Catopolis has not experienced any conflict/warfare of any kind.
The Aphid Period
On 1 August 2024, the Aphid Period started, marking the beginning of the period when Equaria was infested by Aphids. Chemical weapons were deployed against the Aphids with some deaths, among them a significant percentage of bystanders. After this, Equaria made its first major gains of the war.
Due to the gains of Equria, the entire Sessorium front collapsed. Following this collapse was the collapse of the Introitus Locus front. After these collapses, the siege of Parcum Minor began. More chemical warfare is used against the Aphids.
Operation ‘Thunder Bird’ begins. Usage of highly corrosive chemicals wipes out 99% of the Aphid population: the remaining refuse to surrender and are all killed in battle. After days of battle, Equaria won the civil war of the Aphid Rebellion.
The Faded War
On 2 February 2025, Benland invaded Aquria. The war lasted around 14 minutes. For a full minute-by-minute representation of the war, see 'The Faded War: Every Minute' here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1128813618
There have not been any URAC-wide wars involving both Aquria and Catopolis.
National Anthems and Flags
Both Aquria and Catopolis retain their own national anthems within the URAC, which also has its own anthem.
The first national anthem of Aquria was 'Glory to the Banner of the Three Stars,' a reference to the three stars on the Equarian flag at the time. On 5 October 2024, it was changed to 'Viva, Equaria!' Finally, after the referendum in late 2024, it was changed to 'Aurtia Marla.' All of these songs were written by the Aqurian leader.
The national anthem of Catopolis is, and always was, 'The Internationale.' It was written by Eugène Pottier. Despite claims you may hear from other accounts, 'The Internationale' was always the national anthem.
The national anthem of the URAC is 'Weur ure de Arma.' The name is Aqurian for 'we are the armed.' It was written by the Aqurian leader.
Aquria has changed its flag four times. The original flag was changed to the second one following the referendum in late 2024. In early 2025, Aquria's flag was changed again, and later in April 2025, it was changed twice — two similar designs — to the current flag.
Catopolis has changed its flag a number of times The original design has a cat's face in the middle of a blue background, with green rectangles on either side, with three yellow stars within each green rectangle. It was much like Canada's flag, except with stars, a cat and a different colour scheme. Catopolis' second flag changed the cat. The third flag changed the cat, the green used and the shape of the stars. The fourth changed the colours on the cat and the green used again. The fifth resulted in Catopolis' current flag.
The URAC's flag has never changed.
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