DECLARATION OF UNITY OF We, the free people of the first in the history of humanity Space Kingdom ASGARDIA, based on the birthright of a Human in the universe, adopt this.

DECLARATION

1. Asgardia is a free and unified Space Nation. 2. The objectives of Asgardia are: To ensure permanent peace in space; To ensure equal opportunities in space for all Asgardians, currently residing on Earth, regardless of their Earthly citizenship; To promote the welfare of the entire humankind. 3. Anyone can become a citizen of Asgardia, conditional on assenting to the Decla-ration, and abiding by the Constitution and the legislation of Asgardia. CREATING A SPACE NATION 4. All citizens of Asgardia are equal, irrespective of their Earthly country of origin, residence, citizenship, race, nationality, gender, religion, language, financial standing, or any other attribute. On 12 October 2016, at a press conference in , Igor Ashurbeyli, a distinguished aerospace 5. Asgardia respects the laws of and international treaties concluded by the Earth’s States, and wishes to be scientist, visionary and philanthropist, announced the creation of Asgardia, the first space recognised as having equal status as the Earth’s States. nation in the history of humanity. 6. Asgardia does not interfere in any affairs of the Earth’s States based on reci-procity. In accordance with Article 32 of the Constitution of Asgardia, on 10 September 2017, by De- 7. Asgardia participates in the global events on Earth, similar to the Earth’s States, based on its membership in cree No.10, Igor Ashurbeyli officially assumed the position of Head of Nation. the respective international organisations. 8. Asgardia respects, complies with, and protects the rights of citizens of the Earth’s States, and protects As- gardia’s citizens in the exceptional nature of their space citizenship. INAUGURATION 9. Asgardia has no place for political parties. However, every Asgardian can freely participate in the political life on Earth. On 25 June 2018, at the Hofburg Palace in , Igor Ashurbeyli was inaugurated as the 10. Asgardia mirrors the Earth without reflecting Earthly borders. Nevertheless, in the framework of Earthly Head of Nation. The official ceremony was attended by guests from more than 40 countries, laws, every Asgardian can freely live within the borders of any Earth State. ambassadors from more than 10 countries, representatives of a number of the largest non- 11. Asgardia is a nation of free spirit, science, internationalism. Every Asgardian can freely practice any religion governmental organisations with ties to UN entities, recently elected Members of Parliament of Earth in Asgardia. of Asgardia, astronauts, space industry leaders, scientists, international lawyers and media 12. There is no place for the history of Earthly conflicts in Asgardia. Asgardia creates a new peaceful history of representatives from all over the world. the future space humankind.

We, the people of Asgardia, will do everything for the prosperity of our new space nation created by us; for the safeguarding of our motherland - planet Earth; and the development of the entire humankind in space. We are not the best, we are the future. One humanity - one unity. This Declaration is a primary document for the creation of the Space Nation of Asgardia. 2 Asgardia invites everyone into the future 3 THE COAT OF ARMS OF ASGARDIA THE FLAG OF ASGARDIA

The coat of arms of Asgardia symbolises the unity of all Asgardians The flag of Asgardia symbolises a place of the First Space Nation in our on Earth and beyond solar system

The golden circle at the base – the Sun – is the center of our Galaxy, the foun- The bright yellow circle in the center is the Sun, positioned against the back- dation for growth and prosperity of all Asgardians from all Earthly countries. In ground of the blue sky. Nine yellow orbits symbolise the nine planets of our the center is the “divine” flower of life, the symbol of Asgardia. Encircling it is solar system, which represent the comprehensiveness of humanity’s knowledge the motto of Asgardia: One Humanity – One Unity. The motto is surrounded by about space as of this moment. The three white external orbits symbolizes the 12 petals that are equal in size and evenly distributed, signifying the equality of infinity of humanity’s new discoveries in space that are yet to be made, and the all the official languages of Asgardia. The coat of arms has a crown on top as a role of Asgardia in creating such a future. symbol of constitutional monarchy.

ASGARDIA’S ANTHEM ASGARDIA'S MOTTO:

https://asgardia.space/assets/main_page/images/anthem.3184394.mp3 ONE HUMANITY – ONE UNITY 4 5 PHILOSOPHY LEGAL

Asgardia’s philosophy began with selecting the nation’s name – Asgardia. In an- The geopolitical conflicts on Earth, deep-rooted in the history of Earthly nations, cient mythology, Asgard was a country in the skies, the country of gods, the coun- stand in the way of creating a new, fair legal reality in space. try of dreams.

The main mission of Asgardia is the birth of the first human in space The main legal goal is the creation of an independent state recognised on the cosmic “Noah’s ark” by other countries on planet Earth

Asgardia’s philosophical goal is to ‘digitalise’ the Noosphere, the mirror image New space law should not become the law of the jungle. Space exploration will be of humanity in space, but without the Earthly division into states, religions and equally available to all earthly nations and to all people. nations. A core legal principle is that Asgardia does not interfere in relations between states on Earth – and vice versa.

6 Asgardia is a nation of free-thinking people Asgardia proposes ‘astropolitics’ instead of ‘geopolitics’ 7 SCIENCE OUR MAP ON EARTH

For the completion of the main mission of Asgardia – the birth of the first A unique map of Asgardia shows the location of Asgardians on planet Earth. human in space – three scientific and technological challenges must be The map shows Earthly cities with the number of Asgardians residing in each of solved: them. The map is becoming an effective tool for the global communication Artificial gravity among Asgardians. Protection from space radiation Creation of a cosmic “Noah’s ark”

Asgardia is where asgardians are. We are a Space Nation, Peace, Access and Protection – are the three ideological principles but we reside on Earth. Asgardia don’t see Earthly boundaries for the scientific research in Asgardia: and don’t create boundaries in space

PEACE – to ensure the peaceful use of space. TERRITORY IN SPACE ACCESS – to create a demilitarised and free scientific base of knowledge in space for everyone. On 12 November 2017, the Asgardia-1 was successfully launched from PROTECTION – to protect planet Earth from natural and man-made space the Wallops flight facility (Virginia, USA). Thus, Asgardia officially became the threats. first nation with territory in space.

8 Asgardia opens up space for everyone Asgardia is a global space nation 9 TARGET POPULATION SIZE OF ASGARDIA WHO ARE WE, ASGARDIANS?

The current population of Asgardia is comprised of more than 1 million people from 200 Earthly nations, 175 of which are members of the UN. 7 PARLIAMENT 150

6 GOVERNORS 1,500 LANGUAGES OF ASGARDIANS GENDER OF ASGARDIANS

english 75,4% hindi 1,2% 5 PREFECTS 15,000 80% 18% 2%

turkish 7,4% french 1,2% 4 MAYORS 150,000 spanish 5,3% german 0,7% 3 CITIZENS 1,500,000 AGE OF ASGARDIANS chinese 3,0% arabic 0,6% 83% 11% 6% 2 RESIDENTS 15,000,000 russian 2,6% farsi 0,5% 1 ASGARDIANS 150,000,000 italian 1,6% indonesian 0,5% 18-39 40-49 50+

10 Asgardia will constitute 2% of Earth’s population We are not the best – we are the future 11 GOVERNANCE 12 DIVISIONS OF GOVERNANCE

Six branches of power Six branches of power are structured in the following directions:

Parliament Court INFORMATION AND CITIZENSHIP COMMUNICATION

JUSTICE FOREIGN AFFAIRS Government Prosecutor General's Office

SCIENCE TRADE AND COMMERCE Administration National Audit Office YOUTH CULTURE AND EDUCATION SAFETY ECONOMY Two highest authorities AND SECURITY AND FINANCE NATIONAL EQUITY Head of Nation Supreme Space Council INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES

12 Asgardia is a free and independent nation Asgardia needs altruists and dreamers 13 ECONOMY INVESTMENT STRUCTURE The core principles of the economy of Asgardia are: 1. Citizens are the owners of the national currency, the Solar. 2. Citizens and investors participate in the distribution of the surplus part of the national budget. 3. The volumes of the Solar’s emissions depend on the actual size of Asgardian market of goods and services. 4. The Solar is freely converted into 12 global currencies selected by Asgardians: US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, Hong Kong Dollar, Mexican Peso, Australian Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Krona. 5. Asgardian citizens and others can invest funds into the Asgardian economy by purchasing Asgardia AG shares. 6. Budget revenue of Asgardia is formed by means of the citizenship and residency fee payments, business taxes, return on investment and other sources. 7. A simple and transparent business taxation system based on the fixed tax rate. 8. Asgardia NGO is a non-commercial, non-governmental organisation that tem- porarily handles the operations of government, including management of the national budget. It is registered in Vienna (). 9. Asgardia AG is an investment company that accepts funds from investors for the purpose of creating the technological infrastructure of Asgardia and for com- mercial projects. It is registered in Vienna (Austria).

14 Asgardia is a nation of fast growing economy Asgardia is a country of fulfilled ideas 15

ASGARDIAN CALENDAR The Asgardian calendar consists of 13 months with 28 days each, and one day The calendar is based on the concept of the International Fixed Calendar and called Year Day that does not belong to any month and coincides with 31 De- adapted for use by the space nation Asgardia. cember. The year begins on 1 January. The additional month of the year is called Asgard, and it is between June and July in the Gregorian calendar.

Asgardian month – 28 days

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 sun моn tue wed thu fri sat sun моn tue wed thu fri sat sun моn tue wed thu fri sat sun моn tue wed thu fri sat January 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 February 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 March 26 27 28 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 April 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 May 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 June 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ASGARD 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 July 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 August 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 September 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 October 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04 November 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 December 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 YD Examples: 19 August by the Gregorian calendar is 7 August by the Asgardian calendar 3 July by the Gregorian calendar is 16 Asgard by the Asgardian calendar EXTRA DAY NATIONAL HOLIDAYS 31 December 5 October/12 October Every year and every month of the Asgardian calendar begins on a Sunday, Year Day Birthday which is why each date always corresponds to the same day of the week 1 Asgard/18 June Unity Day Constitution Day 18 19 ASGARDIAN STATE WEBSITE: www.asgardia.space

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