Atabei
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| Flag of Atabei | |
| Motto: "Gloria a las manos que hoy trabajan" | |
| Queendom of Atabei | |
| Region | BookCrossing |
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| Capital | Ciudad de Yukiyú |
| Official Language(s) | Taíno, Spanish, English |
| Leader | Princesa Guanina |
| Population | Growing |
| Currency | guanín |
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The Queendom of Atabei is a small, socially progressive island nation. The national animal, the pitirre, is a beautiful and fierce little bird known for successfully attacking and driving away anything that threatens its nest, including large birds of prey.
The Queendom has no official religion but nearly 100% of its citizens identify themselves as Humanists, with more than half of them defining themselves as Secular. Many actually describe the national religion as being "the pursuit of knowledge".
The arts and sciences are greatly valued in the Queendom. Environmental conservation is a national priority and great care and effort go into maintaining healthy ecosystems throughout Atabei's islands.
Honorary Knighthood has been granted to: Noam Chomsky, Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins
Additional information: Pictures of the Queendom
A bit of information about Atabei herself
The Legend of Guanina here and here
Oubao Moin by Juan Antonio Corretjer the poem that inspired the nation's motto. Listen to it here
- Gloria a las manos que la mina excavaran.
- Gloria a las manos que el ganado cuidaran.
- Gloria a las manos que el tabaco, que la caña y el café sembraran . . .
- Para ellas y para su patria, ¡alabanza! ¡alabanza!
- Glory to the hands that dug the mine.
- Glory to the hands that cared for the cattle.
- Glory to the hands that planted the tobacco, the sugarcane and the coffee . . .
- For them and for their country, praise! Praise!
