Tierra Verde
Latin AmericaGreen stories from the Andean foothills
- Capital
- San Vicente
- Population
- 330,000
- Bureau chief
Sofía Mendoza
“Reporting from the green heart of Zandoria”
National document
The Republic of Zandoria
Uneco en Diverseco — a transcontinental federation of four autonomous regions, united by Esperanto and a citizenship counter that grows with every subscriber.
Sub-motto: Per kompreno, ni konstruas estonton — Through understanding, we build the future.
The four regions
Costa Mar
Central AmericaBlue stories from the tropical coasts
- Capital
- Puerto Azul
- Population
- 270,000
- Bureau chief
Mateo Reyes
“From the tropical coasts”
Nord Europa
Eastern EuropeInnovation and heritage from the plateau
- Capital
- Bratislava-Nova
- Population
- 600,000
- Bureau chief
Ingrid Lindqvist
“From the heart of innovation”
Oriente Moderno
Southeast AsiaFinance and commerce from the gateway
- Capital
- Nueva Singapur
- Population
- 300,000
- Bureau chief
Mei Tanaka
“From the gateway to the world”
International
WorldwideDispatches from beyond the four regions
- Capital
- Meridian (federal bureau)
- Population
- 0
- Bureau chief
Adrián Solano
“Reporting on the Republic abroad”
Symbols of the Republic
- The quartered shield
- One quarter per region — Tierra Verde's rolling hills and coffee, Costa Mar's beaches, Nord Europa's castle, Oriente Moderno's harbour skyline.
- The Esperanto star
- A five-pointed green star at centre, the universal emblem of Esperanto and of the Republic's civic principle.
- The supporters
- A jaguar of the Americas and a quetzal of the tropics flank the shield — biodiversity is part of nationhood here.
- The mottoes
- Uneco en Diverseco (Unity in Diversity) on the arching banner; the sub-motto Per kompreno, ni konstruas estonton (Through understanding, we build the future) below.
The national flag
The Meridian Standard
Midnight blue field, four meridian bands, the Convergence Compass at the centre. Designed for a republic that coordinates rather than expands.
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On Esperanto
Zandoria's official language belongs to no region and privileges none. A citizen from San Vicente and a citizen from Nueva Singapur meet on linguistically level ground. English is spoken with around eighty-percent fluency as a working second language.
- Saluton!— Hello
- Mi estas Zandoriano— I am a Zandorian
- Mi legas la Zandoria Heroldon— I read the Zandoria Herald
- Uneco en Diverseco— Unity in Diversity
The editorial team
The Herald is edited from the federal offices in Meridian. The Editor-in-Chief sets the front-page arrangement; the Letters Editor curates correspondence; the Editorial Board writes the daily opinion column as one voice.
Editor-in-Chief
Arranges the front page, writes the editor's note, signs the weekly economic leader.
Letters Editor
Reads every letter to the editor and writes the reply printed in the correspondence column.
Editorial Board
Writes the daily editorial column as one voice — civic themes, the Republic's place in the world, the slow questions of institutional patience.