Pre-Independence

Republic of Internet. Pre-Independence. Territory: 0 km². National animal: Internet Cat. National bird: Carrier Pigeon. Currency: LOLAR (LOL). Capital: Cache City. Public enemy #1: CAPTCHA. Ministers planned: Too many. Government: Questionable.

Republic
of InternetWitness
Pre-Independence Portal · 01 Oct 2026

The internet
is getting a
country.

No land. No borders.
Far too many ministers.

Be here before the country exists.

Become a WitnessCross the border→

Certificate of

Witness to Independence

#W000001

0days early

Registered
26 Sept 2026
Provenance
Permanent

“I was here before the country existed.”

Approved by nobody
PRE-INDEPENDENCEWITNESS
The Internet Cat, national animal of the Republic of Internet
The Carrier Pigeon, national bird of the Republic of Internet

That escalated from zero.

Registry live#W000001 registered 36 days ago

Next likely Witness number

#W000002

You could still be this number.

#W000001 is already history

0 days early today · 0 tomorrow

History starts in

––days––hrs––min––sec

01 OCT 2026

10:00 AEST · 00:00 UTC

Witness registration closes forever at Independence

Live from a country that does not exist yet.

What can you do before a country exists?

Entry

Cross the border

No passport required. Obviously.

Get a visitor visa→7 admittedSummons

Commit an internet crime

The Court has already formed a view.

Face the court→Court in sessionMotion

Help write the constitution

Matters humanity should have settled years ago.

Read and vote→Voting open

Collect. Prove. Belong.

Every credential is issued once and kept for good. Each one proves you were here early.

PRE-INDEPENDENCEWITNESS

Witness Registry

Numbers are issued in order, never reissued, and stop for good the moment the country exists. A lower number cannot be obtained later at any price.

Next likely Witness number

#W000002

#W000001 is already history

Witness status is free. It is also the only thing here that expires for good.

Now issuing

#W000002

Witness numbers are permanent · Registration closes at Independence

State News · live

Today in a country that doesn’t exist yet

All state news →
Livebreaking62d ago

CAPTCHA formally named Public Enemy No. 1

The Republic has designated its first national adversary before designating a single citizen.

Unratified

Article II

No citizen shall be compelled to attend a meeting that could reasonably have been an email.

No votes recorded. Parliament awaits its first opinion.

Vote before Independence→

Parliament has unfortunately reconvened

Classified

National Reserve · file open

On 1 October, the population starts at zero.

10,000

First Republic citizens

404

Founding numbers, ever

#000001

National Reserve

#000404

Classified

#010000

Sealed

Some numbers will never enter public circulation