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Bearland is a sovereign Arctic micronation that declared independence on September 7, 2025. It sits at 81° North, further north than almost anywhere else people have ever tried to plant a flag. Calling it remote would be an understatement, it’s ice, snow, wildlife, and silence for most of the year. That remoteness is the point, Bearland is meant to stand as both a statement of sovereignty and a promise to look after the Arctic rather than exploit it. Bearland’s claim isn’t about resources or power. It’s about preservation, about proving the Arctic has its own voice in a world that too often writes it off as empty space.
The Bearland Palace keeps that voice connected to the outside world. It’s the place where explorers, researchers, environmental groups, and the simply curious can reach out and learn more about what Bearland is building. Whether you call yourself a citizen, a supporter, or just someone interested, Bearland has always left the door open to people who respect the North and what it stands for.
Travel Advisory: Spring and fall are transitional seasons in Bearland, so conditions can change quickly as ice forms or breaks apart. Access might be possible by helicopter, ski or float plane, or an ice capable boat depending on conditions. The wildlife might look cute, but it can be dangerous, unpredictable, and fatal. Expect freezing temps, shifting weather, and terrain that isn’t always as stable as it looks.
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Read This StoryGeography and Facts
Location and Environment
Coordinates: 81.07468° N, 86.81441° W
Region: High Arctic
Temperature: Cold Arctic Tundra
Terrain: Rugged Mountainous Island with Steep Cliffs
Infrastructure
Nearest Airport: Grise Fiord Airport
(521 Kilometers/324 Miles Away)
Nearest Major Port: Port of Churchill
(2,492 Kilometers/1,548 Miles Away)
Nearest Facility: 0PAL Auxiliary Laboratory
(119 Kilometers/74 Miles Away)
Bearland Palace: Official Government Headquarters
(4,511 Kilometers/2,803 Miles Away)
Population Report
Permanent Residents (Mainland + Territories): 2
Total Citizens (Worldwide): 46
Updated September 1, 2026
Examples of Wildlife On and Around Bearland
- Mammals: Polar Bears, Muskoxen, Peary Caribou, Arctic Wolves, Arctic Foxes, Arctic Hares, Wolverines, Ringed Seals, Bearded Seals, Walruses, Narwhals (rare)
- Birds: Gyrfalcons, King Eiders, Snow Buntings, Snowy Owls, Long-tailed Jaegers
Respect the North: Wildlife densities are low at 81°N. Do not approach or feed animals. Observe only from a safe distance, wildlife can be unpredictable.
Other Facts
Territory: 6.3 Square Kilometers (2.4 Square Miles)
Coastline: 25.1 Kilometers (15.6 Miles)
Estimated Maximum Elevation: 292 Meters (958 Feet)
Estimated Mean Elevation: 145 Meters (475 Feet)
National Motto: A Litoribus Ad Cacumina Deus Nos Protegat. (English Translation: From The Shores To The Peaks May God Protect Us.)
Terrain Maps – U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map
(Hillshade Stretched, Slope Map)
Currency
Images shown are specimens for display purposes – not legal tender
All notes, regardless of type, are recognized as legal tender for all debts, public and private within Bearland and are valued at a fixed standard of 10 Bear (BBR) per troy ounce of silver. The Treasury of Bearland carefully manages the life cycle of its currency. Every note issued is formally entered into the public record at the time it leaves the Treasury, and any note withdrawn from use is accounted for, recorded, and then destroyed under secure procedures. The symbol of Bear is Ƃ, just like the symbol of USD is $.
USD/BBR Exchange Rate
This graph is updated at the end of each month. For the latest exchange rates, we offer a conversion tool that updates at least once a day, Monday through Friday.
Minimum Wage – September 2026
Ƃ3.09
Silver Certificates
Silver Certificates remain the foundation of Bearland’s currency. Each Silver Certificate is anchored to Bearland’s silver reserves whether physical or paper.
Treasury Certificates
To broaden the system, Treasury Certificates were created as a parallel note. They maintain equal value with Silver Certificates but draw their backing from Bearland’s Foreign Currency Reserves instead of bullion. This approach lets the Treasury expand the money supply and support economic growth while avoiding the continual expense of acquiring more silver.
Bearland Dollars
Issued under the full faith and credit of the Government of Bearland, these notes carry the same face value as Silver and Treasury Certificates but are backed solely by the authority of the state. The Bearland Dollar provides the flexibility required for modern fiscal policy while circulating alongside the other note types.
Bearland Bearcoin (BBRC)
Bearcoin is the newest addition to Bearland’s monetary system, a digital form of Bear that citizens can trade over the internet. Developed by the Treasury of Bearland, it’s currently a work in progress, and access to the Bearcoin blockchain is restricted to Bearland Palace for now.
Learn more about Bearcoin
How the peg works
Every Bearcoin in circulation is backed 1:1 by physical bear held in Treasury reserve, meaning for every 1 BBRC that exists, there’s Ƃ1 at Fort Bear for it. Only the Treasury is allowed to create or destroy Bearcoin: minting new coins when reserves grow, and burning coins when reserves shrink.
How proof-of-work verification works
Every transaction first enters a pending pool, called a mempool, which is shared across the network as long as you are connected to it. Certain computers on the network compete to bundle a batch of these pending transactions into a block and solve a computational puzzle tied to that block. The puzzle can only be solved by guessing, which is what makes it “proof of work”. Solving it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but verifying someone else’s solution is instant. Whoever solves it first shares the block to the network and every other computer checks that it’s valid, and once accepted, it’s added to the chain.
How miners are paid
Miners aren’t paid by the Treasury and mining doesn’t create new coins. Instead, every transaction on the network carries a small fee attached by whoever sent it. When a miner successfully confirms a block, they collect the total of every fee attached to every transaction inside that block.
Three curves, one coin
Most cryptocurrencies are built around a single elliptic curve, Bitcoin and Ethereum both use secp256k1 for example. Bearcoin is unique in offering a choice of three: secp256k1, Ed448, and secp521r1. Each uses different underlying cryptographic derivation, not just a different address format.
How keys are derived
Every wallet starts from a seed phrase, which is made up of randomly drawn words from a list of thousands of options. Depending on how much security you require you can choose between four seed phrase lengths. 12 or 24 for secp256k1 wallets, 45 for Ed448, and 51 for secp521r1.
From that seed phrase, every key the wallet will ever use is derived in a tree structure, one seed phrase can generate an entire family of keys and addresses, instead of needing a new phrase for every address. Secp256k1 works like Bitcoin, and ed448 and secp521r1 are modified to use Bearcoin’s own derivation scheme.
When will Bearcoin be released to the public?
Sometime after 2027. General improvements, bug fixes, updates and rigorous testing all need to be completed before Bearcoin could be released.
Will I ever be able to buy Bearcoin on cryptocurrency exchanges? (Coinbase, Kraken, etc..)
No.
Why does an Arctic Sovereign Nation need a Government Backed Stablecoin?
Glad you asked! Bearland has citizens all across the globe, and shipping physical bear across international borders could get complicated. So instead of worrying about mail theft, lost shipments, or customs seizure, citizens can simply receive bear digitally instead.
Withdrawn Notes
Before the issuance of Silver Certificates, Bearland’s circulating currency consisted of Silver Demand Notes, a short lived series of banknotes that directly represented a claim on physical silver held in the nation’s reserves. Each Silver Demand Note was redeemable for its face value in troy ounces of silver bullion at the Bearland Palace. These notes marked Bearland’s are an important part of its monetary history. Silver Demand Notes lost their official status as “Demand Notes” on September 14, 2025. An exchange period followed, during which the notes could be exchanged at face value for the new Silver Certificates. That exchange window closed on December 14, 2025.
All Time Silver Demand Note Mintage Records
- 0.1 Bear (1 Bear): 6
- 0.2 Bear (2 Bear): 9
- 0.5 Bear (5 Bear): 5
- 1 Bear (10 Bear): 5
For a short time after the Silver Demand Notes were retired, Bearland kept its currency equal to silver ounce for ounce with Type A Silver Certificates, meaning 2 Bear was 2 ounces of silver. Then the Silver Standard shifted to a ten to one ratio where 2 Bear is 0.2 ounces silver. The Type A Certificates began withdrawal on September 27, 2025, and ceased to be legal tender at midnight on January 1, 2026. These certificates were succeeded by the modern Type B Silver Certificates, Treasury Certificates, and Bearland Dollars, which together form the foundation of Bearland’s current monetary system.
All Time Type A Silver Certificate Mintage Records
- 0.005 Bear (5 Cubs): 4
- 0.01 Bear (10 Cubs): 24
- Standard Issue: 21
- Replacement/Star Notes: 3
- 0.05 Bear (50 Cubs): 18
- 0.1 Bear (1 Bear): 18
- 0.2 Bear (2 Bear): 12
- 0.5 Bear (5 Bear): 12
- 1 Bear (10 Bear): 12
- 2 Bear (20 Bear): 12
- Pink Variant: 6
- Blue Variant: 6
National Flag
The polar bear is Bearland’s national animal. Its color stands for the deep cold of the Arctic, while the white background reflects the snow that covers the land.
Government
- Head of State: Sovereign of Bearland
- Current Head of State – Queen Sophia I
- Duties and Powers: The Head of State protects Bearland’s sovereignty, appoints leaders, manages diplomacy, and ensures citizens’ rights are respected. They also oversee the Bearland Palace, the Treasury, the Mint, The High Court of Bearland, or other official buildings, and can draft or amend the Constitution and laws when needed.
- Salary: BBR 500 Paid Weekly
- Current Head of State – Queen Sophia I
- Reserve: Appointed by the Head of State
- Duties and Powers: If the Head of State cannot appoint a Steward, the Reserve may appoint one. The Reserve cannot choose itself, and only serves as a caretaker until a Steward is confirmed by Bearland’s voting process.
- Salary: BBR 150 Paid Weekly
- Steward: 120 Day Trial Position, Appointed by the Head of State for Succession
- Current Steward – None
- Duties and Powers: The Steward learns directly from the Head of State. Their role is to understand how sovereignty is protected, how leaders are appointed, how diplomacy and citizens’ rights are handled, and how the Bearland Palace, Treasury, and Silver Reserves are run. The Steward also takes part in drafting and updating the Constitution.
- Salary: BBR 175 Paid Weekly
- Current Steward – None
- The Bearland Palace: By authority and under control of the Head of State, the Bearland Palace receives all diplomatic, journalistic, and academic inquiries. Contact The Bearland Palace
- Salaries: All government salaries are established under the authority of the Head of State and may be adjusted once per pay period within reasonable limits. Unless otherwise contracted, all government positions are salaried appointments. Bonuses are available based on performance.
- Succession: The Head of State may appoint a Steward for a 120 day trial at anytime. If 50% or more of citizens vote no before the 120 day period ends, a new Steward is named and/or the Current Head of State remains.
Federal Holidays
January 1 – New Years Day
Celebrates the first day of the new calendar year.
February 25 – Firstday
Celebrates the ending of the midday moon, the first day the sun returns to the sky above Bearland. Marks the beginning of Spring.
February 27 – International Polar Bear Day
Celebrates the national animal of Bearland, the Polar Bear.
March 21 – New Day
Inclusive celebration for people of all faiths.
April 16 – Longday
Celebrates the arrival of the midnight sun, the time of year when the sun no longer sets below Bearland’s horizon. Marks the beginning of Summer.
April 22 – Earth Day
Celebrates the Earth and all its gifts.
June 6 – Day of Silence
Commemorates those whose lives were taken by violence and honors their memory.
August 26 – Firstnight
Celebrates the departure of the midnight sun, the first sunset of the season, marking the beginning of Autumn
September 7 – Independence Day
Celebrates the day Bearland declared itself a sovereign nation independent from Canada.
October 17 – Longnight
Celebrates the beginning of the midday moon, the first day of the long winter night when the sun falls below Bearland’s horizon. Marks the beginning of Winter.
December 25 and 26 – Christmas and Boxing Day
Celebrates giving to others.
Voting
When a Steward is appointed, citizens will be able to cast a ballot to express their approval or disapproval of the Steward’s leadership. The Vote button at the top of the website, just next to or under the Declaration of Independence button, will open to a ballot form allowing citizens to vote. You can also access the ballot here.
Citizenship
Citizenship is open to supporters of the Arctic. Benefits include a 0% Bearland Tax on all income/goods and more!* There is no residency requirement, in fact, Bearland proudly keeps its sovereign lands free of permanent human settlement, ensuring that our pristine wilderness remains a safe haven for the incredible and powerful wildlife that calls it home.
To Join: Simply fill out this quick and easy form. Citizenship is 100% Free.
If you let our naming advisor choose your last name and you’re not satisfied with it, you can change it. Simply contact us here. Name changes are free of charge but are limited to one per year per citizen.
*Bearland’s 0% National Tax Rate applies only to income earned or goods exchanged within Territories of Bearland or the Bearland Palace and paid in Bearland Bear (BBR). Citizens remain fully subject to the tax laws of their primary country of residence or citizenship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there mandatory taxes?
No. Bearland does not levy mandatory taxes. Voluntary contributions are welcome but not required for citizenship.
Is Bearland recognized by other countries?
Not yet. Bearland is peacefully pursuing recognition and building relationships with governments, institutions, and the public. Within our own diplomatic framework, we recognize fellow micronations such as Sealand and Seborga, and aspire to a similar level of global awareness.
Can I become a citizen?
Yes! Citizenship is free and simple, complete this quick form and expect a decision from the Head of State in 2–15 days.
What is the best way to support Bearland?
Become a citizen or spread the word!
Can I visit Bearland?
Yes! Our borders are wide open to anyone brave enough and capable to make the journey, no citizenship required. However, travel is absolutely not recommended under any circumstances without professional Arctic expedition planning and training. The nearest airport is roughly 521 km (324 Miles) away and the nearest major port is about 2,492 km (1,548 Miles) away. Rescue expeditions are unlikely to be successful and could take days to weeks depending on weather conditions, anyone planning a trip to Bearland should be prepared to self rescue.
Travel Advisory: Safe access requires a professionally trained and experienced Arctic expedition crew and helicopter, polar class icebreaker, or submarine. Wildlife may look cute but can be very dangerous, extremely unpredictable, and potentially fatal.
Ok but is Bearland real?
Yes! Bearland is a fully self-recognized sovereign micronation, proudly established on September 7, 2025. Like other micronations around the world, Bearland is a real, self-declared nation with its own culture, governance, and identity.
