Notice
Notice designating the official website of Bir Tawil
The Imperial Crown designates this website as the official public website of the Imperial Government for Bir Tawil, the sovereign territory of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania.
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Sovereign Empire of Brendania
The official public website of Bir Tawil, sovereign territory of the Empire, under His Imperial Majesty Brendan Smith I. Founding instruments, statements, and the record of the state.
- Founded
- October 21, 2026
- Form of state
- Hereditary imperial monarchy
- Sovereign
- H.I.M. Brendan Smith I
- Territory claimed
- Bir Tawil · ≈ 2,060 km²
The Sovereign
His Imperial Majesty Brendan Smith I
Emperor, King, and Supreme Leader of Brendania; Founder of the House of Smith
Under the Imperial Constitution, the Crown is the central organ of state. His Imperial Majesty is Head of State and Head of Government, and the first bearer of the imperial title.
The Crown is hereditary within the House of Smith. The reigning Emperor designates an heir by written decree, and a regency may be constituted if the sovereign is unable to exercise the office.
Statements
Latest from the Imperial Crown
Notice
Public notice on unofficial sales of land, titles, passports, and citizenship in Bir Tawil
The Imperial Government does not sell land, titles, passports, or citizenship in Bir Tawil, and no other party is authorised to do so.
Notice
Public notice to persons intending to travel to Bir Tawil
Travel to Bir Tawil is hazardous. Visitors must comply with the laws of Egypt and Sudan, respect the communities of the region, and consult official travel advice.
Notice
Publication of the official website of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania
The Imperial Crown has published this website as the official record of the Empire's founding instruments, statements, and correspondence.
Statement
Statement on correspondence with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of the Sudan
Following the foundation of the Empire, letters of inquiry have been sent to Egyptian and Sudanese embassy contacts. No reply has been received.
Proclamation
On the foundation of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania
On October 21, 2026, the Declaration of Independence, the Imperial Constitution, and the Imperial Act of Ratification were adopted, founding the Sovereign Empire of Brendania under the House of Smith.
Founding Instruments
The instruments of October 21, 2026
Three instruments founded the Empire: the Declaration of Independence, the Imperial Constitution, and the Imperial Act of Ratification. Later decrees and proclamations are recorded as separate instruments.
IOctober 21, 2026
Declaration of Independence
Status: In forceThe Declaration is the first of the founding instruments. It names the state, claims Bir Tawil, formerly terra nullius, as its sovereign territory, proclaims its independence, names the founding sovereign, and affirms peaceful engagement with other governments.
IIOctober 21, 2026
Imperial Constitution
Status: In forceThe Imperial Constitution sets out the structure of the Crown, succession, executive authority, legislation, judicial appointments, citizenship, defense, economic policy, diplomacy, and amendment. It places the Emperor at the apex of the internal constitutional hierarchy.
IIIOctober 21, 2026
Imperial Act of Ratification
Status: In forceThe Act of Ratification adopts the founding instruments and establishes the imperial style: Emperor, King, and Supreme Leader. It provides for hereditary succession through the House of Smith and repeals the former Rights of Citizens article.
Territory
Bir Tawil
A landlocked desert region on the frontier between Egypt and Sudan. Under each neighbor's preferred reading of the boundary, the region falls to the other.
Bir Tawil was the last no man’s land on Earth until the Declaration of Independence claimed it as the sovereign territory of the Empire. The Ababda and Bishari communities have historical and cultural ties to the wider area, and any development of the region must take account of them.
- Square kilometers
- ≈ 2,060Square kilometers
- The 1899 political boundary
- 22°NThe 1899 political boundary
- The administrative boundary
- 1902The administrative boundary
- Coastline; the territory is landlocked
- NoneCoastline; the territory is landlocked
Bir Tawil Guide
Questions about Bir Tawil
Reference articles on the unclaimed land between Egypt and Sudan: its history, geography, people, legal status, and the claim of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania under His Imperial Majesty Brendan Smith I.
Status: Proposal · not adopted“From Resolve, a Nation.”
The Imperial Chronicle
Recent acts of state
October 22, 2026
Official website published
Status: In forceThe Imperial Crown publishes the official website of the Sovereign Empire of Brendania as the place of publication for its statements and instruments.
October 2026
Letters of inquiry to Egypt and Sudan
Status: CorrespondenceLetters of inquiry are sent to embassy contacts of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of the Sudan, informing both governments of the foundation of the Empire. No reply has been received.
October 21, 2026
Foundation of the Empire
Status: In forceThe Declaration of Independence, the Imperial Constitution, and the Imperial Act of Ratification are adopted. Brendan Smith I accedes as first Emperor, King, and Supreme Leader. Bir Tawil, formerly terra nullius, is claimed as the sovereign territory of the Empire, and the House of Smith is established as the hereditary dynasty.
Page last updated: October 22, 2026