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'''Nutopia''' is a [[conceptual]] country created by [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] on April Fools Day 1973. This country (or nation) was supposed to live up to the standards set by John Lennon's song "[[Imagine (song)|Imagine]]".

In the official [[dec'''Nutopia''' is a [[conceptual]] country created by [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] on April Fools Day 1973. This country (or nation) was supposed to live up to the standards set by John Lennon's song "[[Imagine (song)|Imagine]]".

In the official [[declaration]] of Nutopia, it is stated that it "has no land, no [[boundaries]], no [[passports]], only people. Nutopia has no [[laws]] other than cosmic. All people of Nutopia are [[ambassadors]] of the country. [[Citizenship]] of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of Nutopia."

The [[flag]] of Nutopia has only one colour: [[white]].

The "Nutopian International [[Anthem]]" was included on John Lennon's album ''[[Mind Games]]'', and consisted of a few seconds of silence.

A plaque engraved with the words "NUTOPIAN EMBASSY" was duly installed at their home at [[the Dakota]]. It is believed that the whole affair was a jibe at Lennon's ongoing [[immigration]] troubles, as he and Ono (who already had a Resident Alien "[[green card]]", which Lennon had been denied, through her previous husband) tried to move permanently to America.

==See also==

*''[[Mind Games]]''

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laration]] of Nutopia, it is stated that it "has no land, no [[boundaries]], no [[passports]], only people. Nutopia has no [[laws]] other than cosmic. All people of Nutopia are [[ambassadors]] of the country. [[Citizenship]] of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of Nutopia."

The [[flag]] of Nutopia has only one colour: [[white]].