Nutopia

Nutopia is a conceptual country, sometimes referred to as a micronation, founded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. One of the reasons that the country was founded was to address Lennon's then-ongoing immigration problems through satirical means. There is no leadership and not all citizenships have been recorded. As a result, the population is unknown.

Nutopia is a portmanteau of "new" and "utopia" which suggests Nutopia is a new, utopian society.

History

On April Fool's Day 1973, John and Yoko introduced the conceptual country of Nutopia at a press conference in New York City.

The Lennons were ambassadors of the country and sought (creatively, though unsuccessfully) diplomatic immunity to end Lennon's ongoing immigration troubles, as he and Ono tried to remain in the United States. (Ono already had a Resident Alien "green card" through her previous husband, Tony Cox. Lennon had been denied permanent residence status.) John talked about the imaginary country, which would live up to the ideals of his song "Imagine", saying this in the "official" declaration:

Nutopia (disambiguation)

Nutopia ("The Country of Peace") is a fictional country created by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Other uses include:

Nutopia (production company)

Nutopia is an independent television production company established in 2008 with offices in London and Washington, D.C. It specialises in making documentary television programmes.

The company was founded by Jane Root, former president of the Discovery Channel USA and Controller of BBC2, and Laura Franses, who left the company in 2012. Other board members include Michael Jackson and Peter Bazalgette. It produced the 12-hour America: The Story of Us series for History US, and has since worked on projects for History USA, and National Geographic.

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