One of the reasons that the country was founded was to address Lennon's then-ongoing immigration problems (the previous week he received a deportation order)[3] through satirical means.
[4] On 2 April 1973 Lennon and Ono introduced the conceptual country of Nutopia at a press conference in New York City.
[6][7] The Nutopian Embassy was originally located at 1 White Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan which was the apartment address for some their friends and staff (Ken Dewey, Jon Hendricks, Patty Oldenburg and Helen Seaman) and headquarters of the National Committee for John and Yoko, set up to help their immigration case.
[citation needed] Lennon's album Mind Games (1973) features the "Nutopian International Anthem", which consists of four seconds of silence.
In 2006, a Nutopia website was created that forwarded to a site about the documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon, distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment.
[14][15] Finnish singer-songwriter Kari Peitsamo, fan of Lennon's work, released a song called "Nutopia" on his album I'm Down.