Macedonia

Macedonia is a nation in Earth World Redux located in the Balkans in Southeastern Europe. Founded by JennyBudew as the last nation founded on the first day land claims opened for the world, Macedonia has quickly established itself to be a regional hub for trade and a global destination for tourism due to the country's emphasis on beautiful architecture and stunning views. A founding member of the Greek Economic Union, Macedonia maintains close ties to it's Greek neighbors, as well as other countries abroad such as Deutschland and Bluegrass.

Macedonia is inhabited predominantly by ethnic Macedonians, who largely consider themselves a part of greater Greek culture as a whole. The country is sandwiched between Ukraine's Bulgar Oblast to the north and fellow GEU member state Athenia to the south. Macedonia also shares a maritime border with Lemnos.

Government
Currently, Macedonia is ruled as an absolute monarchy by it's queen JennyBudew. She has lead the nation since it's inception and is generally well received by Macedonian citizens and foreign observers and ambassadors. While Jenny is open to democratizing the country, as of now the population is simply too small to feasibly implement democracy.

History
Macedonia was founded on May 7th, 2022, one day before the server officially opened and on the first day the land claims channel for the world opened. Macedonia is chronologically the last country to be founded on the first day players became eligible to claim land, as Jenny scrapped her initial plans of settling Jamaica and instead set up the nation of Macedonia in order to experiment with running a country on a continent and in a popular location, preferring to have neighbors instead of being strictly isolationist. So far, other than it's quirky beginnings, Macedonia's history has been uneventful.

Foreign Relations
Currently, Macedonia hosts embassies for Lesbos and Deutschland, however as of now no countries currently host Macedonian embassies.

Macedonia was one of the few nations able to participate in the Ender Dragon fight, as Shamski of Deutschland offered to let JennyBudew tag along for the dragon fight. During this multinational expedition, Jenny was almost killed by German forces in The End after getting caught up in the post-dragon fight hype and rushing for the dragon egg. However, she never attempted to pick it up. The German disputes regarding this manner were quickly and peacefully resolved and Macedonia and Deutschland continue to maintain a positive relationship.

Macedonia as a country prefers to adopt a neutral, friendly, and welcoming foreign policy, however the nation maintains close ties to it's neighbors in the GEU and has signed a mutual defense pact with the rest of the GEU.

Thessaloniki
Currently the only major settlement within the country, Thessaloniki is the country's capital and largest city. With a high emphasis on Mediterranean architecture and surrounded by the ocean and mountains, Thessaloniki is generally regarded as a top tourist destination in the world and is visited by people all over the server. The city specializes in luxury homes for both it's citizens and foreigners, and there is also a bustling economy with a market and beachside restaurant being notable facilities within the city.

Greater Thessaloniki
The outskirts and rural areas of Thessaloniki are home to an Orthodox church, as well as an apiary, farm, and scattered homesteads. Home to much of the country's agriculture, rural Thessaloniki is still home to the same signature natural wonders of urban Thessaloniki. The areas outside of the city also tend to be much less secular as well.

Members

 * JennyBudew
 * SquidSystem
 * RappinForJesus
 * CentComet