Minoa

Minoa is a country in Earth World Redux found in Southern Europe and in the Eastern Mediterranean. Officially the Kingdom of Minoa, was founded on the 7th of May, 2022(Known in Minoa as Statehood Day) by the country's current king and ruler PixonState. Minoa shares a land border with Athenia as well as a maritime border with Lycia. The country currently hosts a grand population of 1 citizen comprising of mainly ethnic Greek with plans to further expand and populate the country.

History
Minoa began at first as a concept among various Greek intellectuals while they were having their morning coffees in early May of 2022, this concept would be solidified following the claiming of the island of Crete and a few other neighboring islands on the 7th of May, which was then promptly followed by the actualization of the Minoan nation on the 8th of May that remains today. The country has seen several expansions of neighboring land including the annexation of the Peloponnesian peninsula following the disbandment of Sparta as well as a foothold in Epirus gained following the Partition of Hellas on the 12th of May, 2022.

Economy and Society
Minoa is a lesser developed country, ranking fairly low due to its economy being concentrated around subsistence agriculture with some export agriculture in the few fertile flat areas around the country, and the exporting of raw materials such as coal, cobblestone, diamonds, and sandstone. Minoa faces challenges to development because of its low population, lack of buildable and arable land coupled with poor education structure and lack of proper healthcare. The country has also gone on record for having a relatively poor human rights record, characterized by the lack of political freedoms of citizens as well as the excess and extrajudicial use of capital punishments along with a strict interpretation of the Minoan law.

Government and Foreign Relations
Minoa is an unitary absolute monarchy. It is a member of the Greek Economic Union (GEU) and a member of the official Mappercraft discord server.

Lycia-Minoa Proxy Conflict
Additionally Minoa is in a mini cold war with the neighboring power of Lycia dubbed the Lycia-Minoa proxy conflict with a friendly competition based around stealing one another's tourists, boats etc. as well as the occasional banter and shit talking towards each other's respective countries.

Geography
Minoa's crown jewel and the location of all government bodies is on the Island of Crete and in the capital city of Knossos. Sparse settlement and defensive structures can be found on the Peloponnesian peninsula as well as the foothold in Epirus.