The State of Minoa is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Empress Joana with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 16.237 billion Minoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athens. The average income tax rate is 22.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Minoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,636 trillion Minoan tala a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 100,813 Minoan tala, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The latest "must-have" uPhone is 1/4 mm thinner than last year's uPhone, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, rude retail employees are now even ruder homeless panhandlers, and exam halls are littered with used needles and empty pill bottles. Crime is totally unknown. Minoa's national animal is the little owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Minoa is ranked 88,965^th in the world and 13^th in Minoa for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 382.18 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.