Sultanate of Minecraftia

Not to be confused with this Minecraftia.

Minecraftia (Swedish: Minerige) (Dutch: Minerland) (French: Minerlande) (German: Mänerland) (Malay: Borneo Langit Tinggi) (Jawi: بورنيو لاڠيت تيڠڬي) (Chinese: 新比利時瑞典英文萊) (Tamil: புதிய சென்னை) (Hindi: नया बोर्नियो) (Czech: Minerska) (Slovak: Minersko) (Polish: Minerski) (Hungarian: Minyarország) (Bulgarian: Минърландия, Minŭrlandia) (Romanian: Minărland), officially the Sultanate of Minecraftia (Swedish: Sultanat av Minerige) (Dutch: Koninkrijk Minerland) (French: Royaume du Minerlande) (German: Königreich Mänerland) (Malay: Kerajaan Borneo Langit Tinggi) (Jawi: كراجأن بورنيو لاڠيت تيڠڬي) (Chinese: 新比利時瑞典英文萊王國) (Tamil: புதிய சென்னை சுல்தானேட்) (Hindi: न्यू मद्रास सल्तनत) (Czech: Minerské království) (Slovak: Minersky sultanát) (Polish: Sułtanat Minerski) (Hungarian: Minyar Szultánság) (Bulgarian: Султанат на Минърландия, Sultanat na Minŭrlandia), is a federal parliamentary constitutional sultanate located in Southeast Asia. It is divided into 10 provinces and 2 federal territories. Its capital and largest city is St. Minersburg, located in the Minecraftian Capital Territory.

Minecraftia is the 2nd-most ethnically-diverse country in Southeast Asia, with multiple languages spoken there, including Swedish, Malay, English and the three official languages of Belgium, citing colonial history and the migration of Chinese and Indians to the country. It is also home to various religions, Taoism being the most dominant among the Chinese minority, and Sunni Islam and Christianity being the most prominent religions in the country. It is ruled by an independent branch of the Swedish and Belgian royal families. Minecraftia has the most European influence among all the Southeast Asian countries, beating the Philippines.

Etymology
The name "Minecraftia" was derived from the nation's past as a mining-based country, due to the island's abundance of gold and diamonds, and the capital city of St. Minersburg (Malay: Bandar Stockholm Baru)'s industrial and trade-oriented past, hence the "craft" part of the name.

The Chinese name literally means "New Belgian-Swedish Brunei". "Brunei" is another name for Borneo, one name for the island on which Minecraftia is located, and "Belgian-Swedish-British" represents the British, Swedish and Belgian colonization of the country and the island itself. The Indian migrants call it "New Chennai/Madras" in honor of the old Chennai, located in their original country of India.

The Malay name translates to "Borneo, the Plain of High Heaven", derived from the founding legend of the country (first found in the Malay Annals), where the country's founder, Yang Bijak Ali, first landed on, and as he died from old age upon reaching the island, ascended to the realm of what he called "Langit Tinggi", meaning "Field of Highest Heavens".

Prehistory (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Malayans first immigrated to the country around 1000 years BC and set up mining communities after locals found a large reserve of diamonds in the area. As time passed, trade began to prosper and industry became more and more prominent. Agriculture also began to prosper in the area.

Ancient history (300-1100 AD)
Around 300 AD the first Chinese settlements began appearing in various places in the island. More and more mineral reserves and biologically-diverse areas were found, at this point, the people of the island began to believe their island had been blessed with wealth and beauty.

Colonial era (1100's-1778)
The wealth of the island started attracting the attention of other neighboring nations, who began trading with the country. In just a few hundred years, Minecraftia prospered into a rich island nation in Southeast Asia. Due to the country's wealth, it became known far and wide even to the Europeans.

In the mid-17th century, Swedish explorers set sail for Minecraftia and set up a colony in what would become St. Minersburg. This became Sweden's most successful colony and eventually, Sweden started setting up more colonies across the country. The natives accepted the Swedes as guests and treated them with pleasure.

Around the same time decades later, a joint Belgian-British expedition was made to colonize the remaining areas of the island. Unlike their other colonies, the colonists decide to use up the resources carefully and wisely, leading to Minecraftia keeping its reputation as a rich country. Tamils and Hindus also started to settle in the area around that time.

In the mid 1700's, the colonists and natives began to worry about the likely arrival of pirates stealing the island's resources. In response, the colonists set up the Anti-Piracy Coalition, consisting of Belgium, Sweden, Great Britain, and the native Malayans of the island.

Eventually on January 17th 1778, the colonists let go of the island and give it its full independence, renaming it the Sultanate of Minecraftia. It would be ruled by a sultan and another monarch with the title "Supreme Leader of Minecraftia" both from one of the provinces' royal families, ten senators, and a parliament.

Early Modern Era (1780-1913)
On May 16th 1795, the Minecraftian Revolution began, however after a long and costly battle that destroyed half of Minevarden town, peace is resolved and the Republican-led revolutionaries were hanged for treason.

Sometime during the early 1800's, Central Europeans (mainly from Bulgaria, Romania and the four Visegrad nations) migrated to the island of Minecraftia and survive under the divide between the natives and colonists, followed by migrations of Indonesians and Tagalog peoples.

In 1872, the first pirate attack on Minecraftian waters was recorded. The pirates were led by ex-Sultan Datuk Ralph VI of the New Penang Royal Family, and several former members of the Republicans who led the 1795 revolution.

Wartime Era and the Cold War (1914-1997)
Minecraftia declared neutrality during both World Wars but supplied both sides of the war with supplies during the 2nd World War (1939-1945). Most of the aid actually went to the Allies, while only 21% of the aid went to the Axis (Germany-Italy-Japan) or Central Powers (Germany-Ottoman-Austria).

During the Cold War, Minecraftia refused to participate in any involvement with the US or USSR and chose to remain away from the war and with the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement), commonly referred to as the Third World.

Minecraftian Renaissance (1998-present)
Minecraftia, due to its generous nature and its conservation of resources, became one of the only countries, if not the only to remain unaffected by the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. They helped the rest of the world to recover in just a year.

On September 11th 2001, instead of destroying the World Trade Center, Al-Qaeda terrorists blew up European Parliament in Brussels under Osama bin Laden. Minecraftia, shocked and appalled at their act, declared war on the Al-Qaeda terrorists alongside the rest of the world.

On June 19th 2004, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were tried at the International Criminal Court and pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity, and were sentenced to death by hanging on December 31st of the year.