Metuawaya

Metuawaya (Metuawayese: Metü'əwəyə Urə'ohôŋa), officially the Republic of Metuawaya, is an island country in South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Pakistan and India, and it shared maritime borders with India and Pakistan.

Metuawaya's history can be traced back to 1,000 BC with the foundation of the Kingdom of Awaya. In the 6th century, Islam reached Awaya, which converted the monarch to Islam, developing strong commercial and cultural ties with Asia and Africa. In 1521, the Ayawa Sultanate fought a war with the Portuguese Empire, ultimately ending in a Portuguese victory, who reduced it to a dependency of Portugal. The Portuguese later handed it to the Dutch, who handed it to the British in 1887, as a part of British India. Metuawaya gained independence in after the Partition of the British Indian Empire as a presidential republic, as a dominion of the British Empire. The dominion was succeded by the Republic of Metuawaya in 1951.

Metuawaya is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, G77, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Etymology
Metuawaya's name comes from the Metuawayese words for "I" (me) and "you" (tu). The "awaya" part comes from the old Metuawayese word for island (baya).