Menaphos

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Menaphos
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Kharidia
Official languages Swedish
Demonym Menaphosian
Government Democratic republic
Breakaway republic of Titonüi
 •  Established October 25, 2018 
 •  Disestablished February 11, 2019 
Population
 •  2019 estimate 0
Currency Titonian Wammies (TTW)
Date format yyyy-mm-dd
Drives on the right
Calling code +48
Internet TLD +48

Menaphos was a small self-proclaimed republic located on a small plot of land in the south-eastern parts of Titonüi, bordering Zamolodchikova to the west, and Diversia to the east. It was only recognized by Nuevo Province, Rhosỳna, Shairia, Violía and Xobrania.

On the 11th of February 2019, at 13:32 (ZSIT +1), all of the citizens of Menaphos died due to ingestion of tide pod fluid-injected fruits, sent by Titonüi in an attempt to poison the country and take back their land.

On the 18th of March 2019, the country had officially finished cleaned up, and citizens of Titonüi started inhabiting the town. It was renamed from Menaphos to Tiosoo.

History

On the 21st of June 2018, the Titonian government organized a poll on whether or not to legalize cannabis for medicinal use. After two weeks of voting, it was announced that 74.4% of the population had decided to legalize cannabis. The effects of this law took place on the 15th of July 2018.

However, on the 25th of October 2018, the news had struck the elderly population, who were angered by this decision. As a result, they started a riot in the middle of Titonovia. The riot gained nation-wide attention. A total of 531 victims were brought to the hospital, with 23 victims having fatal wounds. The riot has been estimated to have caused damage worth up to $1,125,000.

In early November 2018, Wirefly connections were shut off to the land of Menaphos. Wirefly connections were available in Menaphos prior to this, since the territory was Titonian before being stolen. Trains, buses, flights and other forms of transportation to visit Menaphos were also shut off during this time.

Several of the riot starters were caught and were imprisoned, but several of them fled to the south-eastern part of Titonüi, where they stole Titonian land and started their own country. The result of this was the country Menaphos.

In December 2018, the country had not been going as well as planned. The population steadily started to decline, dropping from 548 inhabitants to 387 in the matter of 4 weeks. The reason behind the sinking population was most likely due to food shortage, no support from neighbouring countries and illnesses. On February 2019, the country only had 70 citizens.

On 11 February 2019, Titonüi proceeded to send a fruit basket to the country, in an attempt to aid them. The decision was met with a ton of confusion, until it was later revealed that the fruit in the fruit basket were injected with tide pod fluid, and that it was sent in an attempt to poison the country and quietly end it once and for all. This ultimately worked, and as a result ended the country. Titonüi started taking back their land, and is currently clearing the land in order to inhabit it again.

International relations

The republic was unrecognised by most nations:

  • Cefloana - Cefloanian president Beyoncé called in for an urgent meeting about this situation. Voting method had been introduced. After voting, 3 out of 25 people in Cefloanian Government voted to recognize Menaphos, other 22 votes were in to not recognize Menaphos. Cefloanian government decided to not recognize it. TIDAL also didn't work in that region, but continued to work in rest of Titonüi.
  • Chattahoochee - Queen Amber Wolf of Chattahoochee responded to the multiple recognitions and denounciations of Menaphos with "Wat?". No further statements were released.
  • Fokland - Supreme OverShitLord Imogen had one thing to say about Menaphos, which was "i don't play fortnite so :/".
  • Marnos - Marnos officially denounced Menaphos and did not recognize them. Prime Minister Fitzgerald Grant stated, “We stand by our friends in Titonüi and will support them against Menaphos”.
  • Nuevo Province - The Nuevan government decided to recognize Menaphos because "their flag is pretty and marijuana is cash money, also old people are dumb".
  • Purple Country - Purple Country chose not to recognize Menaphos as a country. There was only one statement by the Purplist president, Tatianna Rose Blue, who called Menaphosians "a bunch of butthurt ass people who hate progress".
  • Rhosỳna - The President of Rhosỳna, Rachel Swindler, decided to recognize the breakaway state of Menaphos. No real reason was given, however, it was speculated that Swindler might've been high when making the statement. Days later, Rhosỳna sent multiple teenagers to the disputed country to 'mate with the local oldies' forming the town of Treftityn.
  • Shairia - Ebony Jenkins released a statement has confirmed by a vote of 70-30, the country will recognize Menaphos. They sent a Shairian man who is 865 and smokes cannabis to live there. He was one of the last citizens to die on 11 February 2019.
  • Titonüi - The Titonian government, to no surprise, publicly denounced Menaphos, since the country had stolen Titonian land and caused major riots in the capital of Titonovia. Titonüi also proceeded to work hard to make the country cease to exist.
  • Violía - The Violían government had decided to follow the direction of their Meridic Union ally Nuevo Province, and had chosen to recognize Menaphos as a country. They also chose to (accidently) stop recognising Titonüi as a country.
  • Xaliqtyva - On the 11th of February 2019, the Xaliqtyvan ambassador Tanya Tagaq visited the country and performed in the city of Kharidia. She proceeded to eat three people, and converted four citizens to her religion Tagaq. Despite this, the government of Xaliqtyva never stated their stance on Menaphos.
  • Xobrania - The Xobranian government decided to recognize Menaphos, "because it's all about acceptance and tolerance" said President Xenia Cohen.
  • Üsmile - The Üsmilian government partially recognized Menaphos, however no official reason was given at this moment. They now do not recognise this country at all, after all the citizens have died and it is a part of Titonüi.
  • Yakolira - Due to frosty relations with Titonüi, the Yakoliran government decided to publically support the new nation and persuaded willing citizens to relocate there.
  • Yuvia - After months of the Yuvian government placing recognition of Menaphos on the political back-burner, on 18 November 2018 the topic was re-introduced to the lower chamber house for further deliberation.