Republic of Minerva

The Republic of Minerva was a libertarian project that succeeded in building a small man-made island on the Minerva Reefs south of Fiji in 1972 before being invaded by troops from Tonga, who annexed it and destroyed the island.

Status	Defunct (now part of Tonga) Official languages	English Organizational structure	Republic • President Morris C Davis (1972-1973, 1982) Establishment • Declared 19 January 1972 Membership	42 Purported currency