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The island nation of minerva was founded by Michael oliver, a collector and real estate investor. They intended to build a 400 acre artificial island over the reef and turn it into a resort that would sparkle like a jewel in the blue south pacific. According to one of the republic of minerva's self published newspapers,. They hoped to attract tens of thousands of residents and base their government structure on zero taxes, no welfare, no subsidies and no economic intervention.