The Republic of Altis and Stratis

The Republic of Altis and Stratis (Greek:
Δημοκρατία Αλτης και Στράτης) better known as Altis and Stratis, a Mediterranean Island Republic with approximately 210,000 people living there with its capital being Pyrgos, and its largest city (and former capital) being Kavala.

Altis and Stratis are located almost in the middle of the Mediterranean with the country being located not far from Malta. The country is made up of two major islands with smaller islands being plotted around it. The largest island is Altis and the second largest is Stratis. Altis has a wide array of landscapes with mountains in the north-west to flat farmlands in the east. Stratis is a mostly mountainous island with a couple area's being used for small towns and military bases.

In the 9th Century BC, Altis was settled by Phoenician Traders and Merchants that were closely tided to the Greek states, and Stratis was also settled by the Phoenicians as well as Arab Tribes in the later years. Altis and Stratis would also be controlled by the Romans and Byzantines, and in 908 AD the Island would become their own Island Kingdom. After many years of self-reliance, Altis and Stratis (Known as Limnos and Efstratios at the time) would fall under French control during the Napoleonic wars in 1806 and after the Napoleonic wars Altis and Stratis would become a small kingdom with the nation later going bankrupt in 1859. One year later the British would invade, making the kingdom a colony of Britain. The islands were renamed to Altis and Stratis and would be a colony of Britain for almost 90 years until their independence in 1945. The country would later go through 23 years on social and class struggle until the Communist Revolution in September of 1968. The Communist run government would last for 21 years until the government voluntarily reformed into a Capitalist Democracy in 1989. Altis and Stratis would suffer heavily from political turmoil from the 1990s to the early 2000s. In 2002, a Coup would be attempted by the National Action Front (NAF), with the NAF winning, one of the groups in the NAF would split from the NAF, this group was known as the FIA. After the NAF lost power in the 2004 coup, the NAF would battle with the new government and the  FIA, with it beginning the Altis Civil War. The Altis Civil war would last for 5 years with the NAF coming back on top in 2009. Altis and Stratis would fall under a 5 year Fascist dictatorship with the government being very disliked by the population and more support headed to the FIA. The FIA would begin a guerrilla warfare campaign across Altis and Stratis, and in August of 2014 the FIA with the help of NATO would take back control of the government and re-institute democracy in the country with all loyalist forces to the government surrendering in June of 2015. From 2015 to onward the Republic of Altis and Stratis would begin a rebuilding process and with the nation being the most peaceful it's been since the old communist era.

With democracy opening back up and relations with the west improving, Altis and Stratis would see a return in a growing economy and tourist-boom, as well as using refugees to help rebuild the country of Altis and Stratis. This has proven to be helpful to the country, with the countries HDI returning back to what it was in the 1970s.