The Athenian Democracy of Terran Minos is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Priests of Minos with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, unlimited-speed roads, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 2.008 billion Minoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athenius. The average income tax rate is 45.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Minoan economy, worth 43.2 trillion Minoan Staters a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,502 Minoan Staters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Airplane passenger seat sizes and ticket prices are both first-class, moles make up an incredible part of the upper crust, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Minoan Embarrassments, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Terran Minos's national animal is the Forte, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Minoan Hero Cult.

Terran Minos is ranked 156,768^th in the world and 26^th in Minos for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 843.71 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.