Principality of Islandia explained

Conventional Long Name:	Principality of Islandia
Image Map2:	File:Aerial of Coffee Caye from above.jpg
Map Caption2:	Coffee Caye from above
Leader Name1:	Jodie Joyce
Area Claimed:	Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea

The Principality of Islandia is an incipient micronation that claims Coffee Caye in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize as its territory.^[1] Coffee Caye is a currently uninhabited island of separated by a short boat trip from Belize City. Founded in 2018 by Gareth Johnson and Marshall Mayer, the project is the first attempt to create a micronation to be crowdfunded.^[1] At present the island, which is covered in mangroves and surrounded by coral reefs, can be rented for camping excursions.^[2]

External links

• Official website
• CNN – A tour of Coffee Caye, earmarked for micronation Islandia (photos)

Notes and References

1. News: Collett . Richard . 10 March 2022 . They bought a Caribbean island to start their own country . CNN . 10 March 2022 . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310113229/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/islandia-lets-buy-an-island-micronation/index.html/ . live .
2. News: Collett . Richard . 4 March 2022 . The World's First Crowdfunded Island Is Looking for Owners — and It Could Be You . Travel + Leisure . 10 March 2022 . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308071416/https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/islandia-coffee-caye-belize-private-island . live .