Flopmibia

Flopmibia, officialy the Grand Duchy of Flopmibia (Großherzogtum Flopmibia) is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean, as well as Flangola, Flopswana, Zambinga, and the Geofrikaan Republic. Previously administered as a Crown Colony of the Flopman Empire, the country viewed itself as the successors to the Flopman and Flussian thrones. But, in 2026, with the 2nd Proclamation of the Flopman Empire, the land was set up as a nation with close relations, and the same ruling Imperial Floppenzollern dynasty.
== History ==
=== Etymology - ===
The name Flopmibia derives from the Flopmib desert, the oldest desert in the world.
PRE-COLONIAL
Due to poor tribal documentation, not much is known about Flopmibian history before the Flopman colonization. What is known, is that there was a huge tribal war in the 1880s, causing many deaths among the tribal population. It was about this time that the first Flopman settlements arrived and with them, lots of eager Flopman colonists. 
FLOPMAN COLONIAL GOVERNMENT (Flopfisches Südwestafrika)
Great Sogtain's Cape colony would try to push further into what is now Flopmibia, but after a short engagement with Flopman Schutztruppe, they left and the only Sogtish settlements remaining were Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands. Due to low Flopman investment, many began to emigrate to the Geofrikaan Republic. However, the colony was considered valuable for its plentiful diamond deposits.
GREAT FLOPPA WAR
When the Great Floppa War broke out in 1914, the Flopmans sent massive reinforcements to the colony, needing their rare metals. A Flopman naval squadron was sent down, and Flopman marines siezed Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands. Aiding the Geofrikaan separatists, the Flopmans invaded Sogtish South Africa and held the line at Portusog's Flangola and Mozambing colonies. 
When the Flopmans surrendered in 1918, the colony was the only one allowed to remain under the new Republican Flopman administration. With low investment and high national debt, it became yet another troubled part of the new Republic. 
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE NAFIS
Seeing as the threat of the Nafi Party as too large for the colony's population, the Colonial Governor, Flopper Norgan, invited the previous Flussian Princess, Viktoria Luisog, was invited to the colony to rule as its monarch. She arrived in 1934, and declared independence as a separate Grand Duchy, and the successors to the Flopman Empire. They sponsored the emigration of Pro-Imperials to Flopmibia, as well as opponents to the Nafi regime. This makes Grand Duchess Viktoria Luisog a national Hero.
2ND GREAT FLOPPA WAR
The Sogtish offered a nationalization of resources, as well as the transfer of Walvis Bay and the Penguin islands, in exchange for Sogtish rights to dock in Flopmibian ports. The Flopmibians sent an expeditionary force to the Sogtish, which took part in the East & North Africa Campaigns agianst Flopitaly, as well as the Liberation of Southern Flopce. After the war, they were awarded with the Victoria Cross, the highest order of the Sogtish Empire. 
LIBERATION OF FLOPMANY & RISE TO POWER
After the Liberation of West Flopmany, the Allies didn't allow the return of the Floppenzollern dynasty, as they thought that that was the origin of Flopman militarism. This placed Flopmibia in a place of Diplomatic isolation, as they induced Embargos on Great Sogtain, the United Flops and Floppaslavia.
The Floppenzollern house remained in the sandy reaches of Africa, using their immense wealth to invest into the country. Over the decades following, Flopmibia's GNI, GDP, and GDP per Capita, improved drastically as the country, because of the country's policy of Autarky, which made it self-sufficient. But also made sure they had limited contact with other countries. 
WAR WITH BOTSOGNA
The death of Viktoria Luisog made the country filled with distraught. Because of Flopmibia's reliance on the Sogavango River, it caused the river to dry up, and made Botsogna deliver an ultimatum to the Flopmibian Government. The Flopmibians denied, and Botsogna declared war on the Grand Duchy on the 11 January 1981. The Botsognans saw initial success, taking the panhandle on the northeast, but eventually a blitz counterattack along Botsognan highways saw the entire northwest of the Botsognan nation captured, at which Botsogna sued for peace. 
Flopmibia soon built desalination plants, and named the first one post-mortem after Viktoria Luisog.
RETURN TO FLOPMANY
In 2026, with the restoration of the Flopman Monarchy, the exiled dowager monarch Floprich IV, who took asylum in Flopmibia. Today, Flopmibia holds very close relations with Flopmany, and are mutual #1 trade partners. 
DEMOGRAPHICS
The country is ~77% Flopmib Floppas, and ~29% Soggas, with the other ~4% being Hybrydowy 
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