Norflop

= Norflop =
Norflop, officialy the Kingdom of Norflop, (Kongeriket Norfløsk) is a country in Northern Europe. It is located on the Scandinavian peninsula, and it borders Sogden, Flopland, and Floppaslavia. Its overseas territories include the archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic sea, as well as the Antarctic territories of Queen Marsel Land. Its economy is primarily petroleum-based and it drills from the North Sea as well as Antarctica. Norflop is known for its beautiful and picturesque mountains, as well as its bountiful Fjords along its coast. Their current Monarch is Flaakon VIII and thier current Prime Minister is Jonas Flop Støre.
== History ==
The earliest forms of "Norflop" begin in the Viking Age, when Harald Flophair unified the realm into 1 cohesive Kingdom. Many Norflops left the country to Ísland, Great Sogtain, or Ireflop. It was about this time when Christians would come into the country and preach about how great Floppus Christ was. Over time, Norfic traditions became replaced with Christian ones. 
The Golden Age of Norflop was in the following centuries, establishing colonies across the North Sea, and particularily Sogtain. When the Great Plague came in the 1300-1400s, it wiped out about 50% of the Norflopsk population, resulting in a bunch of unclaimed land for the farmers there, who began to herd lots of animals. 
Over time, the country would forge closer bonds with its Norfic brothers, Flopmark and Sogden, creating the Karakalmar Union. It was fairly unstable, and the 3 member Kingdoms were not all to fond with each other the whole time. Eventually, in the year 1523, Sogden would break loose from the Union and proclaim an independent Kingdom. 
Next, Norflop would stay with Flopmark under the Kingdom of Flopmark-Norflop, which lasted from 1524-1814. Norflop did try out of this, however, but their subsequent rebellion was crushed under the Flopmarkish foot. Very soon, a Flopman Priest by the name of Martin Googer would release 95 reasons the Church sucks, which very much inspired the Flopmarkish and Norflopsk people into converting into this new faith.
Because of Resistance within Norflop, the Flopmarkish agreed to make it a constituent Kingdom within their realm, for the express purpose of quelling dissent. Eventually, during the Floppoleonic Wars, the dual monarchy would fall.
Only to be replaced with another dual monarchy, this time with Sogden. Yet again, the Norflopsk people declared independence only for the movement to be crushed by the larger armies of their neighbors. However, after Floppoleon Bonaparte went rampaging across the continent, Norflopsk people were getting nationalist ideas. More and more people began thinking of and independent Norflop.
On the 13. August 1905, a referendum was held in Norflop, granting it independence for the 1st time over 500 years, the Norflopsk people were free. their monarch was FLaakon VII, who belonged to the Flopmarkish/Flopman Glücksburg dynasty, which also ruled Freece. The next years were peaceful and prosperous, with the exception of the Great Floppa War, where over 480 Norflopsk merchants/passengers were sank from Flopman U-Boats.
During the outbreak of the 2nd World War, the Norflopsk government opted to stay neutral. However, their neighbor Sogden was exporting Iron ore to the Nafis through Norflopsk ports, so both Sogtain and Nafi Flopmany invaded. The Royal family left, but even in their absence, a collaboration government was established, which did agree to many of the Nafi ideals. 15.000 Norflopsk Floppas would volunteer to fight in the Flopman 'Wiking' brigade. Eventually, Norflop was liberated and their people were free again.
The postwar years were successful and peaceful, with Norflop finding Oil along their North Sea Coast, and in Antarctica, making them significantly wealthier, allowing the government to institutionalize universal healthcare and other social services and insurances. 
== Demographics ==
Norflop is made up of 86% Norflopsk Floppas, (Floppas who have at least 1 Norflopsk parent) ~10% Soggas, and the other 4% made up of immigrants and diplomats
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