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'''Farmandie''', officially the '''Kingdom of the Isle of Farmandie''' ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''Le Royaume de l'Ile de Fiærmandie'', [[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Xūrokuv Ion Fyærmandiv'') is an independent post-colonial {{wpl|island country|island country}} located on the [[Isle of Farmandie]]. The kingdom consists of the main landmass - the [[Isle of Farmandie]] - and numerous [[smaller islands]]. Farmandie's capital and largest city [[Kæn]] was established in 1748 on the mouth of [[River Vænd]] on the northern coast of the [[Isle of Farmandie]]. The [[Isle of Farmandie]] is located southeastern [[Ocean of Cathay]] ????km (?,???mi) north of [[Australis polar continent]], ????km (?,???mi) northwest of [[island_name]], ????km (?,???mi) south of [[Jinju]], 2084,1km (1,295mi) southwest of [[Stenzan_island_name]] and ????km (?,???mi) west of [[island_name]] and [[Freda Island]] across the [[Bay of Diamav]].

In [[1705]] [[Kiravia]]n [[Nevisar Austral & Antarctic Company|Nevisar Austral & Antarctic Company (NAAC)]] received an order to establish a permanent colony on the on the northern coast of the [[Isle of Farmandie]]. The assigned fleet arrived to the island in late [[1707]] and got ashore by the mouth of [[River Vænd]]. Soon after the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] government learned about the freshly established [[Kiravia]]n colony on the island and urgently placed an order to establish a competing colony on the island. A fleet from the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company (BRTC)]] stationed on the island of [[Submoll]] got assigned for the task and arrived to the northeastern coast of [[Isle of Farmandie]] in summer of [[1712]]. They got ashore on [[Point St. Matheus]], claiming the territory as a satellite colony of [[Sudmoll|Sud Moll Colony]]. After few days of scouting the area surrounding the [[Kiravian_settlement_name]] and the mouth of [[River Vænd]] the commander of the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]] fleet ordered the settlement to be built on the opposing bank of the river. At first the [[Kiravian]] settlers were very suspicious about the sudden appearance of the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] on the island and what their intentions might be. The commander of the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]] fleet [[Hercule Bahanor]] demanded to have a meeting with the commander of the [[Kiravian_settlement_name]]. He succeeded in persuading the the peaceful nature of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] intentions and concluded an agreement of ? with the [[Kiravian_settlement_name]]'s commander [[commander_name]]. For months the relations between the two colonies stayed peaceful and included mostly trading of goods. Language barrier induced disagreements and distrust between the two ethnic groups caused the relations to turn hostile and after [[certain_escalation_event]] freguent and deadly skirmishes and ruthless competition of the islands scarce resources between the two colonies were common. Referred as the [[Trade War of Farmandie]].

The [[Trade War of Farmandie]] spanned from [[1713]]-[[1748]] and was the precurser to its neglect (from [[1745]]) and self goverment period (from [[1748]] to [[1788]]). The seas around the island were rich in {{wpl|Whaling}}, and [[Seal]] but the cost and expense to extract, process them, and transport them safely was not worth the price. This was especially true of [[Kiravia]] whose nearest colony was [[Sarolasta]] through the [[Polynesian Sea]] leaving them vulnerable to [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] commerce raiding before they came into the protection of their own fleets protective range. Alternatively, the [[Burgundie|Burgoigniacs]] could hug the coast until they reached [[Sudmoll|Sud Moll Colony]] and then [[Equitorial Ostiecia]] and their respective colonial fleets. [[Nevisar Austral & Antarctic Company]] didn't fully abandon their colony on Farmandie until both nations were forced to focus elsewhere in the [[1740s]] but the [[Nevisar Austral & Antarctic Company|NAAC]] put less focus on the island than did the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]]. Both colonies forming naval militias but the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]] garrisoned 100 troops and a small but permanant naval presence on the island in [[1719]], a cost the [[Nevisar Austral & Antarctic Company]] did not feel was justified.

The [[Fort of Kæn]] is a sea fortress guarding the entrance to the port of [[Kæn]], protecting the port and the city of [[Kæn]] from invasions launched from the sea. The fortress is located on the [[Fortress Island (Kæn)|Fortress Island]] in the [[Gulf of Kæn]] and it is a part and the headquarters of the Farmandies chain of coastal forts and coastal artillery/missile stations. The plan to design and build the [[Fort of Kæn]] to protect the [[Gulf of Kæn]] was decided on 1792 by the [[Counsil of Elders]] and the fort started as a small wooden defensive position armed with several artillery batteries to engage ships entering the gulf.

On the grounds that the [[Isle of Farmandie]] would have a better standing on the global market and political scenes, alongside the chance of receiving foreign military aid as an independent country, instead of being a neglected and extorted rebel colony, the town counsil of Kæn declared [[Farmandie]]s independence on the 14th of March [[1813]] and appointed a regent to rule over the newly founded kingdom in the absense of a king. The legitimacy of the declaration was immediately disputed by [[Burgundy]] and resulted in furious military response by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]]. The aggressive military action taken against the [[Farmen people]] by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]] tipped the previously fairly insignificant [[small_scale_conflict_name]] into a full blown war of independence between the newly founded [[Kingdom of the Isle of Farmandie]] and [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|BRTC]].

The Isle of Farmandie is a mountainous, cold and barren island with very rocky coast in the south X sea. The most northern point of the island is 57°12'0"S 73°6'0"W and the most southern point is 62°34'19"S 71°42'0"W. The first settlers brought sheep, goats and chicken with them to the island and later brought sled dogs which were used to pull sleds on expeditions towards south.

These days the island is popular base of operations for many scientists working on Australis polar ice cap.

Farmandies government and energy sector have been supporting and encouraging development of cheap, clean and renewable energy sources by investing heavily into carbon neutral energy sources since 1995 while at the same time pushing hard on strong alignment on growing the export of coal and oil. After 2010 most of the Farman energy companies have already been developing solar, wind, wave and nuclear energy production and storage. The Farmandie energy sector made switch to completely carbon neutral energy sources on January 1st 2020 when the law about carbon free energy sources was implemented.

Farmandie's military spending is 3.7% of GDP (as of 2030). The [[Armed Forces of the Isle of Farmandie]] consists of two separate entities, a well funded and equipped, intensively trained reserve forces consisting almost completely of volunteers and highly professional enlisted forces. Both men and women are required to serve for minimum of 18 month military conscript service after which they are allowed to volunteer to the part time [[Farmandie Reserve Forces]] or enlist in the [[Farmandie Armed Forces]]. The Farmandie Reserve Forces are formed of reserve and conscript personnel and their enlisted officers while the [[Farmandie Armed Forces]] is formed of highly professional enlisted personnel. The [[Farmandie Armed Forces]] took active part in [[the Deluge]] with 2 hospital ships attached to a small missile cruiser fleet with force protection and ship boarding groups among other supporting elements.