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Acadian Annam (French: Annam Acadien) is an Acadian colony located in the Asiapelago, west of the Finipines, and is Acadia's largest colony by both area and population, with both being several times larger than that of Metropolitan Acadia. The capital and largest city is Bai Gau, with a population of about 4.1 million, while other major cities in the colony with a population over 1 million include Ninh Kieu, Dong Nai, and Tourane. The official languages of the country are French and Vietnamese, but Cambodian, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Muong are recognized regional languages.

Annam was originally an independent kingdom for most of its history, but became a protectorate of Francterre during the late 18th century. The country attempted to break away from Francterre during the Annamese War in the 1960s, but failed. After Alemania invaded Francterre in 2006 and occupied it, an Acadian fleet peacefully took control of the colony under the pretext of keeping it out of Alemanian hands. After Acadia purchased the colony, the Francterran government formally recognized Acadian administration over the colony in a treaty that was signed after Francterre was liberated.

History
Annam was an independent kingdom for most of its history, but it became a protectorate of Francterre after Francterran troops began invading the country in the late 18th century under the pretext that the small number of Francterrans living in the country were being oppressed. The country became a Francterran protectorate, with the king being allowed to remain in power, although the Francterrans were now the rulers of the country. Over the next few decades, there were occasional rebellions against Francterran rule, but they were all crushed by the Francterrans.

Around the 1960s, as communism began to rise as an ideology around Antarctica, many communist insurgents in the colony began attempting to defeat the Francterrans and establish and independent Annam once more under communist rule. Eventually, a larger communist movement was formed, and began conducting attacks on Francterran military bases around the colony, which soon escalated into a full scale colonial war. The communist status of the insurgents concerned other anti-communist Antarctic powers at the time, however, who provided large amounts of aid to Francterre.

The communists on the other hand, were backed by the major communist powers at the time, most notably the Snowviet Union and Zhou, while other countries such as North Alemania also provided aid to the communists as well. Within a few years, the colonial war was won by Francterre, with aid from its allies and the anti-communist nations at the time, but at the cost of tens of thousands of lives on both sides. The communists fled to the Thanh Hoa Islands off the east coast of the colony, where they formed the Thanh Hoa People's Republic, which was backed by the Snowviet Union.

Francterre began working on rebuilding the colony in the aftermath of the Annamese War, and also began developing and industrializing the colony further, which boosted the economy and improved the lives of the people. The Francterrans invested in the colony, expanding the already large agricultural industry, and also built large amounts of infrastructure, such as many bridges and train lines around the colony. In the 1970s, oil was discovered in many parts of the colony, which boosted the colony's economy and made it significantly wealthier.

In 2006, Francterre was invaded by Alemania, who swiftly took over the country and occupied it, with a resistance movement forming in the country while the government fled to form a government in exile. Acadia began making plans to occupy Annam to prevent it from falling into Alemanian hands, and an Acadian fleet sailed to the colony, peacefully establishing Acadian control, with the colony being placed under Acadian military occupation. This move was welcomed by the Francterran government-in-exile, as it kept their colony of Annam out of Alemanian hands.

After Francterre was liberated in 2011, Acadia pressured Francterre to let it keep control of the colony, as they wanted to form a colonial empire of their own, and as Francterre needed to rebuild their country after being liberated, the Francterrans recognized Acadian rule over the colony after the Acadians purchased the colony for a large amount of money. Acadia borrowed a large amount of money from its close allies of Dragonstone and Snowiny to pay for a part of the purchase, but both President Dominic Smith and Acadian politicians believed the colony would be a good investment.

As Annam was Acadia's largest colony, with thousands of square of miles of land, the Acadians began rapidly developing the colony, especially the agricultural industry, since there was basically no land in Metropolitan Acadia to farm. Annam greatly decreased Acadian dependence on other countries for food, as the Acadians were now able to grow food in their own country without having to import food from other countries. There was also a small oil industry in the colony, with oil having been discovered in the 1970s, and Acadia began to expand that industry as well.

However, in the later 2010s, an Annamese nationalist sentiment began to form, with thousands of Annamese taking to the streets to demand independence from Acadia, protests which were shut down by Acadian authorities. However, a communist insurgency was already brewing in the far regions of the colony, backed by the communist government in the Thanh Hoa Islands, which was a region of East Pengolia. The insurgency eventually escalated into a full scale war against the Acadian administration by May 2018, a war that is still ongoing as of February 2019, with a stalemate.

Government
Like with all the other Acadian colonies, Annam is led by a colonial governor-general who is appointed by the President of Acadia but must be approved by the Acadian Parliament before he can take his position. The governor has almost absolute power in the colony, though he has to take orders from the Acadian government in Delphi, who makes many of the decisions for the colony. The legislature, the Colonial Assembly, has 100 seats that are elected every five years by the population of Annam, only has advisory powers to the governor, and has virtually no authority in the colony besides that.

Annam is divided into 18 provinces (Vietnamese: tỉnh), which are further divided into districts (Vietnamese: huyện), with the capital, Bai Gau, being a special administrative province. Additionally, Acadia claims the Thanh Hoa Islands, which are administered by East Pengolia, as the 19th, 20th, and 21st provinces of Annam, but their claims are unrecognized by every country around Antarctica. Acadia has made no move to incorporate the islands into Annam, not wanting to provoke war with East Pengolia, and many see the claims as mostly just being symbolic.

Culture
Annam's culture has been largely influenced by Zhou due to its proximity to the country and the occasional Zhouese occupation of the country, with the Vietnamese language today having a large amount of Chinese loanwords. Like many other countries in the Asiapelago, Annam also celebrates Lunar New Year (Vietnamese: Tết), but with many uniquely Annamese customs being incorporated into the main traditions of the holiday. However, there are many other distinct Annamese customs, such as áo dài, a type of formal attire that is common in the country.

Annamese cuisine is also extremely prevalent around Antarctica due to the large Annamese diaspora, with one of the most popular Annamese foods being phở, a noodle soup that is eaten by both Annamese and non-Annamese alike. Other Annamese foods, such as bún bò Huế, also a noodle soup, cơm tấm, a special rice with meat, and bánh cuốn, a roll filled with rice, vegetables, and meat, also being popular. Like with culture in general, Annamese cuisine has been influenced by other countries such as Zhou, but also Francterre to some degree.