Andèra (country)

Andèra is a country. It was founded in 1989, and it has multiple states that are located on different islands (most of which were purchased from Duck Island in 2018). It has signed the Delphi Pact and is a member of the United Antarctic Nations and the Free Republic Union. It is known for its very friendly citizens. The capital of Andèra is Andèra Town, which is located on the island which is also called Andèra.

History
The first state of the country, the island of Andèra, was discovered for the first time in 1765, by a group of Khanz Penguin explorers from the High Penguin Confederacy. However, their boat sank, and they didn't know how to build a new one, so they lived there until they died.

It was discovered again in 1912 by a group of High Penguins. They went back to the High Penguin Confederacy and the island became a part of it. However, the Khanzem War started on the next year, and the High Penguins weren't able to go back to the island. It was discovered for a third time in 1916 by a penguin who survived after a ship sank, but he soon died because he was infected with a dangerous virus.

In the 1910s, the island had a small forest on it, but in 1937, the forest started growing. It grew faster and faster, and in 1956, the forest became fully grown, making it noticeable.

In 1981, the trees got knocked down by a massive blizzard that was reported to hit the Olde Antarctica, with wind speeds at 155, but then moved and the the temperatures were even colder then ever, at a record of -47 degrees.

Later, the forest started to grow again.

The creation of the country
The country of Andèra was created by a penguin called Cooldude254, after he discovered the island of Andèra in 1984, when he was traveling with his brother at unknown islands. However, his brother, Lamedude254, stole his boat.

After building a new boat and sailing back to Antarctica to tell the other penguins about the island, he returned. Some years later, in 1989, he chopped down the forest that grew on the island with 5 other penguins, and then officially created the a country of Andèra. Many other countries soon recognized it.

Cooldude also tried to annex a second island that is located near the island of Andèra, but he wasn't able to do that because the country didn't have a military yet, so the island of Andèra remained as the only state of the country until 2018.

21st century
In 2013, after the Manifest Destiny Treaty was written and signed by Snowiny, Margate, Amataria and Shops Island, Andèra joined the Free Republic Union to gain protection from possible annexation. The first Andèran South Pole Council Delegate was Gneptoon Lonkinz, who was also the general of the Andèran army.

In 2016, the government started planting trees on the island of Andera to make a new forest. As of May 22, 2018, 30% of the former forest's territory had been turned into a new forest, and as of September 17, 2019, it had been done with about 55% of the territory.

In 2017, it was found out that a group of penguins, led by Gneptoon Lonkinz, was planning to coup the Andèran government and turn Andèra into a communist dictatorship (worse than East Pengolia). All of the coup planners except for Gneptoon were arrested (Gneptoon managed to escape and went to North Joseon), and Lloyd Penguface became the new South Pole Council delegate.

On February 19, 2018, Andèra joined the UAN, and in May 2018, Andèra signed the Delphi Pact. Also, on May 21, 2018, the flag of Andèra was replaced with a new one.

On October 30, 2018, Andèra purchased the Duckish states of Annonia, Noot Island, Tempest Island, Motivaro and Rekt Islands, along with some of the ships of the Duckish navy.

On December 1, 2018, the government system of the country was changed. The new system is similar to the Tropicalian one: the country is ruled by the president, who rules until he dies or resigns, after which his/her son, daughter or another relative will become the new president. However, although the government type was changed, Cooldude254 still stayed as the leader of the country. Also, the official name of the country was changed from "Andèra Fun Penguin Country" to "The Country of Andèra".

Politics
Formerly, the government of Andèra used to be a monarchy. When Cooldude254 created the country, he declared himself the "Sir Andèra" (King) of the country, and started calling himself Andèra Penguin, and his son Cooldude255 (Andèra Penguin Jr.) became the "Kid Andèra" (Prince) of the country.

However, on December 1, 2018, the government system was changed to another one, similar to the one of Tropicalis: the ruler is the president, but he/she rules until he/she dies or resigns and then his/her son, daughter or another relative will become the president (if not, there will be elections). Also, when he became the president, Cooldude254 stopped calling himself Andèra Penguin. Currently, he is still the president. Also, in addition to that, the official name of the country was changed from "Andèra Fun Penguin Country" to "The Country of Andèra".

The legislative branch of Andèra (the parliament) is consisted of 100 members and the executive branch (the government, the head of which is the prime minister) is consisted of 25 members, including the ministers. Laws are first passed by the parliament and then approved and put into effect by the government, but if they have less than 66% support, they can be vetoed by the president. There are elections in Andèra ever 4 years, and the current prime minister is Cole J. Bucket.

There are many official and some unofficial political parties in Andèra. The unofficial ones aren't allowed to take part in elections, but they often still try to do that. Andèra's most popular political parties are the Centre Party and the Reform Party, and the least popular ones are the unofficial parties. The Communist Party is illegal because of what Gneptoon Lonkinz tried to do.

Because Andèra has joined the UAN, it also has an UAN representative. Andèra's current UAN representative is a penguin called Zane von Ninja.

Symbols
The anthem of Andèra is called "The World is Just Awesome". It is broadcasted on the radio every Sunday. There is no royal anthem in Andèra.

The motto of Andèra is "Deserts are boiling, Andèra is "cool"!".

The current flag of Andèra replaced a previous one on May 21, 2018.

Economy
A big part of the Andèran economy is made up of a car building company, a tram building company and a trolleybus building company. The car building company called AndèraCar, and it has car factories in the cities of Andera Town, Las Andera and Andera Land, all of which are located on the island of Andèra. The tram building company, which has a tram factory in Las Andera, is called AndèraTram, and the trolleybus building company, which has a trolleybus factory in Andera Land, is called AndèraTrolleybus. There is also a train factory in Andera Town. The cars, trams, trains and trolleybuses are exported to many countries.

Tax rates in Andèra are high enough to fund government services, but low enough to not make anyone angry. In 2005, they were raised, but that made most of the penguins who live in the country angry, so they were lowered soon.

It is unknown if there are currently any loopholes to avoid taxes in Andèra. The government is always looking for and removing them. The current unemployment rates of Andèra are somewhere around 3.2%.

The currency of Andèra used to be called Andèra Cash (A$). However, in October 2018, Andèra decided to adopt the Circum instead.

Resources
There used to be a lot of forest on the island of Andèra. However, it was chopped down in the 1980s. In recent years, Andera's government has started planting trees to make a new forest.

Also, there are a few small coal mines near the town of Northern County Town, and many fish live in the sea around Andèra and in the rivers and lakes on the island.

Transportation
Most of the cars used in the country are either AndèraCar (built in Andèra) or QuackCar (built in Duck Island) ones). Most of the inhabitants of Andèra own cars.

On the island of Andera
There are railways that connect to all of the 7 cities of the island, and there is a train factory in Andera Town, where most of the trains used on the island are built.

There are bus networks in all of the cities on the island. Most of the buses that are used in Andèra are built in Duck Island.

Also, Andera Town, Las Andera and Andera Land have tram and trolleybus networks in them, and Andera Town also has a subway system. In addition to these types of transportation, there are also ships and planes, which are commonly used to travel to other countries.

Education
School is compulsory for 9 grades for all the young penguins and other creatures who live in Andèra and its states. Most of the subjects are compulsory but there are also a few non-compulsory ones.

Math was changed from being compulsory for all the grades to being compulsory for the first two grades after that was done in Duck Island, because Cooldude254 decided that it is a good idea to do that.

The subjects are:

Inhabitants
Most of the inhabitants of Andèra are penguins and puffles, but a few ducks live in most of the states, as well. The percentage of different penguin species isn't the same in all of the states, but some of the states have a lot of High Penguins living in them, because they were owned by the High Penguin Confederacy in the past.


 * Cooldude254
 * Cooldude255
 * Cole J. Bucket
 * Lloyd Penguface
 * Zane von Ninja
 * Gneptoon Lonkinz (formerly)
 * Waddlerpingu
 * Shadow Quackerpingu

Migration
Migration in Andèra is mostly composed of penguins and puffles moving from the smaller states to the bigger ones. Also, some penguins and puffles move from other countries, like Duck Island and the United States of Antarctica, to Andèra, and some penguins and puffles (a smaller number than those moving to Andèra) move from Andèra to other countries.

Geography
All of the states of the country of Andèra are located on different islands. The island of Andèra and Tempest Island are located in the Sub-Antarctic Sea. Annonia and Noot Island are located in the Duck Archipelago. Motivaro is a small archipelago located northeast of Annonia, and Rekt Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located west of Annonia.

The capital of Andèra, Andera Town, is located on the island of Andèra.

Military
Andèra's military contains the army, the air force and the navy. The Andèran army contains many soldiers and a lot of tanks and other vehicles, the air force contains a lot of planes, helicopters and pilots and the navy contains a lot of ships that were bought from Duck Island (a few were bought from Quackerfleet too) and some sailors. The size of the military grew after Andèra purchased some of the Duckish states, because the Duckish soldiers from those states joined the Andèran army and many of the ships of the Duckish navy were bought, as well.

The military is used to protect the country from other countries that might want to annex it (although the country is a part of the FRU).

Andèra has a secret agency called the Top Secret Agency, which was created in September 2018. Before that, there was an EPF branch protecting the country from villains.

States

 * Andèra (island) is the first state of the country.
 * Annonia is a big island that was purchased from Duck Island.
 * Parchatoacticioneopi is an island that used to not be a separate state and was counted as a part of Annonia instead. However, it was turned into a separate state in December 2019.
 * Noot Island is an island that was purchased from Duck Island. Before being annexed by Duck Island, it was a dictatorship.
 * Tempest Island is a small windy isand off the coast of Antarctica that was purchased from Duck Island.
 * Motivaro is an archipelago that was purchased from Duck Island.
 * Rekt Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located west of Annonia that was purchased from Duck Island.

The island of Andera
The island of Andèra is mainly flat. Formerly, there used to be a forest, but it was chopped down. There are some mountains on the island, as well, such as Mount Andèra, most of which are located in the northern part of the island, but a smaller mountain range is also located in the southern part.

There are some rivers, such as the Andèra River, which flows through Andera Town, the capital, and the Las Andera River, which flows through Las Andera. Also, there are some lakes, such as the Andèra Lake, which is located near Andera Town.

Cities and Towns

 * Andera Town (the capital of both the state and the country)
 * Las Andera
 * Western County Town
 * Eastern County Town
 * Southern County Town
 * Northern County Town
 * Andera Land

Relations with other nations

 * DuckNewFlag.png Duck Island - Excellent - Andèra has excellent relations with Duck Island.
 * LatelFlag.png Latel - Excellent - Andèra has excellent relations with Latel.
 * LavaFlag.png Lavaheart Island - Excellent - Andèra has excellent relations with Lavaheart Island.
 * Freezelandflag.jpg Freezeland - Great - The relations between Andèra and Freezeland are great and the countries often trade.
 * NewUnitedProvincesFlag.png United Provinces - Good - Andèra has great relations with the new United Provinces since they didn't show an interest in annexing them like Snowiny did.
 * USA flag.PNG United States of Antarctica - Excellent - After joining the FRU, these nations improved relations significantly. Joining the Union also prevented Andera from being annexed by one of the Manifest Destiny signatories, specifically Snowiny.
 * CandviaFlag.png Candvia - Great - Andèra has great relations with Candvia.
 * Snozerland Flag 2 edited-1.png Snowzerland - No relations - Andèra has no relations with Snowzerland, but some Andèrans are afraid that Snowzerland might want to annex Andèra.
 * East Pengolia image flag.png East Pengolia - No relations - Same as Snowzerland.
 * Flag of North Joseon.png North Joseon - No relations - Same as Snowzerland and East Pengolia.

Trivia

 * There are many SPAMs and Cheap Stores in most of the states of Andèra, because the states were bought from Duck Island.
 * In 2019, there were plans to make New Annonia City, which is located in the state of Annonia, the capital of the country.
 * On the island of Andèra, there are Walri 'R' Us stores in Andera Town, Las Andera and Andera Land.