Nation/Flauc

The People's Socialist Republic of Flauc, commonly called Flauc, is a direct social democracy. It is bordered on the north by Galmarch and South Germany and Austria, on the south west Flauc is surrounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea (mainland) on the east Flauc is surrounded by the Adriatic Sea & bordered by Krajstali, on the South East Flauc is surrounded by the Ionian Sea, the North West by Galmarch, and bordered on the west by Galmarch as well. Flauc covers an estimated 1500 square kilometers and has has an estimated population of 59.3 million.

Etymology

The name Flauc comes from the word "unified, strong" in the language. Flaucians were people that habited the lands east of the Adriatic Sea in Italy, estimated 1200 BC. Flaucians, over time expanded their culture, however when the three tribes failed to unite to repel a Roman invasion, the Flaucian lands were annexed by the Roman Empire.

Over time, revolts occurred against the Kingdom of Two Sicilies & the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Flauc in was formed in 1827.

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Flauc is as a "Flaucian."

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Flauc is as a "Flaucian."

History

Flauc

The name Flauc deprives from the ancient of the Flauc Republic. Flaucians were people that habited the lands in eastern central modern Italy next to the Adriatic Sea, estimated 1200 BC. Flaucians expanded their culture greatly and began giving power to people with more skills, which was called 'founding power' and each 'group' or 'family' itself had it's own founding power who had the authority to give out his rules and ideas. In the end, three main, small, micro-monarchies were formed, such as the Galo, Fricci and Acconci tribes. These tribes failed to unite and repel an Roman invasion, and soon after the founding of the Roman Empire, they collapsed due to internal power struggles and the disadvantage to not being in the 21st century where mobile phones were common.

Foreign Rule (27BC-1827)

After the collapse of the three tribes, the identity of Flaucians merged with the Romans and many other nationalities, however it was distinct but similar to the Romans. Flaucians usually lived in or in poorly built houses in the countryside. Flaucian people usually lived by themselves peacefully, and spread around modern Italy and created their own culture which had traditions also taken from Catholicism, Christianity and other nationalities, such as the Germans and Romans. Soon, after the collapse of the Roman Empire and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Flaucian people had been scattered all across the Italian Peninsula. Small city town communities, AKA 'small Kingdoms' were formed, but most territories were protected by German tribes, Christian Knight Templars, et cetera. Most Flaucian people were Christian or Catholic, and the crusades did occur, however Flaucians were not most of the participants, as most Flaucians were more concerned about trading and their families, instead of going on religious wars in the Middle East. In 1827, 22nd April, patriotic Flaucians that believed that they should have their own nation (belonging to a movement group, the "I due stati (the two states)") , angered by the Papal State & Kingdom of Two Sicilies occupation, commanded one regiment in the army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and one in the Papal States commanded by Flaucian-descent Guglielmo Pepe and Danto Ropo, united and conquered the surrounding area where most Flaucians lived. The king, Ferdinand I, agreed to recognize the independence of the Flaucians and their nation if Flaucians would not tax their trade with Austria and would allow the Austrians to move freely in Flauc. The revolutionaries had major popular support from the local Flaucian population in the surrounding cities, and the agreement was signed. King Ferdinand signed it as well, recognizing the Kingdom of Flauc. Therefore, the 2nd of May, the day when the agreement was signed, is recognized as the independence day of Flauc.

Kingdom of Flauc (1827-1897)

[b]NOTE: All wars by the Kingdom of Italy between the not-so-unified-period (1861-1867) still occurred and the Kingdom of Italy is replaced by the Kingdom of Sardinia in these events.[/b] Flauc was established as a absolute monarchy with secular views in 1827. The nation focused on building a strong army. Year 1860, 3rd of February: a treaty was signed between the Kingdom of Flauc, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia that they would together, form one nation in the future and would co-operate in military operations - the [b]Cagliari Confession Treaty[/b]. Soon after this, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the French Empire and Kingdom of Flauc created military plans that involved invading the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Soon in the 30th March, the Flaucian side invaded the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and seized it's territory, while Sicily was handed over to the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1861 at the 3rd of April 14th, the regions of Marche and Umbria were also annexed by the Kingdom of Flauc when they were in full rebellion against the Papal States. The Italian Peninsula was divided in three - the Papal States, the Kingdom of Flauc and the Kingdom of Sardinia. [b]Accurate historical events occur not including Kingdom of Flauc from 1861-1867. Instead of Kingdom of Italy - Kingdom of Sardinia does all of the Italian intervention in wars, et cetera.[/b] At the 3rd of September in 1867, a secret agreement between the French Empire and Flauc was signed that France would not intervene if Flauc attacked Sardinia. The benefit to the French Empire was that after the whole peninsula would be united, they would have no problems in it anymore and they could focus more on their internal problems, and Flauc also promised trade and benefits to the French Empire. The treaty with Sardinia was broken and troops began massing on the borders. After massing of troops on the Sardinian border and preparation for a naval invasion, a invasion of Sicily, Venice and Sardinia began at the 19th September, while the line on the mainland was kept non-moving and defended very well. After ferocious fights in the sea and land, the Kingdom of Flauc captured Sicily at the 28th September, with the fall of Cagliari following at the 2nd October. The attacks at Venice were repelled by the Kingdom of Sardinia, however, the situation was grim for Sardinia. At this point, the Kingdom of Sardinia was collapsing - the mainland border was still untouched, despite the continuous and relenting assaults from the Kingdom of Sardinia.

A compromise was offered to the Kingdom of Sardinia at the 7th October, which dictated that the Kingdom of Flauc is formed and that the nation will be 'Flaucian'. However, the Kingdom of Flauc knew that the enemy would not accept without benefits, and so benefits to the Kingdom of Sardinia were added, such as "Italian nationalism will be tolerated, and Italians will be peacefully mixed with our Flaucians. Italians and any other nationalities will be treated equally as the Flaucians are. The capital of the Kingdom of Flauc will be Naples. Royalties and payments will be given to previous leaders of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Italian freedom fighters, as Flauc & Sardinia achieved this together. The Italian language will not be 'killed' and the universal language of 'Flaucian' will also not outlaw the Italian language. The treaty treated both sides equally, and the identity of the Italian people would not be destroyed. At the 10th October, after major debates and arguments in Sardinia, the treaty was accepted as the Unification Treaty of the Peninsular Powers.

At the 11th October, the Kingdom of Flauc was officially united with the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the capital became Naples. A full-planned invasion of the Papal States was scheduled for the 10th of September, 1870. At the year 1866, 23rd August, after the Treaty of Prague, Venetia was succeeded to France, and then France gave it to Sardinia, but after the annexation of Sardinia, Venetia is succeeded to Flauc. At the year 1870 - at the 10th of September, after a major massing of soldiers, the invasion of the Papal States begins and Rome was captured at the 14th of September. The Pope of the Papal States desperately signs a treaty to keep his power. The treaty reduces the Papal States to the modern Vatican City area, assuring that the Pope keeps his power, but maintaining that the Papal States do not intervene in any wars or conflicts, and stays neutral. At the 16th September, the whole Italian Peninsula was now united under Flauc. With the annexation of the Papal States, Rome became the capital of the Republic of Flauc.

A national council that operated as a parliament was created. At the 7th of March, 1897, the newly-formed National Council, passed a law giving the National Council more powers. However, the King at the time, Silvi Berlo IV, veto'ed the bill. The National Council and population was in outrage, as the bill not only wanted to give the National Council more powers, but it also wanted to divert more funds to the lower classes. The Royal Family was the most funded, with 45% of the Flaucian budget, while the millions of Flaucians had only 6% of the budget. This ignited a civil war between the National Council and the Monarchy, which ended up with the National Council winning at the 14th of March, 1897, when Silvi Berlo IV was killed by a few angry factory workers when Silvi Berlo IV was escaping capture from the National Council's 'private' Armed Forces. With that, a new constitution was drafted, voiding the monarchy and creating a republic.

epublic of Flauc (1897-present | hiding in Sicily)

The Republic of Flauc was established and it gave power to the people. It was a direct-democracy, and political parties could be made. When World War One struck the world, the Republic of Flauc, originally siding with the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, decided to opt-out and instead, joined the Allies. Here, events occur the same with Italy in World War One. Small territorial gains, treaty is pretty unfair to Italy (Flauc) compared to the war effort. When Benito Mussolini began the National Fascist Party, it's newspaper was outlawed, but it was allowed to work. It's ideas were spread, but not enough to get popular support. When the March on Rome occurred, Blackshirts were arrested according to the 1916 law on "Paramilitary Groups", which deemed Paramilitary groups a danger to the population and government, and banned all paramilitary groups. Soon after, the Blackshirt forces began resisting, and martial law was imposed for a week. A day later, at the 7th March, it was revealed that the National Fascist Party had been outlawed, and that Benito Mussolini had been assassinated by an unknown persona. Modern Flaucians believe it was the government itself to prevent a uprising, and it is very much plausible. In World War 2, the government got involved by sending aid and supplies to the allies and French, despite officially being neutral. Near the end of the war in 1945, Flauc joined the Allies for a brief period to help with the offensive to Germany. The Flaucian Armed Forces did not engage mostly, Flauc did declare war on Germany, but major invasions from the Italian Peninsula were mostly done by the Americans, French and British. The main Flaucian contributions were supplies & permission to the allies to use their troops for transit to the German border with Flauc and to invade Germany from the border. The outcome of WW1 & WW2 does not change! Except, Mussolini doesn't rise to power, however Flauc keeps a neutrality status long enough to make sure the events occur like in real life with the forces moving through Italy to the German border. Through the Cold War, Flauc mainly remained neutral due to an anti-war movement in Flauc that was inspired by the American hippy movement in the early 1960s. The nation has rarely gotten involved within international conflicts, except condemnations. The Republic of Flauc mainly condemned the Soviet Union for it's oppression of the multiple nationalities in it's borders, as well as the massacres done by the Soviet Union against it's own citizens for certain reasons.

Nothing extremely special happens from 1950-1998

After winning the 2015 Presidential elections, an fascist semi-dictatorship was established by the fascist party "Per Flauc". Election fraud became common, and slowly, the Nuova Democrazia party became a puppet party, and was just used to disguise Flauc from being a dictatorship. At the ending of 2015 and beginning of 2016, the people began to revolt against the fascist government after suppression ensued and many promises made to the citizens were not fulfilled after elections. The population was also in outrage after the recent loss in the war with Libya. An socialist movement appeared in Venice, which declared the People's Socialist Republic of Flauc after live ammunition was used to disperse protesters near capitol building, which supported an ousting of President Dante Frestelli and supported the re-installment of democracy in Flauc. The population was outraged after Flauc lost in the invasion of Libya - a country already in scrambles, loosing against Flauc. The last spark of the revolution was when live ammunition was used against peaceful

People's Socialist Republic of Flauc (2016-present)

protesters. In 2016, January 31st the Socialist forces captured Rome, and the fascist government fled to Sicily. Even if the mainland was under control and the People's Socialist Republic of Flauc had established order, the fascist government still existed in Sicily. Ever since then, a spy like war has been declared between the two opposing sides.

Geography

Most of Flauc has a Mediterranean type of climate, which has cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Winter temperatures along and near the coasts of southern Flauc seldom drop to freezing in winter, and summer temperatures often reach 32° C or higher.

Demographics

Population

People in Flauc are usually very polite and nice. People don't hate, nor love tourists, but they like to help them on their way. The population is one of the most foul-mouthed in the region of Realism & RP.

Language

After the unification period where the Kingdom of Flauc unified the lands of Sardinia & mainland Italy, Italian quickly became a prominent language. As of now, Italian is one of the most important languages in Flauc. While Flaucian, the national language, is used mostly in south & central Flauc, but not used as much in the south. Flauc - as daily language is used in the southern & central parts of the nation, while in the north it is usually only used as a work-language, and not a daily language. Italian is most prominent in the north.

Religion

91% of the Flaucian population are Roman Catholic, while 8% are atheist and 1% belong to Islam.

Race

90% Flaucians have white colored skin, however 7% of the population have brown-colored skin, and the rest 3% have black colored skin. This is because of the mass emigration crisis in Africa, and the arrival of many black & dark-skinned individuals.

Government

The People's Socialist Republic of Flauc has a multi-party system. In 2016, following a civil war, a social-democratic socialist multi-party republic was established. The National Senate is 'located' in the lower-house and it approves law and other legislation, that will then go to the National Council to be passed as official. The National Council is 'located' in the upper-house and it approves laws and other legislation after it is passed by the National Senate. If the law/legislation/decree/whatever it is, is approved by the National Council, it becomes official.

Foreign Relations and Military

The military of Flauc is very strong for the nation and is recognized as one of the most modern armies in the Mediterranean. The Army is well-equipped with state of the art modern equipment, however, the armed forces have been aging for a few years. Flauc has had mandatory conscription before, however it was abolished after the need for large recruitment numbers was not needed and quality was rated higher over quantity.

The People's Socialist Republic of Flauc transferred from a conscription army to a professional army in 1967.

Economy

The economy of Flauc is strong - it is able to provide it's citizens and itself, and it is one of the strongest economies in the world. The economy is mostly driven by the oil industry, car manufacturing, and tourism. However, the economy has been slowly stagnating since 2008, only to stabilize in 2010 and has only began to regain it's power in the economy since 2015. The main reason behind the stagnation is the Financial Crisis of 2008 after the burst of the USA housing bubble.

Economic Indicators

• Rank: UNKNOWN
• Currency: Flaucian Lira
• Fiscal Year: 2016

Culture

The culture of Flauc is very diverse and it mainly involves Italian & Flaucian ancient traditions.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of Flauc is well-kept and is advanced. Flauc has bicycle lanes almost everywhere in the cities of Flauc. The buildings are usually small, but modern, however the only skyscrapers are located in Milan and Florence. Flauc currently extracts oil from it's reserves but sells only 40% of it. Flauc is known for smooth roads it has among it's region. There are 5 airports in Flauc. The largest one is in Milan, named after it's founder, 'Rivezzi' International. The national air carrier is "AirFlauc" which is government-owned.

Energy

All houses in Flauc are provided with electricity - there are electricity lines all over the nation that stretch over the whole nation, they sometimes need repairs but not a lot. Energy is provided by an government owned company which is "ElektricoFlauc" which provides energy to Flaucian households for pay. However, gas in provided by also an state-owned company, called "FlaucianGas" which imports natural gas from Tekeristan.

Main and Largest Cities

From largest population to smallest.

1. Milan
2. Naples
3. Rome
4. Turin
5. Venice-Padua
6. Florence