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Fränkisches Reich Frankish Empire Imperium Francorum
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: In Freiheit vereint (Unified in freedom)
Anthem: Kaiserhymne
Map versions	9.4b – 16.6.4 (as Amokolia) 16.6.5 - present (as Francia)
Capital	Brandenburg
Largest city	Brandenburg, Frankfurt-am-Oder, Hyfrost and Colonia Arcadia
Official language(s)	Germanian, Common Tongue
Official religion(s)	Holy Catologian Church
Demonym	Franconian, Frankish
- Adjective	Franconian, Frankish
Government	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
- Kaiser von Francia (Emperor of Francia)	Arkadius Frederik Gustavus des Vinandy
- Chancellor	Augustin Prager
- Legislature	Reichstag
Establishment	1504 AN as Amokolia 1678 AN as Francia
Area	2,755,008 km2
Population	3,565,849 (1669 AN)
Active population	1
Currency	Reichsmark
Calendar
Time zone(s)	CMT-9, CMT+2 and CMT+12
Mains electricity
Driving side	right
Track gauge
National website
National forum
National animal	Amokolian Goose (Branta canadensis)
National food	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
National drink	Beer
National tree	Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
Abbreviation	FRC

Francia, officially the Frankish Empire, (Germanian: Fränkisches Reich; Catologian: Imperium Francorum) is a sovereign and wikibased country whose main part is located on the Benacia continent. Lying between the river Oder in the west, the Northern Sea in the north and the foot of the Octavian mountains in the south. It borders Batavia in the southwest, Kalgachia in the south, Benacia in the southeast and Elwynn in the east.

The other parts of Francia are located at Apollonia, Keltia and the Madison Isles. The part on Apollonia is on the Street of Pearls. The parts on the Madison Isles are located in the Great Western Sea, the part on the main island borders Batavia.

The predecessor of the Frankish Empire is West Amokolia, also known as the the Kingdom of Amokolia (Germanian: Königreich von Amokolië; Mishalanese: Королество Амоколия, Korolestvo Amokoliya), which existed since 1504 AN. The revival of the Kingdom of Amokolia came after the Kalirion Fracture, when the country was formed as a kingdom under the rule of Arkadius Frederik Gustavus des Vinandy, from the House of Vinandy. In 1678 AN, West Amokolia adopted a new constitution which saw the name of the state changed to Francia.

The capital of Francia is the city of Brandenburg. The city was founded when the revival of the Kingdom of Amokolia took place, because the original capital Anun of the former Amokolia was not part of the kingdom. This newly built city houses the parliament, the Reichstag, and the various government institutions.

Etymology

The name "Francia" is derived from the adjective "franc", which means "free, liberal, generous". This term has been adopted as a connecting element between the different ethnicities: free and sovereign of foreign domination.

The Frankish Empire was proclaimed in Frankfurt-am-Oder (Frankfurt on the Oder), where the Constitutionem Vadum Francorum (Constitution of Frankfurt) was adopted.

Name in other languages:

	Long	Short
Germanian	Fränkisches Reich	Frankenreich
Elw	Реқи Ференги Reqi Ferengi	Ференги Ferengi
North Amokolian	Frankënen Rijk	Frankëland
Mishalanese	Франкская Империя Frankskaya Imperiya	Франкия Frankiya
Norse	Frankerriket	Frankerriket

Symbols

The symbols of the Frankish Empire are its coat of arms and its flag.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Frankish Empire is the highest heraldic symbol of the state. Its shield has four quarters: one quarter represents Amokolia, one Jorvik, and a further two quarters for Los Bananos and Gascony. An escutcheon on the shield shows the Vinandy arms. A Willems crown is on top of it all, with a golden crowned lion and a white eagle acting as supports. Finally, the coat of arms is set against a red cloak adorned with golden bees, lined with gold and ermine, tied with strings, and with a canopy under the Emperor's own crown. The motto, translated to English, is "United in Freedom".

Of note are the inclusions of Los Bananos and Gascony on the coat of arms. They are currently Storish territories. It has long been rumoured that Emperor Arkadius has received permission from the Storish High King to include those territories in his empire-building, however as of yet, unconfirmed.

Flag

The flag of the Frankish Empire is based on the flag of West Amokolia. The cross is however changed into an asymmetrical cross (Scandinavian cross), with the middle of that cross hidden by a red eagle on a white circle. The eagle is known as a Brandenburger eagle, and is also found on the coats of arms of some of the cities of Francia.

Francia's colonies of Colonia Arcadia and Jorvik both border the Green, while its Brettish colonies are a few islands without borders.

Geography

Borders

On the Benacian continent, Francia has borders with Elwynnese Amokolia, the Unified Governorates of Benacia (Severnaya Gubernya and Lachdolor), Kalgachia, Batavia and Stormark's Gascony.

History

Frankish Empire

Kaiserpalts in Frankfurt-am-Oder

Main article: Timeline of Francia

On the day the Frankish Empire was proclaimed, the Second Amokolian War had already begun. Elwynn had violated the sovereignty of the country, which together with the United Governments of Benacia and Ransenar, carried out hostile actions. The conflict caused the royal plane, which was en route to 's Koningenwaarde, to return, and not much later Prince Gustavus Nathan des Vinandy was born in Brandenburg. The third child of the now Emperor Arkadius Frederik Gustavus des Vinandy and Empress Consort Clara des Vinandy - Sundara Waffel-Paine, is the first child born on Amokolian soil, now the Frankish Empire. The newborn prince was granted the title "Marquis of Dornick".

The war accelerated the already coming Wende (transition). The elections for the Reichstag would take place, but were postponed. That is why a special session was held in the Kaiserpalts (Kaiser Palatinate) in Frankfurt-am-Oder. The new constitution, called "Constitutionem Vadum Francorum" (Common Tongue: Constitution of Frankfurt; Germanian: Frankfurter Reichsverfassung), was adopted and Francia was founded.