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Emirate of Arbor
إمارة أربور
'Imart 'Arbur
Flag of Arbor
Flag
[[|85px|Coat of Arms of Arbor|frameless]]
Coat of Arms
Motto:
Anthem:
Location of Arbor
Map versions 9.4b – 16.6.4 (as Kingdom of Amokolia)
16.6.5 – 16.8.3b (as Frankish Empire)
16.9.0 (as Emirate of Arbor)
Capital Al-Hamra
Largest city Al-Hamra, Gharnata
Official language(s) Arboric
Official religion(s) Craitism
Demonym Arborian
 - Adjective Arborian
Government Hereditary monarchy
 - Emir of Arbor Mahmud bin Alsalam
 - Legislature
Establishment 1504 AN as Amokolia
1678 AN as Francia
1685 AN as Emirate of Arbor
Area 64,368 km2
Population 41,927,190
Active population 2
Currency Gold dinar (Arboric: ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭ ذهبي‎)
Calendar
Time zone(s) CMT+10
Mains electricity
Driving side right
Track gauge
National website
National forum Forum of Arbor
National animal
National food Falafel
National drink
National tree
Abbreviation EOA

Arbor, officially the Emirate of Arbor, (Arboric: إمارة أربور) is a sovereign nation located on the Arbor Isles, in the Eastern Ocean. The capital is Al-Hamra, located on the largest island of the archipelago.

The Emirate of Arbor pursues a strictly isolated policy. Access to the country is very limited. On an artificial island south of the capital, called ‘Jazirat 'Uwyastar’ (Arboric: جزيرة أويستر), there is an international port and airport. This is in fact the only gateway to the country. Any other way someone tries to enter the country is punishable by death.

The Arbor Islands are seen as lone and mysterious islands on Micras. The isolation policy of the Emirate of Arbor plays a role in that image, but in Micras' history the island hardly plays a role at all. This may change with the foundation of the Emirate of Arbor.

Name

The name "Arbor" was given to the archipelago during the Storish era. The name is Catologian for 'trees', referring to dense forestation on the islands. With the foundation of the Emirate that name was used for this new state.

History

Arbor Spring

In the disastrous year of 1685, the very young Franco-Batavian Empire shook its foundations. A plot to overthrow the Kaiser von Francia and King of Batavia was carried out. At the same time, the ancient High Realm of Stormark fell and disappeared from Micras. A power vacuum arose.

On the way to Batavian Cibola, Arkadius Frederik Gustavus of Vinandy was poisoned. A bottle of whiskey he received from a loyal friend contained poison. This put the Kaiser in a coma. Because the Imperial Frankish Guard had not checked this bottle, a power struggle arose with the Tassity Mansabdar. The plane with the Kaiser and his family was therefore flown to the Arbor Isles. That archipelago was a jarldom of Stormark, which had not long before been granted to the Kaiser.

The chaos was complete when communication with the outside world was cut off. The Frankish Empire became ungovernable because the Kaiser and the Regent were missing. The Chancellor was shot, the Amokolian Highlanders turned against the Franks. In Batavia it was still possible to keep the country together on the continent of Benacia. But Arcadia, Batavian Cibola and Helderbourgh ceased to exist.

The remaining loyal troops of the Tassity Mansabdar together with the loyal Imperial Frankish Army formed a new force: the Muharibu Alhuriya (Arboric: محاربو الحرية). To protect their Kaiser, the Arbor Isles were isolated and cut off from the outside world. This created a new state, which sees itself as the only legitimate successor to the Frankish Empire: the Emirate of Arbor. The comatose Kaiser was declared an emir. He was given the name: Mahmud bin Alsalam, meaning: the praiseworthy son of peace.

Demography

Before 1685 there were approximately 10.5 million people living on the Arbor Isles. When the Frankish Kaiser fled to the islands and then the emirate was founded, a large stream of refugees came to the islands to seek refuge. The refugees mainly come from Arcadia, Francia and Stormark.

1685
Arcadian Batavians 9,076,313
Arborian 10,500,000
Franks 1,352,139
Helderbourghers 929,462
Jorviks 7,382,543
Normandians 12,662,500
Portogeese 24,233
Total 41,927,190