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Al Andalus was a formable that could be formed solely by 
Gibraltar. It borders 
Algeria, 
Western Sahara, and 
France.
The formable, Al Andalus was suggested by THEGOLDENROBLOX12.
Background[]
Al Andalus was the name given to the Iberian Peninsula after it was conquered by the Umayyads.
Since the fall of the Umayyads, a series of wars were fought for the Iberian Peninsula known as Reconquista which lasted for 781 years where it ended with the fall of the Nasrid Sultanate of Granada at the hands of Castille. Alongside the Reconquista were several invasions from 
Morocco as well as multiple taifas fighting for dominance within the region, at one point, Qurtubah (Cordoba) was the most prosperous city in Europe 
behind Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople and Granada marked the beginning of the Renaissance era and the end of the medieval era as Europeans begin searching for spices in the new world which led up to colonialism from them desiring a second way to India.
Economy and Manpower[]
Al Andalus generates an awesome $3,478,584 in total income. It also has a manpower cap of 942.500 and a manpower gain of 4730. Most of the resource income comes from Morocco, but 
Spain also contributes to the resource income. It is a wise idea to develop cities so the tax gain and manpower gain can increase.
Strategy[]
Al Andalus can be quite difficult to form. Gibraltar does have a bad start, as it begins as a microstate. Since you cannot invade Spain immediately you would have to begin by invading 
Portugal or Morocco. To do this, first place your troops in the ocean off the coast of that country to allow you to declare war on them, although if they are a player there is a possibility, they have submarines or aircraft that can easily squash you when you're not looking.
It's unlikely that both Portugal and Morocco will be both players. If one is a player, and the other isn't, invade the one that isn't a player, as a player will probably be able to easily defeat you. If both Portugal and Morocco aren't players, Portugal is probably the one you want to take first, unless Spain plans on invading Portugal.
In any scenario, it's useful to have a good navy, getting oil through trade, as Gibraltar almost behaves like an island microstate. It also can be helpful to have a navy because if you invade Portugal first, and Portugal isn't a player, you can take one of the islands that Portugal owns, which causes Portugal's home guard to move to take that island. A navy can be placed in between Lisbon and that island so that the home guard will be destroyed by the navy.
After you take Portugal or Morocco or both, it shouldn't be too hard to take Spain.
It's also useful to ally some nearby countries that may be willing to help you form Al Andalus. France, the 
United Kingdom, 
Italy, and other countries all may be willing to make you a deal that helps you form Al Andalus.
Geography[]
Terrain[]
The terrain is Hilly and Mountainous down near Morocco and up near the border between Spain and France, and there are spots of hills in Spain. Otherwise, it's flat.
Biome[]
Al Andalus has an Arid biome in the southern part of Morocco, but the rest has no biome.
Threats[]
As Gibraltar, this formable will be very hard to form, due to the many major powers that are surround you.
Spain and Portugal doesn't need to conquer you for the Iberian Union, but will likely do so as Gibraltar is basically free territory and money.- The United Kingdom, though rare, may conquer you for the British Empire.
- Germany, Morocco, or France may generally expand into the area.
- If Algeria or Tunisia are a player, they might try to annex you if they wish to conquer European lands, though this is a rare case.
- ↑ (City changes name to to Al Andalus after forming as it shares the same name as the country)