Modern History of Andinia

British Andinia
British protectorate (1810-1910), called the British Protectorate of Andinia. During this time the Kingdom of Andinia remained an autonomous realm of the British Empire, in order to protect the Kingdom from the Ottoman Empire.

The Treaty of Farama was signed to last 100 years and meant that Andinia relinquished its autonomy in foreign affairs, such as the power to cede territory, and other affairs, in exchange for Britain's military protection from external threats. The treaty also had provisions suppressing slavery, piracy, and gunrunning, but the British were not strict about enforcing those provisions.

Construction of the Suez Canal
In 1854 and 1856, Francis Rawdon Chesney and Ferdinand de Lesseps obtained a concession from Andinia and Egypt, to create a company to construct a canal open to ships of all nations. The company was to operate the canal for 99 years from its opening. De Lesseps had used his friendly relationship with Egypt, which he had developed while he was a French diplomat in the 1830s. As stipulated in the concessions, de Lesseps convened the International Commission for the piercing of the isthmus of Suez (Commission Internationale pour le percement de l'isthme de Suez) consisting of 13 experts from seven countries, among them John Robinson McClean, later President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, and again Negrelli, to examine the plans developed by Linant de Bellefonds, and to advise on the feasibility of and the best route for the canal. After surveys and analyses in Egypt and Andinia and discussions in Paris on various aspects of the canal, where many of Negrelli's ideas prevailed, the commission produced a unanimous report in December 1856 containing a detailed description of the canal complete with plans and profiles. The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) came into being on 15 December 1858.

World War I
1914-1918

British Commonwealth of Nations
In 1926, Andinia became a “significant member” of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Under the Balfour Declaration of 1926 Andinia joined the Commonwealth under special circumstances, in that the country was no longer a protectorate or territory of the United Kingdom, however due to the extremely close political ties and significant regional location, Andinia was invited to join as a significant member.

Discovery of oil
In 1936 vast reserves of oil were discovered in southern Andinia along the Red Sea coast. Prior to the discovery of oil, the main source of income for the government depended on the trade ports. In 1940 further vast reserves were discovered in Sinai.

In the 1930s, the government granted an economic concession to the Standard Oil Company of California to drill for oil in the kingdom, after oil was found in Bahrain in 1932. Oil wells were constructed in the south in the late 1930s, and by 1939, the kingdom began to export oil.

During and after World War II, production of Andinian oil expanded, with much of the oil being sold to the Allies. RAOC (the Royal Andinian Oil Company) built an underwater pipeline to Greece to help increase oil flow in 1945. Between 1939 and 1953, oil revenues from Andinian increased from $7 million to over $200 million, and the kingdom began to be entirely dependent on oil income.

World War II
1939-1945