Karianka

Republic of Karianka, or just Karianka (CARRY-AN-KAH or KAH-REE-AHN-KAH) (in Finnish and Karanese, Karääiankan Tasavalta) is an independent sovereign state located in Northern Europe. It has a population of approximately 14,3 million people, and it's the most populous Nordic country although it had a population of only 200,000 in 1930 without Pietari, and only 80,000 of these had Karanese citizenship. Also, its density is 50 people per km sq, so it isn't too crowded per km. It has GDP (PPP) of 690 billion $ in total and 48,000 $ per capita. People used to be much more miserable than other countries, but most of the Karanese people used to interest in fishing and the most prominent economic source of Karianka used to be fishing. But after the Second World War, Karianka became a science country, and now, it's one of the developed countries, interested in service and industrial sectors. 
Its capital city is Pietari, and its official languages are Karanese and Finnish which are used by most of the population as the first language, but some minority languages have a significant number of speakers in Karianka, eg. Russian, Karelian. 
Karianka shares borders with Norway to the north, Finland to the west and Russia to the east. 
Karianka is also a member of the United Nations, NATO and the European Union.
== Name ==
=== Etymology ===
There is no absolute idea of Karianka's name, but the most common view is it's a Turkish origin word. It's a compound word with "kar" that means snow in Turkish, and "ankâ" that means Phoenix in Turkish and Islamic mythology. Historians explain that as "Turks named Karanese people as "karanka(lar)" that means snow phoenix because they were never giving up and their land was full of snow".
=== Karianka in other languages ===
Please add yours in alphabetical order.
* Azerbaijani: Karıyanka
* Dutch: Karianke
* Georgian: კაარინკა
* German: Karianka
* French: Carianquat
* Lithuanian: Karijanka
* Russian: Кариянка (Kariyanka)
* Turkish: Kareyanka
=== Karianka in ONs' languages ===
* Bustan: पोआरेसुड़कना (Keriankouh)
* Gralician : Kuriunka
* Guerrian: République Carianke
* Varaskan: Карийанка (Kariyanka)
* Sorian: Kareanka
* Sereletin: Kariankinianenta
== History ==
=== Rekan Kingdom ===
Karanese people established their first known state in 700s in Raakka (Rika in Modern Karanese, current city of Riga, Latvia) in the leadership of Kimi I. Historians claim that Karanese people came from Murmansk and Karelia and they got mixed with Cumans and Kipchaks from Ukraine. Karanese Kingdom reached its peak borders at 870s with Kimi III, Naskaa (Pietari in Modern Karanese, current city of St. Petersburg) to Lans (Lugana in Modern Karanese, current city of Lugansk). Vikings also influenced Karans during the First Millenium.
=== Religious Era ===
Karanese people adopted Catholicism in the 13th century, but some of the Karanese people became Orthodox in the 17th century.
=== Orthodox Archduchy of Alanovska (Alnesia) ===
Lord Alanov of Karelia established Orthodox Archduchy of Alanovska and made Alanovska holy place in 1733: Alanovska was bordering three cults of Christianity: Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism. Alanovska was known as "Karianka" in southern countries and "Alnesia" or "Karanesia" in western countries. 
=== Holy Region of Alnesia ===
In 1769, Sweden conquered Alnesia from Russia and named Alanovska as the Holy Region of Alnesia. Matthew I of Karianka became the first and only Duke of Alnesia.
=== Finnic Civil War ===
In 1799, Finnish people revolted against Sweden and Finnic states became independent. Finnic Commonwealth was established in 1805 after the civil war.
=== Duchy of Karianka ===
Kok I became the first duke of Karianka in 1799. Duchy of Karianka lived until 1836, the Second Russian Invasion of Finnic Commonwealth.
=== Archduchy of Karianka ===
When Russians conquered Karianka, emperor of Russia, Nicholas I ordered to establish a new autonomous state in Karianka called Archduchy of Karianka. His son, Nicholas I of Karianka became the Duke of Karianka in 1859, until his death in 1891. Nicholas I of Karianka also became a Field Marshal after he commanded the Russian army of the Danube against Turks. Archduchy ended in 1922, while Roman I, grandson of Nicholas I of Karianka was ruling.
=== Republic of Karianka ===
In 1922, Finnic white arms defeated Finnic red arms and Russian Red Army and Samiland, Finland and Karianka got independence. Inka Bambag became the first president of Karianka.
=== World War II ===
Karianka fought at the side of Germany and Hungary as Axis against Russia. 
== Geography ==
The country mainly exists in Kola Peninsula, Karelian Region, Ex-Leningrad Oblast region and Lake Ladoga.
=== Climate ===
Karianka mostly has a sub-arctic climate to the north. It's possible to find a humid continental climate in the southern parts of Karianka, like Pietari, Alana or Bambaaki. Except for Murman and St. Peter of North, most inhabited cities of Karianka are located in the south, mostly in the zone with humid continental climate.
== Settlements ==
=== Cities ===
=== Administrative divisions ===
Karianka is divided into five regions called maakunta and three metropolitan areas.
the Regions of Karianka
Two-Letter Code	Name 	Capital 	Map
JR 	Järvet 	Bambaaki 	
KO 	Kola 	Coccanpole 	
KR 	Karelia 	Kostamus 	
PH 	Pohtari 	Murman 	
PI 	Metropolitan Area of Pietari 	Pietari 	
PO 	Metropolitan Area of Saint Peter of North	Saint Peter of North	
PP 	Pyhä Pietari  	Alana 	
=== Dependencies ===
Only Karanese dependency was the State of Port Brest but Karianka bought Kyranlis Pontica from Lygossia for 99 years. But one day later, Karianka gave back Ponticia to Lygossia due to the Peace Treaty of Izmir only allowing 3 exclaves per union (Port Brest and Kyranlis of Karianka and Tlemcen of Lygossia)
the Dependencies of Karianka
alpha-2	alpha-3	Name 	Capital	Leased from	Duration	Notes
PB 	POB 	Port Brest	 	Donia 	N/A 	Decided as a multinational port of Karianka, Santa Malagana, Wartoria-Dakurana and West Columbia in the Johansborg Peace Agreement but the state's de jure owner is Karianka.
=== Politics ===
Karianka is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, and it has unicameral legislature called eduskunta. In eduskunta, current ruling party is National Front.
=== Foreign relations ===
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister and the president are responsible for Karanese international ties. Eduskunta can also intervene in diplomatic relations.
==== Relations ====
Organization 	Place of Treaty 	Date of Treaty 	Capital of Organization
NATO 	Washington DC, USA	24th August 1949 	Brussels, Belgium
European Union	Bambaaki, Karianka	31st December 1994	Brussels, Belgium
==== Mapperdonian Relations ====
===== Organizations =====
* Global Treaty Organization - since 05/11/2017
* Multinational Confederation of States - since 15/11/2017
===== Allies =====
* Valkyria Confederation - since 13/05/2017, Treaty of Saint Peter of North (Trade & Military)
* Apollo Union - since 02/02/2018, Treaty of Izmir (Trade, Military, Scientific, Politic & Economic)
* Lygossia Nogai - since 02/02/2018, Treaty of Izmir (Trade, Military, Scientific, Politic & Economic)
* Fyorr - since 01/05/2018, Treaty of Vyborg (Trade, Military & Economic)
* Aliezza - since 19/05/2018, Treaty of Tabriz (Trade, Military, Politic & Economic)
* Dantomkia - since 25/05/2018, Treaty of Pietari (Trade, Military & Economic)
* Batavia - since 03/06/2018, Treaty of Utrecht (Trade, Military & Economic)
* Akhzaria - since 31/08/2018, Treaty of Alpova (Scientific, Politic & Diplomatic)
Pact of Fours in Izmir is signed with the countries written in italic.
== Culture ==
Although Karan people are the dominant ethnic group of Karianka, there are a lot of people which is Karanese (citizen of Karianka) but not Karan. Karanese culture is mostly similar to Finnish culture but with Russian and Tatar influence.
=== Cuisine ===
Karanese cuisine is known for its alcoholic drinks. Karanese vodka, Karanese rakii and kemizi is some of the most famous bottles of Karanese cuisine. Also fish is too prevalant in Karanese cuisine too. You can spot the Russian and Tatar influence, especially in alcohol drinks. 
The main traditional dishes in Karianka are kapussa (stuffed cabbage), salmon, hernokeitto (pea soup), irimshina (it looks like a pizza with cheese or Turkish pita), yordoo (kind of yoghurt) and lihapullat. 
=== Sport ===
The most popular sport in the country is football and basketball, and volleyball is common too. Also, water sports are common in southern cities, and ice hockey and rollerblading are common in northern cities like Murman or Saint Peter of North.
==== Football ====
Football is mostly prevalent in Järvet and Romaaki is the city with most championship cups with 25 cups, 13 cups by Veturi Romaaki, 11 cups by Sberbank Romaaki and 1 cup by Špartäküs Romaaki. Also, Zeniitti Pietari and Redbull Pietari are the two richest clubs in the Premier League. 
2017 season of Premierliiga was called as "Moneyliiga" because in 2017, a lot of teams are sold to foreign banks and an association which includes Russian-origin teams in Karianka, called Russball is collapsed because of economic crisis. 
==== Basketball ====
Basketball is also too popular in Karianka. Špartäküs Pietari UK is the most successful Karanese basketball team.
=== Media ===
Responsibility of media in Karianka is on Ministry of Media. 
==== Television ====
Karianka's publicly funded broadcasting company is KaranTV. Television channels of government are connected to Karan TV.
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