Karsylvania

**Karsylvania** (Karsylvanian: *Karsîlvânia*), officially the **Kingdom of Karsylvania** (Karsylvanian: *Regatula Karsîlvânia*), is a sovereign state in Southeastern Eurea, bordered by Akraine to the north, northwest, and east, Muldania to the northeast and east, Mulgaria to the south, Notosha to the southwest, and Lorbia to the south and southwest. Its capital and most-populous city is Caratina, located in the northwest of the country. Karsylvania has a population of approximately 9.4 million people.

Organized settlement in modern-day Karsylvania first began in the fifth century CE. The territory was first unified in 1378, with the creation of the First Kingdom of Karsylvania, functioning as a minor kingdom in the region. The Kingdom was later conquered and annexed by the Kingdom of Bagory in 1508, becoming incorporated as the Principality of Karsylvania, while Bagorians established themselves as the dominant social class in Karsylvanian society. The Principality was included following the unification of Bagory with the Austlandian Empire as the Austo-Bagorian Empire in 1735. However, with rising nationalist sentiment, the Karso-Bagorian War (1736–1738) erupted, resulting in a Karsylvanian victory in 1738, followed by the establishment of the Second Kingdom of Karsylvania. Following a fascist revolution in 1919, the monarchy was overthrown and the Fascist Republic of Karsylvania was founded, where civil liberties were greatly diminished. After the Ruby Revolution began in 1985, fascism in Karsylvania was defeated and the monarchy was restored the following year.

Since the restoration of the monarchy in 1986, Karsylvania has functioned as a unitary constitutional monarchy. Its head of state is the Monarch, who is a ceremonial figurehead with little actual powers. The Monarch's main duty is to serve as a representative of the country both at home and abroad. They are constitutionally barred from expressing their personal political opinions, and have ceremonial powers such as signing all passed legislation with no veto power, appointing the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, and ambassadors to office, and serving as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Karsylvanian Armed Forces. The Prime Minister is the head of government and chief politician of the country. The Prime Minister is responsible for leading a council of ministers, implementing national policy, and overseeing the day-to-day functions of the country. They are typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament. The Karsylvanian parliament is the 478-seat House of Representatives, a unicameral legislature. Its members are directly elected by Karsylvanian voters, using at-large party lists and proportional representation.

Of its population of 9.4 million, approximately 89.7% of the Karsylvanian population identifies as ethnically Karsylvanian. A further 5.1% identifies as Bagorian and 3.9% as Dushan, while the remaining 1.3% identify with other ethnic groups. The Bagorian community in Karsylvania are predominately the descendants of former Bagorian nobles from the era of the Principality of Karsylvania, and the community is concentrated in Branișov County of northwestern Karsylvania. The national and sole official language of Karsylvania is Karsylvanian, a Pescan language. Karsylvanian is spoken natively by approximately 90.5% of the population. Bagorian and Dushan also hold special minority language status, and are spoken natively by 5.0% and 3.6% of the population, respectively. Approximately 94.3% of the population adheres to Eastern Eurean Orthodox Christianity, while the remaining 5.7% adhere to other religions or identify as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Karsylvania is a highly religious nation, with 19.4% of the population attending religious services "at least weekly," and 95.3% agreeing with the statement "there is a God."