Carparia

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**Carparia**, officially **The Socialist Federation of Carparia (S.F.C.)** is a country situated primarily on the Tari peninsula and was originally a colonial subject of the Metillic Empire until after the Nine Years' War when it became independent due to the collapse of the empire and annexation by Kreicia. The Federation of Carparia is made up of 23 states, 3 semi-integrated territories, 1 kingdom and 115 autonomous native territories. Carparia shares a border with Chayan, Situresk and Danellia all to the north, as well as maritime borders with Thorilov, Ovulangea, Kamutia and Ebrua. With a population of 184 million, Carparia is the fourth most populous country in the world, behind Pataga (210), Silang'guba (438) and Libion (500). The Federal Capital of Carparia is Wila with a population of 5.5 million and the most populous city is Isket with a population of 8.2 million. Carparia is a nation made of a variety of cultures, the most prominent being Metillic Carparian, Chayanese and Nione, with minority populations of Gôríhík, Situresk, Tui-La and others.

## History

### Discovery Period

In the 18th century, the Metillic Empire was consolidating its realm after an intense period of expansion and political turmoil culminating in the Metillic Civil War of 1720, which resulted in a political turn from the more democratic era of the late 17th century to a return to absolute rule by the leading royal powers that made up the empire and the ultimate council. After the ashes had settled, Calatarim, King of Sarkeria, hearing of countless treasures and massive trade empires located in the southern lands, bought 5 trade ships from a failing Kreician trade fleet and refitted them to withstand the journey.

The ships island hopped across the northern coast, landing on sparsely populated island, claming some for the empire and being attacked off of others. Eventually they landed in Suseva, where they repaired their ships and stocked up on food. The journey had not been easy, 2 of the 5 ships were lost on the voyage, 1 from a sudden storm and the other after an attack on a camp where the ship was burned. Starvation and scurvy were also extreme, almost half of the crew of each ship had died from poor nutrition, resulting in the ships having to switch crew every couple of weeks to keep balance. While docked in Suseva the captains overheard stories of a Susevan colony to the far south, in an area called the Tari Peninsula. With this new knowledge and having already come so far, the 3 remaining ships decided to go south to this colony. In transit they charted the lands that they could see, which included multiple Islands with no clear habitants.

Arriving at the colony they set forth to explore and chart as much as possible, some of the things they documented were the abundance of gold mines, cold and unforgiving climate and a rather peculiar encounter with a people that call themselves the Gôríhík. After the documentation was finished the ships sailed back to the Metillic Empire, losing another ship in the process from a hull breach. After the 2 ships arrived back and showed off their findings, King Calatarim offered a proposal to the ultimate council of a permanent presence in the Tari Peninsula to create formal relations with the neighbors to assist with trade, as well as to find more undiscovered resources. The council approved the proposal and multiple colonization fleets were sent out to establish a trade post on the Tari Peninsula.

### Early Colonization

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## Geography

States that make up the Federation of Carparia.

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## Culture

Carparian culture is a very diverse mix of native Tui-la, Metilic and Chayanese traditions. Most of the country still falls under the religion of the Metilians although it has seen some changes throughout the years of separation. The cardinal directions in Carparia all have slightly separate cultures of their own. The south has roots with the native Tui-La people and thus a culture of its own blossomed, the north being very dispersed in population doesn’t have a centralized culture and is mostly Carparian, native Tui-La and some small Situresk populations in the far north. The west is a very compact and centralized area with large cities doting the landscape around rivers and coastlines. It, of course, is also Carparian mostly but with more Chayanese from the north. The east is the most non-diverse out of them all, with most states being 90% to 98% Carparian in nationality, which makes sense as it was the landing spot from the first Metillic settlers. A notable exception is the native Gôríhík in the eastern parts of Venstataon, who has been able to retain a small population and culture.

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## Government

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## Economy

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