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 80,000 in 1930 without Pietari. 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.

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.
 * 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
 * Parbounlinese: Karianka, Republia Kariankee
 * Varaskan: Карийанка (Kariyanka)
 * Sorian: Kareanka

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.

Administrative divisions
Karianka is divided into five regions called maakunta and three metropolitan areas.

Dependencies
Only Karanese dependency is the State of Port Brest.

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.

Organizations

 * Anglo-Baltic Scandinavian Alliance - since 05/11/2017
 * Global Treaty Organization - since 05/11/2017
 * Multinational Confederation of States - since 15/11/2017
 * Bithynian Mapperdonian Organization - since January 2018

Allies
"Pact of Fours in Izmir is signed with the countries written in italic."
 *  Apollo Union - since 02/02/2018, Treaty of Izmir (Trade, Military, Scientific, Politic & Economic)
 *  Maigelavere - since 02/02/2018, Treaty of Izmir (Trade, Military, Scientific, Politic & Economic)
 *  Lygossia - since 02/02/2018, Treaty of Izmir (Trade, Military, Scientific, Politic & Economic)
 *  Soriana - since 27/04/2018, Treaty of Coccanpole (Trade, Military & Economic)
 * Fyorr - since 01/05/2018, Treaty of Vyborg (Trade, Military & Economic)
 * Torvald - since 01/05/2018, Treaty of Rasmusgard (Economic & Politic)

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.

Kareyanka