Suomi-Karelia

Suomi-Karelia (Finnish: Suomi-Karjala), officially the Republic of Suomi-Karelia (Finnish: Suomi-Karjala Tasavalta), is a sovereign independent state located in Europe that has land borders with the nations of Norway, Sweden, Murmansk, and Russia. To the south is the Gulf of Finland with Estonia on the opposite side.

With a population of 3,768,394 people, it is the 130th largest country in the world and the 30th largest country in Europe in terms of its population. It is roughly the size of Afghanistan, with having an estimate of 655,942 km2(253,261 sq mi) of land.

Its capital is Helsinki and the official languages of Suomi-Karelia are Karelian, Finnish, and Russian. The demonym of Suomi-Karelia is eitheir Suomi-Karelian or Finnokarelian.

Suomi-Karelia joined the  in 1999, but it refused to join, stating that they had no interest in a military union.

Etymology
The name Suomi-Karelia is delivered from Suomi, the Finnish name for Finland and Karelia the name for the former Russian region. It may also be derived from the historical province located in Finland, Finnish Karelia. The name was adopted on December 7th, 1991, following the unification of Finland and Karelia.

Alternate names

 * Finnokarelia
 * Finno-Karelia
 * Suomikarelia
 * Finland-Karelia

Not-existing languages

 * Guerrian - Finno-Kcarélieë
 * Parbounlinese - Suomo-Karelia
 * Penguinese - Suommu-Karlina

History
After demanding independence from the Soviet Union, Karelia was a small and unstable nation. Finland offered to take this nation under it's wing and offered to unite, which Karelia accepted.

Suomi-Karelia went to war with the small but nuclear-armed nation of Kola. It ended in an embarrassing defeat for Suomi-Karelia when the commando-trained locals pulled off a miracle when they defended against the large numbers of Suomi-Karelia's military during the Siege of Murmansk.

Politics
Suomi-Karelia is a . The legislative power lies with the National Assembly. National Assembly makes national law and inspects the government. The National Assembly is a and consists of two chambers; the Senate and the National Council. 75 senators take seat in the Senate, an 200 deputees take seatin the National Council.

Military
Suomi-Karelia has a respectable military which seems to prefer quantity over quality. It mostly consists of light infantry and fighter aircraft, of which it used to some extent in the war of 1993. To the right of the text there is an image which displays a Suomi-Karelian MiG-29 during the Siege of Murmansk. The air defense surrounding the city was tough and few aircraft made it into the city-centre. This particular plane was destroying outdated Kolan MiG-21s around the perimeter of the city. Suomi-Karelia has an enforced military conscription.

National Broadcasting Service
The SKBS (Suomi-Karelian Broadcasting Service) Was founded in 2001 By The Suomi-Karelian Government. It is the most well known and trusted source of news in Suomi-Karelia.

Foreign Relations
'The Treaty Of Derby' Was a treaty signed by the nations Dantomkia and Suomi-Karelia. It was a treaty of Economics, Trade and Military. It was signed in 2018.

Suomi-Karelia is a member of GONK and The EU.

Airlines
The national airline for Suomi-Karelia is the SKA (Suomi-Karelian Airlines). The fleet consists mostly of Airbus A318's. Despite being short-ranged, most citizens of Suomi-Karelia don't travel out of Europe or at all. Popular destinations include: Spain, Portual and Iceland.