Archive:Karpatzija

The Worker's Democracy of Karpatzija (Karpatzijan Sorillian: Poblolekyla Karpatzija; Morfeyran: Povellaak Tergokna Kaarpaacja), colloquially known as Karpatzija, is a country in western Varnesia. It is bordered by Sztrínnia from the north, Kagenma from the east and the territorial waters of several post-Torberian states westwards. Its form of government is unitary republic, and delegates elected by the proletariat are in charge of the country. Vidvast is the central city, but the Parliament sits in Vandymon.

Early habitation
Historians believe that the first men to set foot on Varnesia has come from Baranti-Maurea and are the ancestors of the current indigenuous peoples. Humans arrived on what is known as Karpatzijan land today sometime before the 6th millenium BME, when the oldest discovered man-made relics are dated to have been crafted.

First Obradinian settlements
Permanent communities were set up by the Empire in 1551, in response to the fortunes colonization brought to Virania. However, due to indifferences with the indigenous peoples and the massive peasant rebellion in the mainland which rendered contact impossible, only 2 of the colonial settlements survived the century.

Before the Revolution
In the early 20th century, similarly to the mainland, revolutionary sentiments have been brewing on Karpace as well. The command of the would-be socialist insurgents was divided by two main groups: the Unionists, who wished to be part of a combined Sorillian workerist state, and the Autarkists, who wished to operate independently from the SPO/DIO and instead were rooting for the creation of a sovereign Varnezjan workers' republic.

Independence
In the final few months of the revolution, a compromise on the status of Karpace was signed between the Unionists, the Autarkists and the government of Danijal Varisk, according to which Karpatzija was to be considered a highly autonomous federated state with its own parliament which could operate independently as long as they uphold the principles of Labourism and do not contradict Sentryzijan national foreign policy. However, this agreement was rather short-lived, as the Autarkists deemed it unofficial briefly after Varisk's resignation.

The Unionists called for a referendum as they staunchly opposed complete secession; it was held in 18 April 1924, and the secessionists won by more than a supermajority (72.08%), possibly in reaction to the Slovan dearth and the political uncertainty in Sentryzija at the time. The Unionists protested the results to no avail; after the 1926 general elections, they lost the majority of their seats, and the rest of their members were either persuaded or threatened to abandon Unionism. In 1928, the faction finally disbanded.

First Consolidative Period
As the Unionists slowly but surely faded into total irrelevance, two camps arose within the Autarkists. The populist Democrats urged immediate and radical restructurization of the economy, while the Republicans advocated for gradual reform. Their ideals were so incongruous that they eventually split the Labourist Party among eachother in 1930.

1970's Grand Crisis
The prevalence of oil extraction (especially in the adjacent Têuver) put a huge strain on Karpatzija's coal mining industry; the price of solid carbon on the continental market decreased in such volume that by 1970 the coal industry ran on a deficit. Over time, due to the unprofitability of exportation, extraction of the resource became an ever heavier burden for the nation's economy. The then-ruling VWDP completely objected to closing any coilleries, as it would have meant laying off hundreds of thousands of miners, which would have harmed the party's reputation as the working man's unconditional ally, and as such they would have turned a lot of voters against themselves right before the 1971 general elections.

Overview
Karpatzija is a unitary two-party Workerist presidential representative republic. It has a presidential role called the People's Councillor (Poblosydervak in Karpatzijan), which constitutes both as being the Head of State and the Head of Government. The Republicans - aim to implement a worker's market and cultural heterogeneity - and the Democrats - who strive for total state control of the economy and cultural Edemism - contended for power for most of the nation's history and the political system doesn't allow for different parties to arise.

Sentryzija
Since Alyik's chairmanship, the two nations have learned to put aside their historical and ideological differences and are extremely close political and economic partners, as well as the cornerstones of the Organisation for Peace and Solidarity. The two nations share the same currency, called Rika, since 1982.

Têuver
Mortal enemy of Karpatzija as the two are constantly struggling against one-another for Varnesian supremacy, albeit indirectly for the most part.

Sztrinnia
Similarly to Têuver, Karpatzija looks upon Sztrinnia as a threat and advocates for takeover by the Alliance for Sovereignty and Justice.

Kevram
Considered enemy as part of the Varnesian League.

West Tziralla
Considered enemy as part of the Varnesian League.

Religion
Worship of gods is banned in Karpatzijâ, and the founding of churches or even the arrangement of religious-themed gatherings is persecuted more so. In Karpatzijân etiquette classes in elementary school, it is taught that theology is nonsensical and evil. Consequentially, the nation is 99.2% atheist, with 0.8% preferring not to answer.