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Hello guys! I realise this wiki hasn't yet brought over Sibling Cities of the World, which is mainly to facilitate diplomacy and commerce between cities and towns. I wonder what are people's thoughts of reinstating this, since in our real world we have [[Wikipedia:Sister city|sister cities]] after all.--[[User:Zhenkang|Zhenkang]] ([[User talk:Zhenkang|talk]]) 04:18, 22 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I like the idea! I don't remember it from the old wiki (I was pretty new to OGF when the wiki switched over) but we should definitely do it! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 04:21, 29 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
::This would be an awesome idea! it would be able to more better connect nations with no/inactive neighbors to the rest of the community :D plus it would be funny Kara and Karva Sibling Cities lol [[User:MiniMapper|MiniMapper]] ([[User talk:MiniMapper|talk]]) 23:56, 12 January 2024 (UTC)<br />
:::My gosh, why did it just so happen that three countries in East Uletha ended up with such similar names? (I'm talking about Kara, Karva, and Keira, of course) - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 07:57, 13 January 2024 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=21593Kara2024-01-05T01:51:04Z<p>Anonymous21: /* Vezhek */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ajanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
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|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
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|2,056.14<br />
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| 1,180.22<br />
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|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|same as Kalmish "ö" in '''ö'''l or m'''ö'''bel<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ʁ⟩ (in a few locations with heavy Kalmish influence)<br />
|related to Kalmish "r" as in g'''r'''oß or '''r'''ätsel<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|sch<br />
|⟨ʃ⟩<br />
|Fairly uncommon. Equivalent to Ingerish "sh".<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjawrp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Vezhek Places, People, and their Pronunciations<br />
!Vezhek<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Čëllèdebjorkejt</bdi><br />
|t͡ʃəlɛdəbjorkaɪt<br />
|Chuh-'''led'''-duh-byor-kait<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Kitŝ-Jʹapfijk</bdi><br />
|kit͡ʃ japfik<br />
|'''Keetch''' '''Yahp'''-feek<br />
|-<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
|ana elɪʃabeta skri manaɪʒ<br />
|'''Ahn'''-nah Ey-'''lih'''-shah-bey-tah '''Skree Mahn'''-aizh<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Vèžèkstodt</bdi><br />
|veʒɛkstot<br />
|'''Vey'''-zhek-stoht<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Zjuët</bdi><br />
|zjyt<br />
|'''Zyeut'''<br />
|-<br />
|Haatahhaŝa<br />
|χataχaʃt͡ʃja<br />
|'''Hah'''-tah-ha-shchyah<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
[[Category:Countries in East Uletha]]<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ajanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
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|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
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|4<br />
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|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
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|+<br />
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|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
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|4<br />
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|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
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|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
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|4<br />
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|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
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|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
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|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
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|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrekösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
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|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
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|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|same as Kalmish "ö" in '''ö'''l or m'''ö'''bel<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ʁ⟩ (in a few locations with heavy Kalmish influence)<br />
|related to Kalmish "r" as in g'''r'''oß or '''r'''ätsel<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|sch<br />
|⟨ʃ⟩<br />
|Fairly uncommon. Equivalent to Ingerish "sh".<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
[[Category:Countries in East Uletha]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Global_and_regional_issues/Sibling_Cities_of_the_World&diff=21498Forum:Global and regional issues/Sibling Cities of the World2023-12-29T04:21:23Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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Hello guys! I realise this wiki hasn't yet brought over Sibling Cities of the World, which is mainly to facilitate diplomacy and commerce between cities and towns. I wonder what are people's thoughts of reinstating this, since in our real world we have [[Wikipedia:Sister city|sister cities]] after all.--[[User:Zhenkang|Zhenkang]] ([[User talk:Zhenkang|talk]]) 04:18, 22 December 2023 (UTC)<br />
:I like the idea! I don't remember it from the old wiki (I was pretty new to OGF when the wiki switched over) but we should definitely do it! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 04:21, 29 December 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=19769Kara2023-10-08T19:58:53Z<p>Anonymous21: /* Karska Pronunciation */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ajanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
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|174.79<br />
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|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|sch<br />
|⟨ʃ⟩<br />
|Farily uncommon. Equivalent to Ingerish "sh".<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ajanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
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|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
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|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
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|1,979.04<br />
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|2,901.37<br />
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|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
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|1<br />
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|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
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|1,111.98<br />
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|2,392.60<br />
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| 1,180.22<br />
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|1,254.55<br />
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|1,823.56<br />
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|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Index:Languages&diff=17951Index:Languages2023-07-04T19:38:44Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>This page highlights all the languages that have a visible presence on the map.<br />
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* {{legend0|#89CFF0}} '''Real-world languages''' must be listed by a home region&mdash;no individual territory may be defined as a homeland. References should only be added to clarify distinctions in alphabets or similar changes that would be noticeable to real-world speakers; it is not a place to enumerate all possible dialects.<br />
* {{legend0|#F0B27A}} '''Constructed languages''' may be listed by a home region or an individual territory, as they are the creation of territory owners. The notes column should indicate who created the language and inspiration or other real-world references.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! class="unsortable" style="width: 0.15em;" |<br />
! width="15%" | Language<br />
! class="unsortable" | Region of origin<br />
! Real-world equivalence<br />
! class="unsortable" | Conlang creator and notes<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" | <br />
| Áardiqqut<br />
| {{Ruoguovvas}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
| Created by {{user|Liadrien}} mimicking aspects of Kallalisut and Inuktitut<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Aeránanue<br />
| {{Airannia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Antarephian<br />
| An ''a priori'' conlang project by {{user|Taka}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Agawaskway<br />
| {{Deodeca}}, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Cree'''<br />
| The name "Agawaskway" is used as the official name for Cree in Deodeca. Names used in the Federal States are not shown. Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Aitun<br />
| {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Innu'''<br />
| Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Akomishim<br />
| {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Blackfoot'''<br />
| Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Akodjonian (Akojo Kãli)<br />
|{{Artenia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Conlang by Sweetykid, inspired by RW Baoulé (Akan language, West Africa) with a lot of constructed and made-up words, also has Franquese and Ingerish additions.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Aloran<br />
|{{Alora}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Filipino and pidgin-inspired conlang project by {{user|Indyroads}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Apurimak<br />
|Central Eastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Aymara'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Aryan<br />
|Iviran Coast and Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Persian (Farsi)'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Aŭstro<br />
|{{Aŭstrasuno Tero}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Possibly Ulethan<br />
|Conlang based on Esperanto by {{user|Alejandro24}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Babelic<br />
|Lyc<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Conlang by {{user|Chazeltine}} based on Hebrew with Chinese characters and English transliteration<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Baiyu (百语)<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Chinese'''<ref>Baiyu refers to all Chinese languages collectively. For the main language of Chinese, see ''Renminyu'' below. It is the official Language in {{Bai Empire}} (Baiyu) and {{Huaxia}} (Renminyu); conclusive language family name not yet determined.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Banuvian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Created by [[User:Sergjack|Sergjack]]. Based off of the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian, with some modifications to fit the region's linguistic continuum.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Barzonian (Barzuna)<br />
|{{Barzona}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|Brunanter}} from Spanish, Catalan, and other Iberian/Romance languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Belgravian<br />
|Southeastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|BMSOUZA}} from a mixture of Portuguese and Slavic languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Brasonian<br />
|Southeastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Brazilian Portuguese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Cambric<br />
|{{Tircambry}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Welsh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Castellanese<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Spanish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Cinasian<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Cantonese Chinese'''<ref>The Traditional Chinese script is used in Cinasia, Yuethon, and may be used elsewhere.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Darrsian<br />
|{{Kofuku}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Mixture of Norwegian with ancient prehistoric languages of Harda Archipielago<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Drabantian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Czech'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Dregolesian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley and Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Ukrainian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Dregovinian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley and Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Belarusian'''<ref>In Dregovine exclusively Latin script - ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Latin_alphabet łacinka]'', pre-WWII standard</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Ediyana<br />
|{{Allendea}}, {{Barzona}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Tacana'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Eelandese / Suurisana<br />
|Northeastern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Finnish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Edetanese<br />
|{{Castilea Archantea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|Black Baron}} and is based on Catalan, Spanish, Latin, Occitan and Aragonese<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Eganian<br />
|Uthyran coastal areas<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Uletarephian<br />
|Conlang derived from Greek and eastern Mediterranean influences<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Eshen<br />
|{{Eshein}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Created by {{user|Ifgus}} from English and German elements<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Florescentian<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Portuguese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Franquese<br />
|Upper Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''French'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gaha<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Gros Ventre'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" | <br />
|Gaskúšillimigiella<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Pitä Sami'''<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gishiime<br />
|{{Deodeca}}, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Ojibwe'''<br />
|The name "Gishiime" is used as the official name for Ojibwe in Deodeca. Names used in the Federal States are not shown. Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Gobrasi languages<br />
|Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Inspired by random influences with some southeast Asian elements in {{Alora}}, {{Gobrassanya}}, and {{Khaiwoon}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gohangukian (고한국어 ''go-han-guk-eo'')<br />
| Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Korean'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Grinzian<br />
|{{Grinzez}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Axian-Ardentic<br />
| Inspired by various Asian elements, mostly the Mon-Khmer family<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" | <br />
|Grisean<br />
|{{Grisean-Thirranic Commonwealth}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Hardan<br />
| Language created by {{user|KAB}}, part of the Hardan language family.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Guaiian<br />
|{{Guai}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Taukan<br />
|Created by {{user|Aiki}} and is part of a broader [[Collab:Taukan|Taukan language project]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Holmic languages<br />
|Northeastern Antarephia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Antarephian<br />
|Collection of closely related conlangs created by regional users<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Illiman<br />
|Central Eastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Quechua'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Ingerish<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''English'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Iscuan<br />
|{{Iscu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
| Created by {{user|Lithium}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Itanese<br />
|Southwestern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Guaraní'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Izaki<br />
|{{Izaland}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Isolate or Axian-Ardentic<br />
|Based on Japanese (phonetics, vocabulary) and Finnish (phonetics, grammar) by {{user|Izaland_Terramorphing_Committee}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Jiemiesillimigiella<br />
|Northern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Northern Sámi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Jöhksvardsgiella<br />
|Northern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
| Based on Northern Sami and Finnish with some Polish and Germanic influences.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Kahtian (Kahtiák´ǩiõll)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Viõst and Kõstõrm Káhtiak)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Based on Skolt Sami with some finnish and Northern Sami elements.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Karolian<br />
| North-Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Indigenous language based on Estonian with some Finnish and Hungarian tones by {{user|Sarepava}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Karska (Kårska)<br />
|Most of {{Kara}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Created by [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21.]] A conlang based on Swedish with some variations in spelling and grammar. Karska is '''very''' similar to Swedish, to the point that Google Translate can nearly accurately interpret a sample text in the language.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kalkaran<br />
|{{Kalkara}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Maltese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kalmish<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''German'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Kanglapolish<br />
|[[File:Flag_red_white_yellow_5x3.svg|22px]] [[Kanglapo]]<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Axian-Ardentic<br />
|Inspired by various Asian elements. Documentation in [[User:Zhenkang/Kanglapolish language|sandbox page]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Khaiwoonese<br />
|{{Khaiwoon}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Vaguely Asian-inspired conlang by {{user|Isleño}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Kojolese<br />
|{{Kojo}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Kimo-Axian<br />
|Created by {{user|Leowezy}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Koredzian (Koredžyla)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Koredžymu)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Komi-Permyak with some Eastern Sámi elements<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kuehongese (Tiếng Quê 㗂家)<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Vietnamese'''<ref>Uses both [[wikipedia:Vietnamese alphabet|Quốc Ngữ]] and simplified Chinese script (a reference to [[wikipedia:Chu Nom|Chữ Nôm]]))</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Latinan<br />
|{{Latina}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Language created by {{user|histor}} as a Spanish-inspired sublanguage<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Larcetan<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Catalan'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lechian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Polish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Lentian<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Dutch'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Livnian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Serbian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Lonoese<br />
|Lonowai area of {{Gobrassanya}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
| Inspired by Polynesian languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Lorantian<br />
|{{Lorantis}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|A Celtic conlang created by {{user|Rustem Pasha}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lumquah<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mohican'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lymvadian (Lymvyvakla)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Lymvyvakmu and Koredžymu)<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Komi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Malesorian<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Albanian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Mallyorian<br />
| Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Croatian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Maurit<br />
|{{Mauretia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Romance-inspired with Semitic and Hellenic substrata by {{user|Alessa}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Mayanse<br />
|{{Balam-Utz}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Liberan<br />
|Language created by {{user|Anakes}} from Mayan languages and Spanish<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Mazanic (المظاني)<br />
|Ghetoria<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Arabic'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Melayish (Bahasa Mejayi بهاس ملايي/بهاس ماج)<br />
|Northwestern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Malay'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|[[User:Mstr/Sandbox#Mergan language|Mergan]]<br />
|{{Mergania}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|East Ulethan variety of [[User:Mstr/Sandbox#Kalmish language|Kalmish]], closely related to German with some elements of Old High German and Swedishm created by {{user|Mstr}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Metutneter<br />
| Northern and central Uthyran Sea areas<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Ancient Egyptian'''<br />
| Ancient Egyptian with a modified genitive case and vocabulary based on the following source: https://www.um.es/cepoat/egipcio/wp-content/uploads/egyptianhierogly.pdf. <br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Minyo<br />
|{{Allendea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Zuyete<br />
|Native conlang, by {{user|xioma sg}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Myrcian<br />
|{{Myrcia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Closely related to Old English, created by {{user|Myrcia}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Nakanese<br />
|{{Nakah}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Shan'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Nantee<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mi'kmaq'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Neeg<br />
| Northeastern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Hmong'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| New Scandic / Svennish<br />
|Nortwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Swedish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Nihonish<br />
|{{Belphenia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Mix of Japanese and English by {{user|BelpheniaProject}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Niulutic<br />
|{{Niulutan Riu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|By {{user|Isleño}} with some influences of Sinhalian and Hindi.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Norlensk<br />
|Northwest Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Icelandic'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ohemian<br />
|{{Ohemia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Jolantian/Ohemic<br />
|No real-world analogues<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Olonyé<br />
|{{Ullanye}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Taukan<br />
|Created by {{user|Ruadh}} and is part of a broader [[Collab:Taukan|Taukan language project]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Onnutuan<br />
|{{Onnutu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Inspired by Polynesian languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ostafariuan-Je<br />
|{{Bromley}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Historically used by tribes in Bromley, now the main language of Westrange, a western region of Bromley. Inspired by Dutch/Afrikaans<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Pahalo<br />
|{{Allendea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Zuyete<br />
|Native conlang, by {{user|Xioma sg}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Pahareek<br />
|{{Clamash}}, {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Yurok'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Plevian<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Italian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Podolian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Created by {{user|thermo_nuclear}}.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Qennesan<br />
|{{Qennes}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Mix of Greek, Romanian and [[wikipedia:Vlachs_of_Serbia#Language|Vlachian]]. By [[User:Bixelkoven]].<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Rakhoda<br />
|East Lakes, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Dakota'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ree<br />
|{{Reeland}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
| Project by {{user|Tule00}} with similarities to German and Dutch with Greek and fictional words<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Renminyu (人民语)<br />
|{{Huaxia}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mandarin Chinese'''<ref>The Simplified Chinese script and Pinyin romanisation system is used in Huaxia. The Simplified script is also used in the Bai Empire. The Traditional Chinese script, and/or other romanisation systems, may be used elsewhere. Specifically, Renminyu represents the Northern Chinese (Beijing) dialect of Mandarin Chinese. </ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Roantian<br />
|{{Roantra}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|Thilo}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Romanish<br />
|Iviran Coast<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Romanian'''<ref>Romanish consists in a group of conlangs and con-dialects by {{user|Stjur}}, sharing a Romanian core: Antharo-Romanish (4 standards), Ayvrish, Koutsovlakh, Armashlian.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Romantish<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Latin'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sanain<br />
|{{Saikyel}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Uletarephian<br />
|Conlang project by {{user|Stara Zagora}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sathrian<br />
|{{Sathria}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|Thilo}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sathro-Romantish (Mitrian)<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Romance with Sathrian influences<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Semanish / samaņe ģedi<br />
|{{Semanya}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Language created by {{user|geoboi}}. Inspired by various Indo-European languages.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Shelaq<br />
|Romantian and Turquan Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Uletarephian?<br />
|Loosely based off Etruscan, using the Phoenician alphabet. By [[User:Stjur]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Sherkmen<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Turkmen'''<ref name="turkic">In [[Demirhan Empire]] script based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Turkic_Alphabet Common Turkic Alphabet]</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Suolitsillimigiella<br />
|{{Ruoguovvas}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Conlang project by {{user|Liadrien}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Surian<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |<br />
'''Russian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Syraenian (Syraénčdâbaz)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Syraénčdâ)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Samoyedic language composed primarily composed by Nenets and Enets languages, with some Nganasan and Sami features.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Thirranic<br />
|{{Grisean-Thirranic Commonwealth}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Antarephian isolate<br />
| Language created by users {{user|KAB}} and {{user|diamantschiff}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Torolan<br />
|{{Torola}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|PaintedBlue}}, largely based on Spanish with French and other romance influence<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Tshayhamhash / ƛ̕ay̕əm̕áɬ<br />
|{{Ingerish Asperia}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Klallam'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Turquese<br />
|Iviran Coast and Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Turkish'''<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Wystrian<br />
|{{Wyster}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Language created by {{user|Rasmus Rasmusson}}<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Yerevi / Yirewe‘<br />
|Western Antarephia ({{Leresso}})<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Qamaric<br />
|Language created by {{user|geoboi}}. Loosely inspired by Amharic, as well as various Na-Dené and Pama-Nyungan languages.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Yughut<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Uzbek'''<ref name="turkic" /><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Yumerth (Jumяð)<br />
|Eastern {{Kara}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Yumerdic<br />
|Not based on real world languages, created by [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]]. Some more complicated or more specific words loosely connected to Swedish due to significant contact Karskan language.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Zamednovchan<br />
|Western {{Geklinia-Dregolesia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Language strongly based on Silesian, created by {{user|Mie}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Index pages]]<br />
[[Category:Languages]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Index:Languages&diff=17950Index:Languages2023-07-04T19:37:24Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
<hr />
<div>This page highlights all the languages that have a visible presence on the map.<br />
<br />
{{technical notice<br />
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| note = Languages may only be added to this list if they have a substantive visible presence on the map. Do not add spoken-only languages or languages that appear as only a handful of isolated labels.<br />
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* {{legend0|#89CFF0}} '''Real-world languages''' must be listed by a home region&mdash;no individual territory may be defined as a homeland. References should only be added to clarify distinctions in alphabets or similar changes that would be noticeable to real-world speakers; it is not a place to enumerate all possible dialects.<br />
* {{legend0|#F0B27A}} '''Constructed languages''' may be listed by a home region or an individual territory, as they are the creation of territory owners. The notes column should indicate who created the language and inspiration or other real-world references.<br />
}}<br />
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{{clear}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! class="unsortable" style="width: 0.15em;" |<br />
! width="15%" | Language<br />
! class="unsortable" | Region of origin<br />
! Real-world equivalence<br />
! class="unsortable" | Conlang creator and notes<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" | <br />
| Áardiqqut<br />
| {{Ruoguovvas}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
| Created by {{user|Liadrien}} mimicking aspects of Kallalisut and Inuktitut<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Aeránanue<br />
| {{Airannia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Antarephian<br />
| An ''a priori'' conlang project by {{user|Taka}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Agawaskway<br />
| {{Deodeca}}, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Cree'''<br />
| The name "Agawaskway" is used as the official name for Cree in Deodeca. Names used in the Federal States are not shown. Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Aitun<br />
| {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Innu'''<br />
| Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Akomishim<br />
| {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Blackfoot'''<br />
| Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Akodjonian (Akojo Kãli)<br />
|{{Artenia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Conlang by Sweetykid, inspired by RW Baoulé (Akan language, West Africa) with a lot of constructed and made-up words, also has Franquese and Ingerish additions.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Aloran<br />
|{{Alora}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Filipino and pidgin-inspired conlang project by {{user|Indyroads}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Apurimak<br />
|Central Eastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Aymara'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Aryan<br />
|Iviran Coast and Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Persian (Farsi)'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Aŭstro<br />
|{{Aŭstrasuno Tero}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Possibly Ulethan<br />
|Conlang based on Esperanto by {{user|Alejandro24}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Babelic<br />
|Lyc<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Conlang by {{user|Chazeltine}} based on Hebrew with Chinese characters and English transliteration<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Baiyu (百语)<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Chinese'''<ref>Baiyu refers to all Chinese languages collectively. For the main language of Chinese, see ''Renminyu'' below. It is the official Language in {{Bai Empire}} (Baiyu) and {{Huaxia}} (Renminyu); conclusive language family name not yet determined.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Banuvian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Created by [[User:Sergjack|Sergjack]]. Based off of the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian, with some modifications to fit the region's linguistic continuum.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Barzonian (Barzuna)<br />
|{{Barzona}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|Brunanter}} from Spanish, Catalan, and other Iberian/Romance languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Belgravian<br />
|Southeastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|BMSOUZA}} from a mixture of Portuguese and Slavic languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Brasonian<br />
|Southeastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Brazilian Portuguese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Cambric<br />
|{{Tircambry}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Welsh'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Castellanese<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Spanish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Cinasian<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Cantonese Chinese'''<ref>The Traditional Chinese script is used in Cinasia, Yuethon, and may be used elsewhere.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Darrsian<br />
|{{Kofuku}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Mixture of Norwegian with ancient prehistoric languages of Harda Archipielago<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Drabantian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Czech'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Dregolesian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley and Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Ukrainian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Dregovinian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley and Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Belarusian'''<ref>In Dregovine exclusively Latin script - ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Latin_alphabet łacinka]'', pre-WWII standard</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Ediyana<br />
|{{Allendea}}, {{Barzona}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Tacana'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Eelandese / Suurisana<br />
|Northeastern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Finnish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Edetanese<br />
|{{Castilea Archantea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|Black Baron}} and is based on Catalan, Spanish, Latin, Occitan and Aragonese<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Eganian<br />
|Uthyran coastal areas<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Uletarephian<br />
|Conlang derived from Greek and eastern Mediterranean influences<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Eshen<br />
|{{Eshein}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Created by {{user|Ifgus}} from English and German elements<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Florescentian<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Portuguese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Franquese<br />
|Upper Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''French'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gaha<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Gros Ventre'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" | <br />
|Gaskúšillimigiella<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Pitä Sami'''<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gishiime<br />
|{{Deodeca}}, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Ojibwe'''<br />
|The name "Gishiime" is used as the official name for Ojibwe in Deodeca. Names used in the Federal States are not shown. Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Gobrasi languages<br />
|Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Inspired by random influences with some southeast Asian elements in {{Alora}}, {{Gobrassanya}}, and {{Khaiwoon}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Gohangukian (고한국어 ''go-han-guk-eo'')<br />
| Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Korean'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Grinzian<br />
|{{Grinzez}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Axian-Ardentic<br />
| Inspired by various Asian elements, mostly the Mon-Khmer family<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" | <br />
|Grisean<br />
|{{Grisean-Thirranic Commonwealth}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Hardan<br />
| Language created by {{user|KAB}}, part of the Hardan language family.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Guaiian<br />
|{{Guai}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Taukan<br />
|Created by {{user|Aiki}} and is part of a broader [[Collab:Taukan|Taukan language project]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Holmic languages<br />
|Northeastern Antarephia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Antarephian<br />
|Collection of closely related conlangs created by regional users<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Illiman<br />
|Central Eastern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Quechua'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Ingerish<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''English'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Iscuan<br />
|{{Iscu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
| Created by {{user|Lithium}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Itanese<br />
|Southwestern Tarephia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Guaraní'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Izaki<br />
|{{Izaland}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Isolate or Axian-Ardentic<br />
|Based on Japanese (phonetics, vocabulary) and Finnish (phonetics, grammar) by {{user|Izaland_Terramorphing_Committee}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Jiemiesillimigiella<br />
|Northern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Northern Sámi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Jöhksvardsgiella<br />
|Northern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
| Based on Northern Sami and Finnish with some Polish and Germanic influences.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Kahtian (Kahtiák´ǩiõll)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Viõst and Kõstõrm Káhtiak)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Based on Skolt Sami with some finnish and Northern Sami elements.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Karolian<br />
| North-Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Indigenous language based on Estonian with some Finnish and Hungarian tones by {{user|Sarepava}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Karska (Kårska)<br />
|Most of {{Kara}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Created by [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21.]] A conlang based on Swedish with some variations in spelling and grammar. Karska is '''very''' similar to Swedish, to the point that Google Translate can nearly accurately interpret a sample text in the language.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kalkaran<br />
|{{Kalkara}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Maltese'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kalmish<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''German'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Kanglapolish<br />
|[[File:Flag_red_white_yellow_5x3.svg|22px]] [[Kanglapo]]<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Axian-Ardentic<br />
|Inspired by various Asian elements. Documentation in [[User:Zhenkang/Kanglapolish language|sandbox page]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Khaiwoonese<br />
|{{Khaiwoon}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Vaguely Asian-inspired conlang by {{user|Isleño}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Kojolese<br />
|{{Kojo}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Kimo-Axian<br />
|Created by {{user|Leowezy}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Koredzian (Koredžyla)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Koredžymu)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Komi-Permyak with some Eastern Sámi elements<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Kuehongese (Tiếng Quê 㗂家)<br />
|Northern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Vietnamese'''<ref>Uses both [[wikipedia:Vietnamese alphabet|Quốc Ngữ]] and simplified Chinese script (a reference to [[wikipedia:Chu Nom|Chữ Nôm]]))</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Latinan<br />
|{{Latina}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Language created by {{user|histor}} as a Spanish-inspired sublanguage<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Larcetan<br />
|Lower Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Catalan'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lechian<br />
|Ulethan Rift Valley<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Polish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Lentian<br />
|Northwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Dutch'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Livnian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Serbian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Lonoese<br />
|Lonowai area of {{Gobrassanya}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
| Inspired by Polynesian languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Lorantian<br />
|{{Lorantis}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|A Celtic conlang created by {{user|Rustem Pasha}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lumquah<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mohican'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Lymvadian (Lymvyvakla)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Lymvyvakmu and Koredžymu)<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Komi'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Malesorian<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Albanian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Mallyorian<br />
| Egalia<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Croatian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Maurit<br />
|{{Mauretia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Romance-inspired with Semitic and Hellenic substrata by {{user|Alessa}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Mayanse<br />
|{{Balam-Utz}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Liberan<br />
|Language created by {{user|Anakes}} from Mayan languages and Spanish<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Mazanic (المظاني)<br />
|Ghetoria<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Arabic'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Melayish (Bahasa Mejayi بهاس ملايي/بهاس ماج)<br />
|Northwestern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Malay'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|[[User:Mstr/Sandbox#Mergan language|Mergan]]<br />
|{{Mergania}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|East Ulethan variety of [[User:Mstr/Sandbox#Kalmish language|Kalmish]], closely related to German with some elements of Old High German and Swedishm created by {{user|Mstr}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Metutneter<br />
| Northern and central Uthyran Sea areas<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Ancient Egyptian'''<br />
| Ancient Egyptian with a modified genitive case and vocabulary based on the following source: https://www.um.es/cepoat/egipcio/wp-content/uploads/egyptianhierogly.pdf. <br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Minyo<br />
|{{Allendea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Zuyete<br />
|Native conlang, by {{user|xioma sg}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Myrcian<br />
|{{Myrcia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
|Closely related to Old English, created by {{user|Myrcia}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Nakanese<br />
|{{Nakah}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Shan'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Nantee<br />
|{{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mi'kmaq'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Neeg<br />
| Northeastern Archanta<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" | '''Hmong'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| New Scandic / Svennish<br />
|Nortwestern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Swedish'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Nihonish<br />
|{{Belphenia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Mix of Japanese and English by {{user|BelpheniaProject}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Niulutic<br />
|{{Niulutan Riu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|By {{user|Isleño}} with some influences of Sinhalian and Hindi.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Norlensk<br />
|Northwest Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Icelandic'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ohemian<br />
|{{Ohemia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Jolantian/Ohemic<br />
|No real-world analogues<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Olonyé<br />
|{{Ullanye}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" | Conlang: Taukan<br />
|Created by {{user|Ruadh}} and is part of a broader [[Collab:Taukan|Taukan language project]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Onnutuan<br />
|{{Onnutu}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Asperic<br />
|Inspired by Polynesian languages<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ostafariuan-Je<br />
|{{Bromley}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Historically used by tribes in Bromley, now the main language of Westrange, a western region of Bromley. Inspired by Dutch/Afrikaans<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Pahalo<br />
|{{Allendea}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Zuyete<br />
|Native conlang, by {{user|Xioma sg}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Pahareek<br />
|{{Clamash}}, {{Deodeca}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Yurok'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Plevian<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Italian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Podolian<br />
|Egalia<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Created by {{user|thermo_nuclear}}.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Qennesan<br />
|{{Qennes}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Mix of Greek, Romanian and [[wikipedia:Vlachs_of_Serbia#Language|Vlachian]]. By [[User:Bixelkoven]].<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Rakhoda<br />
|East Lakes, Federal States<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Dakota'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Ree<br />
|{{Reeland}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Gaermanic<br />
| Project by {{user|Tule00}} with similarities to German and Dutch with Greek and fictional words<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
| Renminyu (人民语)<br />
|{{Huaxia}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Mandarin Chinese'''<ref>The Simplified Chinese script and Pinyin romanisation system is used in Huaxia. The Simplified script is also used in the Bai Empire. The Traditional Chinese script, and/or other romanisation systems, may be used elsewhere. Specifically, Renminyu represents the Northern Chinese (Beijing) dialect of Mandarin Chinese. </ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Roantian<br />
|{{Roantra}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|Thilo}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Romanish<br />
|Iviran Coast<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Romanian'''<ref>Romanish consists in a group of conlangs and con-dialects by {{user|Stjur}}, sharing a Romanian core: Antharo-Romanish (4 standards), Ayvrish, Koutsovlakh, Armashlian.</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Romantish<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Latin'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sanain<br />
|{{Saikyel}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Uletarephian<br />
|Conlang project by {{user|Stara Zagora}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sathrian<br />
|{{Sathria}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Created by {{user|Thilo}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Sathro-Romantish (Mitrian)<br />
|Mediterranean Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Romance with Sathrian influences<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Semanish / samaņe ģedi<br />
|{{Semanya}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Language created by {{user|geoboi}}. Inspired by various Indo-European languages.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Shelaq<br />
|Romantian and Turquan Uletha<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Uletarephian?<br />
|Loosely based off Etruscan, using the Phoenician alphabet. By [[User:Stjur]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Sherkmen<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Turkmen'''<ref name="turkic">In [[Demirhan Empire]] script based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Turkic_Alphabet Common Turkic Alphabet]</ref><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Suolitsillimigiella<br />
|{{Ruoguovvas}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Conlang project by {{user|Liadrien}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Surian<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |<br />
'''Russian'''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Syraenian (Syraénčdâbaz)<br />
|Sápvuodmá (Syraénčdâ)<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Karoic-Ugric<br />
|Samoyedic language composed primarily composed by Nenets and Enets languages, with some Nganasan and Sami features.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Thirranic<br />
|{{Grisean-Thirranic Commonwealth}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Antarephian isolate<br />
| Language created by users {{user|KAB}} and {{user|diamantschiff}}<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Torolan<br />
|{{Torola}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Romantish<br />
|Created by {{user|PaintedBlue}}, largely based on Spanish with French and other romance influence<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Tshayhamhash / ƛ̕ay̕əm̕áɬ<br />
|{{Ingerish Asperia}}<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Klallam'''<br />
|Part of the Deodeca Native Initiative implemented by several users in Deodeca.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Turquese<br />
|Iviran Coast and Southern Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Turkish'''<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Wystrian<br />
|{{Wyster}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang<br />
|Language created by {{user|Rasmus Rasmusson}}<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Yerevi / Yirewe‘<br />
|Western Antarephia ({{Leresso}})<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Qamaric<br />
|Language created by {{user|geoboi}}. Loosely inspired by Amharic, as well as various Na-Dené and Pama-Nyungan languages.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #89CFF0;" |<br />
|Yughut<br />
|Central Uletha<br />
| style="background: #D4E6F1;" |'''Uzbek'''<ref name="turkic" /><br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
| Yumerth (Jumertð)<br />
|Eastern {{Kara}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Yumerdic<br />
|Not based on real world languages, created by [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]]. Some more complicated or more specific words loosely connected to Swedish due to significant contact Karskan language.<br />
|-<br />
| style="background: #F0B27A;" |<br />
|Zamednovchan<br />
|Western {{Geklinia-Dregolesia}}<br />
| style="background: #F5CBA7;" |Conlang: Slevic<br />
|Language strongly based on Silesian, created by {{user|Mie}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Index pages]]<br />
[[Category:Languages]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17949Kara2023-07-04T19:35:00Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and [[Ogesten]].<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
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Hello,<br />
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I think there should be a map in the same style as the [[OpenGeofiction:Territories#Overview_Map|main map]], but with the countries coloured by language. I think this would make it easier to find out which territory accepts which language.<br />
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[[User:Bulest|Bulest]] ([[User talk:Bulest|talk]]) 17:22, 29 June 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: The territory overview map already indicates the main language for each of the blue territories, using the "edit" arrows. For every other territory it's really not as simple as "which territory accepts which language". Thanks/[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 15:27, 30 June 2023 (UTC)<br />
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::You might find [https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages this] helpful as well. It's far from covering every country, but it does cover a lot. - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 19:30, 4 July 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=User_talk:Anonymous21&diff=17740User talk:Anonymous212023-06-19T22:08:34Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>== Kara ==<br />
Hi!<br />
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I changed the name of the article to English version (without the diacritic) as the general policy is that the name should be given in the language used in the article rather than the native name (for example in English Wikipedia article about Germany would be under "Germany", not "Deutschland"). If for some reason it has to be given with dacritic, it can stay though. Best regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 14:24, 4 March 2022 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, that's what I figured. I'm thinking I'll either change the name back to English (or it's translation to English). I appreciate the message :) {{Unsigned|Anonymous21}}<br />
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== Flag ==<br />
Hello! I hope you're having a great day. I saw your request to update the flag template. Normally, I would be happy to do it straightaway, but I do have to take pause in the current situation. Although I am not strict in my enforcement on the wiki, we do have a site policy about [[OGF:Verisimilitude|verisimilitude]] that comes into play here. I would strongly encourage you to consider revising the color scheme of the flag a bit&mdash;namely, the instances and juxtapositions of bright neon colors that might work on a computer screen but don't really on a flag. Having a single-color standard in the background would also go a long way to helping. I will tell you that this is something I've wrestled with in the past myself. Mauretia's flag had too neon of a yellow back on the old wiki, since my computer was old and didn't have a good rendering. Anyway, I'm not here to police flags down to the detail, but we do have a site policy that cannot be ignored in this instance. If you have questions or would like advice, I'm happy to offer some. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 00:12, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Hi Alessa: I can see what you're saying about the bright colors. I changed the background to a solid gray and toned down the colors so they aren't as bright. It's at https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/File:Karaflagrevised.png. What do you think?<br />
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: Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:44, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::Hello! This is definitely better. And, thank you for uploading a newer version of a file (with the same name) rather than a separate file altogether. I would still encourage you to simplify it a bit, but this would work for now. The grey background could stand to be a little lighter (if not white), and consider using only two or three colors for the mandala-like figure in the center instead of six. Even so, that's for you to play around with here or there. If you do make changes, just upload a new version instead of a new file like you did this most recent time. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Thanks for the suggestions! I changed the background color (I agree that it looks better that way). The colors are supposed to go fully across the color spectrum, if you will, and I figured that blocks of color would be better and more realistic than a gradient. Thanks so much for your help! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:39, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Also, is there a way to add a license to a preexisting image by chance? - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:42, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== File names ==<br />
Hello again. I forgot to mention that you should be careful when uploading files to the wiki that their names are something meaningful in some way rather than a gibberish of numbers and letters. I've renamed the "Svgfiles 2022-10-04-02-50-19-849798-1704072163049278158.svg" to [[:File:Kara legislative diagram.svg]] for now. Please keep this in mind going forward. Also, keep in mind that categories must be added and a license selected. Please be sure to follow the instructions on the upload page. Thanks. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Okay - I will do that in the future. I didn't know you could edit file names, so thanks for telling me that too! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== Karska ==<br />
Hi! According to our [[OGF:Wiki policy|Wiki policy]] pages about languages are not allowed yet. Given that I moved Karska page to your [[user:Anonymous21/Karska|sandbox]] page where you can develop it until the policy change will happen. [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Sorry, I didn't know about that. Thanks for catching it! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 19:53, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Sandboxes ==<br />
Hello, Presently, you’ve created quite a few “sandbox” pages that are really masquerading as stub articles. Please note that the wiki policy instructs users not to do this—which people have tried to do as a way of skirting the policy about article creation. The short two-line stubs Kirek and Vezhek have been deleted. To preserve the content, the information has been moved to the territory’s article. If you wish to have regional language information, the place for this will be the main territory article ''or'' an article titled [[Culture of Kara]]. The latter allows for a full description of anything related to the culture of the territory, including religion, language, diet, attire, and more. The contents of the national anthem page should really be in this type of an article as well. In such an instance, there are also many ways we have of formatting the article so you can link directly to subsections and keep it looking clean. If you need help with that, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’m more than happy to help. Happy mapping! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 14:27, 19 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
I just saw your wiki message. Sorry, I must have missed that earlier. And somehow I never thought of adding subsections, but that makes more sense than a bunch of stub articles. I will work on condensing the “sandbox” content onto the main territory page. I will let you know if I have any other questions or concerns. Also, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any as well. Thanks! -- [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:04, 20 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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==[[:File:SjangeSomAnStandardChoralVersion.png]] ==<br />
I marked this file for deletion because it's too big to be displayed properly on the wiki. Please upload smaller version and remove the template if file is needed. Regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:01, 25 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
Thanks for catching that. I have a different version of the file that is used on the wiki page, so I don't need this one. Please feel free to delete it. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 21:16, 26 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== AI Images ==<br />
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Hi, you have uploaded a bunch of AI generated images and have tagged them as having a PD licence. I believe that is incorrect, and puts OGF at risk.<br />
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Generally we would need to know the input terms and licensing of input images. However you also need to be cognisant of the terms you agreed to with the AI service - https://www.bing.com/new/termsofuse?FORM=GENTOS - clearly ''"Use of Creations ... you may use Creations outside the Online Services for any legal personal, '''non-commercial''' purpose"'' invalidates your claimed Public Domain. /[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 10:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: Thank you for catching that. I will change those to a license that reflects the non-commercial use aspect. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 23:59, 8 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: I went in and changed the license on all of the AI-generated images to cc-by-nc-sa. Again, thanks for catching that mistake on my part, and please let me know if there are any other issues/concerns. Thanks! — [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:06, 9 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Files again ==<br />
#Files should have license (and category). You've in fact broke OSM license by not linking the OSM in a way which allows to check who mapped places from screenshot.<br />
#More importantly don't upload screenshots with little (1) to no modification (other 9). Links are enough in such cases. Images are relatively heavy objects which consume a lot of server space.<br />
Having in mind the problems mentioned above I marked your recently uploaded files for deletion. [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 15:55, 14 June 2023 (UTC)<br />
: Okay, thanks for letting me know. I will keep that in mind for future reference. [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 22:08, 19 June 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Not_sure_what_to_think_of_my_territory%E2%80%99s_layout._Any_feedback%3F&diff=17694Forum:Request help/Not sure what to think of my territory’s layout. Any feedback?2023-06-14T00:10:29Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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== Question ==<br />
I don’t know whether here is the place to ask that kind of question, or whether I should ask it in the first place (figuring the kind of stuff out is half the fun of mapping on OGF, after all!). But I have a small territory, so there’s a lot of stuff to put in a small space there, and I’m not sure I’ve done it in the most sensible way. Here’s a pic: <br />
[[File:Screenshot1.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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My territory is Searavenag, on the right side of the picture, and you can see almost the whole territory on the image.<br />
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My main issue is: given the territory’s location, and the fact that it’s basically a city-state that would have relied on sea trade, at least in the past, it would make a lot of sense to have an important port. Specifically, surely the government would have wanted not to be too outcompeted by the neighbours, who all have important ports. However, I’ve set my city in a fairly narrow bay, so creating such a port would mean that it would take a lot of space and basically influence massively the geography of a large part of the country. However, I also planned my country as basically some kind of quiet and vaguely sleepy bit of countryside by the sea (think Southwest England, Normandy, etc.), so a huge port in the middle of that would be kind of an eyesore, wouldn’t it?<br />
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I know that in a way it’s a very silly question: of course, I totally can decide that it will be a small city, and my neighbours will have more ships that I do but it won’t be a problem for absolutely anyone, and mapping on OGF is supposed to be fun and lighthearted, and I’m grossly overthinking it, etc. But still, I’m curious whether anyone would have done things differently from what I did, or if there’s any feedback anyone wants to give.<br />
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== Feedback ==<br />
:This is the "request help or feedback" section, so I think this is what its' for :)<br />
:In regards to your question, I personally like the idea of having a main port set a bit back from the open sea. It actually would provide some benefits:<br />
:*Reduces the risk of problems related to flooding or sea surges<br />
:*Makes sea invasion more difficult and gives your nation more land area with which to surround any attackers<br />
:*Building a bit farther away from the open ocean would likely make the ground less waterlogged, making construction easier<br />
:There are also real-world examples of important port cities built a ways away from the open ocean:<br />
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![[File:HamburgOSM.png|center|thumb|Hamburg, Germany]]<br />
![[File:BremenOSM.png|center|thumb|Bremen, Germany]]<br />
![[File:AmsterdamOSM.png|center|thumb|Amsterdam, Netherlands]]<br />
![[File:AntwerpOSM.png|thumb|Antwerp, Belgium]]<br />
![[File:LagosOSM.png|thumb|Lagos, Nigeria]]<br />
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![[File:AbidjanOSM.png|thumb|Abidjan, Ivory Coast]]<br />
![[File:HangzhouOSM.png|thumb|Hangzhou, China]]<br />
![[File:GuangzhouOSM.png|thumb|Guangzhou, China]]<br />
![[File:KolkataOSM.png|thumb|Kolkata, India]]<br />
![[File:PortoAlegreOSM.png|thumb|Porto Alegre, Brazil]]<br />
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:In all honesty, the biggest issue I see is that the city wouldn't (at least in the current arrangement) be ruling over a lot a territory, which could theoretically make gaining significant influence difficult. However, it can happen — look at Amsterdam, which didn't control a lot of land area and was, for quite some time, ruled by the Spanish monarchs of the Habsburg dynasty. Yet Amsterdam became one of the most important trading ports of the 17th and 18th centuries, even leading out endeavors like the Dutch East India Company, which (for better or for worse) went on to establish colonies and trading posts across Asia. Dutch traders also influenced Africa and North America, and New York was initially founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam. So apparently "small" powers like the Dutch can in fact gain substantial power even without significant territory possessions.<br />
:Hope this helps! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Not_sure_what_to_think_of_my_territory%E2%80%99s_layout._Any_feedback%3F&diff=17693Forum:Request help/Not sure what to think of my territory’s layout. Any feedback?2023-06-14T00:07:36Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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I don’t know whether here is the place to ask that kind of question, or whether I should ask it in the first place (figuring the kind of stuff out is half the fun of mapping on OGF, after all!). But I have a small territory, so there’s a lot of stuff to put in a small space there, and I’m not sure I’ve done it in the most sensible way. Here’s a pic: <br />
[[File:Screenshot1.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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My territory is Searavenag, on the right side of the picture, and you can see almost the whole territory on the image.<br />
<br />
My main issue is: given the territory’s location, and the fact that it’s basically a city-state that would have relied on sea trade, at least in the past, it would make a lot of sense to have an important port. Specifically, surely the government would have wanted not to be too outcompeted by the neighbours, who all have important ports. However, I’ve set my city in a fairly narrow bay, so creating such a port would mean that it would take a lot of space and basically influence massively the geography of a large part of the country. However, I also planned my country as basically some kind of quiet and vaguely sleepy bit of countryside by the sea (think Southwest England, Normandy, etc.), so a huge port in the middle of that would be kind of an eyesore, wouldn’t it?<br />
<br />
I know that in a way it’s a very silly question: of course, I totally can decide that it will be a small city, and my neighbours will have more ships that I do but it won’t be a problem for absolutely anyone, and mapping on OGF is supposed to be fun and lighthearted, and I’m grossly overthinking it, etc. But still, I’m curious whether anyone would have done things differently from what I did, or if there’s any feedback anyone wants to give.<br />
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:This is the "request help or feedback" section, so I think this is what its' for :)<br />
:In regards to your question, I personally like the idea of having a main port set a bit back from the open sea. It actually would provide some benefits:<br />
:*Reduces the risk of problems related to flooding or sea surges<br />
:*Makes sea invasion more difficult and gives your nation more land area with which to surround any attackers<br />
:*Building a bit farther away from the open ocean would likely make the ground less waterlogged, making construction easier<br />
:There are also real-world examples of important port cities built a ways away from the open ocean:<br />
:<br />
{|<br />
![[File:HamburgOSM.png|center|thumb|Hamburg, Germany]]<br />
![[File:BremenOSM.png|center|thumb|Bremen, Germany]]<br />
![[File:AmsterdamOSM.png|center|thumb|Amsterdam, Netherlands]]<br />
![[File:AntwerpOSM.png|thumb|Antwerp, Belgium]]<br />
![[File:LagosOSM.png|thumb|Lagos, Nigeria]]<br />
|-<br />
![[File:AbidjanOSM.png|thumb|Abidjan, Ivory Coast]]<br />
![[File:HangzhouOSM.png|thumb|Hangzhou, China]]<br />
![[File:GuangzhouOSM.png|thumb|Guangzhou, China]]<br />
![[File:KolkataOSM.png|thumb|Kolkata, India]]<br />
![[File:PortoAlegreOSM.png|thumb|Porto Alegre, Brazil]]<br />
|}<br />
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:In all honesty, the biggest issue I see is that the city wouldn't (at least in the current arrangement) be ruling over a lot a territory, which could theoretically make gaining significant influence difficult. However, it can happen — look at Amsterdam, which didn't control a lot of land area and was, for quite some time, ruled by the Spanish monarchs of the Habsburg dynasty. Yet Amsterdam became one of the most important trading ports of the 17th and 18th centuries, even leading out endeavors like the Dutch East India Company, which (for better or for worse) went on to establish colonies and trading posts across Asia. Dutch traders also influenced Africa and North America, and New York was initially founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam. So apparently "small" powers like the Dutch can in fact gain substantial power even without significant territory possessions.<br />
:Hope this helps! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Is_there_a_way_to_use_an_image_as_JOSM_imagery%3F&diff=17387Forum:Request help/Is there a way to use an image as JOSM imagery?2023-05-29T03:45:55Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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I'm redoing my capital city, and I've found that for the downtown area my mapping turns out a lot better if I draw it by hand first. So I've drawn out my plan on a screenshot of the area of the map in which the city will be located, and I've scanned the paper and made it into a .jpg file. Is there any way that I can use that image file as an overlay for my mapping so that I can essentially "trace" my hand drawing onto the map?<br />
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Thanks! Anon21 - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 01:27, 28 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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You'll want to download the PicLayer plugin :) See https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Plugin/PicLayer for more details - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 01:33, 28 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: It's also in the FAQ: [[Help:Frequently asked questions#I've drawn a map by hand or in some other program. Can I use iD or JOSM and trace it?]]. Thanks/[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 12:20, 28 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: You're right wangi, I totally missed that HAHA - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 03:45, 29 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Is_there_a_way_to_use_an_image_as_JOSM_imagery%3F&diff=17352Forum:Request help/Is there a way to use an image as JOSM imagery?2023-05-28T01:33:23Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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I'm redoing my capital city, and I've found that for the downtown area my mapping turns out a lot better if I draw it by hand first. So I've drawn out my plan on a screenshot of the area of the map in which the city will be located, and I've scanned the paper and made it into a .jpg file. Is there any way that I can use that image file as an overlay for my mapping so that I can essentially "trace" my hand drawing onto the map?<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Anon21 - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 01:27, 28 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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You'll want to download the PicLayer plugin :) See https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Plugin/PicLayer for more details - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 01:33, 28 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Is_there_a_way_to_use_an_image_as_JOSM_imagery%3F&diff=17351Forum:Request help/Is there a way to use an image as JOSM imagery?2023-05-28T01:27:21Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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I'm redoing my capital city, and I've found that for the downtown area my mapping turns out a lot better if I draw it by hand first. So I've drawn out my plan on a screenshot of the area of the map in which the city will be located, and I've scanned the paper and made it into a .jpg file. Is there any way that I can use that image file as an overlay for my mapping so that I can essentially "trace" my hand drawing onto the map?<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Anon21 - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 01:27, 28 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Request_help/Is_there_a_way_to_use_an_image_as_JOSM_imagery%3F&diff=17350Forum:Request help/Is there a way to use an image as JOSM imagery?2023-05-28T01:26:40Z<p>Anonymous21: Created page with "<div class="forumheader" style="margin: 1; background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left; padding: 5px;">'''Forums &rarr; Forum:Request help or feedback|Reques..."</p>
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I'm redoing my capital city, and I've found that for the downtown area my mapping turns out a lot better if I draw it by hand first. So I've drawn out my plan on a screenshot of the area of the map in which the city will be located, and I've scanned the paper and made it into a .png file. Is there any way that I can use that image file as an overlay for my mapping so that I can essentially "trace" my hand drawing onto the map?<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
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The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
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Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has completed their full term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17164Kara2023-05-19T05:26:52Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
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Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is situated in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Territory_application/UL22c_-_United_Federation_of_Ogesten&diff=17163Forum:Territory application/UL22c - United Federation of Ogesten2023-05-19T05:24:25Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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UL22c - United Federation of Ogesten<br />
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{{territory application physical geography}}<br />
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In the western part of the country, mountains with numerous river springs and a dam lake between the two largest peaks. In the central part of the country, a large artificial lake used to stop possible floods in front of the national capital and other towns. On the southern coast, numerous coastal lakes similar to those on the Polish coast. Eastern and southern skerry-type coast. Temperate European climate.<br />
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'''All maps is here:'''<br />
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https://imgur.com/a/oZUOLNY<br />
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'''The "all-in-one" map: (Without industry and mining map. All symbols meaning in link above)'''<br />
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https://imgur.com/a/RJu08mk<br />
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{{territory application human geography}}<br />
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An industrial country, based on the extraction of oil and heavy metal ores. Agriculture prevailing in the central-east part of the country. Population of cities on the maps above<br />
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{{territory application history and culture}}<br />
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East Scandinavian culture (areas of Finland), Finnish language.<br />
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The boundaries we know today were created at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, during the Industrial Revolution. The colonial break-up brought most of the oil and ore deposits within the boundaries of Ogesten (today the United Federation of Ogesten). Massive industrialisation and mining development resulted in economic growth based on exports of fuel, petroleum, hydrocarbons and precious metals. In the second half of the twentieth century, the name was changed to the United Federation of Ogesten and the former counties were given autonomy along the lines of the US. After the economic recovery in the post-war era, the country experienced further economic growth, which had a positive impact on the quality of infrastructure and general living standards. This state of affairs continues to this days.<br />
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My samples:<br />
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https://opengeofiction.net/#map=13/-7.0671/173.0023&layers=B<br />
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https://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/-14.3076/152.6315&layers=B<br />
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https://opengeofiction.net/#map=13/-25.6636/146.6238&layers=B<br />
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[[User:Koziu|Koziu]] ([[User talk:Koziu|talk]]) 16:39, 17 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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{{territory application discussion}}A slightly expanded and improved version of the previous application.<br />
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[[User:Koziu|Koziu]] ([[User talk:Koziu|talk]]) 18:56, 17 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Thank you for your updated submission. Here are my comments:<br />
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* Most importantly: For your plans for the territory and its sketch(es), please also consider existing mapping in neighbouring territories, most importantly topography. As you can see, all four neighbours already create a consistent topography for the region which UL22c would need to at least somewhat fit into. You are free to redo every pre-existing mapping you find in your territory (if that really is your desire), but the geography of neighbouring territories must match up. In your sketch, there are mountains in the east and low lands in the west, while all neighbouring territories would demand the opposite layout from UL22c to stay consistent.<br />
* The sketches you provided are nicely done, but they don't really match up with each other yet. For example, the highways are uninfluenced by the massive mountain range in the east (cutting straight through them at high points) and the borders of the administrative divisions also don't seem to correspond to the topography in any way. Further more, one of the most important factors for human settlement is missing: rivers. Hence the location of cities is also unrelated to the geography. After considering the comment above and rethinking the territory's overall geography, I would again advice you to have a look at [[Help:Making_realistic_countries]] and carefully follow the steps there, producing one large sketch containing major mountains, then rivers, then cities and then highways. Again, I don't mean to obstruct your mapping enthusiasm, but these first planning steps really are crucial for your future mapping success.<br />
* Please adjust the written physical geography section. The climate and description of the geography doesn't match the new territory.<br />
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Looking forward to your work! Best, [[User:Leowezy|Leowezy]] ([[User talk:Leowezy|talk]]) 19:44, 17 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Forgive me for my shortcomings. I hope everything will be fine now. I apologise in advance if the all-in-one map is difficult to read.<br />
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Small edit: As for the motorways in these highest parts of the mountains, they won't be as straight as they appear on the maps. On relatively flat slopes they will be winding, and where it is too steep there will be tunnels. ^^<br />
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[[User:Koziu|Koziu]] ([[User talk:Koziu|talk]]) 21:33, 17 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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I'm the owner of Kara, to the southeast of UL22c. A couple of thoughts on the southeast border:<br />
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* Looking at your maps, it seems that you have a mountain range fully within Ogesten with foothills sloping towards the Kara border. My general layout with mapping in that area has been for there to be a mountain range running more or less along the border. I think that moving the mountain range to the border would mesh better with the existing geography and would make more sense historically and linguistically (see [[Kara]] for more info on the history and linguistics that I've mapped in the area).<br />
* Right now, I have mountains mapped more or less to the end of our shared border. On your map you have the southernmost region of the border sloping gradually towards the coast, which makes sense topographically. If you want, I would love to open up a lot more of the border area around [https://opengeofiction.net/relation/361390 <bdi>Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala</bdi>] to match that geography.<br />
* Also, the whole border between Kara and UL22c could use some more detailed mapping (beyond just straight lines haha). So if your application gets approved, I think it would be great for us to work together to make those borders more detailed and better reflect the geographies in both countries.<br />
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Here's a map of what I'm trying to say. The black peaks are mountains, the bright green semicircles are foothill areas, and the yellow-green lines are plains areas (and the plains border areas would be where we would have a lot more cultural interaction).<br />
[[File:UL22csoutheastborderkaraopinion.png|none|thumb|Kara-UL22c border concept by Anon21]]<br />
Of course, I'm not an admin (that would be Leowezy) but I would love to collaborate on our border areas if your application is approved.<br />
All the best!<br />
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{{territory application in progress}}</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:UL22csoutheastborderkaraopinion.png&diff=17162File:UL22csoutheastborderkaraopinion.png2023-05-19T05:09:35Z<p>Anonymous21: Own work from screenshot. Only for use in mapping proposal.</p>
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Own work from screenshot. Only for use in mapping proposal.<br />
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I've been thinking about this for a while, and with the Ingerland collab project getting underway I think it's a good time to talk about this. [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 23:43, 5 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Context ==<br />
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===Gaermanic Languages in West Uletha===<br />
As the "Europe" of OGF, there are a lot of Gaermanic (RW Germanic) languages in West Uletha. I've highlighted some of them on this map. Most of these are essentially equivalent to modern, currently existing languages.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+West Ulethan Gaermanic Languages<br />
!OGF Language<br />
!RW Equivalent<br />
!RW Language Branch<br />
!Mapped In...<br />
!Color on Map<br />
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|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Ingerish,English Ingerish]<br />
|English<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Ingerland<br />
|Red<br />
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|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Maltese-,Kalmish,German,-Kanglapolish Kalmish]<br />
|German<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Kalm<br />
|Blue<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Lentian,Dutch Lentian]<br />
|Dutch<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Lentië<br />
|Green<br />
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|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=New%20Scandic%20/%20Svennish,Swedish New Scandic/Svennish]<br />
|Swedish<br />
|North Germanic<br />
|???<br />
|N/A<br />
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|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Norlensk,Icelandic Norlensk]<br />
|Icelandic<br />
|North Germanic<br />
|Norðurland<br />
|Yellow<br />
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|Norric<br />
|Danish?<br />
|North Germanic?<br />
|Norrick (Nordrige)<br />
|Orange<br />
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| overlays = +Ingerish(English),+Kalmish(German),+Norlensk(Icelandic),+Lentian(Dutch),+Norric(Danish?)<br />
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"Kalmish(German)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [253, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Norlensk(Icelandic)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [10534, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "yellow", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Lentian(Dutch)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [22696, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "green", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Norric(Danish?)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [83161, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "orange", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]}<br />
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===Gaermanic Languages in East Uletha===<br />
Many of the languages in East Uletha have plausibly Gaermanic roots, especially in the areas around the Darcodian Sea. Unlike in West Uletha, many of these are conlangs based on RW Germanic languages. Here are some of the key languages in the area (see [https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages index of languages] for most of the named languages). Languages connected to English are in yellow, German or Dutch in red, and Nordic languages in blue. Languages without a clear name are listed with the name of the country in parentheses.<br />
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!OGF Language<br />
!Connection to RW Languages<br />
!Mapped In...<br />
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|Ingerish<br />
|English<br />
|Neberly, Glaster<br />
|Yellow<br />
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|Eshen<br />
|Connected to English and German<br />
|Eshein<br />
|Orange<br />
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|Karska<br />
|Connected to Swedish<br />
|Kara<br />
|Blue<br />
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|Mergan<br />
|[[Mergania#Mergan_language|East Ulethan variety of Kalmish]], connected to German, some Nordic influence<br />
|Mergania<br />
|Red<br />
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|Ree<br />
|Connected to German and Dutch<br />
|Reelant<br />
|Red<br />
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|Älvedic<br />
|Germanic, potentially connected to German and Nordic languages?<br />
|Älved<br />
|Purple<br />
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|(Luthesien)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Luthesien<br />
|Red<br />
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|(Remsfalen)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Remsfalen<br />
|Red<br />
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|(Østermark)<br />
|Apparently connected to Swedish and some Danish<br />
|Østermark<br />
|Blue<br />
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|(Helvetianien)<br />
|Apparently connected to German and Dutch<br />
|Helvetianien<br />
|Red<br />
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|Blönnish Kalmish<br />
|German as an official language; two vernacular standards in the two Constituent Countries<br />
|Blönland<br />
|Red<br />
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|(Madische Union)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Madische Union<br />
|Red<br />
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| overlays = +Neberly,+Glaster,+Eshein,+Kara,+Mergania,+Älved,+Reelant,+Luthesien,+Remsfalen,+Østermark,+Helvetianien,+Blönland,+MadischeUnion<br />
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"Neberly": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [434, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "yellow", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Glaster": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [433, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "yellow", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Eshein": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [17058, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "orange", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Kara": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [54457, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Mergania": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [428, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Älved": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [101994, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "purple", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Reelant": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [350, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Luthesien": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122392, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Remsfalen": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122391, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Østermark": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [431, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Helvetianien": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [84537, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Blönland": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122387, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"MadischeUnion": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [84547, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]}<br />
} }}<br />
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== The Problem ==<br />
Based off of the distribution of Gaermanic languages in the area, it is clear that the Darcodian Sea area has a heavy Gaermanic influence. What is not clear, however, is how that came to be. Some countries (Madische Union, Luthesien, Remsfalen, Reelant, and Blönland, for example) seem to be essentially Kalmish, which would imply a fairly recent colonization or settling by Kalmish peoples. Other countries (such as Eshein, Mergania, Kara, and Älved, for example) have languages related to but distinct from West Ulethan languages, which would imply that Gaermanic-speaking peoples have been in the area for some time, allowing for the divergence of these East Ulethan languages from their West Ulethan relatives.<br />
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Because there seems to be a mix of more postcolonially Gaermanic languages and historically Gaermanic languages. A couple of hypothetical explanations might be:<br />
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* Gaermanic languages have been in the area for centuries and have more recently reconnected with Kalmish in some areas<br />
* Gaermanic languages have been in the area for centuries, and some of these Gaermanic-speaking areas were colonized by Kalm and now use Kalmish<br />
* Gaermanic languages came to the area fairly recently through colonization<br />
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Each of these has pros and cons, but it might be a good idea to clarify some of this stuff as some of West Uletha (potentially the colonizing or parent countries) is being redesigned, especially with the removal of countries like Scandmark and others.<br />
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== Discussion ==<br />
Given that the Kalm is the canonical homeland of the Germanic cultures in OGF, the best interpretation of the East Ulethan territories with Kalmish influences is the third one: '''"Gaermanic languages came to the area fairly recently through colonization."''' The diversity of the East Uletha Kalmish languages can be explained much in the same way that we see similar diversity of Germanic and Romance languages in the Americas--these languages are dialects, creoles, or patois of the Kalmish language which arrived with or were created by the Kalmish communities that migrated eastward. [[User:Chazeltine|Chazeltine]] ([[User talk:Chazeltine|talk]]) 14:22, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: One minor correction I'd give is that Kalm is the home of the German languages, not necessarily the origins of all Germanic languages. It is certainly feasible for things to spread in multiple phases as well. Some could have arrived in east Uletha through overland migration 1500 years before OGF-present, and some could have arrived in the same area later. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Thank you for this nice overview! While I am sure some more territories in EU could be added to the list, I think it already illustrates the current situation quite well. As regional admin, I've so far operated with the third interpretation in mind as well, for the same reasons as laid out by Chazeltine. I would also add that this interpretion allows for a wider variance not only in linguistic features, but also culture, history etc. The only unsatisfactory aspect is that there really is no convenient sea route from Kalm to these territories, which would necessitate some historical anomalies to justify. On the other hand, if the UK managed to colonize Australia and New Zealand - literally on the opposite side of earth - why wouldn't Kalm have been able to do the same to those East Ulethan nations :) [[User:Leowezy|Leowezy]] ([[User talk:Leowezy|talk]]) 14:52, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: Good ideas - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:40, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: I'll also note that while more rare in the last two centuries, wholesale migrations of people even over land weren't uncommon in the past. All it takes is a few hundred people and some favorable conditions for a lot to happen. In the end we're talking about a distance similar to central Mongolia to Iraq. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Based on the countries, languages and the coherent part of the history in the oly wiki, Kalmish came already at the beginning of the 12th century to the east, more details [[Mergania#Mergan_language|are given here]]. There must have been strong relations between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere since then because the modern cultures and language are still very similar. Mergan is a variety of Kalmish, so I do not see the two different groups as listed above.--[[User:Mstr|Mstr (talk)]] ([[User talk:Mstr|talk]]) 13:10, 13 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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=== Svennish? ===<br />
One of the reasons I brought this up is that the recent Ingerland expansion absorbed what was Scandmark, home to Svennish or New Scandic, which is equivalent to Swedish. At some point, Scandmark was supposedly the homeland of the language, but obviously it doesn't exist anymore. With that gone, the only place I can find is a [https://opengeofiction.net/relation/222811 single state of Ruoguovvás], which is landlocked and fairly small and so I doubt it would be a good candidate for a colonizing power. Other than that, you have Norðurland speaking Icelandic and Nordrige speaking Danish, both of which are related to Swedish but have significant differences as well. In addition, neither of these countries seem to be very powerful on a global stage, and so I think the recent colonialism hypothesis (which implies lots of military strength and economic resources) has some obvious weak points there.<br />
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One idea would be to have Kara and Alved areas settled by Norðurlandish or Norric peoples somewhere in the 8th-12th centuries, which would give languages more time to diverge and mix with preexisting languages. - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:40, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: For clarification, Scandmark was not the homeland for Swedish (there is not one defined on OGF right now, and we may end up with a regional situation). Scandmark used a Scandinavian-inspired conlang that was distinct in its own right. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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=== Blönland and Linguistic Separatism ===<br />
I have always considered Blönland to be speaking German since the Middle Ages, and to be part of a single linguistic continuum with Remsfalen and Luthesien. The official Blönnish standard of German only has a few Blönn-isms, just like Austrian and Swiss Standard German have a few unique words but largely follow the same grammar and spelling rules (except for the lack of the letter ß in Switzerland).<br />
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Some examples of typical Blönnish words are<br />
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* Usage of '''Deputierter''' ("Deputy") instead of "Abgeordneter" for members of elected bodies<br />
* '''Chaussee''' for any kind of important but not grade-separated road, usually for trunk roads leading out of cities, used in real life in Northeastern Germany but not officially and only evident in old street names<br />
* '''Kronanwalt''' ("Crown Attorney") instead of "Staatsanwalt" for prosecutors, owing to Blönland's political system<br />
* '''Saucis''' (from French saucisse) instead of "Wurst" for any type of sausage served warm, '''Grillsaucis''' for grilled sausages instead of "Bratwurst", mainly in the capital<br />
* '''Kotelett nach Plevierart''' ("Plevian-style Cutlet") instead of "Schnitzel" for meat in bread crumbs, often shortened to '''Kotelett'''<br />
* '''Unterbürgermeister''' ("Lesser Mayor") for mayors of small villages and of individual city districts<br />
* Usage of '''Verschaffung''' for many types of transportation, especially for moving furniture when relocating to a different city, but also for large postal package; correspondingly, companies that would be called Umzugsdienst are called '''Verschaffungsdienst''' in Blönland<br />
* '''Hinrichter''' instead of "Scharfrichter" or "Henker" for executioners; this is the official term used in law as Blönland still uses the death penalty. The official explanation is that while "Scharfrichter" implies execution by the sword ("sharp judge") and "Henker" implies execution by hanging, Hinrichter is a neutral term that denotes a person qualified to carry out various execution methods. Blönland uses hanging and shooting, the guillotine remains on the statute books but was last used in 1982, and there are proposals to introduce lethal injection.<br />
* '''Zuchthaus''' for a prison, deprecated in German in real life<br />
* Staying in the field of justice, '''Ordonnanz''' instead of "Verordnung" for typically local ordnances that are passed by executive organs and don't have the status of laws, for example the traffic code used to be called '''Verkehrs-Ordonnanz''' (VO) until the Traffic Law (Verkehrsgesetz) was passed in 2005.<br />
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There are also false friends with other varieties of German, especially when it comes to renting:<br />
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* '''rentieren''' for "to rent" instead of "mieten" (has a different meaning in standard German); '''Rentwohnung''' for "rented appartment" instead of "Mietwohnung", '''Rente''' for rent instead of "Miete" (means "pension" in other varieties of German)<br />
* Correspondingly, for "pension", only the word '''Pension''' is used; in other varieties of German it is used only for pensions paid by the state to former state employees but in Blönland it also encompasses retirement payments for those who worked in the private sector<br />
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I think that dialects are a much more important topic to discuss. In real life, German is a big dialect continuum together with Dutch, and the whole area is criss-crossed with various isoglosses. When you travel from Amsterdam to Vienna, the language will usually change gradually, except for a few linguistic borders that lie along natural barriers. The dialects at their extremes are not mutually intelligible, especially Swiss German. <br />
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Blönland has such a natural barrier, a central east-west mountain range that peaks at about 1400 meters and separates the Kingdom of Great Blönland into its two constituent countries, the Kingdom of Blönland (Blönland proper) and the Grand Duchy of Remsfalen-Lüningen. Blönland proper is Catholic and speaks dialects similar to real-life Austro-Bavarian. Remsfalen-Lüningen is Protestant, was once part of Blönland's western neighbor as its name suggests, was merged into the Blönnish crown in the 19th century and speaks Low German dialects. While Blönnish Standard German is spoken and understood throughout the whole country and it's the language learnt in primary school, two old villagers, say, from near Collenburg in the north and near Pyhritz in the south will have difficulties understanding eachother in their own respective dialects. The difference in dialects is reflected in the place names, as some might already have noticed. The area around Pülckau, north of Lake Sainam, divided between Blönland proper, Remsfalen-Lüningen, and Saikyel, has its own set of dialects similar to those of real-life Lusatia and Silesia, heavily influenced by Saikyel's language which I have deduced to be vaguely Slavic. And finally, there is some interaction between German and Japanese in some remote mountain valleys, with one or two forms of patois emerging, but generally, interaction is low because of a long cold war, mistrust and racism on both sides.<br />
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Dialects can have a varying level of prestige. In most parts of Germany, the educated classes frown upon them. In Switzerland, the Schwyzerdütsch dialects, while not standardized, are used in TV and radio, and Germans moving to Switzerland are expected to learn them. Luxembourgish was split off from German and became its own standardized language due to political reasons, with its own spelling that is officially taught in school. Swiss nationalists have attempted to do the same multiple times, unifying the various Swiss German dialects into a written language. This should be explored in OGF, and this might be how some "not-quite-German" languages of East Uletha have emerged. They are products of linguistic separatism, based on Standard German but with input from native substrates and perhaps older divergent German dialects spoken by colonists.<br />
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I imagine that if Remsfalen didn't use standard German as an official language but were also ruled by linguistic separatists, Blönland would also have two separate languages, Remsfalian-style standardized Low German in the north, and either Standard German or a standardized Bavarian variety in the south...18:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[[User:CaribbeanIslandMapper|CaribbeanIslandMapper]] ([[User talk:CaribbeanIslandMapper|talk]]).<br />
:Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I personally like the idea of using dialect continua as a realistic way to explain the linguistic diversity, and it's honestly more realistic than arbitrary language lines, and I think you really capture the complexities of languages in the real world, especially in places where dialects have had time to "ferment" and become distinct. Good reminder for me too — I sometimes forget about the wide varieties of dialects and "sibling languages" since I'm used to my native language (English) being largely uniform throughout the world (at least not here in the United States).<br />
:Anyway, it seems like we might be looking at the area on the south of the Darcodian Sea being a large Kalmish dialect continuum. As far as Älved and Kåra, I think we could look at something similar but with a Svennish influence although probably to a bit of a lesser extent since non-Gaermanic languages have more influence in the area. - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 04:54, 13 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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=== How did Ingerish end up here? ===<br />
So if we're talking about Kalmish having gotten in the area around the 12th century, how do we explain the Ingerish used in Neberly? Obviously, there was colonization of some sort there, but do we want to place it at a similar time frame as the Kalmish colonization or at a later date? Personally I would lean towards Neberly having been colonized later on because it seems to have diverged from Ingerlandic Ingerish a little less than the East Ulethan Kalmish-based languages have diverged from Kalmish Kalmish. Thoughts? - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17095Kara2023-05-13T06:49:24Z<p>Anonymous21: /* Karska Pronunciation */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
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|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names, especially those with Kalmish influence. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|-<br />
|dsch<br />
|⟨ʤ⟩<br />
|Rare. Used only in loanwords and place names, especially those of Kalmish influence. Equivalent to Ingerish "j" as in "judge".<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
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====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
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==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
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Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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I've been thinking about this for a while, and with the Ingerland collab project getting underway I think it's a good time to talk about this. [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 23:43, 5 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Context ==<br />
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===Gaermanic Languages in West Uletha===<br />
As the "Europe" of OGF, there are a lot of Gaermanic (RW Germanic) languages in West Uletha. I've highlighted some of them on this map. Most of these are essentially equivalent to modern, currently existing languages.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+West Ulethan Gaermanic Languages<br />
!OGF Language<br />
!RW Equivalent<br />
!RW Language Branch<br />
!Mapped In...<br />
!Color on Map<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Ingerish,English Ingerish]<br />
|English<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Ingerland<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Maltese-,Kalmish,German,-Kanglapolish Kalmish]<br />
|German<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Kalm<br />
|Blue<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Lentian,Dutch Lentian]<br />
|Dutch<br />
|West Germanic<br />
|Lentië<br />
|Green<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=New%20Scandic%20/%20Svennish,Swedish New Scandic/Svennish]<br />
|Swedish<br />
|North Germanic<br />
|???<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|[https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages#:~:text=Norlensk,Icelandic Norlensk]<br />
|Icelandic<br />
|North Germanic<br />
|Norðurland<br />
|Yellow<br />
|-<br />
|Norric<br />
|Danish?<br />
|North Germanic?<br />
|Norrick (Nordrige)<br />
|Orange<br />
|}<br />
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| overlays = +Ingerish(English),+Kalmish(German),+Norlensk(Icelandic),+Lentian(Dutch),+Norric(Danish?)<br />
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"Kalmish(German)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [253, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
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"Norric(Danish?)": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [83161, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "orange", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]}<br />
} }}<br />
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===Gaermanic Languages in East Uletha===<br />
Many of the languages in East Uletha have plausibly Gaermanic roots, especially in the areas around the Darcodian Sea. Unlike in West Uletha, many of these are conlangs based on RW Germanic languages. Here are some of the key languages in the area (see [https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/Index:Languages index of languages] for most of the named languages). Languages connected to English are in yellow, German or Dutch in red, and Nordic languages in blue. Languages without a clear name are listed with the name of the country in parentheses.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+East Ulethan Gaermanic Languages<br />
!OGF Language<br />
!Connection to RW Languages<br />
!Mapped In...<br />
!Color on Map<br />
|-<br />
|Ingerish<br />
|English<br />
|Neberly, Glaster<br />
|Yellow<br />
|-<br />
|Eshen<br />
|Connected to English and German<br />
|Eshein<br />
|Orange<br />
|-<br />
|Karska<br />
|Connected to Swedish<br />
|Kara<br />
|Blue<br />
|-<br />
|Mergan<br />
|Connected to German, some Swedish<br />
|Mergania<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|Ree<br />
|Connected to German and Dutch<br />
|Reelant<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|Älvedic<br />
|Germanic, potentially connected to German and Nordic languages?<br />
|Älved<br />
|Purple<br />
|-<br />
|(Luthesien)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Luthesien<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|(Remsfalen)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Remsfalen<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|(Østermark)<br />
|Apparently connected to Swedish and some Danish<br />
|Østermark<br />
|Blue<br />
|-<br />
|(Helvetianien)<br />
|Apparently connected to German and Dutch<br />
|Helvetianien<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|Blönnish Kalmish<br />
|German as an official language; two vernacular standards in the two Constituent Countries<br />
|Blönland<br />
|Red<br />
|-<br />
|(Madische Union)<br />
|Apparently German<br />
|Madische Union<br />
|Red<br />
|}<br />
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| layers = +Standard<br />
| overlays = +Neberly,+Glaster,+Eshein,+Kara,+Mergania,+Älved,+Reelant,+Luthesien,+Remsfalen,+Østermark,+Helvetianien,+Blönland,+MadischeUnion<br />
| overlaydef = {<br />
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"Glaster": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [433, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "yellow", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Eshein": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [17058, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "orange", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Kara": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [54457, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Mergania": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [428, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Älved": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [101994, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "purple", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Reelant": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [350, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Luthesien": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122392, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Remsfalen": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122391, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Østermark": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [431, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "blue", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Helvetianien": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [84537, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"Blönland": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [122387, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]},<br />
"MadischeUnion": {"function": "boundaryRelation", "param": [84547, {"weight": 2, "fillColor": "red", "color": "black", "fillOpacity": 0.2, "opacity": 0.35, "fillInterior": true}]}<br />
} }}<br />
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== The Problem ==<br />
Based off of the distribution of Gaermanic languages in the area, it is clear that the Darcodian Sea area has a heavy Gaermanic influence. What is not clear, however, is how that came to be. Some countries (Madische Union, Luthesien, Remsfalen, Reelant, and Blönland, for example) seem to be essentially Kalmish, which would imply a fairly recent colonization or settling by Kalmish peoples. Other countries (such as Eshein, Mergania, Kara, and Älved, for example) have languages related to but distinct from West Ulethan languages, which would imply that Gaermanic-speaking peoples have been in the area for some time, allowing for the divergence of these East Ulethan languages from their West Ulethan relatives.<br />
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Because there seems to be a mix of more postcolonially Gaermanic languages and historically Gaermanic languages. A couple of hypothetical explanations might be:<br />
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* Gaermanic languages have been in the area for centuries and have more recently reconnected with Kalmish in some areas<br />
* Gaermanic languages have been in the area for centuries, and some of these Gaermanic-speaking areas were colonized by Kalm and now use Kalmish<br />
* Gaermanic languages came to the area fairly recently through colonization<br />
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Each of these has pros and cons, but it might be a good idea to clarify some of this stuff as some of West Uletha (potentially the colonizing or parent countries) is being redesigned, especially with the removal of countries like Scandmark and others.<br />
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== Discussion ==<br />
Given that the Kalm is the canonical homeland of the Germanic cultures in OGF, the best interpretation of the East Ulethan territories with Kalmish influences is the third one: '''"Gaermanic languages came to the area fairly recently through colonization."''' The diversity of the East Uletha Kalmish languages can be explained much in the same way that we see similar diversity of Germanic and Romance languages in the Americas--these languages are dialects, creoles, or patois of the Kalmish language which arrived with or were created by the Kalmish communities that migrated eastward. [[User:Chazeltine|Chazeltine]] ([[User talk:Chazeltine|talk]]) 14:22, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: One minor correction I'd give is that Kalm is the home of the German languages, not necessarily the origins of all Germanic languages. It is certainly feasible for things to spread in multiple phases as well. Some could have arrived in east Uletha through overland migration 1500 years before OGF-present, and some could have arrived in the same area later. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Thank you for this nice overview! While I am sure some more territories in EU could be added to the list, I think it already illustrates the current situation quite well. As regional admin, I've so far operated with the third interpretation in mind as well, for the same reasons as laid out by Chazeltine. I would also add that this interpretion allows for a wider variance not only in linguistic features, but also culture, history etc. The only unsatisfactory aspect is that there really is no convenient sea route from Kalm to these territories, which would necessitate some historical anomalies to justify. On the other hand, if the UK managed to colonize Australia and New Zealand - literally on the opposite side of earth - why wouldn't Kalm have been able to do the same to those East Ulethan nations :) [[User:Leowezy|Leowezy]] ([[User talk:Leowezy|talk]]) 14:52, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: Good ideas - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:40, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
:: I'll also note that while more rare in the last two centuries, wholesale migrations of people even over land weren't uncommon in the past. All it takes is a few hundred people and some favorable conditions for a lot to happen. In the end we're talking about a distance similar to central Mongolia to Iraq. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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=== Svennish? ===<br />
One of the reasons I brought this up is that the recent Ingerland expansion absorbed what was Scandmark, home to Svennish or New Scandic, which is equivalent to Swedish. At some point, Scandmark was supposedly the homeland of the language, but obviously it doesn't exist anymore. With that gone, the only place I can find is a [https://opengeofiction.net/relation/222811 single state of Ruoguovvás], which is landlocked and fairly small and so I doubt it would be a good candidate for a colonizing power. Other than that, you have Norðurland speaking Icelandic and Nordrige speaking Danish, both of which are related to Swedish but have significant differences as well. In addition, neither of these countries seem to be very powerful on a global stage, and so I think the recent colonialism hypothesis (which implies lots of military strength and economic resources) has some obvious weak points there.<br />
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One idea would be to have Kara and Alved areas settled by Norðurlandish or Norric peoples somewhere in the 8th-12th centuries, which would give languages more time to diverge and mix with preexisting languages. - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:40, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
: For clarification, Scandmark was not the homeland for Swedish (there is not one defined on OGF right now, and we may end up with a regional situation). Scandmark used a Scandinavian-inspired conlang that was distinct in its own right. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 21:15, 6 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Blönland and Linguistic Separatism ==<br />
I have always considered Blönland to be speaking German since the Middle Ages, and to be part of a single linguistic continuum with Remsfalen and Luthesien. The official Blönnish standard of German only has a few Blönn-isms, just like Austrian and Swiss Standard German have a few unique words but largely follow the same grammar and spelling rules (except for the lack of the letter ß in Switzerland).<br />
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Some examples of typical Blönnish words are<br />
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* Usage of '''Deputierter''' ("Deputy") instead of "Abgeordneter" for members of elected bodies<br />
* '''Chaussee''' for any kind of important but not grade-separated road, usually for trunk roads leading out of cities, used in real life in Northeastern Germany but not officially and only evident in old street names<br />
* '''Kronanwalt''' ("Crown Attorney") instead of "Staatsanwalt" for prosecutors, owing to Blönland's political system<br />
* '''Saucis''' (from French saucisse) instead of "Wurst" for any type of sausage served warm, '''Grillsaucis''' for grilled sausages instead of "Bratwurst", mainly in the capital<br />
* '''Kotelett nach Plevierart''' ("Plevian-style Cutlet") instead of "Schnitzel" for meat in bread crumbs, often shortened to '''Kotelett'''<br />
* '''Unterbürgermeister''' ("Lesser Mayor") for mayors of small villages and of individual city districts<br />
* Usage of '''Verschaffung''' for many types of transportation, especially for moving furniture when relocating to a different city, but also for large postal package; correspondingly, companies that would be called Umzugsdienst are called '''Verschaffungsdienst''' in Blönland<br />
* '''Hinrichter''' instead of "Scharfrichter" or "Henker" for executioners; this is the official term used in law as Blönland still uses the death penalty. The official explanation is that while "Scharfrichter" implies execution by the sword ("sharp judge") and "Henker" implies execution by hanging, Hinrichter is a neutral term that denotes a person qualified to carry out various execution methods. Blönland uses hanging and shooting, the guillotine remains on the statute books but was last used in 1982, and there are proposals to introduce lethal injection.<br />
* '''Zuchthaus''' for a prison, deprecated in German in real life<br />
* Staying in the field of justice, '''Ordonnanz''' instead of "Verordnung" for typically local ordnances that are passed by executive organs and don't have the status of laws, for example the traffic code used to be called '''Verkehrs-Ordonnanz''' (VO) until the Traffic Law (Verkehrsgesetz) was passed in 2005.<br />
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There are also false friends with other varieties of German, especially when it comes to renting:<br />
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* '''rentieren''' for "to rent" instead of "mieten" (has a different meaning in standard German); '''Rentwohnung''' for "rented appartment" instead of "Mietwohnung", '''Rente''' for rent instead of "Miete" (means "pension" in other varieties of German)<br />
* Correspondingly, for "pension", only the word '''Pension''' is used; in other varieties of German it is used only for pensions paid by the state to former state employees but in Blönland it also encompasses retirement payments for those who worked in the private sector<br />
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I think that dialects are a much more important topic to discuss. In real life, German is a big dialect continuum together with Dutch, and the whole area is criss-crossed with various isoglosses. When you travel from Amsterdam to Vienna, the language will usually change gradually, except for a few linguistic borders that lie along natural barriers. The dialects at their extremes are not mutually intelligible, especially Swiss German. <br />
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Blönland has such a natural barrier, a central east-west mountain range that peaks at about 1400 meters and separates the Kingdom of Great Blönland into its two constituent countries, the Kingdom of Blönland (Blönland proper) and the Grand Duchy of Remsfalen-Lüningen. Blönland proper is Catholic and speaks dialects similar to real-life Austro-Bavarian. Remsfalen-Lüningen is Protestant, was once part of Blönland's western neighbor as its name suggests, was merged into the Blönnish crown in the 19th century and speaks Low German dialects. While Blönnish Standard German is spoken and understood throughout the whole country and it's the language learnt in primary school, two old villagers, say, from near Collenburg in the north and near Pyhritz in the south will have difficulties understanding eachother in their own respective dialects. The difference in dialects is reflected in the place names, as some might already have noticed. The area around Pülckau, north of Lake Sainam, divided between Blönland proper, Remsfalen-Lüningen, and Saikyel, has its own set of dialects similar to those of real-life Lusatia and Silesia, heavily influenced by Saikyel's language which I have deduced to be vaguely Slavic. And finally, there is some interaction between German and Japanese in some remote mountain valleys, with one or two forms of patois emerging, but generally, interaction is low because of a long cold war, mistrust and racism on both sides.<br />
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Dialects can have a varying level of prestige. In most parts of Germany, the educated classes frown upon them. In Switzerland, the Schwyzerdütsch dialects, while not standardized, are used in TV and radio, and Germans moving to Switzerland are expected to learn them. Luxembourgish was split off from German and became its own standardized language due to political reasons, with its own spelling that is officially taught in school. Swiss nationalists have attempted to do the same multiple times, unifying the various Swiss German dialects into a written language. This should be explored in OGF, and this might be how some "not-quite-German" languages of East Uletha have emerged. They are products of linguistic separatism, based on Standard German but with input from native substrates and perhaps older divergent German dialects spoken by colonists.<br />
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I imagine that if Remsfalen didn't use standard German as an official language but were also ruled by linguistic separatists, Blönland would also have two separate languages, Remsfalian-style standardized Low German in the north, and either Standard German or a standardized Bavarian variety in the south...18:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[[User:CaribbeanIslandMapper|CaribbeanIslandMapper]] ([[User talk:CaribbeanIslandMapper|talk]]).<br />
:Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I personally like the idea of using dialect continua as a realistic way to explain the linguistic diversity, and it's honestly more realistic than arbitrary language lines, and I think you really capture the complexities of languages in the real world, especially in places where dialects have had time to "ferment" and become distinct. Good reminder for me too — I sometimes forget about the wide varieties of dialects and "sibling languages" since I'm used to my native language (English) being largely uniform throughout the world (at least not here in the United States).<br />
:Anyway, it seems like we might be looking at the area on the south of the Darcodian Sea being a large Kalmish dialect continuum. As far as Älved and Kåra, I think we could look at something similar but with a Svennish influence although probably to a bit of a lesser extent since non-Gaermanic languages have more influence in the area. - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 04:54, 13 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17060Kara2023-05-11T04:34:17Z<p>Anonymous21: /* National Anthem */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
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The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
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Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öfferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17056Kara2023-05-11T04:28:57Z<p>Anonymous21: /* Karska Pronunciation */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
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====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
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====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few [[wikipedia:Multigraph_(orthography)|multigraphs]] in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
| rowspan="3" |⟨ʧ⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|-<br />
|tsch<br />
|-<br />
|ctc<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=17052Kara2023-05-11T04:10:23Z<p>Anonymous21: /* Karska Pronunciation */</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
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Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or accented)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when accented, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
There are a few digraphs in Karska:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Characters<br />
!IPA<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |ng<br />
|⟨ŋg⟩<br />
| rowspan="3" |Varies by region and speaker. A majority of speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ for an "ng" not at the end of a word (ie Ljunga would be ⟨ljuŋga⟩) and ⟨ŋ⟩ for a final "ng" (ie Kojpeng or Kung as ⟨kœjpəŋ⟩ and ⟨kuŋ⟩, respectively). Some speakers use ⟨ŋg⟩ in all cases. A small minority use ⟨ng⟩. <br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ng⟩<br />
|-<br />
|cc<br />
|⟨ʧ⟩<br />
|Very rare and only used in loanwords or place names. Equivalent to "ch" in Ingerish.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
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{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
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The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
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Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
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Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Gaffedals Län<br />
(Rüv Ðialƹaiðaiяlala)<br />
|Vrolevroð<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Bluvla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðevяƹla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Moäwala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Vrolevroðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Wяŋjajovlala<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or with diacritic)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when with a diacritic, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=16950Kara2023-05-10T00:14:41Z<p>Anonymous21: language transition</p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
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Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
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==Geography and Climate==<br />
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<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
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The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
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=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dilsryls Län<br />
(Rüv Ðilzrüla)<br />
|Ðilzrül<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ailvejaðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Akanmяla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðilzrüla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Evelƹoŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋuvuŋlela<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Obяðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Яvulväƹrola<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ƹarvela<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Zäzяvlula<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Förkedals Län<br />
(Fourkedale State)<br />
|Saint Joseph<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Grenfeld Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Jacobsborough Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Lystreham Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Millhouse Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Saint Joseph Municipality<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or with diacritic)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when with a diacritic, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Kara&diff=16949Kara2023-05-09T23:23:30Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Segrœtorps Komꝏn<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Förkedals Län<br />
(Fourkedale State)<br />
|Saint Joseph<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Grenfeld Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Jacobsborough Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Lystreham Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Millhouse Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Saint Joseph Municipality<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Tilshulls Län<br />
(Thilshull State)<br />
|Thilshull<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bleistergough Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Eylfegaurd Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Haakanmyre Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Hedgeley Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Houton Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Skarv-Haunley Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Thilshull Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Trirce Municipality<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
<br />
<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and three languages (Karska, Yumerth, and Vezhek).<br />
<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or with diacritic)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when with a diacritic, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<div>{{disambig|the country in northeastern Uletha|[[Kara (city)|a city of the same name]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Infocard|name=United Republic of Kara|native_language=Karska|native_name=Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|flag=karaflagrevised.png|latitude=52.85589|longitude=127.25474|zoom=6|relation=54457|intro='''Kara''', officially known as the '''United Republic of Kara''' (Karska: ''Fjörnåde Repúblikke Kåra'';<br />
Vezhek: ''Vorencka Republika Kyorja''; Yumerth: ''Rebulið Jarala Bäðя'') is a country in East Uletha. It shares a border with [[Älved]], [[Boscunis]], [[Glaster]], and UL22c.<br />
<br />
The United Republic of Kara was established in January 1934 with the signing of the Union Treaty of Kara, which united the independent states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd under a federal democratic republic.<br />
<br />
Initially a 3-state federal union with a very weak federal government, Kara's states remained relatively distinct culturally and linguistically. However, increased cultural mixing and growing demands for federal infrastructure and social programs led to the drafting of the United Kara Amendment of 1978, which passed with strong support from voters of all regions. The amendment, which took effect on 1 January 1979, created a new constitution that replaced the Union Treaty as the law of the land, replacing the initial 3-member national council that ruled with the current system of a national president and a 300-member legislature. It also abolished the 3-state system, replacing it with the current 17-state federal system.<br />
<br />
Today, Kara is a modern, highly developed country with a regulated capitalist economy focused on modern agriculture, technology, and a rapidly-growing renewable energies sector. The government provides many benefits to citizens, especially to the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The national constitution guarantees significant freedoms to individuals and protection for ethnic minority groups.<br />
<br />
Geographically, most of the country is in or around the valleys of the Tebbjet and Roving Rivers or their tributaries. Both rivers' valleys and the coastline between their mouths are highly populated, with their fertile soil and temperate climate providing an environment in which agriculture has flourished. Kara, the capital city, is located at the mouth of the Tebbjet River and is the center of a chain of urban areas stretching from Täbbjetsstad to Mynnestad. Much of the north of the country is covered in semi-mountainous forests, and the extreme north has a more tundra-like climate around the southern bit of the Boscunian Alps that reaches into the country.|anthem=Sjänge som än (''Sing as One'')|motto=Fjörnåde för Dämókrati (''United for Democracy'')}}<br />
<br />
==Geography and Climate==<br />
<br />
<br />
Kara has a mixed temperate climate. The southern coast and Tebbjet River valley are particularly temperate, while the northern states are characterized by an alpine mountain climate.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
=== Pre-Unification (before 1934) ===<br />
Prior to the formation of the republic, Kara existed as three separate states: Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd.<br />
<br />
====Karskat====<br />
The areas making up Karskat were once occupied by Yumerthic and Techerian peoples. Sometime during the late 11th or early 12th centuries, however, a large group of West Ulethan people known as Kjels migrated to the area surrounding the mouth of the Tebbjet River. Within a few centuries, Kjellic peoples had intermixed with the Yumerthic and Techerian peoples in the area, and Kjellic religion, culture, and language became dominant. The Kjellic language was influenced to some extent by Yumerthic and Techerian languages, creating the modern language of Karska.<br />
<br />
The Kingdom of Karskat was a country that made up much of what is now southern coastal Kara, and it contained Kara City, which is now the capital. The kingdom was officially founded in 1309 by Eryk Johansson af Kåra when he declared himself king over the Duchy of Kara, which was founded by his grandfather, a Lord Birjer of Kara, 50 years prior. Within its first few centuries, the kingdom grew in size through conquest and treaty. Karskat was ruled by monarchs until unification into Kara in 1934; from 1782 to 1934 the monarch was limited by a constitution and eventually a parliament.<br />
<br />
====Monarchs ====<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+Monarchs of Karskat, 1309-1934<br />
! rowspan="2" |#<br />
! colspan="2" |Reign<br />
! rowspan="2" | Regnal Name<br />
! rowspan="2" |Birth & Death<br />
! rowspan="2" |Photo<br />
! rowspan="2" |Consort(s)<br />
|-<br />
!Years<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|1309 - 1330<br />
|19 yrs.<br />
|Eryk I<br />
|1272 - 1330<br />
|[[File:ErykI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Äddet Birjersdytter<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|1330 - 1354<br />
|24 yrs.<br />
|Hans I<br />
|1309 - 1354<br />
|[[File:HansI.jpg|200x200px]]<br />
|Sara Söfje Haskfryrsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|1354 - 1380<br />
|26 yrs.<br />
|Birjer II<ref>When declaring himself king, Eryk posthumously crowned his grandfather and father as Birjer I and Johan I, respectively, and so the first living monarchs named Birjer and Johan ruled as Birjer II and Johan II.</ref><br />
|1336 - 1380<br />
|<br />
|Mari Svänsdytter<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|1380 - 1386<br />
|6 yrs.<br />
|Birjer III<br />
|1365 - 1386<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|1386 - 1388<br />
|2 yrs.<br />
|Eryk II<br />
|1372 - 1388<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|1388 - 1402<br />
|14 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr I<br />
|1342 - 1402<br />
|<br />
|Kiri Byrman<br />
Johánne Jöhansdytter<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|1402 - 1414<br />
|12 yrs.<br />
|Johánnes I<br />
|1374 - 1414<br />
|<br />
|Anna Kꝏvrœ<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|1414 - 1422<br />
|8 yrs.<br />
|Birjer IV<br />
|1406 - 1422<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|1422 - 1425<br />
|3 yrs.<br />
|Kiri I<br />
|1412 - 1425<br />
|<br />
| N/A<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|1425 - 1440<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Jönas I<br />
|1383 - 1440<br />
|<br />
|N/A<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|1440 - 1458<br />
|18 yrs.<br />
|Johánne I<br />
|1393 - 1458<br />
|<br />
|Öskar Jösefsson<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|1458 - 1486<br />
|28 yrs.<br />
|Jösef I<br />
|1430 - 1486<br />
|<br />
|Svän Byrman<ref>While same-sex marriages were not allowed at this time, unmarried but long-term same-sex partners (like Jösef and Svän) were usually accepted as being a valid (although less "important" than a marriage) relationship, especially for royalty and nobility. In fact, in some wealthy families, same-sex partners could even adopt children, as did Jösef and Svän with their son, King Kristaf I.</ref><br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|1486 - 1515<br />
|29 yrs.<br />
|Kristaf I<br />
|1457 - 1515<br />
|<br />
|Sara Lisa Svänsdytter<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|1515 - 1530<br />
|15 yrs.<br />
|Sara I<br />
|1486 - 1530<br />
|<br />
|Franz Oskar Byrkamp<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|1530 - 1540<br />
|10 yrs.<br />
|Johánne II<br />
|1513 - 1540<br />
|<br />
| Ande Svänsson<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|1540 - 1570<br />
|30 yrs.<br />
|Haskfryr II<br />
|1521 - 1570<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Vezhekja ====<br />
The Vezhek people appear to have differentiated as a distinct group during around the 15th century. Genetic testing has shown that most Vezheks descend from a thoroughly-mixed group of Yumerths and Techerians, with some Kjellic ancestry as well. The Vezhek language appears to have originated as a hybrid of Techerian and a now-extinct relative of Yumerth, but several centuries of contact with Karska have significantly influenced the language as well.<br />
<br />
=== Post-Unification (1934-present) ===<br />
<br />
==== Pre-Amendment (1934-1978) ====<br />
<br />
===== Leaders =====<br />
The Union Treaty created a national council that served as the presidency of the otherwise separate states of Karskat, Vezhekja, and Yumerd. The council consisted of one member from each state who was elected on a staggered 6-year term.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+National Council of the Union of Kara<br />
! rowspan="2" |Years<br />
! colspan="3" |Council Members<br />
|-<br />
!Karskat<br />
!Vezhekja<br />
!Yumerd<br />
|-<br />
|1934-1935<br />
| rowspan="9" |Haskfryr Birjär Nilsson<br />
|Dannjell Šafbvrie<br />
| rowspan="5" |Ƹiva Bяla Яvleb<br />
|-<br />
|1936-1937<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jandreijž Pjotr Mižgailžon<br />
|-<br />
|1938-1939<br />
|-<br />
|1940-1941<br />
|-<br />
|1942-1943<br />
|-<br />
|1944-1945<br />
| rowspan="3" |Mloŋ Bävяne<br />
|-<br />
|1946-1947<br />
|-<br />
|1948-1949<br />
| rowspan="9" |Ungoillam Šajhigle<br />
|-<br />
|1950-1951<br />
| rowspan="6" |Jon Rowela<br />
|-<br />
|1952-1953<br />
| rowspan="6" |Danjäl Jaköbsson-Berg<br />
|-<br />
|1954-1955<br />
|-<br />
|1956-1957<br />
|-<br />
|1958-1959<br />
|-<br />
|1960-1961<br />
|-<br />
|1962-1963<br />
| rowspan="3" |Eume Lяŋä<br />
|-<br />
|1964-1965<br />
| rowspan="6" |Öskar Vilhelm Åttesson<br />
|-<br />
|1966-1967<br />
| rowspan="6" |Fvillhëim Ežnekk Ŝitzže<br />
|-<br />
|1968-1969<br />
| rowspan="6" |Ezðя Bяla Rebe<br />
|-<br />
|1970-1971<br />
|-<br />
|1972-1973<br />
|-<br />
|1974-1975<br />
|-<br />
|1976-1977<br />
| rowspan="2" |Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
|-<br />
|1978<br />
|Ahna Sofjaa Bljèlfve<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Post-Amendment (1979-present) ====<br />
<br />
===== Presidents =====<br />
The first president of the new governmental structure, Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom, was sworn into office on January 1st, 1979. Elections for president are held every six years, and no president may be elected to office more than once. Currently, elections are held on December 20th, and the new president takes office on January 5th of the following year. In the case of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the president, the current Speaker of the Legislature becomes the ''de facto'' president until an election can be held; however, this procedure has never taken place as every president has finished their full term. has completed their term.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|+Presidents of Kara<br />
!Term<br />
!Name<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|1979-1985<br />
|Jöns-Ålåf Brydeblom<br />
[[File:JABrydeblom.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Conservative<br />
|-<br />
|1985-1991<br />
|Mattéas-Vilhelm Gustafsson<br />
[[File:MVGustafsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1991-1997<br />
|Äƹe Olяmeð Ebrenя<br />
[[File:AEbrener.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|1997-2003<br />
|Klara Birgitta Haskfryrsson<br />
[[File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2003-2009<br />
|Bяla Jozev Ŋelävя<br />
[[File:BJNglaver.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|-<br />
|2009-2016<br />
|Jaköb Üŋoilam Rubeŋя-Ultermann<br />
[[File:JURUltermann.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Independent<br />
|-<br />
|2016-2022<br />
|Ahna Èlišabeta Škri-Mmonejž<br />
[[File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|-<br />
|2023-present<br />
|Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl<br />
[[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|150x150px]]<br />
|Centrist<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Government and Politics==<br />
===Administrative Divisions===<br />
{{Infobox admin div|name=Kara|first-level=17 länär (''states'')|second-level=151 kommunär (''municipalities'')}}<br />
<br />
Kara is divided into of 17 federal divisions, known as ''länär'' (LE-ner) or states, which have considerable governing power. Each state is further divided into municipalities, known as ''kommunär'' (CO-moon-eyr); each municipality administers public works and utilities as well as some local community programs. The capital city, Kara, is incorporated as its own state with the same privileges as the other states but is not split up into municipalities due to the impracticality of subdividing a single conurbation, and so the state government also carries out municipality-level responsibilities.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+<br />
! colspan="2" | State<br />
!<br />
! colspan="2" |Municipalities<br />
|-<br />
!Name (Native Name)<br />
!Capital<br />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Names<br />
!# in State<br />
|-<br />
|Bjergdals Län<br />
|Kärrstad<br />
|2,967.40<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfeslätts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gaffets Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jånåjks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansbergs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kärrstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kyrillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nådensteds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|7<br />
|-<br />
|Bördäjgrådes Län<br />
|Fjäjstelstad<br />
|1,587.68<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Äjbsö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Åbbåkens Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dröfverdys Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjstelstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hagalids Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johánneskvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Katädrálbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvöde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilskrufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjölysse Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nåkla Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pjästurby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skönkojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Skryppe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Starkefjä Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störsökke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stramsdeböde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänskärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Västredåls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viktórjäne Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrudjála Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|21<br />
|-<br />
|Dörds Län<br />
(<bdi>Rüv Ðoяðla)</bdi><br />
|Ŋülяwiƹa<br />
|3,246.80<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Beðяŋ Ðovaŋla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Eblaðanla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Joneboðla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Lяväla<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Ŋülяwiƹala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Oweaðrinlala<br />
|-<br />
|Beðяŋ Reviala<br />
|-<br />
|Segrœtorps Komꝏn<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
| Förkedals Län<br />
(Fourkedale State)<br />
|Saint Joseph<br />
|1,979.04<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Grenfeld Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Jacobsborough Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Lystreham Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Millhouse Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Saint Joseph Municipality<br />
|}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
|Gränös Län<br />
|Gröndälf<br />
|2,901.37<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flyveryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fjäjtorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gröndälfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Haraldsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jåtténe Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kväränlänge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måna Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Onderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sankta Söfíje Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|9<br />
|-<br />
|Gvajllåds Län<br />
|Söjlestad<br />
| 1,312.59<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Andräjshäms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ädrúnaby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bladstrams Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brynderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Frydekärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fvilhävns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Gåvetorps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjäffeblums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jusingå Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Liljeryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måsséts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sådabuls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Söjlestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stänhöge Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Storkvärns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vilhelmstads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Viskestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Zakrisfjälds Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<br />
|[[Kara (city)|Kåra]]<br />
|174.79<br />
|Kåra Stads Län<ref>The state government fills the role of municipal government and is considered a municipality for statistical purposes. </ref><br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|Kireks Län<br />
|Öddeskryfve<br />
|2,262.32<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Anderslyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ågresköns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Öddeskryfve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Svänbergs Kommung<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Ljenbäkks Län<br />
|Nykojpeng<br />
|1,111.98<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Björnaryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Märänétjårps Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nykojpengs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tålle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| Mittedålts Län<br />
|Strammesdal<br />
|2,392.60<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Ängeskögs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dålby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Krökekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Strammesdals Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|Murräs Län<br />
|Väjtspläjt<br />
|2,246.27<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Flödsdålts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jystehjälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Nilshage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Stärríngebjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Väjtspläjts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|5<br />
|-<br />
|Rövings Län<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|2,056.14<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bjurbo Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Brövensby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Flugesåms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hajdlmälms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Johansjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kållkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Kvajls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Låkulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lårreby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mynnestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Niklasbruks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ollefjäjls Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pådelsteds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
| Rökkehytte Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Sanktestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Värnbäkks Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|18<br />
|-<br />
| Söjdrkösts Län<br />
|Fyrans<br />
| 1,180.22<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Annasbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Dalóveskjons Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fräddekjufs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Fyrans Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Hämsderyds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Ljunga Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Manúve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Måndeskryfs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Pålykestads Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Tränneskjö Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vättsbjörgs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vikehamms Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vrylle Kommun<br />
|}<br />
| 15<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjets Län<br />
|Täbbjetsstad<br />
|1,254.55<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Älfesjyns Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Äseryds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Böngovs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Bröby Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Färgangs Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Förstekjulle Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Grassemarks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Jönslunds Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lilhage Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Störkärke Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Täbbjetstads Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|11<br />
|-<br />
|Tilshulls Län<br />
(Thilshull State)<br />
|Thilshull<br />
|1,430.66<br />
| <br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Bleistergough Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Eylfegaurd Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Haakanmyre Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Hedgeley Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Houton Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Skarv-Haunley Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Thilshull Municipality<br />
|-<br />
|Trirce Municipality<br />
|}<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|Upplandas Län<br />
|Kvröndesbljum<br />
|1,627.67<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Fjurve Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kvröndesbljums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Lillebjörgs Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|3<br />
|-<br />
|Vejeks Län<br />
(Vèžèks Stot)<br />
|Vèžèkstot<br />
|1,823.56<br />
|<br />
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|+<br />
|Čëllèdebjorkejts Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Kitš-Jʹapfijks Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Mjelmstrums Kommun<br />
|-<br />
|Vèžèkstodts Kommun<br />
|}<br />
|4<br />
|}{{Infobox government|name=Kara|government_type=Federal presidential constitutional republic|capital=[[Kara (city)|Kara]]|title1=Präsident (''President'')|hos1=Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl|title2=Legisatur-Tålare (''Speaker of the Legislature'')|hos2=Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson|international_orgs=[[Assembly of Nations]] - member state • [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] - observer state|custom_label1=Öfverdeme (''Chief Judge'')|judiciary=Hövda-Demstoll (''High Court'')|custom1=Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn|upper_house=Nationallegislatur (''National Legislature'')|political_parties={{legend|#CC2C1E|Socialist}} {{legend|#009116|Green}} {{legend|#8E4E75|Vezhek Advocates}} {{legend|#88DB89|National Democrats}} {{legend|#ADADAD|Independent}} {{legend|#8835CC|Centrist}} {{legend|#3D88F1|Conservative}} {{legend|#F1FF57|Christic}}|upper_house_diagram=Kara legislature diagram.svg}}<br />
<br />
===Politics===<br />
The members of the legislature as well as the president are elected in partisan elections, although many candidates run (and win) without a party affiliation. Elections for the legislature are held every 2 years, with presidential elections occurring every 6 years. The legislature creates, debates, and passes federal laws with a simple (50% + 1) majority. Federal laws are subject to presidential veto, although this veto can be overridden with a 200-vote (or 2/3) majority in the legislature.<br />
<br />
Several political parties have significant influence in the legislature, with the National Democratic, Centrist, and Conservative parties each holding significant power. Independent, non-party-affiliated representatives also hold a substantial number of seats in the legislature, but members do not vote as a group or in a bloc. The current president, Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl, is a member of the Centrist party.<br />
{|<br />
|+'''Kåra Government Officials'''<br />
![[File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg|center|framed|President Kiri-Anna Päjtersson-Årdl]]<br />
![[File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg|center|thumb|270x270px|Speaker of the Legislature Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson]]<br />
![[File:SZhodh.jpeg|thumb|Chief Judge Vяn Jozev Jäðwяn]]<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Political Parties in Kara<ref>Thanks to [[Navenna|Timboh's article on Navenna]] for the inspiration for this table!</ref><br />
!Name<br />
!Current Leader<br />
!Left/Right Ideology<br />
!Core Ideologies<br />
!Seats Held<br />
|-<br />
|National Democrats<br />
|Astrid Mari Gabrjälsson<br />
|Center-left to left<br />
|Social liberalism<br />
Ulethanism<br />
<br />
Liberal capitalism<br />
|92/300 (30.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Conservative<br />
|Jöns-Rudolf Björgman<br />
|Center-right to right<br />
|Classical liberalism<br />
Conservatism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|54/300 (18.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Centrist<br />
|Ana Яŋvlaj<br />
|Center-left to center<br />
|Third-way centrism<br />
Regulated capitalism<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|50/300 (16.7%)<br />
|-<br />
|Green<br />
| Äve Gröndblad<br />
|Left to far left<br />
|Environmentalism<br />
Social democracy<br />
<br />
Ulethanism<br />
|15/300 (5.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Vezhek Advocates<br />
| Rašnar Glidèž<br />
|Varies<br />
|Vezhek nationalism<br />
Karaskepticism<br />
<br />
Ulethaskepticism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Socialist<br />
| Ruejя Ŋяoveƹ<br />
|Far left<br />
|Socialism<br />
Isolationism<br />
<br />
Populism<br />
|4/300 (1.3%)<br />
|-<br />
|Christic<br />
|Jön Adam Bånövre<br />
|Right to far right<br />
|Social paleoconservatism<br />
Christic nationalism<br />
<br />
Antiliberalism<br />
|3/300 (1.0%)<br />
|-<br />
|Independent<br />
|none<br />
|Varies<br />
| Varies<br />
|78/300 (26.0%)<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Constitution===<br />
The current constitution took effect in 1979 after it passed a national referendum. The document can be changed with the support of the majority of the legislature and a 66% majority of voters in the next legislative election.<br />
<br />
====Individual Rights====<br />
The Indevídjalle-Frydhäter (''Individual Freedoms'') section of the Karska constitution guaranteed several liberties and rights in its original iteration, with some later additions:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Liberty or Right<br />
!Year Added to Constitution<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of speech and press<br />
| rowspan="9" |1979 (part of original consitution)<br />
|-<br />
|Freedoms of peaceful assembly and peaceful protest<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom of religious belief and practice<br />
|-<br />
|Right to speedy, public trial by impartial jury<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all Karska citizens over the age of 18<br />
|-<br />
|Right to refuse to testify against oneself<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from invasive searches without a warrant or probable cause<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, ethnicity, or nationality<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one Karska citizen parent<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion or disability status<br />
| rowspan="2" |1980<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from enslavement beyond the reasonable punishment of a crime<br />
|-<br />
|Right to own weapons for purposes of hunting or personal defense, subject to reasonable government regulation intended to preserve public safety<br />
|1984<br />
|-<br />
| Freedom from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or preference<br />
|1988<br />
|-<br />
|Right to vote for all legal, permanent-resident aliens over the age of 18 who have resided in Kara for at least 5 years<br />
|1994<br />
|-<br />
|Right to marry without regard to gender for all unmarried, consenting individuals over 18<ref>The amendment was purely symbolic as the legislature guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in 1997.</ref><br />
|2002<br />
|-<br />
|Freedom from discrimination on the basis of being transgender or gender-nonconforming<br />
|2007<br />
|-<br />
|Right to citizenship for children born to at least one permanent-resident alien parent<br />
|2018<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===National Anthem===<br />
[[File:SjangeSomAn.png|alt=The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sjänge som Än.|thumb|The official Karska choral version of the national anthem, Sing as One.]]<br />
Kara's national anthem, Sing as One, was written for the ratification ceremony of the United Kara Amendment; the first act of the National Legislature made it the official national anthem.<br />
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<br />
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbNEZ99MGaG8iOmv2xGPTxO741Ds_Fx6/view Audio]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Karska<br />
!Ingerish<br />
|-<br />
!Sjänge som Än<br />
!Sing as One<br />
|-<br />
|Komme og sjänge som än<br />
Komme, föräna vårt land<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt stå tillsamms<br />
<br />
Vi kommer åt vår bara<br />
<br />
Låt os stå för saningen<br />
<br />
Låt os sjänge för rättvis<br />
<br />
<br />
Vi är starka; vi är fräj<br />
<br />
Vi älskar dämókrati<br />
<br />
Vi ska hjälpe varandra<br />
<br />
Vi ska sjänge för frädhät<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar andra<br />
<br />
Vi räspékterar vårt häm<br />
<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs inför<br />
<br />
Utmaningar ställs öferfun<br />
<br />
Örättvis attakkärar<br />
<br />
Örättvis vi bäkämpa<br />
<br />
Komme, vi vinner kampän<br />
<br />
Komme og sjänge som än<br />
| Let us come and sing as one<br />
Let us go unite our land<br />
<br />
For we are united as one<br />
<br />
We unite for all that's fair<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is true<br />
<br />
Let us stand for what is just<br />
<br />
<br />
We are strong and we are free<br />
<br />
And we love democracy<br />
<br />
We will lend each other aid<br />
<br />
We will sue for lasting peace<br />
<br />
We respect each human heart<br />
<br />
We respect this land that's ours<br />
<br />
<br />
Challenges will come our way<br />
<br />
Challenges, they shall not stay<br />
<br />
And injustice may molest<br />
<br />
But we fight it to the end<br />
<br />
Come, the battle must be won<br />
<br />
Let us come and sing as one<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{Infobox demography|name=Kara|official_languages=Karska, Vezhek (Vèžèk), Yumerth (Jumяð)|ethnicity_bars=|demonym=Karskan}}<br />
<br />
===Religion===<br />
Kara has not had an established state religion since the United Kara Amendment of 1979. Previous to that amendment, the government designated 5 state Christic churches (one for each ethnic/linguistic region). The 5 state churches have since united to form the People's Church of Kara.<br />
<br />
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label5=Other Christic|value9=14|label8=General Spirituality|color9=#B5B5B5|label9=Secular|value8=8|color7=#DDCB18|value7=2|label7=Animist/Spiritualist|color6=#3774FF|value6=2|label6=Judic|color5=#A7DEB2|value5=2|color4=#71EB89|radius=200|value4=2|label4=Ortholic (Christic)|color3=#7AC489|value3=3|label3=Darcodian (Christic)|color2=#49DC67|value2=15|label2=Holy Grace Church (Christic)|color1=#00A421|other=yes|value1=51|label1=People's Church of Kara (Christic)|caption=Religious Identification in Kara, 2021|color8=#DBDBDB}}<br />
<br />
Historically a Christic area, a significant majority of Karskans identify as Christic, although some other minority faiths have also gained traction, particularly through immigration. Religiously unaffiliated individuals also make up a substantial minority of the population.<br />
<br />
====People's Church of Kara====<br />
Initially founded in Kara city from a group of Christic groups in the area in the 15th century, the Church of Kara was under the leadership of the Karska monarch until the mid-18th century. It uses a traditional liturgical service, with a particular emphasis placed on music and collective prayer in services. The church continues to play a significant role in Karska society.<br />
<br />
For its first several centuries of existence, the church's leadership exerted tight control on ideas and information within the faith, maintaining a strongly conservative belief and policy system, which continued to be very influential in society, although this influence did decrease in the 17th and 18th centuries with growing secularism and independent thought. However, the church's direction changed as a result of the 1784 secession of the Holy Grace Church in Nådensted in Bjergdals Län, which attracted many believers with its strong yet liberal belief system. In response to this crisis, the People's Church loosened control in many areas, allowing more liberal ideas to gain traction within the church.<br />
<br />
In 1928, the church's general council elected Hans Jösef Zakrisson as Head Priest of the church. Zakrisson, the ''de facto'' leader of the church's liberal wing and a staunch proponent of liberalism and democracy in society, led several reforms in the church that ultimately were very influential in the formation of modern Kara under the Union Treaty of 1934. Within a decade, the People's Church became strongly liberal-leaning (ironically, some conservative detractors defected to the Holy Grace Church, steering it to become more conservative than the People's Church). Since the 1930s, the church has held to a strongly liberal, universalist theology and a cultural emphasis on inclusion. However, the church has also remained open to a variety of theological and political ideas, and so there are some significant conservative factions within the faith, although many conservative detractors have left for the Holy Grace denomination in recent years.<br />
<br />
Nonetheless, the liberal majority has steered the church's policy in a strongly progressive direction, such as was seen in its 1963 resolution urging the Karska government to open the country to refugees and its calls for preservation of minority languages in the 1980s. More recently, the church moved in 1995 to allow same-sex couples to be married by the church in places where such marriage was legal, and this move is widely agreed to have been a key catalyst of the 1997 legislative decision and 2002 constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in Kara.<br />
<br />
In 2011, Jöne Mäjbjerg became the first openly transgender and non-binary priest in the People's Church, and a 2016 council canonized them and renamed their local church ([Https://opengeofiction.net/way/27859159 Sankte Jöne Mäjbjergs Folkes- og Domkärke Äjbsö]) in their honor.<br />
<br />
===Languages===<br />
As a multinational state, several languages are used across Kara, and five languages (Karska, Reunthan, Vezhek, Kirek, and Ingerish) are federally recognized as official languages. Among them, Karska is the most commonly used.<br />
<br />
The map below shows the distribution of dominant language across Kara: Karska (green), Ingerish (red), Reunthan (yellow), Vezhek (purple-blue), and Kirek (light pink-purple).<br />
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<br />
==== Karska====<br />
Karska (''Kårska'') is a Gaermanic language that is spoken in areas Kara once part of Karskat. It uses a 26-letter Latinic alphabet.<br />
<br />
=====Karska Pronunciation=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
!Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Aa<br />
|⟨a⟩<br />
| g'''o'''t<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
| ⟨ɛ⟩<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Åå<br />
|⟨ɔ⟩<br />
|d'''aw'''n<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|⟨b⟩<br />
|'''b'''ake<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Cc<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''c'''enter<br />
|-<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Dd<br />
|⟨d⟩<br />
|'''d'''ote<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ee<br />
|⟨ə⟩ (schwa)<br />
|probl'''e'''m<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or with diacritic)<br />
|'''e'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Ff<br />
|⟨f⟩<br />
|'''f'''ee<br />
|-<br />
|Gg<br />
|⟨ɡ⟩<br />
|'''g'''ood<br />
|-<br />
|Hh<br />
| ⟨h⟩<br />
|'''h'''ome<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|⟨i⟩<br />
| m'''e'''<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|⟨j⟩<br />
|'''y'''ou<br />
|-<br />
|Kk<br />
|⟨k⟩<br />
|'''c'''ave<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|⟨l⟩<br />
|'''l'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|⟨m⟩<br />
|'''m'''at<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |Nn<br />
|⟨n⟩<br />
|'''n'''ever<br />
|-<br />
|⟨ŋ⟩ (in some regions when before a "g")<br />
|goi'''ng'''<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |Oo<br />
|⟨ʊ⟩<br />
|l'''oo'''k<br />
|-<br />
|⟨œ⟩<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| ⟨o⟩ (when with a diacritic, uncommon otherwise)<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Öö<br />
|⟨o⟩ in theory, in practice often a ⟨oʊ⟩ diphthong/slide<br />
|'''o'''ver<br />
|-<br />
|Pp<br />
|⟨p⟩<br />
|'''p'''ine<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
| ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ɾ⟩<br />
|rolled or tapped r (no Ingerish equivalent)<br />
|-<br />
|Ss<br />
|⟨s⟩<br />
|'''s'''o<br />
|-<br />
|Tt<br />
|⟨t⟩<br />
|'''t'''oo<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|⟨u⟩<br />
|cl'''ue'''<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|⟨v⟩<br />
|'''v'''ow<br />
|-<br />
|Yy<br />
|⟨y⟩<br />
|no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in m'''e''' with rounded lips<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|⟨z⟩<br />
|'''z'''oo<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=====Accent Marks =====<br />
In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.<br />
<br />
=====Example pronunciations of words/terms/names=====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Term/name<br />
!IPA<br />
! Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Ädrúnaby</bdi><br />
|ɛdɾunaby<br />
|Ed-'''run'''-ah-beu<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Bördäjgrådes Län</bdi><br />
|boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn<br />
|'''Bor'''-deyg-rawd-uhs '''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra<br />
|fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra<br />
|'''Fyoor'''-nah-duh Ruh-'''poob'''-lee-kah '''Kaw'''-ra<br />
|-<br />
|Hjeplingåde<br />
|hjəplingɔdə<br />
|'''Hyuhp'''-leeng-ah-duh<br />
|-<br />
|Län<br />
| lɛn<br />
|'''Len'''<br />
|-<br />
|<bdi>Märänétjårp</bdi><br />
|mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp<br />
|Meh-reh-'''neht'''-tjaurp<br />
|}<br />
<br />
====Vezhek====<br />
Vezhek is one of Kara's official languages, and it is spoken in Vezheks Stot in the northwest portion of the country. It is generally considered to be a Karska-influenced creole of Techerian and Yumerth. It also uses a Latin-based alphabet, but is not phonetically consistent like Karska and Yumerth (quite the contrary — it is known for its extremely complicated spellings of seemingly simple words).<br />
<br />
==== Yumerth ====<br />
Yumerth is the only living member of the isolated Yumerdic language family that is spoken in the eastern portions of Kara. In the centuries since Kjellic settlement, Yumerth has had some linguistic interaction with Karska, and both languages have shared some words and linguistic features. Nonetheless, it remains a distinct language.<br />
<br />
Yumerth is believed to have started developing its own writing system just a few centuries before Kjellic settlement, but this writing system never took off and was quickly replaced by the developed Latinic script used in Karska, although some new characters were developed to represent sounds present in Yumerth but not Karska. The alphabet has a phonetic orthography and has 20 letters:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Yumerth Alphabet<br />
!Letter<br />
!IPA<br />
|-<br />
|Aa<br />
|a<br />
|-<br />
|Ää<br />
|æ<br />
|-<br />
|Bb<br />
|β<br />
|-<br />
|Ðð<br />
|ð<br />
|-<br />
|Ee<br />
|e-ɛ<br />
|-<br />
|Ii<br />
|i-ɪ<br />
|-<br />
|Jj<br />
|j<br />
|-<br />
|Ll<br />
|l<br />
|-<br />
|Mm<br />
|m<br />
|-<br />
|Nn<br />
|n<br />
|-<br />
|Ŋŋ<br />
|ŋ<br />
|-<br />
|Oo<br />
|o<br />
|-<br />
|Rr<br />
|ɹ<br />
|-<br />
|Яя<br />
|ɚ-ɝ<br />
|-<br />
|Uu<br />
|u<br />
|-<br />
|Üü<br />
|y<br />
|-<br />
|Vv<br />
|v<br />
|-<br />
|Ww<br />
|w<br />
|-<br />
|Zz<br />
|z<br />
|-<br />
|Ƹƹ<br />
|ʒ<br />
|}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kara}}<br />
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<references /></div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=User_talk:Anonymous21&diff=16898User talk:Anonymous212023-05-09T00:06:46Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>== Kara ==<br />
Hi!<br />
<br />
I changed the name of the article to English version (without the diacritic) as the general policy is that the name should be given in the language used in the article rather than the native name (for example in English Wikipedia article about Germany would be under "Germany", not "Deutschland"). If for some reason it has to be given with dacritic, it can stay though. Best regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 14:24, 4 March 2022 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, that's what I figured. I'm thinking I'll either change the name back to English (or it's translation to English). I appreciate the message :) {{Unsigned|Anonymous21}}<br />
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== Flag ==<br />
Hello! I hope you're having a great day. I saw your request to update the flag template. Normally, I would be happy to do it straightaway, but I do have to take pause in the current situation. Although I am not strict in my enforcement on the wiki, we do have a site policy about [[OGF:Verisimilitude|verisimilitude]] that comes into play here. I would strongly encourage you to consider revising the color scheme of the flag a bit&mdash;namely, the instances and juxtapositions of bright neon colors that might work on a computer screen but don't really on a flag. Having a single-color standard in the background would also go a long way to helping. I will tell you that this is something I've wrestled with in the past myself. Mauretia's flag had too neon of a yellow back on the old wiki, since my computer was old and didn't have a good rendering. Anyway, I'm not here to police flags down to the detail, but we do have a site policy that cannot be ignored in this instance. If you have questions or would like advice, I'm happy to offer some. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 00:12, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Hi Alessa: I can see what you're saying about the bright colors. I changed the background to a solid gray and toned down the colors so they aren't as bright. It's at https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/File:Karaflagrevised.png. What do you think?<br />
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: Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:44, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::Hello! This is definitely better. And, thank you for uploading a newer version of a file (with the same name) rather than a separate file altogether. I would still encourage you to simplify it a bit, but this would work for now. The grey background could stand to be a little lighter (if not white), and consider using only two or three colors for the mandala-like figure in the center instead of six. Even so, that's for you to play around with here or there. If you do make changes, just upload a new version instead of a new file like you did this most recent time. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Thanks for the suggestions! I changed the background color (I agree that it looks better that way). The colors are supposed to go fully across the color spectrum, if you will, and I figured that blocks of color would be better and more realistic than a gradient. Thanks so much for your help! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:39, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Also, is there a way to add a license to a preexisting image by chance? - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:42, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== File names ==<br />
Hello again. I forgot to mention that you should be careful when uploading files to the wiki that their names are something meaningful in some way rather than a gibberish of numbers and letters. I've renamed the "Svgfiles 2022-10-04-02-50-19-849798-1704072163049278158.svg" to [[:File:Kara legislative diagram.svg]] for now. Please keep this in mind going forward. Also, keep in mind that categories must be added and a license selected. Please be sure to follow the instructions on the upload page. Thanks. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Okay - I will do that in the future. I didn't know you could edit file names, so thanks for telling me that too! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== Karska ==<br />
Hi! According to our [[OGF:Wiki policy|Wiki policy]] pages about languages are not allowed yet. Given that I moved Karska page to your [[user:Anonymous21/Karska|sandbox]] page where you can develop it until the policy change will happen. [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Sorry, I didn't know about that. Thanks for catching it! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 19:53, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== Sandboxes ==<br />
Hello, Presently, you’ve created quite a few “sandbox” pages that are really masquerading as stub articles. Please note that the wiki policy instructs users not to do this—which people have tried to do as a way of skirting the policy about article creation. The short two-line stubs Kirek and Vezhek have been deleted. To preserve the content, the information has been moved to the territory’s article. If you wish to have regional language information, the place for this will be the main territory article ''or'' an article titled [[Culture of Kara]]. The latter allows for a full description of anything related to the culture of the territory, including religion, language, diet, attire, and more. The contents of the national anthem page should really be in this type of an article as well. In such an instance, there are also many ways we have of formatting the article so you can link directly to subsections and keep it looking clean. If you need help with that, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’m more than happy to help. Happy mapping! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 14:27, 19 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
I just saw your wiki message. Sorry, I must have missed that earlier. And somehow I never thought of adding subsections, but that makes more sense than a bunch of stub articles. I will work on condensing the “sandbox” content onto the main territory page. I will let you know if I have any other questions or concerns. Also, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any as well. Thanks! -- [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:04, 20 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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==[[:File:SjangeSomAnStandardChoralVersion.png]] ==<br />
I marked this file for deletion because it's too big to be displayed properly on the wiki. Please upload smaller version and remove the template if file is needed. Regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:01, 25 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
Thanks for catching that. I have a different version of the file that is used on the wiki page, so I don't need this one. Please feel free to delete it. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 21:16, 26 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== AI Images ==<br />
<br />
Hi, you have uploaded a bunch of AI generated images and have tagged them as having a PD licence. I believe that is incorrect, and puts OGF at risk.<br />
<br />
Generally we would need to know the input terms and licensing of input images. However you also need to be cognisant of the terms you agreed to with the AI service - https://www.bing.com/new/termsofuse?FORM=GENTOS - clearly ''"Use of Creations ... you may use Creations outside the Online Services for any legal personal, '''non-commercial''' purpose"'' invalidates your claimed Public Domain. /[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 10:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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: Thank you for catching that. I will change those to a license that reflects the non-commercial use aspect. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 23:59, 8 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
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:: I went in and changed the license on all of the AI-generated images to cc-by-nc-sa. Again, thanks for catching that mistake on my part, and please let me know if there are any other issues/concerns. Thanks! — [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:06, 9 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:SZhodh.jpeg&diff=16897File:SZhodh.jpeg2023-05-09T00:04:26Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg&diff=16896File:SMShkriMmonejzh.jpg2023-05-09T00:04:13Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:MVGustafsson.jpg&diff=16895File:MVGustafsson.jpg2023-05-09T00:04:00Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg&diff=16894File:KAPajterssonArdl.jpg2023-05-09T00:03:47Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:JURUltermann.jpg&diff=16893File:JURUltermann.jpg2023-05-09T00:03:30Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:JABrydeblom.jpg&diff=16892File:JABrydeblom.jpg2023-05-09T00:03:17Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:HansI.jpg&diff=16891File:HansI.jpg2023-05-09T00:03:03Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:ErykI.jpg&diff=16890File:ErykI.jpg2023-05-09T00:02:51Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:BJNglaver.jpg&diff=16889File:BJNglaver.jpg2023-05-09T00:02:37Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg&diff=16888File:AestredGabraelzen.jpg2023-05-09T00:02:22Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:AEbrener.jpg&diff=16887File:AEbrener.jpg2023-05-09T00:02:07Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg&diff=16886File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg2023-05-09T00:01:41Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=User_talk:Anonymous21&diff=16885User talk:Anonymous212023-05-08T23:59:07Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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<div>== Kara ==<br />
Hi!<br />
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I changed the name of the article to English version (without the diacritic) as the general policy is that the name should be given in the language used in the article rather than the native name (for example in English Wikipedia article about Germany would be under "Germany", not "Deutschland"). If for some reason it has to be given with dacritic, it can stay though. Best regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 14:24, 4 March 2022 (UTC)<br />
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:Yeah, that's what I figured. I'm thinking I'll either change the name back to English (or it's translation to English). I appreciate the message :) {{Unsigned|Anonymous21}}<br />
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== Flag ==<br />
Hello! I hope you're having a great day. I saw your request to update the flag template. Normally, I would be happy to do it straightaway, but I do have to take pause in the current situation. Although I am not strict in my enforcement on the wiki, we do have a site policy about [[OGF:Verisimilitude|verisimilitude]] that comes into play here. I would strongly encourage you to consider revising the color scheme of the flag a bit&mdash;namely, the instances and juxtapositions of bright neon colors that might work on a computer screen but don't really on a flag. Having a single-color standard in the background would also go a long way to helping. I will tell you that this is something I've wrestled with in the past myself. Mauretia's flag had too neon of a yellow back on the old wiki, since my computer was old and didn't have a good rendering. Anyway, I'm not here to police flags down to the detail, but we do have a site policy that cannot be ignored in this instance. If you have questions or would like advice, I'm happy to offer some. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 00:12, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Hi Alessa: I can see what you're saying about the bright colors. I changed the background to a solid gray and toned down the colors so they aren't as bright. It's at https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php/File:Karaflagrevised.png. What do you think?<br />
<br />
: Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:44, 3 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::Hello! This is definitely better. And, thank you for uploading a newer version of a file (with the same name) rather than a separate file altogether. I would still encourage you to simplify it a bit, but this would work for now. The grey background could stand to be a little lighter (if not white), and consider using only two or three colors for the mandala-like figure in the center instead of six. Even so, that's for you to play around with here or there. If you do make changes, just upload a new version instead of a new file like you did this most recent time. Thanks! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Thanks for the suggestions! I changed the background color (I agree that it looks better that way). The colors are supposed to go fully across the color spectrum, if you will, and I figured that blocks of color would be better and more realistic than a gradient. Thanks so much for your help! - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:39, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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::: Also, is there a way to add a license to a preexisting image by chance? - [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:42, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== File names ==<br />
Hello again. I forgot to mention that you should be careful when uploading files to the wiki that their names are something meaningful in some way rather than a gibberish of numbers and letters. I've renamed the "Svgfiles 2022-10-04-02-50-19-849798-1704072163049278158.svg" to [[:File:Kara legislative diagram.svg]] for now. Please keep this in mind going forward. Also, keep in mind that categories must be added and a license selected. Please be sure to follow the instructions on the upload page. Thanks. &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 19:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Okay - I will do that in the future. I didn't know you could edit file names, so thanks for telling me that too! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 20:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)<br />
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== Karska ==<br />
Hi! According to our [[OGF:Wiki policy|Wiki policy]] pages about languages are not allowed yet. Given that I moved Karska page to your [[user:Anonymous21/Karska|sandbox]] page where you can develop it until the policy change will happen. [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:35, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Sorry, I didn't know about that. Thanks for catching it! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 19:53, 14 January 2023 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Sandboxes ==<br />
Hello, Presently, you’ve created quite a few “sandbox” pages that are really masquerading as stub articles. Please note that the wiki policy instructs users not to do this—which people have tried to do as a way of skirting the policy about article creation. The short two-line stubs Kirek and Vezhek have been deleted. To preserve the content, the information has been moved to the territory’s article. If you wish to have regional language information, the place for this will be the main territory article ''or'' an article titled [[Culture of Kara]]. The latter allows for a full description of anything related to the culture of the territory, including religion, language, diet, attire, and more. The contents of the national anthem page should really be in this type of an article as well. In such an instance, there are also many ways we have of formatting the article so you can link directly to subsections and keep it looking clean. If you need help with that, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’m more than happy to help. Happy mapping! &mdash; [[User:Alessa|Alessa]] <sub>([[User talk:Alessa|talk]])</sub> 14:27, 19 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
I just saw your wiki message. Sorry, I must have missed that earlier. And somehow I never thought of adding subsections, but that makes more sense than a bunch of stub articles. I will work on condensing the “sandbox” content onto the main territory page. I will let you know if I have any other questions or concerns. Also, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any as well. Thanks! -- [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 00:04, 20 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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==[[:File:SjangeSomAnStandardChoralVersion.png]] ==<br />
I marked this file for deletion because it's too big to be displayed properly on the wiki. Please upload smaller version and remove the template if file is needed. Regards, [[User:Rustem Pasha|Rustem Pasha]] ([[User talk:Rustem Pasha|talk]]) 12:01, 25 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
Thanks for catching that. I have a different version of the file that is used on the wiki page, so I don't need this one. Please feel free to delete it. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 21:16, 26 March 2023 (UTC)<br />
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== AI Images ==<br />
<br />
Hi, you have uploaded a bunch of AI generated images and have tagged them as having a PD licence. I believe that is incorrect, and puts OGF at risk.<br />
<br />
Generally we would need to know the input terms and licensing of input images. However you also need to be cognisant of the terms you agreed to with the AI service - https://www.bing.com/new/termsofuse?FORM=GENTOS - clearly ''"Use of Creations ... you may use Creations outside the Online Services for any legal personal, '''non-commercial''' purpose"'' invalidates your claimed Public Domain. /[[User:Wangi|wangi]] ([[User talk:Wangi|talk]]) 10:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: Thank you for catching that. I will change those to a license that reflects the non-commercial use aspect. Thanks! [[User:Anonymous21|Anonymous21]] ([[User talk:Anonymous21|talk]]) 23:59, 8 May 2023 (UTC)</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:JABrydeblom.jpg&diff=16876File:JABrydeblom.jpg2023-05-08T05:21:03Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{PD}}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:MVGustafsson.jpg&diff=16875File:MVGustafsson.jpg2023-05-08T05:20:46Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{PD}}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:AEbrener.jpg&diff=16874File:AEbrener.jpg2023-05-08T05:20:31Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{PD}}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg&diff=16873File:ABHaskfryrsson.jpg2023-05-08T05:20:21Z<p>Anonymous21: </p>
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== Licensing ==<br />
{{PD}}<br />
[[Category:Kara]]</div>Anonymous21