Kingdom of Karanya (Cah-rahn-yah)

The home country of the main crew of characters, this blended cultural community prides itself on learning to focus on itself more and on useless wars less...by increasingly isolating themselves from Western powers and being very choosy with who they do business with. It's a haven for Jews, a sanctuary for twice-married Kachataran women, the (somewhat secret) home of a growing number of refugees from various places, and a cultural hub for musicians, artists, tradespeople, and traditionalists. They'll swear till the corcrabuqs come home that they are devout followers of the Church of the Sacred Flame, by majority, but it's actually a blend of "pagan" and "Yeshuan" traditions, melding seamlessly together. Do they have a lot of socioeconomic issues to work out? Yes. But they'll tell you that they still have a better set up than most Civilisian civilizations AND they haven't collapsed into civil war in centuries, thank you very much.

Structure

Representative Parliament (called the Sejm) w/Monarchy. Pronunciation: Say-em

Culture

Slavic and Korean-based w/influences from Turkish culture.

Assets

Jarillo's fruit, oak trees, copious amounts of cereal grains, greenhouse technology, corundum gems, glittrial, orichalcum, dunginite

History

Karanya started out as a rather unproductive region of greater Waskascia, with fishing towns dotting the coast and the rivers. While these natives did contribute to the economy, they mostly kept to themselves, and Waskascia's government revolved around Wawel and Warsawa, in modern day central Karanya, then northern Waskascia. After the Venice expedition, the Tumanchev had invaded, and after "Bloody Bella" had her reign, the region spent time as a quiet duchy trying to be as unobtrusive as possible lest the government try to put more direct control over them. At the death of the last Piast, Karanya had gained enough power to take control by diplomatic instead of militaristic means. After the fall of Varangia, they absorbed that region, and strengthened their limited isolationist policies after Zewhal started its grand quest for world dominance.

Demography and Population

Total population as of 4530: 6,678,000
Kachataran population: 850,000, mostly merchant class 
2,500,000 - Jewish population
1,202,220 - people of immigrant ancestry but who can blend in
400,740 or 8% - people who have some Josunese ancestry (including monarchs)
1,736,540 - people are 100% not native Karanyan
1,976,584 natives live in the cities
2,964,876 natives live in farms or small villages
2% - W. Kipatrians and some N. Kipatrians

Religion

702,660 pagan affiliates

Agriculture & Industry

35% food plants 
7% wood products
11.36% textiles
7.5% clockwork
2,671,200 farmers
78,352 immigrants working in mines in Karanya
23,643 immigrants working in agriculture
4,000 immigrants working with meat, dairy, and animal hides
13,358 immigrants working in the fishing industry
70 immigrants doing some sort of health care
16,029 immigrants who can weave baskets and cloth
9,350 immigrants who can do various crafts

Founding Date

4091

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Capital

Buntunia

Alternative Names

The United Kingdom of Karanya, Waskascia, and Kyiv

Demonym

Karanyans

Leader

Park Eun Kumeiga (mother of Ziele)

Currency

Kran

Subsidiary Organizations

• The Sejm of Karanya

Controlled Territories

• Buntunia Palace

Notable Members

• Bellaslava Park-Kumiega
• Min
• Miraslava