Carinthia (Etruria)

State of Carinthia Stanje Koroškem
Flag Emblem of State Emblem
Carinthia in red, Etruria in grey Carinthia in red, Etruria in grey
Status	Constituent State of Etruria
Capital and	Praproče
Official languages	Italian Croatian Slovenian
Ethnic groups (2016)	77.39% Slovene 18.16% Marolevs 3.00% Croat 1.10% Vespasian 0.35% other
Religion (2016)	90% Poveglian Catholic 9% Orthodox 1% Other
Demonym(s)	Carinthian or Etrurian
Government	Constituent State
• First Minister	Janez Hribar (MT)
• President of the Senate	Marijan Pušnik (MT)
Legislature	Senate
Establishment
• Constitution of Etruria adopted	January 1 1921
• Constituent State status	January 6 1921
• Water (%)	X
Population
• 2017 estimate	6,003,400
• 2014 census	5,231,529
Gini	46.9 high
HDI	0.843 very high
Currency	Etrurian florin (₣)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left

Carinthia or officially known as the State of Novalia (Carinthian: Stanje Koroškem; Vespasian: Stato della Carinzia) (also known as the Carinthia CS) is one of three Constituent States of Etruria located in the western region of the federation. It covers XX square kilometers (XX sq mi) and has a population of 6.003 million. Its capital and largest city is Praproče. It is the third largest constituent state in both area and population. It shares state borders with Novalia to the south and Vespasia to the east, international borders with Gaullica and X in the north and X in the west.

Carinthia is mostly mountainous with a mainly continental climate, with the exception of the Carinthian south-east, which has a sub-Mediterranean climate, and the north, which has an Alpine climate. Additionally, the Etrurians and Aventines and the Poveglian Plain meet on the territory of Carinthia. The country, marked by a significant biological diversity, is one of the most water-rich in Euclea, with a dense river network, a rich aquifer system, and significant underground watercourses, since 2016 this has been overly exploited to end water-shortages in southern Etruria. Over half of the territory is covered by forest. The human settlement of Carinthia is dispersed and uneven.

Carinthia has historically been the crossroads of Marolev, Gaullic, and Romance languages and culture. Although the population is not homogeneous, the majority is Carinthian. The South Marolev language Slovene is the official language throughout the country, alongside Vespasian and Novalian. Carinthia has a long history of extensive Catholic Church influence and roles within its society and government, with its culture and identity have been significantly influenced by Catholicism. In recent years, violence and antagonism has grown between the Slovene majority and the various Marolevs within its minority, culminating in sporadic outbursts of ethnic-violence.

Geography

Carinthia is situated in southern Euclea and north-western Etruria, touching the Etrurians and the Aventines. Carinthia's highest peak is Črni Vrh (2,864 m or 9,396 ft); the country's average height above sea level is 557 m (1,827 ft). Three major Euclean geographic regions meet in Carinthia: the Etrurians, the Aventines and the Poveglian Plain. The Etrurians including the the Železni Vrhovi massif—dominate Northern Carinthia along its long border with Gaullica and X. While the Aventines' northern tip rises south of Sveti Mihael.

The pre-Aventine landscape of southern Carinthia.

The term "Sovat topography" refers to that of southern Carinthian's Sovat Plateau, a limestone region of underground rivers, gorges, and caves, between southern Carinthia and the Aventines. On the Poveglian plain to the East, Central interior and west toward the X and X borders, the landscape is essentially flat. However, the near majority of Carinthian terrain is hilly or mountainous, with around 45% of the surface 200 m (656 ft) or more above sea level.

The Poveglian Plain splits the Etrurian and Aventine ranges through central Carinthia and is a rich source agricultural products.

Over half of the country (XXX mi) is covered by forests. This makes Carinthia the X most forested country in Euclea. The areas are covered mostly by beech, fir-beech and beech-oak forests and have a relatively high production capacity. Remnants of primeval forests are still to be found, the largest in the Banji Razor area. Grassland covers XX km2 (XXX sq mi) and fields and gardens (XXX km2 or XXX sq mi). There are XXX km2 (XXX sq mi) of orchards and XXX km2 (XX sq mi) of vineyards.

Government and politics

Carinthia is governed through a parliamentary system of representative democracy, a feature the state shares with other Etrurian states. Universal suffrage is granted to residents. There are two branches of government. The legislature, the Senate of Carinthia, consists of elected members and special office bearers such as the President of the Senate and Vice President, that are elected by the members. Senate meetings are presided over by the President or the Vice President in the former's absence.

The judiciary is composed of the Supreme Tribunal of Carinthia and a system of lower courts. Executive authority is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the First Minister of State. The leader of the party or coalition with a majority in the Senate is appointed as the First Minister of State by the President of the Senate, and the Council of Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prefect. The Council of Ministers reports to the Senate.

Janez Hribar has been First Minister of State since 2013.

The current First Minister of Carinthia is Janez Hribar of the Tribune Movement.

The Senate is unicameral with 100 members. Terms of office run for 5 years (in parallel to the federal government), unless the Senate is dissolved prior to the completion of the term. Secondary authorities known as the Komuna, for which local body elections are regularly held, govern local affairs. The state contributes 145 seats to the Senate of the Federation and 84 (same amount as the other two constituent states) seats to the State Council of the Federation.

The dominant political parties in Carinthia are the the Tribune Movement and the Carinthian Social Party. The Tribune Movement gained a majority in the Carinthian federal seats and senate in the Etrurian general election, 2013 and Carinthian state election, 2013 respectively. It has since come to dominate the Carinthian state government and local level. The Tribune government in Carinthia has been met with near continuous controversy over its policies, inaction over ethnic violence, its relationship with the state's media and subordination to the Tribune federal government.

Economy

Carinthia has a high-income economy, its GNP is estimated to be $XXXXX or $10,987 per capita for 2017, while purchasing power parity GDP stands at $XXX billion, or $21,252 per capita; both below the national average. Real GDP growth in 2016 was 4.7 per cent, the third highest in Etruria, after Novalia and Vespasia. Carinthia operates the second highest unemployment rate in Etruria, which as of 2016 stood at 4.1%, below the highest, in Vespasia which stands at 4.6% as of 2016.

In 2016, economic output was dominated by the service sector which accounted for 69% of GDP, followed by the industrial sector with 22.2% and agriculture accounting for 11.8% of GDP. According to 2014 data, 2.7% of the workforce were employed in agriculture, 32.8% by industry and 64.5% in services. The main industries are motor vehicles, electric and electronic equipment, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and fuels. Agriculture remains a prominent industry in its own right, with sizeable industrial-sized vineyards and husbandry operations. Over 30% of Etruria's consumed meat comes from farms in Carinthia, while the vast plains of central Carinthia, produce over 26% of Etruria's vegetables and wheat.

Carinthia receives significant levels of federal investment, primarily in infrastructure, mining, agriculture and in recent years, ecotourism.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Main article: Marolevs in Etruria

Carinthia's population is ethnically composed as: 77.39% Carinthian (4,630,422 inhabitants), 18.16% Marolev (1,090,217 inhabitants, the term Marolev is the Federal definition, which is used broadly to describe many cultures and etho-linguistic groups.), 3.00% Novalian (180,102 inhabitants), 1.10% Vespasian (66,037 inhabitants) and 0.35% other.

Despite being the homeland for the Carinthian population, almost 1.2 million live outside Carinthia, primarily in the neighboring federal state of Vespasia. Despite this, the Carinthian state, and the Carinthian ethnic group in particular have recorded the highest birth-rate out of all peoples and states in Etruria, with the rate standing at 2.21% as of 2018.

The largest minority in Carinthia is the Marolev community. Etruria's federal authorities record Marolevic people singularly and broadly, this had led to continuous cases of opposition and at times violence. Etruria's federally entrenched discriminatory policies and cultures against the Marolev minority is replicated in the states, this is more profound in Carinthia where the state government operates near unconstitutional policies against the group. The Marolev communities are confined mostly to homogeneous regions along the border with X and in the central to southern regions. Smaller Marolev communities exist within the larger cities; and here confined to homogeneous districts, such as the Gradaščica Quarter in Praproče.

Over 180,000 Novalians live in Carinthia, found primarily in the southern hills and valleys of the Aventine Mountains. The Novalian minority is agrarian in nature, however, a growing Novalian population live in Praproče, taking jobs as academics, professionals and students. 66,000 Vespasians also live in Carinthia, working in the civil service and as business professionals, a sizeable portion of Carinthia's clergy originate from neighboring Vespasia.

Religion

As of 2016, 90% of the Carinthian population recorded themselves as Solarian Catholic, Catholicism remains important feature of both social and political life. Commentators note that Catholicism is more politicised in Carinthia than Vespasia, where it nears 98% adherence. Opposition and discrimination of minority faiths is recorded in Carinthia, with considerable effort aimed against Orthodox and reformist Christian groups.

Despite a relatively small number of Protestants (less than 1% in 2016), the Protestant legacy is historically significant given that the Carinthian standard language and literature were established by the Reformationists in the 16th century. Despite the great contributions to Carinthian culture and linguistics, the Reformationists suffered greatly at the hands of the Carinthinian monarchy, who viciously and bloodily fought against the Reformation.

Saint Mary Cathedral in Praproče is the state's largest Catholic cathedral.

The second largest religion in Carinthia is Epismialism, they are primarily found within the Marolev ethno-regions of western, central and southern Carinthia. The Epsimalists are divided into the X Orthodox and X Orthodox Churches. The Epsimalists, through their exclusively Marolev congregations, suffer discrimination at the hands of the state government. Much of this is rooted in special taxes on the organised churches, a ban on public festivals and regulations on places of worship. In 2017, the Federal government banned domes from being constructed on Espismalist churches, in the western Euclean design.

Carinthia has the second largest Atudite population Etruria after Vespasia. Around 100,000 Carinthians are recorded as Atudite, virtually all of whom live in Praproče. However, in recent years the Atudite population has recorded repeated declines as many emigrate to Vespasia or wider Euclea for better job opportunities.

1% of Carinthia records itself as Atheist or Agnostic, the 2016 census was subject to much controversy after the newly-elected Tribune Movement federal government removed Atheism as an option from the census forms.