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Republic of Carucere | |
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| Motto: "Liberté, Patrie, Unité" (Gaullician) "Libète, Patri, Uniti" (Annene Creole) (Liberty, Fatherland, Unity) | |
| Anthem: "Liberté" "Libète" Liberty  | |
 Location of Carucere (green), within Asteria Superior (light grey) | |
| Capital and city |  Deux Ports |
| Official languages | Gaullician |
| Recognised national languages | Caruceran Creole |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | 40% Caruceran 30% Bahiaux 15% Euclean 10% Native Asterian 3% Other |
| Religion (2020) | 75% Solarian Catholic 15% Devotees 5% Others/none |
| Demonym(s) | Caruquèrais Caruceran |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Neil Latorture | |
| Sylvie Feucher | |
| Roy Chalus | |
| Legislature | Senate |
| History of Carucere | |
• Discovery and Settlement | 1520 |
• Republic of Pirates | 1712 |
• Colony reestablished | 1724 |
• Allied Mandate | 1935 |
• Incorporation into the United Provinces | 1945 |
• Independence | 1964 |
• Current constitution | 1965 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,128.1 km2 (3,138.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 537,238 |
• Density | 66.09/km2 (171.2/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $10.6 billion |
• Per capita | $19,767 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $2.4 billion |
• Per capita | $4,607 |
| Gini (2020) |  37.4medium |
| HDI (2020) |  0.75high |
| Currency | Aurucian Shilling (ARS) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +101 |
| ISO 3166 code | CAR |
| Internet TLD | .ca |
Carucere (Gaullican: Caruquère, Caruceran Creole: Karukure), formally known as the Republic of Carucere (Gaullican: République d' Caruquère, Caruceran Creole: Repiblik d Karukure), also known as Ile de Reine-Anne (Queen Anne's Island), is a small island nation located between Asteria Superior and Asteria Inferior in the Aurucian Strait. It shares maritime borders with Sainte-Chloé to the west, Imagua and the Assimas to the north, and Aucuria to the east and south.
Before the arrival of Euclean settlers, the islands were home to several native Asterian cultures scattered across the mountainous terrain. The island was discovered during the voyage of the Gaullican explorer Auguste de Antibes, who named it after the Queen of Gaullica, Anne the Financier. It was colonized by Gaullica in 1520, who established a port on the southern coast of the island. Despite the island’s excellent position as a trading hub, the island’s extremely mountainous terrain and relatively poor soil discouraged the large scale production of cash crops. Thus slave plantations were limited and the only notable settlements outside of the port city of Port-de-Paix, were various churches that dedicated to “civilizing” the native population of the islands. Nevertheless the island was home to one of the great ports of the Arucian Strait, which continued for the next several centuries.
The island became a major hub of pirate activity during the Golden Age of Piracy from the late 17th century to the early 18th century. The island’s rugged northern coastline served as safe harbors for pirates from storms and naval ships hunting them. Gaulician rule in the island collapsed during the Ten Years War in Euclea, resulting in the establishment of a pirate republic that existed from 1712 to 1724. Despite the brief existence of the pirate republic, it left a profound legacy on the island such as the influence of the pirate code on the local population, a pirate imposed ban on slavery, and the migration of freed Bahian slaves to the island. Despite the reestablishment of Gaullican rule (and slavery), the island had gained a deserved reputation for lawlessness and piracy, as any former slaves simply fled into the interior. Gaullica had difficulty maintaining order within the interior of the island for decades but continued to control the island until the Great War. After the Great War, ownership of the island was stripped from Gaullica's possession and transferred to a joint Allied commission which later established the Arucian Federation, consisting of Sainte-Chloé and Carucere. In 1945, Carucere and Sainte-Chloé formed a federation with Imagua and the Assimas, forming the United Provinces of the Western Arucian Islands. Tensions from being governed by Sainte-Chloé continued to grow and compound. During Sainte-Chloé’s secession from the United Provinces, the people of Carucere declared independence.
The new republic was characterized by political dysfunction and ethnic tensions between the Euclean elite and the rest of the population. In 1961, a clique of white officers within the military launched a coup when it appeared the communist party would win. The new military junta openly supported the Euclean population and brutally suppressed dissent. Increasingly alarmed by their increasingly violent actions, moderate elements of the military, led by Jean Préval, performed a counter-coup and overthrew the junt. In 1965, Préval declared the restoration of the Republic and drafted a new constitution. Heralded as a hero, he was elected as its President under the new constitution he drafted. Préval was elected to three consecutive terms as President before suddenly dying in office in the middle of his fourth term. Today Carucere is a country of stark contrasts. While the country isn’t home to the busiest port in the Arucian Strait, the country’s economy heavily relies on the global economy. Although a growing tourist and gambling sector exists, the interior of the island still relies on agriculture and textiles. The country continues to struggle with pervasive government corruption and a patronage system which largely originates from Préval’s Presidency. Meanwhile the dominant party system that characterized the country’s politics since the 1960s has collapsed and is currently transitioning to a multi-party system. Income inequality remains high and there is a stark divide between the richer urbanized coastline and the poorer and undeveloped rural interior. Nevertheless the country has cultivated a rich and vibrant culture formed from a mix of cultures from three continents.