Carrelie
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Carrelian Confederation Confédération Carrelienne | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Motto: 'Aux étoiles nous avonçons' To The Stars We Advance | |
| Anthem: 'Dans le Vent' Royal anthem: 'Saveau l'impératrice' | |
 Location of Carrelie (dark green) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) | |
| Capital | Mont-Sanguine |
| Largest city | Haufenburg |
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| Demonym(s) | Carrelian |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Semi-Constitutional Elective Monarchy |
• Monarch | Edith-Marie |
• Speaker of the Lords | Queen Elysabet of Arianos |
• Captain-Regent | Adele Canne |
| Legislature | Councils of Governance |
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| Commons Council | |
| Formation | |
• Union of the Empire | 1 May 1572 |
• Federation | 1 February 1644 |
• Carrelian Civil War | 30 June 1861 - 4 June 1874 |
• Dentrician Revolution | 27 April 2013 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 754,187,200 (3rd) |
• 2012 census | 751,454,271 |
• Density | 270.7/km2 (701.1/sq mi) (50th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | 5.24 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | 61,816 (8th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $3.78 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | 63,051 (5th) |
| Gini (2019) | 29.7 low |
| HDI (2019) |  0.947very high (6th) |
| Currency | Valire (₴) (VLR) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 - +2 (CGT, MCT, AMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +49 |
| ISO 3166 code | CL |
| Internet TLD | .ce |
Carrelie, officially the Carrelian Confederation, is a country in Europe. It borders the English Channel and the North Sea in the west and the Baltic Sea in the east. It is bordered by the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France to the west; Germany, Czechia and Slovakia to the south; Poland to the southeast and Lithuania and Waisnor to the east.
Various tribes have inhabited the area now known as Carrelie since antiquity. The first recorded tribe to have inhabited the area is the Caisecawer, a direct ancestor of the modern Andlic people. The region was first united in the 970s, when Petty King Gosanric of Kuris conquered the kingdoms neighbouring his domain, declaring himself High King. This kingdom collapsed after the death of Covrin the Unfortunate, only to be restored 23 years later by Count Edward Claes of Haufenburg in 1127. This line would later form the empire under Frederick the Victorious and stretch Carrelie to its current borders.
Today, Carrelie is a semiconstitutional federal elective monarchy. It is comprised of 16 autonomous nations, including 1 city-state and 1 autonomous province. These are further divided into administrative divisions, such as Achanor's counties and Douria's lordships. Each of these nations are led by their own head of state and head of government, with their own legislature. However, these legislatures all report to the Councils of Governance in Mont-Sanguine.
Etymology
Carrelie's English name comes from the word for the region in old Dentrician, Kërelï. During the 12th century, this word was adopted by the Kings of Haufenburg-Kause as Karelia, which would later become Karelie. Previously, Carelie was most often used to refer to the country in English, though after 1986 this spelling was phased out in favour as Carrelie.
History
Before the Carrelian Empire
The first civilisation in Carrelie came in the form of the Celts.
Formation of the Carelian Empire
Federation & Civil War
World Wars
Poland Crisis & the National Restoration Junta
Dentrician Revolution
Geography
Carrelie is the second-largest country in Europe, behind Russia, and borders the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France to the west, Denmark and Russia to the north and northeast, Waisnor and Poland to the east and Czechia, Slovakia and Germany to the south. It also borders the North and Baltic Seas in the north. Carrelie's territory in Europe is its most expansive and is often referred to as Federal Carrelie due to its many autonomous nations.
Climate
Politics
Autonomous Nations
Foreign Relations
Carrelie is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the Group of Seven and the WTO. Despite not being a NATO member after 2013, its headquarters is situated in Arianos.
As of 2021, Carrelie maintains an international co-operation pact, WMCA, with the Alezian Union, Waisnor and Malta Comino Gozo.