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Caracua primarily consists of hilly seasonal tundras, with population centers primarily orbiting the [[Ashuk River|Ashuk]] and Copehe rivers. Of these two, the Ashuk leads to Mera Bay, while the Copehe is a tributary of Lake _____'s {{wp|endorheic basin}}. The Ashuk and Copehe have distinct fish breeds and chemical differences, with the Copehe being more saline and less ecologically dense due to drawing salt off of flats in its northernmost reaches that see regular thaws during deep summer.

The western Northern Confederation, which largely coincides with modern Caracua, was generally seen by its other members to be a backwater. The territory benefitted little from the profitable [[Nysdra Sea]] trade, and accordingly not only was economic growth slow in the area but also the exchange of ideas and technology. The west was among the slowest to embrace the many reforms that occured throughout the centuries, actively opposing many of them in the National Conference. It only began to modernize following the creation of the Union Directorate emergency government after [[1883]]. During this period, the west began to be known collectively as "Caracua". Despite efforts by the new central government to modernize Caracua, it still lagged behind the rest of the Confederation, being last to fully monetize and adopt the [[wísdat]] currency, only completing the full measure of the reform by [[1910]]. Caracua grew significantly over the course of the 20th century, becoming a relative peer to some of the poorer eastern Confederation members. Throughout the history of the Confederation, the fourteen Great Nations shared significant solidarity in being "backwaters" opposed by the more robust eastern powers, not only binding them to the Confederation as a whole but binding them more closely together as a shared political, economic, and social entity.

The advance of [[Faneria]]n forces into the Cusinaut interior, combined with grievous defeats of Algosh forces in the east at the hands of the Urceans, offered opportunities to the peoples of northwestern Algoquona. Many local garrisons were either ejected by the Fanerians or significantly reduced in size in order to provide forces in the east, weakening the hold of Algoquona over the area. On 18 April [[2023]], Fanerian forces issued a crushing defeat on the few remaining armored Algosh forces 73 miles west of Western, precipitating a hasty withdrawal of Algosh forces from the region. That night, the Western Revolutionary Popular Reclamation Council declared the independence of the "Caracua Federation", and forces loyal to the Council seized control of its claimed territory and ejected the small remaining garrison of Algosh-aligned militia. On 19 April, the new Republic was recognized by [[Faneria]], [[Urcea]], and all [[NSTA]] members. On 20 April, some of the small indigenous nationalities in the northern Algoquona region also declared their independence, and following two days of negotiations they officially joined the revolutionary effort.

 

[[File:Ashkenang Parliament.png|thumb|Current standing in Ashkenauk legislature]]

The fourteen Great Nations are: the Malki, the Rionee, the Toposa Ashkenauk, the Yanota Ashkenauk, the Atakapa Ashkenauk, the Mishauk, the [[List_of_peoples_of_Cusinaut#E-H|Hasinai]], the 8, the 9, the 10, the 11, the 12, the 13, and the 14.  

The remaining peoples of Caracua who are not part of the fourteen Great Nations are typically referred to as "peripheries" by Occidental scholars. This includes a very broad array of peoples, most prominently including [[Algosh Republic|Algosh people]] but also [[List_of_peoples_of_Cusinaut#A-D|Acuera]] nomads, and many other peoples including mostly {{wp|uncontacted peoples}} at the far northern extreme of the country.

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