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|established_event2 = [[Proclamation of the Republic|Republic of Carna]]

'''Carna''', officially the '''Republic of Carna''', is a country in southern [[Levantia]]. It shares land borders with [[Wealdland]] to the west, [[Yonderre]] to the north, [[Urcea]] to the east, and [[Anglei]] to the northeast. It covers an area of 1,009,396 km² (389,730 sq mi) which includes the island of [[Ardran]] as well as several smaller islands. The country has a population of almost 99 million, the vast majority of which is situated within the country's coastal regions and central belt. It is a {{wp|Unitary state|unitary}} {{wp|Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential}} {{wp|Republic|constitutional republic}} with its capital in [[Dunaird]], the country's largest city and main cultural and economic centre. Other major cities include [[Malkirk]], [[Inverleith]], [[Dalfearn]], [[Kinlaig]], [[Craigshiel]], [[Largmore]], and [[Colgar]].

By 300 CE, the Germanic {{wp|English people|Ænglish people}} had migrated into the central areas of modern Carna, establishing permanent settlements in the region. The south and southwestern coastal areas and the mountainous northern areas of modern Carna remained under the rule of the native {{wp|Gaels|Gaelic}} people up until the collapse of [[Great Levantia]] in 500 CE. This saw the Ængles conquer much of modern Carna, developing a distinct Ænglo-Gaelic culture that laid the foundation of the {{wp|Scots language|Carnish}} language. In 881, the [[Kingdom of Carna]] was founded beginning more than a millennia of independent Carnish rule. Calls for reform in the late 18th century would see the Carnish monarchy relinquish significant power to an [[Old Carnish Parliament|elected parliament]]. Carna would enter the [[Great War]] in 1935, fighting alongside their former rival of Urcea. As the war escalated, democratic elections were suspended and the Carnish monarchy retook significant power. In 1947, protests against the monarchy's growing power and the suspension of democratic elections escalated into [[Carnish Revolution|a number of popular uprisings]], culminating in the deposition of the Carnish monarchy in June of 1948 and the establishment of the [[Proclamation of the Republic|Republic of Carna]] later that same month.

Since the [[2002 Forgaitherin election]], the [[Social Labour Party (Carna)|Social Labour Party]] (SLP) has remained the dominant party in [[Forgaitherin|Carna's national legislature]]. Every president since the [[2003 Carnish presidential election]] has also ran on an SLP ticket. This has led to accusations that the country has become a {{wp|Dominant-party system|dominant-party state}}. However, several investigations conducted by international organisations have found no evidence of election interference or tampering, and have concluded that Carnish elections remain free and fair. Critics of these accusations also argue that since the Social Labour Party has always held the Forgaitherin with the support of other parties (currently the [[Communist Party (Carna)|Communist Party]] and the [[Green Party (Carna)|Green Party]]) that the country cannot truly be called a dominant-party state.