Karpatia
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| Subdivision of: | Kingdom of Veneda (RTC) |
| Cities: | |
| Capital: | Użhorod/Ужгород (111,300) |
| Other: | Mukaczewo/Мукачево (77,300), Chust/Xуст (31,900), Berehowo/Берегово (26,100) |
| Languages: | |
| Official: | Wenedyk, Ukrainian, Rusyn |
| Others: | Slvanjek, Yiddish |
| Governor: | ? |
| Population: | 1,266,939 inhabitants |
| Established: | 1949, by referendum |
 Map showing the location of Karpatia within the RTC | |
Karpatia (Wenedyk: Skarpacja) is a province of the Republic of the Two Crowns.
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Geography
The province of Karpatia is located in the very South of the RTC. It borders with the provinces of Leonina and Olwarzyn in the North, with Slevania in the West, and with Hungary in the South. It is separated from the latter by the river Tisa.
Administration
Government
Karpatia is governed by a governor and a provincial diet, elected each four years in provincial and municipal elections that encompass all Veneda. It consists of 43 members. The composition of the Karpatian Diet, elected in 2003, is as follows:
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| ORWiL – Organisation of Ruthenes in Veneda and Lithuania | 10 |
| UNDO – Ukrainian National-Democratic Organisation | 5 |
| UD-DS – Democratic Union | 4 |
| SDPHiW – Social-Democratic Party of Galicia and Volhynia | 3 |
| WWPS – Venedic Unified Socialist Party | 3 |
| NG – Our Galicia | 2 |
| PKRDK – Communist Party of the RTC | 2 |
| BR – Republican Bloc | 2 |
| RNP – Ruthenian National Party | 2 |
| OLD – Alliance of the Democratic Left | 1 |
| UChN – Christian-National Union | 1 |
| FUN – Front of Ukrainian Nationalists | 1 |
| HRP – Galician Republican Party | 1 |
| KRN – Confederation for an Independent Republic | 1 |
| SSKS – Slevan Socio-Cultural Society | 1 |
| non-aligned | 4 |
For an explanation of the parties, see: Political parties in the RTC
History
Since the Middle Ages, Karpatia has been part of Hungary. After Hungary was defeated in the Second Great War and occupied by Russian troops, Russia divided it into five parts: Oltenia, Muntenia, Slevania, Karpatia and Hungary proper. The new state of Karpatia, carved out of Hungary, was an attempt of the White Council to establish yet another SNORist state. It lasted eleven months, from June 1948 till May 1949. During its short existence, only three states recognised it: snorist Russia, Ukraine and Bohemia. After Russia had installed the government, Karpatia too had a White Council (though it, of course, payed homage to the White Council in Russia). Its sole leader was Oleksandr Sawicky.
Had Russia succeeded in giving Galicia to Ukraine, Karpatia would probably have been annexed by Ukraine as well.
The state of Karpatia was dissolved when its citizens voted to merge with the RTC, a neutral state at the time. It became part of the autonomous region of Galicia.
Demography
The province of Karpatia has 1,266,939 inhabitants (2005). The ethnic composition of its population is a follows: Ruthenians 53.7 %, Ukrainians 28.6 %, Slevans 6.6 %, Veneds 3.7 %, Jews 3.4 %.
Ethnic issues
Karpatia is the home of most Ruthenians living in the RTC (smaller concentrations are also to be found in other provinces, notably Pieskła Weneda). The Ruthenians are an East Slavic nation, closely related to the Ukrainians. The independence movement among them is not very strong. First of all, it's not a politically very developed region. Secondly, the Ruthenians themselves are divided where it comes to their ethnicity. Many of them consider themselves Ukrainians, just like the rest of Galicia. They identify with the Ukrainians' desire for more autonomy or even outright reunification with post-snorist Ukraine. The majority of those who consider themselves a separate nation feel rather attached to the RTC, a multinational state where - in spite of a few unpleasantires every now and then - nationalities can freely enjoy their own culture, language, and religion. They believe they are better of in the RTC than in Slevania or in a strongly ukrainised state.
The majority of the Ruthenians who identify with the Ukrainians are represented by the UNDO political party, the Ruthenians who consider themselvees a separate nation are represented by the ORWiL (Organisation of Ruthenes in Veneda and Lithuania), a party created in 1951 to protect their national interests.
Karpatia also host a high number of Slevans. Many of them are beginning to look at the possibility of either a free Skarpacja, or becoming a part of Slevania, though no political party has yet formed that uses that in its platform.
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| Lithuania | Veneda Galicia (autonomous area) | Venedic West Africa (overseas territory) | |||
| Provinces | |||
| Great Veneda | Hałycz | Karpatia | Kujawia | Leonina | Lesser Veneda | Liublin | Mazowia | Olwarzyn | Polesia | Prussia | Przemarz | Samogitia | Sątakrucz | Silesia | Suślewia | Volhynia | Wilnia |
