Karelia

The Republics of Karelia, or simply Karelia, is a country located in Europe. The country borders Nord-Norge to the north, Estonia to the southwest and Russia to the east.

Born during the Eurasian Divide and mainly fending off Arkhangelsk forces, the country became heavily involved in World War II, being part of the forces that invaded the Worker's Soviet Socialist Eurasian Union during the later stages of the war.

History
Karelia spawned after the Eurasian Divide in which the Russian Empire collapsed, and mainly fended invasions of the country during the first few stages. Karelia's first major offense was fighting Arkhangelsk, in which it emerged victorious, but chose to not annex or puppet Arkhangelsk, taking it's spoils to other nations and only taking the eastern half of today's Finland. After the Divide ended, in which it and Caspia were the only remnants of, the country soon tried to get on good terms with Russia.

After attempts to improve itself with Russia failed, it soon stood on it's own with not much happening. When the Russian Revolution struck and Russia became the WSSEU, Karelia fortified itself in hopes of protecting another communist revolution in it and Caspia. After none of it happened, the fortifications instead proved useful when World War II struck, and the WSSEU tried to invade Karelia in the Winter War. It's defenses managed to nullify or halt most Russian advances, and ultimately Karelia cut off some land to the WSSEU who suffered greatly. This didn't stop the WSSEU from having enough troops across the nation.

When Germany began Operation Barbarossa, gathered its troops and invaded Russia, Karelia was among the many invading Russia. They managed to hold a siege at Leningrad and kept the city under Karelian force, but Leningrad was soon retaken and the fortifications from earlier being removed allowed easier invasion of Karelia. Although Russia pushed back Germany, the WSSEU never annexed parts of Karelia, only retaking Leningrad.

After the WSSEU collapsed in 1993, Karelia retook Leningrad (at the time St. Petersburg), and some land in Russia. Today, Karelia stands at peace and quiet, with other affairs to take to by 2023.

Politics and Government
Karelia is a dictatorship from the start, being lead by one person who is replaced every 25 years. During this time, the leader of Karelia has full control over the nation, and are able to do as they please. However, they are still abiding to the laws of Karelia, and it is possible to impeach the leader of Karelia at any time. The leader of Karelia often is tasked with rebuilding the country.