Sandbox:Carolina

Carolina, formally the United Caroline Provinces (UCP or U.C.P.) is a country primarily located in, consisting of 26 Provinces, seven Tribal Republics, six Self-Governing Territories, and some minor posessions, primarily located in the and. [Sentence on area]. [Sentence on population]. The nation's capital is, while its largest city and primary commercial center is. It is bordered to the northeast by New Britain, to the north by Oregon and Oglala, to the east by California and Dineta, and to the south by Mexico. It also shares a border with the on the island of, and maritime borders with a number of states in the Caribbean.

to the North American mainland around 24,000 years before present, with the earliest site in Carolina, the, being found in the Province of Rio Grande and dated to 15,500 BCE. began in the 16th Century. Carolina emerged primarily from the of, , and  established on the  Disputes over taxation, classism, and political representation led to the outbreak of the Caroline War of Liberation (1677-1691) which established its. In the late 17th Century, Carolina began to expand, first into its recognized claims east of the Mississippi, then into a number of former European colonies by way of both purchase and military engagements. By the end of the 19th Century, Carolina would control a significant portion of the North American Continent, as well as of the Caribbean Sea.While this sometimes resulted in the displacement of indigenous peoples, a number of key treaties were signed which established the Tribal Republics as largely autonomous self-governing regions within the nation. was legal in many portions of the nation at the time of its founding, but would fall out of favor throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries until being formally ended in 1791. Carolina's role in the, Wellingtonian Wars, and the established and affirmed the nation's rising status as a world power in both its military, diplomatic, and economic capacities. With the conclusion of the Second Texian War and the dismantling of the Mexican Empire, Carolina was established as the leading power in the by the early 20th Century, and by the outcome of the, the world's leading economic power.

During the Second Springtime of Nations, Carolina, alongside its allies in the Western Union, engaged in a number of proxy conflicts with the Latin Alliance nations led by the Columbian Empire, but avoided direct military confrontation, though a Latin invasion of Dineta in 1940 would spark the outbreak of the Third World War, which devastated much of Carolina prior to its eventual victory in 1946. In the aftermath, the Western Union would radically reshape many national lines and lay the groundwork for a model of economic recovery which stressed interdependence and mutual aid, creating the foundations of the Trans-American Union of States, which has established a unified intercontinental economic and political bloc in the Western Hemisphere that now boasts the world's largest economy overall.

Carolina is a  and. It is a member of the League of Nations, and a founding member of the Trans-American Union of States, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Brussels Pact, and a number of other international organizations. It is a permanent member of the League Council. Considered a nation of immigrants, its population has been profoundly molded by centuries of cross-cultural exchange and trade. Carolina ranks highly in international measures of entrepreneurship, reduced levels of corruption in government, quality of life, quality of education, and human rights. However, many in the international community criticize the nation for its rising levels of income inequality, the use of capital punishment, and interventionist foreign policy.