Carian Strip

The Carian Strip is an autonomous region in eastern Carre, along the country's sparsely populated Gematia Ocean coast. It has a population of 26,610 as of the C.Y. 247 Carian census.

While Carre is generally considered by international observers to be a relatively authoritarian country, the Carian Strip is generally considered to be the area with the loosest restrictions. Residents of the Strip are allowed to leave the country without specific government permission, tourists are able to pass through without a visa, and the tactics used in the rest of Carre to influence elections are much less prominent in the Strip.

Early in Cypriot history, the Carian Strip was occupied by the predecessor to modern-day Taatiklatar. The cities of Yuhosa and Riondimo were founded during this period, and are the two largest cities in the Strip by population today.

Carre was founded in C.Y. 37, but did not occupy the Strip until C.Y. 51, when the North Junction Treaty was signed in modern-day Yuhosa, which was at the time known as North Junction. Carre's justification for annexing the area was the access it gave to the Gematia Ocean's coast, and the potential importance of the area for international trade. However, Taatiklatar only accepted the treaty when the area was given autonomy within the government of Carre and with an agreement to give all residents of the Strip dual Carian-Taatiklarian citizenship and allowing them to move freely between the two countries, as well as allowing visa-free movement through the zone.

After annexing the Strip, Carre's government renamed the two largest cities in the Strip, North Junction and Diamond Bay, to Yuhosa ("Junction of Two Paths") and Riondimo ("Diamond River") respectively.