Carpaciul County, Ciarnesia

Carpaciul is the most populous county in Ciarnesia. It is named for the Carpathian Mountain Range which runs through much of the eastern portion of the county.

The county is home to five of the country's ten largest cities, those cities being Sobovitei, Ciar, Dragomir, Sobovitei d'Vesti and Padurica. In addition, Noua Padurica, the country's largest Raion, is located within the county.

In 2011, the population of the county was 3,377,968; just slightly larger than Uruguay.

History
Carpaciul is considered to be the most historically important region of Ciarnesia due to it's prevalence in the development of culture, national identity, cuisine, music and government.

Economy
In 2010, Carpaciul County had a Gross Domestic Product per capita of $17,113, making it the second highest ranked county in the nation. Carpaciul's economy is highly dependent on the industrial output of its' major cities as well as the mining of Uranium in the Carpathian Mountains. Many industrial products are produced in Carpaciul including machinery, plastics and automobile parts.