Corazon

Corazon (Spanish: Corazón), officially the Republic of Corazon (Spanish: República de Corazón), is an island country situated in the. While geographically part of North America, it is typically considered culturally and linguistically part of Latin and Central America. It's capital and largest city is Sagrado, home to 1.5 million of the country's 12 million inhabitants.

It is a presidential republic. Andrés Lucio Juárez has been the country's head of state and head of government since 2013.

Previously inhabited by indigenous peoples, Corazon was colonized by during the 15th century and it quickly became an important node for trade. It remained part of Spain until it was ceded to the after the. It was granted independence in 1910 and a relatively stable republic was quickly established.

Between the 1960s and 1980s, economic hardship, social inequality, and corruption coupled with the rise of communist and other left-wing movements led to political instability similar to what its neighbors in Central America experienced. It culminated into a brief but intense armed conflict referred to as the Corozonan Civil War. A tenuous agreement between the government and militant forces have kept the peace since the war's end. In the years following the conflict, Corazon has developed a middle-economy based largely on tourism but numerous issues still affect the country including poverty, poor infrastructure, and access to education. The role of the United States in both the country's foreign policy and society as a whole remains a contentious matter.

Etymology
"Corazon" literally means "heart" in Spanish, referring to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for which the Spanish explorers named the country after.