Statistics

Name - Division of New Canaan (English)
Country - Republic of Imalia
Capital - New Jerusalem [Victoria]

Administration

Head of state and government - Shoffet ------
Legislature - Canesset
President of the Canesset -
Judiciary - Sanhedrin
Nassee -
Form of government - Constituent state of the Republic of Imalia under a democratic presidential triramic constitution
Form of law - Brougham Code
Demonym - Vancouverite

Geography

Area - 32,100 km^2
Largest city - New Jerusalem
Time zone -

Demography

Language - English
Population - 1,284,000
Density - 40.0 /km^2

Symbols

Anthem -
Motto -

History

-in OTL known as Vancouver Island
-on the former frontier of Russia and British territory
-and as such, a sort of middle ground between them

-the Swedenborgian movement attracts a lot of converts in the era of the Second Great Awakening
-as well as in British Isles itself
-and converts from British Isles moving to the US form new movement
-they seek to establish their own society independent of everything
-in part because of desire to be independent, in part because they face persecution for their practice of keeping concubines
-sees Vancouver-Quadra Island as a place to do this
-sees settlement, centered around new town of New Jerusalem

-only solidly captured by British forces during Russia's Wars > Second Circassian War (1872-5)