New California

Socialist Republic of New California
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Eureka"
Anthem: "I Love You, California"
Capital	Sacramento
Largest city	Los Angeles
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups (2040)	By race: 39.4% Hispanic/Latino 34.7% White 15.1% Asian 5.4% Black 0.4% Native American 0.3% Pacific Islander 0.6% other 4.1% mixed race/multi-racial
Religion (2044)	51.2% Christianity 24.7% Protestantism 20.5% Catholicism .8% Mormonism 5.2% other Christian 38.5% unaffiliated 2% Judaism 6.4% other religion 1.9% unanswered/don't know
Demonym(s)	Californian
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Tia Ferch
• Vice President	Francisco García-Pérez
• General Assembly Speaker	Tramell Stewart
• Chief Justice	Jon Young
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	General Assembly
Independence from United States
• Declaration	October 19, 2031 (2031-10-19)
• First Constitution	February 16, 2032 (2032-02-16)
• Recognized	September 3, 2037 (2037-09-03)
• Last Amendment	June 1, 2043 (2043-06-01)
Area
• Total	423,970 km2 (163,700 sq mi) (59th)
• Water (%)	4.7
Population
• 2048 estimate	48,826,640 (31st)
• 2045 census	48,088,425
• Density	115.1/km2 (298.1/sq mi) (75th)
GDP (nominal)	2040 estimate
• Total	$9.6 trillion
• Per capita	$169,662.50
Gini (2040)	0.1 low
HDI (2040)	0.936 very high (15th)
Currency	Californian Dollar (NCD)
Time zone	UTC-8
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
ISO 3166 code	NS
Internet TLD	.ns

The Socialist Republic of New California, commonly known as New California or California, is a country located in western North America, bordered by Willamette to the north, the Reformed States of America to the east, and Mexico to the south. It is a federation of 58 counties and 697 communes. The country has the world's 15th-highest Human Development Index score and one of the world's largest economies.

Native Americans solely inhabited California from roughly 12,000 years ago until 1769, when the Spanish Empire took over the land. The United States acquired ownership of the land in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and led to dramatic social and demographic changes, including the depopulation of indigenous peoples in the California genocide. The western portion of Alta California was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, as a free state, following the Compromise of 1850. California seceded from the United States following the United States Term Limits Act of 2031, and was officially constituted in 2032.

The nation's extremely diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast and metropolitan areas in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and from the redwood and Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. New California is known for being extrememly prone to earthquakes. The Central Valley, a fertile agricultural area, dominates the state's center. New California is well known for its warm Mediterranean climate along the coast and monsoon seasonal weather inland. The large size of the natom results in climates that vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpine in the mountains. Droughts and wildfires are an ongoing issue for the nation. New California is a member of NATO, despite not touching the Atlantic Ocean, which caused some controversy in 2039. The nation is also a founding member of the Pacific League, along with Willamette and the Hawaii Republic.