Willamette

Confederation of Willamette
Flag Coat of arms of Willamette Coat of arms
Motto: "Alis volat propriis"
Anthem: "Ode to Willamette"
Capital	Portland
Largest city	Seattle
Official languages	De jure: none De facto: English
Ethnic groups (2040)	By race: 74.7% White 6.0% Asian 2.9% Black 2.7% Hispanic/Latino 1.7% Native American 0.6% Pacific Islander 3.8% other 7.6% mixed race/multi-racial
Religion (2044)	48.5% unaffiliated 41.9% Christianity 28.1% Protestantism 12.5% Catholicism 1% Mormonism .3% other Christian 1.3% Judaism 5.8% other religion 2.5% unanswered/don't know
Demonym(s)	Willamettan
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Mark Groshans
• Prime Minister	Chandler Foreman
• Deputy Prime Minister	Bailey Sutcliffe
Legislature	Federal Assembly
Independence from United States
• Declaration	January 6, 2032 (2032-01-06)
• Constitution	June 9, 2032 (2032-06-09)
• Recognized	September 3, 2037 (2037-09-03)
• Last Amendment	March 18, 2038 (2038-03-18)
Area
• Total	439,633 km2 (169,743 sq mi) (58th)
• Water (%)	4.5
Population
• 2046 estimate	19,205,722 (81st)
• 2040 census	18,712,605
• Density	43.68/km2 (113.1/sq mi) (179th)
GDP (nominal)	2040 estimate
• Total	$922.87 billion
• Per capita	$48,051.83
Gini (2040)	15.5 low
HDI (2040)	0.934 very high (18th)
Currency	Willamette Dollar (WLD)
Time zone	UTC-8
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
ISO 3166 code	WL
Internet TLD	.wl

Willamette (/wɪˈlæmɪt/ wil-AM-it), officially the Confederation of Willamette, is a country located in western North America, bordered by Canada to the north, the Reformed States of America to the east, New California to the south, and the Pacific OCean to the west. It is a confederation of two semi-autonomous regions, Oregon and Washington, and 75 counties. It has a population of almost 20 million people, an area of over 430,000 km², and one of the world's highest human development index scores.

The area that is now Willamette was solely inhabited by Native Americans from about 20,000 years ago until the mid-16th century when Spanish traders began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. The Lewis and Clark Expedition traversed Oregon in the early 1800s, and the first permanent European settlements in Oregon were established by fur trappers and traders. In 1843, an autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country, and the Oregon Territory was created in 1848, and was split in 1853 forming the Washington Territory. Oregon became the 33rd state of the U.S. on February 14, 1859, and Washington became the 42nd state on November 11, 1889.