New English Republic
New English Republic | |
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| Motto: "Freedom In Unity" | |
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| Capital | Albany |
| Largest | New York City |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised national languages | French, German |
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| Demonym(s) | New Englander |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Thomas Ryan | |
| Matthew Hill | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Establishment | |
• 1794 | Independence |
• 1797 | Constitution |
| Area | |
• | 446,240.73 km2 (172,294.51 sq mi) (52nd) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 57,609,148 (26th) |
• Density | 211.59/km2 (548.0/sq mi) (24th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $4.7 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | $72,809 (5th) |
| Gini | 46.9 high |
| HDI |  0.941very high (10th) |
| Currency | New England dollars (NE$) |
| Time zone | EST |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +70 |
| Internet TLD | .ner |
The New English Republic, commonly known as New England is a country in North America. It is bordered by the United States of America to the south, the Great Lakes to the west, Canada to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. At around 446 thousand square miles (172 square kilometers), it is ranked 52nd by geographic area, with a population of around 57 million, thus making it the twenty sixth most populous country in the world. Its capital is Albany, while its financial center and also its most populous city is New York City.
Originally part of the Thirteen Colonies, a group of colonies established by the British in their colonisation of North America, New England was formed in the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution, when a major disagreement between the region's leaders and the rest of the Thirteen Colonies led to an almost decade long war between the newly formed United States of America and the New English Republic, known as the New English Independence War. On March 5th 1794, its independence was formalised and recognised by the major powers of Europe, aswell as by its close neighbour, the United States, which ratified the Treaty of New York City, thus formalising the new republic's independence.
In the decades that followed, New England experienced consistently rapid growth of its economy, thanks to both its heavily industrialised economy, aswell as its strategic position as a trading hub in North America. Throughout the 19th century, the republic was faced with two particular instances where its independence was deemed to be at stake, namely, the War of 1812, in which the republic fought against the United States as an unofficial British ally, and the American Civil War, in which New England fought alongside the United States against the rebelling Confederacy. At the same time, the republic continued to flourish as a major trade center and industrial power aswell, which led it to be known among many at the time as "the Venice of the North". It later fought in both the First and the Second World War, although throughout much of the Cold War period, the republic remained largely neutral on international issues, despite its proximity to two NATO member states, and its population's predominantly pro-NATO sentiment.
Officially, New England is a unitary parliamentary republic, consisting of a unicameral legislature, a largely ceremonial president, and a prime minister serving as the executive head of the country. It is a founding a member of several organisations, including the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, G7, G20, and the Organization of American States. Like its neighbour, New England also ranks highly in terms of economic freedom, quality of life, education, and human rights.
A highly developed country, it is the world's 4th largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (despite being seven times smaller by geographic area in comparison to the United States), and also has the tenth highest human development index in the world, which is also the highest in North America.
Etymology
Upon achieving its independence, the name of the new republic quickly became a matter of intense debate, with some initially proposing a name similar in nature to that of the United States of America, thus hypothetically giving New England the name United States of New England. However, this suggestion was ultimately dismissed by Prime Minister Nathaniel Hawthorne, whom otherwise felt that such a suggestion would "erode New Englanders their sense of independence from their previous American overlords". Eventually, in looking at the then-newly established French Republic as a source of inspiration, both Hawthorne and his ministers then unanimously agreed on the formal name of New English Republic, a name which according to Hawthorne, establishes that the country is "not an alliance of states like the United States, nor is it a monarchy aswell like its former British masters".
History
American Revolution
New England was first established in the form of a political opposition which came to be in the first few years of the American Revolution. The group, led by Brigadier general Nathaniel Hawthorne of the Continental Army, whom along with a number of his close associates, were radical opponents of the long-existing form of slavery which was prevalent in the South. As a result, when it was eventually discovered by Hawthorne and his close allies that the condemnation of slavery was to be crucially removed from the final draft of the United States Declaration of Independence in order to maintain support from the southern states, the group promptly responded to the change in the form of a secret and confidential meeting at the town of Scarsdale, where the group, which now dubbed itself the "Free Society of New England", pledged to form a "new and civil society free to determine its own course from that of any of its previous masters". However, at the same time, the group itself unanimously agreed to temporarily aid Washington and their fellow American revolutionaries against the British, whom by that time were already driven out from most of the Eastern coast, with Hawthorne's militia being a crucial part of the British withdrawal from the region. As a capable military commander, Hawthorne went on to lead his militia in a number of successive battles in the following years, the majority of which took place within the region of New England itself.
With the final British defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, Hawthorne and his allies began to actively consider secession from the newly formed United States, as part of honouring a previous agreement the group had struck several years before at Scarsdale.