Dominion of Columbia
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Dominion of Columbia | |
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| Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea." | |
 Dominion of Columbia, in light red | |
| Capital | WIP |
| Largest city | New York City, NY |
| Official languages | English
French |
| Recognised regional languages | Spanish Italian |
| Ethnic groups | 1.
2. 3. |
| Religion | Secular State |
| Demonym(s) | Columbian |
| Government | Federal Partliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
• Her Majesty | Queen Elizabeth II |
| H.E. Galvin Greene | |
| N/A | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Commons | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Unification | June 22nd, 1779 |
• Confederation | July 1st, 1867 |
• Statute of Westminster | December 11th, 1931 |
• Patriation | April 17th, 1982 |
| Population | |
• 2010 census | 362,352,257 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | WIP |
| Currency | Columbian Dollar ($) |
| Driving side | right |
Columbia, officially known as the Dominion of Columbia, is a country located in most of North America only bordering Mexico to the south. It consists of 28 provinces and a federal district. The Dominion of Columbia has the third highest population in the world, and is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations in the world shaped by centuries of immigration. The Dominion officially gained independence in 1982, although it is still apart of the British Commonwealth and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom is still the official head of state of the country.
Etymology
The name "Columbia" refers to Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who was the first European explorer credited with reaching the New World and setting foot on North America. Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World led to a scramble of European powers colonizing the new continent(s). Columbus' mixed past and history in regards to indigenous populations has raised questions about retaining the nation's name, although no significant or noteworthy action has been taken thus far. Provinces and cities are named mainly after three different groups: the English (who colonized most of the Dominion of Columbia stretching from the Atlantic Coast to the Northwestern territories), the French (who colonized the middle of America, stretching from Montreal to New Orleans), and the indigenous population (who inhabited all of the land of Columbia prior to European settlement). Names referencing Spanish and Mexican origin are also abundant, due to the proximmity and history of Spanish (and then later Mexican) territories in southwestern Columbia.