Louisiana (DPS)

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Federal Republic of Louisiana République fédérale de Louisiane
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Motto: Sur cette terre, nous construirons
Anthem: They Shall Not Pass
Capital and largest city	Lafayette
Official languages	French
Ethnic groups (2015)	78% White 10% Afro-Louisianais 10% Native Louisianan 2% Other
Demonym(s)	Louisianan, Louisianais
Government	Federal parliamentary presidental Republic
• President (Head of Government)	Jaochim La Fevre
• Prime Minister	Alexandre Muller
• President of the Senate	Amélie McCarthy
Legislature	National Assembly of Louisiana
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Popular Assembly
Independence
•	1 July, 1815
• Federal Republic of Louisiana	18 May, 1816
• Formal end of British control	10 June, 1835
Area
•	2,302,937.14 km2 (889,169.00 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	47,394,213
• 2012 census	45,642,134
• Density	20.57/km2 (53.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.9 trillion
• Per capita	$40,415
Gini (2015)	33 medium
HDI (2019)	0.922 very high
Currency	Louisiana franc (LF)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right