Neuw Aurentië (Pacifican district)

The District of New Aurentia (Aurentian: Vrÿstaad få Neuw Aurentië; lit. [The] Free State of New Aurentia) is a district in the southern portion of Pacifica. It is the oldest and most populous out of the 29, with 19 million people as of the 2021 census. The district contains Bedford, a major city along the coast of the Pacific Ocean on the Vrouwes Peninsula.

It is bordered by Læúwen to the northwest, Grissenwald to the north and TBD to the northeast. It also (while being somewhat distant from mainland North America) borders the Canadian province of British Columbia to the east, the U.S. state of Washington to the southeast and the Ektæó external territory of Saint Benedict to the west.

History
The district began its history as an Aurentian colony from the 1620s before being unified with the Ektæó colony of Kysteræš after the Treaty of Mærkináwg from 1708 to 1786. From there, it became its own republic, got invaded by Aurentia and turned once again to a colony, and taken over by both Britain and America between 1823 and 1845.

After the latter year, the British Empire attempted to anglify the residents through the increasing usage of English in their daily lives. While somewhat successful, the language is still used to this day (especially in Grissenwald). Bedford housed the capital of most of Pacifica's incarnations until Marquette was chosen in 1898 due to its inland location. Nevertheless, the former remained the largest until it was surpassed by Columbia in the 1990s.

To this day, it houses some of the highest language diversity in the country, with many residents knowing at least two or more languages.

Geography
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Government and political system
The government is based on the Westminster system. In addition, a premier minister is voted into office once every 5 years in the district. The current one is Karl Castaignède of the Liberal Democratic Party; he is currently serving his third term after being put into office in 2019.

Counties (Graflande)

 * 1) Greater Katrinastad
 * 2) Dauwesbærg
 * 3) Norðen
 * 4) Nielsland
 * 5) Mølång
 * 6) Silvanië
 * 7) Wiskln
 * 8) Kyninginsland