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Commonwealth of Columbia
On April 10th, Columbia officially seceded from the Commonwealth. On May 10th, 2060, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Columbia was officially adopted.
 * Backstory: During the nuclear war, Vancouver was hit, resulting in over 2 million deaths. After the war, 53 surviving British Columbian MLA's assembled in Victoria. On February 5th, 2060, they proclaimed the independence of British Columbia. The following day, the official name of 'Commonwealth of Columbia' was adopted. In Early April, a plebiscite was held about the possible Columbian withrawal from the Commonwealth.
 * Commonwealth Referendum Results:
 * Remain: 36.1%
 * Exit: 63.9%
 * Government: Provisional government led by the Cascadian Party, the Reconstruction Party and the Commonwealth Party. The current President is Edward Lighten. He is a member of the Commonwealth Party.
 * 2061 Columbian presidential elections: The first Columbian presidential elections are scheduled for January 20th, 2061.
 * Candidates:
 * Charles Engels (Cascadian Party): Far-right candidate with the goal to establish a 'Greater Cascadia', consisting of Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. He also opposes the possible alliance with Alaska and Alberta.
 * Angelina Maas (Reconstruction Party): Left-wing isolationist candidate. He opposes the possible alliance with Alaska and Alberta.
 * Edward Lighten (Commonwealth Party): Centrist candidate with the goal to rebuild Columbia with of other nations. He agrees with the possible alliance with Alaska and Alberta.
 * Opinion polls: Several opinion polls were conducted by research agencies.
 * Opinion polling for the 2061 presidential elections (Average):
 * Charles Engels: 38-40%
 * Angelina Maas: 28-32%
 * Edward Lighten: 28-34%
 * Opinion polling for a second round of the 2061 presidential elections (Average):
 * Charles Engels: 41-44%
 * Edward Lighten: 56-59%
 * Military:
 * Active Personnel: 20,214
 * Reserve Personnel: 3,848
 * Naval Vessels: 99
 * Airplanes: 682
 * Economy: Columbia's economy is based primarily on oil and natural gasses, as Columbia is a leading provider of these resources. Columbia starts improving it's transportation, founding the airline Columbair and CPS (Columbian Parcel Service).
 * Diplomacy:
 * ​​​​​​​Alaska: Maybe in 2061.
 * Alberta: Maybe in 2061.