Lussonia

Lussonia, officially known as the Kingdom of Lussonia, is a nation located in North America.It is the secondary nation of Chris Mapping

Etymology
The name Lussonia comes from Simon-François Daumont de Saint-Lusson who was a French explorer and has explored huge areas of Lussonian territory along the flow of the Mississippi river.

When Napoleon escaped to New France and proclaimed the formation of the new country in 1815, he decided to name it after him as a tribute for his work.

European Colonization
The area where the modern day nation of Lussonia is located has been subject to colonization by several European nations; this includes the Spanish Empire, The Netherlands, Great Britain and France.These countries have been squabbling over Lussonian territory for centuries up untill 1764 when France secured the entire territory of Lussonia after the 7 Years War.

Independence
After having lost the Napoleonic Wars; Napoleon escaped to New France and proclaimed the Kingdom of Lussonia. The neighbouring colonial nations of course responded by invading the newly proclaimed Kingdom.

The war lasted 4 years and ended in Lussonian victory; effectively securing the nation's independence.The nation's independence was ratified in the Vienna congress of 1819.

19th Century
In the coming years after the war many Napoleon loyalists decided to emigrate to Lussonia.This emigration wave was at it's peak in 1821 when 3 million French citizens emmigrated to Lussonia.

Throughout the century the nation went through huge urbanization and an unprecedented influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe supplied a surplus of labor for the country's industrialization and transformed its culture. National infrastructure including telegraph and transcontinental railroads spurred economic growth and greater settlement. The later invention of electric light and the telephone would also affect communication and urban life.

The Lusso-Spanish war broke out in April 21,1898 under the pretense of Spain sinking a Lusonian ship near the coast of Cuba.The war lasted untill September 13, 1898 ending in Lussonian victory and cementing Lussonia's position as a dominant regional power.

20th Century
Seeing the possibility of a large European war breaking out between France and Germany and their allies; Lussonia seeked to get on good terms with the German Empire in hopes of getting help in regaining control over France; however the two nations never became allies as the Lussonian government deemed German demands as too tough.

Having been refused by Germany; Lussonia remained neutral preferring to wait untill all sides bleed out and then march in to reconquer France.That however didn't happen either as Lussonia kept waiting all the way untill 1917; when the Western Republic entered the war on the side of the Allies.Even though Lussonia didn't share a border with the Western Republic at the time but it still feared a possible invasion from them and as such missed out on that opportunity.

During World War 2 Lussonia once again tried seeking an alliance with Germany however was once again refused as Hitler thought they don't need Lussonia; and after having successfully ran over France in 1940 it seemed like he was right.

Once Germany began to stagnate in 1942; Lussonia finally entered the war on the side of the allies in hopes of liberating France and reunifying the two nations; something the Lussonian government wanted to do ever since the nation's foundation.In 1944 Lussonian troops participated in D-day and they were seen as heroes by French citizens living in Lussonian occupied areas.

Once the war ended Lussonia was pressured by the allies to leave their occupied territories in France; as the allies were worried that Lussonia might become too powerful.Initially Lussonia refused; however after having been threatened by the Western Republic that it would be willing to drop nukes on Lussonia in case it refused to comply; Lussonia decided to comply.

After the war feeling betrayed by the allies; Lussonia grew increasingly hostile and militaristic so that the same betrayal that happened after World War 2 wouldn't happen again.Meanwhile the growing Civil Rights Movement used nonviolence to confront segregation and discrimination, with Chansomps Chevalier becoming a prominent leader and figurehead. With the increasing support for the Civil Rights Movement the king passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which sought to end racial discrimination.

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Demographics
According to the 2018 census Lussonia has a population of 160,140,185 inhabitants making it the 3rd most popolous country between India and Indonesia.

Ethnicity
White Lussonians (mostly European ancestry group) are the largest racial group; Native Americans are the nation's largest racial minority, followed by Hispanics who mostly live in Cuba due to having been conquered during the Lusso-Spanish War.

While Hispanics used to make up 7.5% of the population in 1900; due to immigration to Cuba both from mainland Lussonia and from the rest of the world as well; by 2018 Hispanics have been reduced to 4.3% of the population.

Urbanization
Lussonia is a highly urbanized country, with its largest cities being Philadelphie (6,070,500 inh.), Miami (6,066,387), Atlanta (5,789,700), Tampa (3,032,171), St.Louis (2,807,002), Baltimore (2,797,407) and Napoléonville (2,522,341)

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