Boscainifornio

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Boscainifornio (abbreviated as BC) is a state in the Federal States of Archanta. It is located on the eastern coast of the nation. As of the 2010 census, it is home to ?? people.

Federal State of Boscainifornio (Etat fédéral de Boscainifornio) Boscainifornio
Flag
Motto: "Vivat Libertatis! (Long live liberty!)"
Anthem: “La Chant de l’Océan”
Constituent state of	Federal States
Capital	Yorksey
Official languages	Ingerish, Franquese (Ceremonially)
Demonym	Boscainifornian
Government	Parliamentary Republic
• Governor	Daniel Hamprey
• Vice Governor	Frederick Washingmore
Legislature	State Assembly of Boscainifornio
• Upper house	Popular Senate
• Lower house	House of Counties
Area
• Total	20439.37 km2 7891.68 sq mi

Etymology

Boscainifornio gets its name from the Fricuiqous native tribe and their word “Buscineikormuo” meaning “By the sea” in Ingerish. This word was morphed into Boscainifornio by Ingerish colonists, before it became the official name of the mainland colony in 1701. The name didn't apply to the Catlino Island territory until 1704. After it became part of the Federal States of Archanta in ??, it added the prefix “Federal State of” to its official title, becoming the “Federal State of Boscainifornio,” which is what it has been called ever since. Citizens of the Federal States commonly just refer to it as “Boscainifornio”.

Geography

Boscainifornio is located on the coast of the Ardentic Ocean, and is bordered by Laine to the north, Arlington to the northeast, Caroline to the west and Natrinia to the south. The state is mostly composed of a coastal plain, however a small sliver of land in the western portion of the state is composed of hills, running through ?? and ?? Counties. Near the shoreline, there are also many sandy beaches. The Catlino Islands are mainly just coastal plains

Counties/Independent Cities

The state of Boscainifornio is divided into 35 counties and two county-equivalents, the Independent Cities of Yorksey and Bonnaventure.

List of Counties/Independent Cities

Code	Name	Flag	Seat	km²	sqm	Population*	Population Density (sqm)	Established
05	Catlino County		Burgundyville	179.61 km²	69.35 sq mi	40,695	586.81	1689
10	Eden County		Edensburgh	519.10 km²	200.43 sq mi			1700
24	King Geoffery County			463.38 km²	178.91 sq mi			1720
35	Washingmore County		Washingmore					1703
27	Norwalk County		Norwalk	1152.49 km²	444.98 sq mi			1708
21	Independent City of Yorksey		Yorksey	93.61 km²	36.14 sq mi	1,104,986		1845 (Gained Independence)
20	Independent City of Bonnaventure		Bonnaventure	56.71 km²	21.90 sq mi			1938 (Gained Independence)
32	Sandston County
33	Turner County			532.66 km²	205.66 sq mi			1881
28	Penn County			534.22 km²	206.27 sq mi
23	Killiwana County			232.33 km²	89.70 sq mi
09	Dennis County			154.81 km²	59.77 sq mi
11	Forstal County
04	Caspey County
37	Winburgh County		Winn	773.13 km²	298.51 sq mi
29	Platedea County
13	Frankmont County
22	Isabella County
16	Handlehill County
06	Clay County
34	Versase County
18	Hopyard County
25	Liberty County
31	Revolution County
08	Decadence County
17	Highland County
15	Goldpan County
19	Huntington County
07	Continental County
30	Pretany County
14	Franquais County
01	All Saints County
03	Cambria County
12	Franklyn County
26	Natrinia County
02	Anne County
36	Watson County

*NOTE* Population is based off of the 2010 Census

History

Pre-colonization (c. 8,000 BCE- ?? AD)

The first recorded people in this territory was a native tribe called the Fricuiqous, who arrived around 10,000 years ago and called the territory “Buscineikormuo,” meaning “By the sea” in their native language. After a series of small native wars, including Chief Tahoe’s War, the Fricuiqous took control of the entire territory of modern Boscainifornio, as well as some territory in bordering states. They ruled the territory until an Ingerish ship, “The Springrose” arrived on Catlino Island in 1689, where the settlers aboard founded a town named Burgundyville, starting a period of Ingerish colonization.

Ingerish Colonization (?? AD- ?? AD)

After the first colonists landed the Springrose on Catlino Island in 1689, they founded the town of Burgundyville. In 1692, a group of catholic colonists arrived. After several issues with the protestant-majority colonists, the catholics, led by Alexander Eden, were banished from the Catlino Colony to the mainland. They, landed in what is now Eden County in 1700, and founded a new colony based on religious freedom. They believed so much in this freedom, they even accepted the natives religion. They began to ally theirselves with the Fricuiqous, and in 1701 adopted the native name to the territory, with some Ingerish tweaks, founding the Boscainifornio Colony.

However, in 1702, the Catlino Colony was failing. Neglect from Ingerland as well as conflict with the natives had pushed the colonists to their limits. In 1700, the Catlino Colony had a population of 2,400 people. By 1703, the population was down to 930. 800 colonists had moved to the mainland since 1702 alone! The colonists from Catlino landed in modern day Washingmore County, and founded at small town named Oceansburough. In 1704, the Catlino Colony officially became part of the Boscainifornio Colony.

Infrastructure

Roadways

Roads are divided into three categories in Boscainifornio.

Federal Motorways

Federal Motorways are high-capacity superhighways that are paid for and signed by the federal government, but maintained by the State of Boscainifornio. Instead of intersections, these highways are accessed by exit and entrance ramps.

Route Number	Type	Beginning	End	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Counties Served	Notes
FS-11	Primary	Natrinia State Line in Fredericksburg	Arlington State Line near Little Scandmark, AR

State Highways

See Boscainifornio State Route System

County Highways

Under Boscainifornio Code 93:2:C, any road within the boundaries of a certain county that is numbered and maintained by said county is classified a “county highway”

Railways

Subway/Light Rail Systems

Their is a light rail system in Yorksey, called the Capital Light Rail, and a subway system in the Bonnaventure-Oswego (Arlington) metropolitan area, called the Bonnaventure-Oswego Area Transit, or BOAT for short.