Les Plaines

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Province des Plaines
Province of Les Plaines

Subdivision of:	The North American League
Cities:
Capital:	Liberty
Largest:	Liberty
Other:	Des Moines, Centralia
Languages:
Official:	Francien
Others:	Angli, Scots, English
Governor/Prefect:	Germaine Altare
Area:	1,000,000
Population:	12,190,115 millions
Established:	1828 (as territory), Conquest from Louisianne
Admission to NAL:	1904 (32^nd)

Les Plaines was, until the admission of Nya Island, the westernmost province of the NAL-SLC. Les Plaines is often viewed as the breadbasket of the NAL, producing large amounts of corn, soy and beef in the southern reaches near the Mississippi-Missouri confluence.

Largely pastoral, Les Plaines does maintain a fair sized population all the same, and is a pointed stop on national campaign tours.

History

Prior to the 1828 War Les Plaines was part of Louisianne. Following this time, this wide open plains region was stripped away. The people of Les Plaines were more than happy to unite with the NAL after the years of squabbling between New Francy and Louisianne.

Some of what is now Les Plaines was settled by the Red River Colony, a colonization effort by the Scots.

Les Plaines produces a great amount of Corn, Wheat, and Soy for the consumption of the NAL and the world at large, rivalling the production capacity of Louisianne.

For a time there was discussion of forming a condominium state between the NAL and Louisianne, but this was quickly vetoed by the population of Les Plaines. Though English is the commonly tongue of the populace, French is still spoken in some locales. Les Plaines officially encourages the use of French, and maintains close ties with France. A bill making Angli the official language of the province was considered but ultimately rejected.

The Northern reaches of Les Plaines and the Unincorporated Territories are dotted with Communes of Hutterites.