Vancouver Island (Russian America)

The Province of Vancouver (: Ванкуверская провинция, Vankuverskaya provintsiya), commonly known as simply Vancouver (Ванкувер, Vankuver), is a governorate:0:0 of the Alaska:Alaskan Democratic Federative Republic:0. Vancouver is dominated by those of, as well as having an majority (with over two/thirds of the residents able to speak English).

Vancouver became a colony in 1849, and would be sold to Russia:0:0 in 1872. Despite attempts to the former British subjects, the island remained English. During the chaos of the, Vancouver placed a key role in the establishment of the Republic of Albion:0:0 (which united the English-speaking portions of Russian America). New Albion would eventually become part of Alaska in 1934, with Vancouver becoming a separate governorate in 1940.

Despite being a governorate, the island is officially called the "Province of Vancouver," which has no constitutional impact but is simply a naming heritage (much like how four U.S. states refer to themselves as ""). Vancouver is also divided into counties (rather than Uyezds of Alaska:uyezds:0), and retains its colonial flag (which is a that contains the  in the canton).