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| Anthem | "A Place to Stand, a Place to Grow" | |||||||||||
| Capital | Ottawa | |||||||||||
| Largest city | Toronto | |||||||||||
| Other cities | Winnipeg, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton | |||||||||||
| Language official |
English | |||||||||||
| others | French | |||||||||||
| Demonym | Ontarian | |||||||||||
| Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic | |||||||||||
| President | Paul Hellyer | |||||||||||
| Prime Minister | TBA | |||||||||||
| Independence | from Dominion of Canada | |||||||||||
| declared | May 4, 1977 (Canadian Civil War, independence) | |||||||||||
| Currency | Ontarian dollar ($) | |||||||||||
| Date Format | mm/dd/yyyy | |||||||||||
| Drives Side | Right | |||||||||||
| Calling Code | +1 | |||||||||||
| Internet TLD | .on | |||||||||||
| Organizations | NATO, United Nations, British Commonwealth | |||||||||||
The Republic of Ontario was a sovereign nation in North America that existed from May 4, 1977, to January 4, 1991. Its capital was Ottawa, and its three largest cities were Toronto, Ottawa and Mississauga.
Ontario was a federal, semi-presidential, constitutional republic and a representative democracy modelled partially on the Westminster system, similar to the later United States of Canada; in fact, the United States of Canada's 1991 constitution was directly based on the Republic of Ontario's 1977 constitution. Ontario's first, and only president was Paul Hellyer, of the Progressive Conservative Party.
It bordered the Republic of Quebec to the east, the Dominion of Canada to the northwest, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, the United States of America to the southwest, and the Empire of Viacom to the southeast.
The great majority of Ontario's population and arable land was, and still is in Southern Ontario, and while agriculture was always a significant industry, even after Canadian reunification, the region's economy depended, and still depends highly on manufacturing. In contrast, Northern Ontario was, and still is sparsely populated with cold winters and heavy forestation; mining and forestry made, and still make up the region's major industries.
The Republic of Ontario was the richest successor state to the Dominion of Canada, while it was about as powerful as its neighbour Quebec. On January 4, 1991, the Republic of Ontario annexed the Dominion of Canada in its entirety, the act of which formed the present-day United States of Canada.
Etymology[]
Ontario is a term thought to be derived from Indigenous origins, either Ontarí:io, a Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake", or possibly skanadario, which means "beautiful water" or "sparkling water" in the Iroquoian languages. Ontario has about 250,000 freshwater lakes. The first mention of the name Ontario was in 1641, when "Ontario" was used to describe the land on the north shore of the easternmost part of the Great Lakes. It was adopted as the official name of the new province at Confederation in 1867, and later the Republic in 1977.
Formation[]
Political divisions[]
The Republic of Ontario was divided into eight states, three territories and one district. In order, they were:
| Flag | Name | Division | Capital | Largest City | OTL equivalent | Notes |
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Ottawa | District | Ottawa | Ottawa | Capital of Ontario | |
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Toronto | State | Toronto | Greater Toronto Area | Largest city of Ontario | |
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Huron | State | Mississauga | Portions of Southern Ontario near Lake Huron | ||
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Erie | State | Windsor | London | Portions of Southern and Northern Ontario near Lake Erie | |
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Superior | State | Thunder Bay | Portions of Northern Ontario near Lake Superior | ||
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Laurentia | State | Kingston | Portions of Southern Ontario near the Quebec border | ||
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Manitoba | State | Winnipeg | Manitoba minus some northern portions | Was originally a Canadian province | |
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East Manitoba | State | Kenora | Portions of Northern Ontario east of Manitoba | ||
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Nipissing | State | North Bay | Portions of Northeastern Ontario west of Quebec | ||
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Hudson | Territory | Timmins | Portions of Northern Ontario and eastern Manitoba bordering Hudson's Bay | ||
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South Keewatin | Territory | TBA | Portions of Eastern Manitoba | ||
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West Hudson | Territory | TBA | Portions of Central Ontario | ||
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