British West Uralia

Government type- Constitutional Monarchy

Currency- Pound Sterling

Drives- Right side

Population- 6.4 million

Independence- May 15, 1945

Official language- English

Capital- Edmonton and Reykjavik

Religion- 93% Orthodox and Protestant

General
British West Uralia is located on the continent of North America, lying just east of the West Urals (Rockies). British West Uralia borders Cascadia to the west, Canada to the east, The Untied Kingdom to the far east, The Tsardom of Siberia to the Northwest and the U.S.A to the South.With a population of around 6.4 million, British West Uralia has the best GDP per person out of anywhere on the Continent. West Uralia get most of it money through, Timber, Oil and Natural Gases found throughout the country.

Early History
Before Settlers came to the area British West Uralia was cover in thick forests and plains. The Blackfoot, Cree and Dene people were the first to inhabit land, coming as mongol tribes crossing the Bering land bridge during the last Ice Age. These people became nomads and lived off the land for thousands of years, hunting buffalo, caribou and deer. They had their own unique languages, religions and ways of life.

Late 1700s - Early 1800s
During the 1790's Russian settlers started to colonise Alaska. At first what was supposed to be a fur trapping company, became a gold mining operation. Settlers started to move east looking for more gold and other minerals. Soon the Russian government started kick the native people out and send Uralic people such as the Komi, Sami and Khanty people over to strengthen there claim to the land and be used as workers in the mines. After a while the colonies went as far south as the Athabasca River.

Native-Russian wars
After being kicked off their homeland, native american started attacking small settlements and destroying mines. The Russian Tsar at the time wanting to keep the rich gold mines, sent of soldiers and built forts along the Athabasca river and some along the Churchill river. During the Napoleonic wars Russia abandoned most of the forts, leaving the colonisers to defend them. The first documented battle between colonisers and natives took place in 1816, it started when a group of natives burnt down attacked and raided a small village. Settlers fought back using farm tools and hunting weapons, the battle lasted around 3 hours before the remaining settlers fled to a fort nearby. Through 1816-1827 native attacked forts and settlements, raiding them and burning them down. This pattern usually led to small battles between the settlers and the natives. On March 3rd 1827 a group of Settler led by Yuri Popov sieged and reclaimed forts. They pushed east kicking natives out and settling the land and making camps. The conflicts ended in 1831 when the natives and the settler made a treaty giving natives pockets of lands and the chance to move into the settlements. On April 25, 1831 West Uralia claimed itself as an independent nation, due to debt Russia let go of its colonies, but kept Alaska.

Canada and Britain
During the 1830's British settlers started moving west and the Hudson Bay company expanded. The settlers and native didn't like people encroaching on their land. Through means of Gorilla warfare, they fought fur traders, settlers and even raided small camps. The Land was soon nicknamed "Land of the White Death" or "Land of No Return". Soon the Hudson Bay Company started moving in on the land setting up fur trading forts. The People started making small raiding parties and took out many forts. Until the British heard about it, with their superior weapons they conquered the land and claimed it for the queen. They named it the Athabaskan District.

British colonisation
With a new colony they started pushing the Uralic-Russian settlers in to pockets and partitioned the land. Realising the land south of the Athabasca river was open plains, the British started colonising the plains. Making new cities and building a railroad. In 1852 they made two new districts The District of Alberta and the District of Bison.

Bison War
U.S.A. Believed Bison should be theirs, and in 1857 mobilised into it. The first battle took place at the Sweet water river, they fought for around 5 days before British advanced to the south and to the east. They Pushed all the way to Michigan country, were the Americans surrendered and gave up the land. The British formed West Kanata and Kanata Minor. A decade later when Canada gained Independence, the British deiced to give up West Kanata and Kanata Minor, but determined to keep the Districts of Athabasca, Alberta and Bison.

World war I and 2
During both of the great wars, Great Britain enlisted colonisers into the army. During the wars many soldiers were paired with the Kanatian soldiers and helped in the taking of Vimy Ridge, the invasion of Normandy and many more.

Independence
In 1945 The Districts held a vote for Independence 71% voted for Independence, 22% voted to stay, 6% Voted to join Kanata and 1% voted to re-join Russia. They declared independence on May 15, 1945 and became part of the British Common Wealth. In 1963 British West Uralia bought most of Iceland from Britain. 3 years later Reykjavik became one of the two capitals.

Modern
Today British West Uralia is a beautiful prosperous nation. Today with 41% of being mixed, 22% being British, 21% being Uralic, 7% being Native, 7% Icelandic and 2% Other British West Uralia is culturally diverse. The Nation has one of the biggest oil reserves in the World. West Uralia even though being quite conservative enjoys many pillages like free healthcare, free education and free public transportation, with a major railway going through all major cities allowing people to move around freely. Everyone between the ages of 18-60 must serve in the military for 2 years. In the south Farming and Livestock and in the North timber and oil make up the dominant industry. West Uralia is on a good bases with most of its neighbours, except Cascadia. Cascadia and West Uralia have had many disputes about land, West Uralia claims all the land east of the West Urals and many countries agree to their claim, but Cascadia is reluctant to give it up.

British West Uralia is split into 9 Districts

District of Alberta

District of Athabasca

District of Franklin

District of New Lapland

District of Mackenzie

District of East Bison

District of West Bison

District of Reykjavik

District of Iceland