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| - The Principality of Quebec (French: la Principauté de Québec), known more commonly as Quebec, and less commonly as New France, is a large post-war nation situated along the Saint Lawrence river and parts of the northern coast of Lake Ontario. It is situated between New Canada to the west and north, as well as the Institute farther south. Quebec is a socialist constitutional monarchy, headed by a "supreme prince" who inherits the throne hereditarily. There is also an independent burgher congress which is an assembly of elected officials from each major city. Quebec is comprised of five provinces, with each province centered around one major city -- Montreal, the largest city and the seat of the burgher congress; New Quebec (formed by survivors of the original Quebec City), the second-largest city and home of the royal palace; Laval, site of Quebec's principle armory (a leftover from the pre-war American occupation, the result of anti-missile systems being tested); New Gatineau, one of the sites of the fiercest anti-American resistance movements; and New Acadia, a pocket of settlements along the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence river founded by New Brunswickers and New Englanders fleeing from the Continental United States. Since its founding, Quebec has been consistently at odds with New Canada, especially over jurisdiction over the more inland territories of Quebec and sovereignty over Ronto. Border skirmishes remain common, although no outright fighting has occurred since the early 2100s, as fighting between the two states proved extremely brutal on both sides. The Institute has had a similarly rough relationship with Quebec, and is the among the reasons New Acadia came into existence. As the Institute expanded, bringing its sphere of influence over much of New England, they pushed north, displacing settlements who didn't abide by their takeover. The Institute attempted to then take over some smaller Quebecker settlements in the south. The army at Laval was mobilized, and so ensued the Institute-Quebec war of 2197. The war was short, and lasted a mere three months as both sides ground against each other, eventually leading to a white peace.
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