The Republic of Cape Breton was a former survivor state in North America, occupying several islands off the continent's Northeast coast - most notably Cape Breton Island. Other islands under the Republic's control included Arichat and Saint Paul, off the coast of Cape Breton; and it claimed the Iles de la Madeleine in Quebec (though few locals supported this claim) as well as the former French territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, where a large proportion of locals expressed interest in joining Cape Breton, but instead joined Canada. In 2006, the state rejoined Canada as the reformed province of Nova Scotia.