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| Capital (and largest city) |
Alexandria (OTL Port Royal) | |||||||
| Other Cities | Saint John | |||||||
| Language Official |
English | |||||||
| Others | Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, French and Mi'kmaq | |||||||
| Religion Main |
Church of Scotland | |||||||
| Others | Catholics, Church of England, Church of Ireland, Congregational churches, other Protestants, Catholicism, Judaism. | |||||||
| Ethnic Groups Main |
European (English, Scots, Welsh, Irish and French) | |||||||
| Others | Mi'kmaq | |||||||
| Demonym | Nova Scotian | |||||||
| Government | Proprietary colony of the Commonwealth | |||||||
| Lord Protector | Henry Cromwell | |||||||
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| Established | 1654 (Seized from France) | |||||||
| Currency | Pound sterling | |||||||
Munit haec et altera vincit
(One [hand] defends and the other conquers, motto of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia adopted in 1625)
Nova Scotia is a Commonwealth colony in North America. The territory is also known as Acadia (Acadie) by the French. As a former Scottish colony it reestablished its trade links with Scotland and every summer fishing fleets depart from it.
Governor
- John Leverett (1654-1657 as military governor)
- Sir Thomas Temple (1657-1670)
- Sir John Nelson (1670-...)
Economy
The fisheries are the pillar of the economy. Also and after the establishment of the Gulf Company, agriculture (mainly in the Annapolis Valley) and timber are important activities. A small scale mining activity of iron, coal, lead and zinc is being pursued.
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence Trade and Fishing Company, or Gulf Company for short, a chartered company propriety of the Kirke family and other investors (mainly Irish and Scots) has the monopoly on fur trading, and also acts as a fishing enterprise. For the purpose of encouraging settlement it has exclusive rights assigned to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
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