Victoria is a state in the sovereign state of the United States of JBR located near the former area known as the Inland Empire. Its primary area is the city of Riverside and borders the special district of JBR City. Victoria is the sixth-largest by land area and third-largest populous state. Its capital is the city of Riverside. It borders the states of Angeles and Orange Republic to the west, Barstow to the north, Imperial (state) and the Diego Commonwealth to the south, and the state of Vegas and Havasu to the east. Victoria is the oldest state in the Union and the original birthplace of the Victorian Republic. It is named after the McMansion community where the President resided (known as Victoria Grove and now JBR City). Before Victoria and the United States of JBR was even created, it was the war zone of the warring city-states in the conflict known as the Inland War. After the foundation of the country, Victoria was the first state to be admitted to the Union. It would expand over the former lands of the Inland Empire along with the southern part of the Mojave Desert. The economy of Victoria is fairly strong; its main industries include agriculture, business, manufacturing, and tourism. Victoria is home to much of the middle-class workers who commute to the more busier states of Angeles and the Diego Commonwealth everyday or so. Because of this, Victoria is home to many suburb communities and earned the nickname "Suburbia".

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Establishments 5 Economy 6 Demographics 6.1 Cities 6.2 Racial ancestry 6.3 Languages 7 Culture 7.1 Religion 8 Energy 9 Transportation 10 Government 10.1 State government 10.2 Federal politics 11 Education 12 Sports

EtymologyEdit

The word Victoria originated from the name of the famous McMansion community, Victoria Grove. It was passed onto the state—being very close to the community and the first state admitted into the Union.

GeographyEdit

Physical boundaries between the state of Angeles and Victoria from west to east are the San Jose Hills splitting the San Gabriel Valley from the Pomona Valley, leading to the urban populations centered in the San Bernardino Valley. From the south to north, the Santa Ana Mountains physically divide Orange Republic from Victoria. The Santa Rosa Mountains, as well as the eastern United States of JBR portion of the Sonoran Desert, physically divide Victoria from Imperial and the Diego Commonwealth. Other developed areas of the Victoria consist of the Chino Valley, Coachella Valley, Cucamonga Valley, Menifee Valley, Murrieta Valley, Perris Valley, Temecula Valley, and Victor Valley.

Elevations range from 11,499 feet (3,505 m) at the top of the San Gorgonio Mountain to 220 ft (-67.1 m) below sea level at the Salton Sea. The San Bernardino mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest and the communities of Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, and Running Springs. The Santa Ana River extends from Mt. San Gorgonio for nearly 100 miles (160 km) through the state of Victoria and the Orange Republic before it eventually empties into the Pacific Ocean at Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. While temperatures are generally cool to cold in the mountains, it can get hot in the valleys. In the desert establishment of Palm Springs, near Joshua Tree National Park, summer temperatures can reach well over 110 degrees.

HistoryEdit

The state was inhabited for thousands of years, prior to the late 18th century, by the Tongva, Serrano, and Cahuilla Native Americans. Much of Victoria was originally known as the Inland Empire. With Spanish colonization and the subsequent Mexican era the area was sparsely populated at the land grant ranchos, considering it unsuitable for missions. The first American settlers arrived over the Cajon Pass in 1851, a group of Mormon pioneers who were the first residents of San Bernardino. Although the Mormons remained in Victoria, they returned to Salt Lake City by Brigham Young during the church's Utah War with the U.S. government, other settlers soon followed.

The entire landmass of Southern California was subdivided according to the San Bernardino Meridian, which was first plotted as part of the Public Land Survey System in November 1852, by Col. Henry Washington. Base Line road, a major thoroughfare, today runs from Highland to San Dimas, intermittently along the absolute baseline coordinates plotted by Col. Washington. San Bernardino County was first formed out of parts of the Los Angeles County on April 26, 1853. While the partition once included what is today most of Victoria, the area was not as monolithic as it may sound. Rivalries between Colton, Redlands, Riverside and San Bernardino over the location of the county seat in the 1890s caused each of them to form their own civic communities, each with their own newspapers. On August 14, 1893 the Senate allowed the Riverside County to form out of land previously in San Bernardino and San Diego counties, after rejecting a bill for Pomona to split from the Los Angeles County and become the seat of what would have been called the San Antonio County.

The arrival of railroads and the importation of navel and Valencia orange trees in the 1870s touched off explosive growth, with the area quickly becoming a major center for citrus production. This agricultural boom continued with the arrival of water from the Colorado River and the rapid growth of Los Angeles in the early 20th century, with dairy farming becoming another staple industry. In 1926, Route 66 (now known as Foothill Boulevard) came through the northern parts of the area, bringing a stream of tourists and migrants to the area. Still, the area endured as the key part of the Southern California "Citrus belt" until the end of World War II, when a new generation of real-estate developers bulldozed acres of agricultural land to build suburbs. The precursor to the San Bernardino Freeway, the Ramona Expressway, was built in 1944, and further development of the freeway system facilitated the expansion of suburbs and human migration throughout the Inland Empire and Southern California.

The region experienced significant economic and population growth through most of the later half of the 20th century. In the early 1990s, the loss of the region's military bases and reduction of nearby defense industries due to the end of the Cold War lead to a local economic downturn. The region as a whole had partially recovered from this downturn by the turn of the century through the development of warehousing, shipping, logistics and retail industries, primarily centered around Ontario. However, these industries became heavily affected by the global recession that soon led up to the dissolution of the United States of America.

After the dissolution, the Inland War, caused the entire area was the prime spot of war and dispute among the scattered city-states after the dissolution of the U.S. The state of Victoria would become the first state recognized into the Union of the United States of JBR on the 16th of October—being followed by Angeles, the Diego Commonwealth, Orange Republic, and Catalinan on the very same day.
During the Blood Wars, Victoria as under threat of attack from the Bloodies and was heavily guarded throughout the war. Many Victorians barricaded their homes and entire communities and the Victorian Congress briefly started the Counterintelligence and Anti-War Program (CAW Program) which taught citizens to self-defend themselves and to not expose sensitive information in the public.
The Great Change of Morality and Views was a difficult time for Victoria; especially during the Hindu Riot of 2010 when it was engulfed in various riots and minor conflicts between citizens and the civil force. During JBR's admittance to the New Pacific Order, many Victorians celebrated and there was a brief uprising from anti-Francoist protesters. The Dawkins N' Marx Period caused havoc among the religious community of Victoria and many religious buildings were set on fire by the people. These fires led to subsequent fires in neighboring homes and businesses. Religion returned to Victoria first before the other countries and the state was the first to re-legalize all religions at the end of the period.
The Ghostly Bar Era hit Victoria shortly after. Voodooism was not very popular in Victoria as much as it was in Victoria. Victoria was by far the most resistant against the movement and RiteTV reported that it received the least amount of viewers in Victoria with the exception of Area 51, a state with less than 15,000 people living in it. When the era came to an end, Victoria foresaw mass destruction in the Annihilation Week and the Anarchic Disorder Month. The Victorian Congress made large tax cuts and improved the state budget by passing out emergency voting sessions. Propositions 1 and 3B were passed by state voters by December 15, 2010 which both were related to transportation laws. Victorians also passed the controversial Propositions 2 and 5 which banned same-sex marriages and abortion. Victoria is currently one of the 3 states to continue these laws.
The Christian Revival Era in Victoria was fast-paced and the Congress of Victoria passed several bills to improve Victoria's health care system greatly. Many hospitals were re-furnished and the local police and fire departments received an increase in funding which help reduce deaths in Victoria by 8%. Education in Victoria jumped dramatically during the rise of the Christian Revival Era and the Victoria State Test was finally created by the Victorian Department of Education. The Doom House-NPO War pushed the economy of Victoria slightly backwards for a while and several protests sparked in revolt against the war. Victoria soon battled with a political scandal of several court justices and proposed budget cuts.
Much of these problems were quickly increased when the Jihad War of the United States of JBR and subsequent JBRican Civil War entered. Terrorism and political uprising caused Victoria's economy to fall quickly. Under the hostile Vales Administration, people were killed and imprisoned for things against the Administration. The Great Battle of California greatly devastated Victoria's communities; a fire from the burning JBR City led to a major wildfire in Victoria. Though Victoria was one of the epicenter for the civil war, it was also the place where the dictator, Theresa Vales was captured at Loma Linda in the Battle of Loma Linda. After the war ended, Victoria slowly regrew in its attempt to rebuild. The Volunteer Act of 2011, which passed by the national congress, greatly influenced Victorians to rebuild without expectancy of pay. The Victorian state government combined patriotism and encouragement to get many Victorians to volunteer rebuilding the state. Currently, as much as $16 million has been saved because of this act.

EstablishmentsEdit

Victoria, being the first and one of the largest states in the JBRican States, has several major and notable settlements. Riverside is the largest city in Victoria and is the successor of the pre-JBRican Riverside. Palm Springs is a large, growing settlement situated about 90 miles east from Riverside in the desert. Corona and Norco are large neighboring cities of Riverside and have all shown great ties with each other. The city of Lake Elsinore and Temecula are slightly declining in population but have consistently shown efforts for further urbanization. Local Native American tribes host casinos in these said areas and attract many tourists and citizens alike to gamble or relax from their normal lives.

EconomyEdit

Victoria has a thriving economy—although not as impressive as Angeles or the Diego Commonwealth; generally well and excellent. Most businesses operate in the urbanized areas and its suburbs. Downtown Riverside is a large bustling economic center and runs the JBR Imperial Bank Exchange. Various cities in Victoria such as Palm Springs are tourist hot spots and usually have large golf courses and casinos that owners collect large sums of money for. Many small businesses are found in the poorer areas of cities and suburbs and are known to compete with each other. Restaurants with better quality generally run more easily and profit more money than their larger company-owned counterparts. Generally, the people of Victoria go to work to Riverside or another large city. Some go to work to Angeles and parts of the Orange Republic and the Catalinan however—where salaries are usually higher.

DemographicsEdit

The population of Victoria according to the United States of JBR Census is 2,928,293 (as of January 2011) and the state is expected to slowly rise with about 400,000 new citizens per year. As third-largest populous state in the United States of JBR, the state is filled with urbanized cities and various suburb communities around them. About 500,000 illegal immigrants also live in Victoria although about 200 are caught weekly by JBR Customs Patrol officers.

CitiesEdit

Riverside

San Bernadino

Victoria is home to 6 of the 20 most populous cities in the United States of JBR.

Racial ancestryEdit

• 41% White (not including White Hispanic)
• 30% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
• 12% Asian or Pacific islander
• 10% Black or African JBRican
• 4% Multiracial
• 3% Other

LanguagesEdit

English and Spanish are the official languages in Victoria with high concentrations of French, Vietnamese, Italian, Romanian, German, and Hindi speakers. English is the most spoken language in Victoria—about 97% can read and write in English although only 78% are native speakers. In official documents, many papers are published in numerous languages and public schools require students to take classes for at least three languages for four years to pass high school. At least 89% of Victorians are trilingual or even multilingual. Another 5% are bilingual only.

CultureEdit

The culture of Victoria is a Western culture with Southern Californian and Hispanic roots. Most Victorians are conservative and despite that Victoria holds a mostly liberal culture; many Victorians identify themselves as either liberal conservatives or conservative liberals. Because Victoria is about 80 miles inland from the beach, many citizens hold a mixture of suburban and beach style of living. Victoria's environment is generally lacking of vegetation and because of this, most Victorians are not entirely concerned about environmental issues as opposed to their other counterparts.

ReligionEdit

Christianity is the largest religion in Victoria; and the denominational markup is closely mirrored after the national average. The largest Christian denomination is the United Baptists Church of JBR and the second-largest is Seventh-day Adventism. The JBRican Catholic Church is also a major denomination in JBR and many Lutheran and Pentecostal churches are present throughout the state. About 87% of Victorians hold a Christian background while the rest are mostly composed of atheists, agnostics, Zitacrusians, and Pastafarians. A Jewish minority exists in a small Jewish community in Downtown Riverside and a large number of Buddhists and Hindus are found in the suburbs of Palm Springs.

EnergyEdit

Because of the high concentrations of wind turbines in the Palm Springs area and solar farms, energy is abundant and the use of energy is between low to moderate per capita. Victoria lacks any nuclear power plant. Despite the general ignore on environmental issues in the Victorian population, Victoria's energy use is dramatically going down (because of economic concerns—not environmental concerns.)

TransportationEdit

Victoria's main transportation routes is Interstate 99, 71, and 15. Known for its large density of smog made from traffic congestion and incoming air from JBR City, Victoria is in what is known as a "smog belt". The Victorian highway system is mainly situated around the western part of the state and along the desert that leads into Palm Springs and eventually into the state of Havasu. Subways and monorails are only found in Riverside and the Riverside International Airport (RIA) is Victoria's largest air transportation station.

GovernmentEdit

State governmentEdit

As a member of a promcapablic nation, Victoria officially runs as a promcapablic entity. However, as outlined in the constitution, state governments do not run along the same line of how the branches work and Victoria adopts the formal standard of a republic: an equal circle of the executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The People's Branch exists as well; but is only recognized by the state at a federal level. The state government functions as a regular federalist republic with the governor leading the state. The Victorian State Legislature is divided into the Assembly and Senate. The Victorian Supreme Court leads the judicial branch and smaller courts are carried out. The capital of Victoria is Riverside. The governor may be elected for life—paralleling after the President—and the Congress is composed of a 30-member Senate and 60-member Assembly. Supreme Court justices serve for a maximum of 50 years. The Victorian legal system is based on the English common law along with some Spanish civil laws included.

Federal politicsEdit

Victoria's population are mostly supporters of the Worker's Advancement Party and most Congressperson elected by the voters are promcapablic. Other notable parties include the Grand Leftist Party and the Imperialist Party. Because of the generally conservative nature of Victoria, abortion, gay marriage, and drug trafficking is outlawed by a majority of the citizens.

EducationEdit

Education in Victoria is held deeply by Victorians throughout and show a higher rate in good test scores compared to the other JBRican states. The public education system consists of K-12 public schools, community college, and universities. Notable universities include the University of Riverside, Loma Linda (Seventh-day Adventist-operated), JBRican Baptist University (Baptist-owned), and the Palm Springs University.

SportsEdit

Victoria is home to the Riverside Phoenix, Norco Goats, and Lake Elsinore Bass sport teams. About 12 of the state's major sport teams have brought home a collection of over 20 championship titles within one year. Victoria is a hub for sports racing and auto racing as well: hosting the Riverside Speedtrack Coliseum Center—a major sporting site.

	Angeles, Lancaster	Lancaster, Barstow	Barstow, Bear Country
	Angeles, Orange Republic		Havasu, New Havasu
		Victoria
	Diego Commonwealth	Imperial, Diego Commonwealth	Imperial

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