Colorado

  

Colorado Province Provincia de Colorado (es) Provinz Kolorado (de)
— Province of Brazoria —
Seal of Colorado Province Provincia de Colorado (es) Provinz Kolorado (de) [[Flag of Colorado Province Provincia de Colorado (es) Provinz Kolorado (de)|Flag]] [[Seal of Colorado Province Provincia de Colorado (es) Provinz Kolorado (de)|Seal]]
Nickname(s): "Centennial Province"
Provincial language(s)	English, Spanish, German
Demonym	Coloradan
Capital	Denver
Largest city	Denver
Largest metro	Denver Metropolitan Area
Area	Ranked
• Total	km2  sq mi
Population	Ranked 2nd
• Total	4,750,000
• Density	/km2 /sq mi  Ranked
Elevation
• Highest point	Pikes Peak 4401.2 m m 14,115 ft
• Lowest point	Rio Grande 721 m 2,365 ft
Established	(12th)
Governor	Jeffrey Marx (D)
Council	Colorado Provincial Council members
• Largest party	Democratic Cooperative
• Opposition	Libertarian Party, TBD Seats
Dietmembers	Libertarian Party, 2 Seats
Time zone	UTC-7
Abbreviations	CO, COL
Category

Colorado, officially the Colorado Province, is a province of the Kingdom of Brazoria. It is the northernmost province in Brazoria, encompassing portions of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the TBD largest province in terms of land area, and is the second largest in terms of population. Colorado borders the Kingdom of Sierra (West Colorado) to the west, Tournesol (Grandes-Prairies and Ouest-Arcansa) to the east, and is the only Brazorian province to border Superior (Wyoming), which is in the north.

The region of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their ancestors for at least 13,500 years, possilby longer with the eastern ridge of the Rocky Mountains serving as a major migration route for early peoples who traveled through Colorado. The world "Colorado" is a Spanish adjective meaning "ruddy", the color of the Fountain Formation outcroppings found up and down the Front Range of the Rock Mountains. The region was first settled by White Brazorian settlers starting in the 1830s as the region was unclaimed and largely fell within Brazoria's sphere of influence and would be an unincorporated territory, the Colorado Territory, until 1920 when it was formally incorporated into the country, earning it the nickname as the "Centennial Province" due to it having been incorporated on the centennial anniversary of Brazoria's independence.

Government and politics

Political party strength

Main article: Political party strength in Colorado

In the modern day, Colorado is generally a major source of support for liberal and progressive political parties and politicians with the Democratic Cooperative being the largest and governing party in Colorado, holding most provincial offices, a governing majority in the provincial legislature, and a plurality of Colorado's seats to parliament. Behind them is the Democratic Socialist Party in terms of representation and party strength overall. The Libertarian Party is the largest opposition party in Colorado, being the main opposition force in the provincial legislature. Colorado's generally liberal political culture has generally been credited for its legalization of marijuana, support for LGBT rights, and opposition to conservative governments and federal policies.

See also

Attribution notices

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