Great Lacustrine Republic

Great Lacustrine Republic 	Great Lacustrine Republic
Gran Lago República 	Gran Lago República
جمهورية البحيرات العظمى 	جمهورية البحيرات العظمى
Grande République Lacustre	Grande République Lacustre
Flag of the Grand Lacustrine Republic	
Flag of the Grand Lacustrine Republic
General 	General
Name 	
* Great Lacustrine Republic (Formal)
* Mishkonsin, New Michigan (Informal)
Capital 	Milkwaukee, Milkwaukee District
Largest City 	Milkwaukee
Motto 	Onward
National Anthem 	The Victors
Map of GLR in 2152, Milkwaukee marked by star	
Map of GLR in 2152, Milkwaukee marked by star
Government 	Government
Government Type 	Unicameral Presidential Republic
Head of State 	Chancellor
Legislature 	National Delegation
Demographics 	Demographics
Demonym 	Lacustrite; Mishkonsinite
Population 	1.74 Million
Official Language 	English (de facto)
Spoken Language(s) 	English; Spanish; Arabic; French
Ethnic Groups 	Caucasian, Hispanic, Arab
Major Religions 	Christianity, Irreligion, Islam
The Great Lacustrine Republic (also known as Mishkonsin or New Michigan) was a nation in North America primarily located south of the Great Lakes. 
==History==
The region's earliest history dates back to when it was first colonized by the French in the 16th century, originally designated as a trapping colony. Following the French Indian War, the territory was handed over to the United Kingdom, before being won by the United States of America in it's revolutionary war. All of what is currently part of the Great Lacustrine Republic was part of what the Congress of the United States organized into Michigan Territory in 1805, before becoming Wisconsin territory after the Upper and Lower Peninsulas were incorporated into the state of Michigan. 
Eventually the region around the Great Lakes was organized into the states of Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Following their statehood, the states history became deeply intertwined with that of the United States, and they spent several hundred years as part of the USA until it's eventual collapse during the Great Flooding. 
The Great Lakes region, rich in freshwater and relatively unaffected by the rising sea level, actually saw a relative ecological benefit from global climate change. The higher temperatures lengthened the growing season, allowing an increase in crop yields, and the milder winters proved far more hospitable to the typical citizen of the former United States. However, the region was not without its troubles. As refugees poured in from the East Coast, they brought with them violence and an insatiable appetite. Unable to meet the demands of the increasing population in the region, the region soon found itself in the middle of a major civil war. When the dust settled, millions had been killed, the city of Detroit had gone from bad to non-existent, Chicago had been all but destroyed and was now ruled by anarchy, and much of Milwaukee had been leveled. Refugees from Michigan and northern Illinois quickly banded together with Wisconsinites to establish a new republic, the Great Lacustrine Republic. 
Incorporating territory from the Upper Peninsula, the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula, much of Wisconsin, the nation set it's capital in Milwaukee and set about rebuilding civilization in the region.