Cascadia envisioned

Cascadia discription:
Land Mass
The new nation of Cascadia runs from the boarder of Alaska to California and from the crest of the Cascade mountains to the Pacific Ocean. There were attempts to bring the eastern regions of the former states of Washington, and Oregon into the fold but to no avail. Some parts of Norther California would like to join but the large number of federal troops now stationed there is a big disincentive.

Capital:
Carved out of Washington, now the Cascadian state of Washington, is the District of Cascadia. Currently a contruction zone, the town of Centralia will eventually house the national legislature. For now Cascadia is experimenting with the first decentralised national government. The Statehouses in Salem, Olympia, and Victoria all all working hard at national unity.

GDP: $434 Billion (in current US dollars)
This is based on the current GDP figures from the 3 states. The creation of the new nation has crippled Canada and been an economic non-event to the US. To put things in perspective the attack on the WTC cost the US nearly as much as the loss of Washington and Oregon. However the loss of Microsoft and its subordinate companies has had national security overtones.

Population: 11 Million

More to come...