Louisiana
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| Motto: (in French) Union, Justice, Confiance (Union, Justice, Confidence) | |||||
| Anthem: La Louisianaise | |||||
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| Capital | La Nouvelle-Orléans | ||||
| Largest city | Miami | ||||
| Official language(s) | French | ||||
| Government | Republic Catherine Babineaux Blanco Michel Landrieu | ||||
| Area | 583 198.5 sq.km. | ||||
| Population • Density | n/km² | ||||
| Currency | Louisianan franc (F) (LAF)
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| Time zone • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-68) (UTC-5) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lo | ||||
| Calling code | +14
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The Republic of Louisiana is a country in southeastern North America. A former colony of France, it is a unitary republic composed of two main parts, Mississippienne and Floride; the eastern region of Floride, with its Spanish-speaking majority, is agitating for seccession or devolution from the French-speaking western region.
Geography
The Mississippienne region encompasses the west bank of the Mississippi River south of the Missouri River, as well as the Mississippi Delta; Floride encompasses the Florida Peninsula along with most of the Gulf Coast strip between the two main parts of the country. The capital is La Nouvelle-Orléans in the Mississippienne region, while the largest city is Miami, in the Floride region; other large cities include Saint-Louis, Saint-Augustin, Ville-Saint-Pierre, Mobile, Petite Pierre, andBaton Rouge.
The highest point is Mont Magazine, 840 m. Parts of La Nouvelle-Orléans are below sealevel, and protected by dikes; when these were overwhelmed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, much of the city was devastated by flooding.
