Saint Catherine

Saint Catherine is a state of the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia. It is located on an archipelago off the coast of mainland Lower Columbia, in the far northwestern corner of the country. As an island state, it has no borders, but its closest neighbors are North Fraser to the east and the U.S. state of Alaska to the north. Uniquely among Lower Columbian states, it has a prince instead of a viceroy, a relic of its history.

Government


Like other Lower Columbian states, Saint Catherine is a constitutional monarchy, with a viceroy representing the King and an elected premier wielding actual executive power. Unlike any other state, however, the viceroy of Saint Catherine is always the King's heir apparent, and therefore holds a royal title, the Prince of Saint Catherine. This anomalous arrangement is the result of the terms of the Treaty of Yekateringrad, which stipulated that the then-independent principality's incumbent monarch would automatically become the state's viceroy and pass that office's responsibilities to her future heir. Consequently, Saint Catherine's viceroy is the only viceroy who is never appointed.

The Duma is the state legislature of Saint Catherine. It meets in the Duma Palace in Yekateringrad.

Representation at the federal level
Saint Catherine has four seats in the Federal Assembly, the fewest of any state. Since the 2011 general election, they have been held by two Conservatives and two Libertarians.