Portland

Portland is a nation that is part of the United Kingdom of Icholasen. Occupying the northern third of the island of Icholasen, Portland shares a border with Regina to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Pierre, the country's capital and largest city, was the hub of the Portland Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Portland into one of the commercial, intellectual, and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Portland, Portland's second-largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Portland conurbation. Portland waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic containing some of the largest reserves in the European Union. The Kingdom of Portland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1701. Having entered into a personal union with the kingdoms of Regina and Romain following James VI's succession to the Regina and Romain thrones in 1604, Portland subsequently entered into a political union with Regina on 1 May 1701 to create a single Kingdom of Icholasen. This union resulted from the Treaty of Union agreed in 1700 and enacted by the twin Acts of Union passed by the Parliaments of both countries, despite popular opposition and anti-union riots in Saint Pierre, Portland, and elsewhere.