Pacífico Norte

Pacífico Norte, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Pacífico Norte (: Estado Libre y Soberano de Pacífico Norte) is an unincorporated, organized territory of the Kingdom of Sierra, located on the northern half of the. Pacífico Norte shares its northern borders with the contiguous Kingdom (with the Sierran provinces of Laguna, Imperial, and Sonora) and its southern border with Pacífico Sur. In the Sonoran regon, its eastern boundaries are defined with its border with Mexico, while on peninsular Pacífico Norte, the (Sea of Cortez) divides it from Mexico to the east. On the western side, it borders the. A collection of small islands off the Pacific coast also constitute a part of Pacífico Norte. Its capital is while its largest city is, which sits along the Pacífico Norte-Laguna border. It and San Diego form the, one of the world's largest in terms of population. Its official languages are Spanish and English, with the former the most prevalent.

With an estimated population of 3,332,455 in 2015 (3,08,391 in the 2010 census), it is the most populous of the 8 territories of Sierra. If it were a province, it would be the 10th largest in Sierra. It is also the largest territory in Sierra by total area with 71,450 km2 (27,590 sq mi). Over three-fourths of Nortepacíficanos live in the northernmost region of Pacífico Norte which includes Tijuana and Mexicali.

Pacífico Norte and Pacífico Sur were originally part of Mexico's. Sparsely inhabited at the time, Pacífico Norte was seized by insurrectionist Californians who revolted against Mexican rule during the Mexican-American War. Following the signing of the, Mexican control over California was informally rescinded. Sensing Mexico's near defeat, Californian and American troops invaded the Baja California peninsula, forced the Mexican authorities to capitulate, and occupied it until the war's end. Through the, Mexico officially recognized California's independence and also recognized California's sovereign control over the Baja California peninsula and the Sonoran region in 1848. In 1858, California reformed into Sierra, and the new constitution officially listed Pacífico Norte as one of the Kingdom's territories. As of 2015, Pacífico Norte remains a territory of Sierra but the move towards incorporation into the Kingdom has grown.