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'''Cape Breton Island''' located at 46 degress North and 60 degrees West is one of the richest areas in Canada. The economy of Cape Breton is booming with call centers, marijuana farmers, and bootleggers making up the backbone of the Cape Breton economy. It is also well known for its excellent roads and low crime rate. Cape Breton is ruled by its benevalent monarch King John Morganstein the First. Since ascending the throne in 2000, Morgan has drastically improved the quality of living on this once impoverished island and has made it one of the best places in Canada to live.
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'''Cape Breton Island''' is a part of [[Nova Scotia]], a Province of [[Canada]]. The island was at one point administrated seperately from Nova Scotia, and does have some different culture from the province but would be very small geographically and by population. 
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<br> Before British Rule was established on the Island it was settled by the French, the island a colony of [[Acadia]].  The French garrison was at Louisbourg.  The French named the island "Île Royale." It remained part of colonial France until it was ceded to the Britain under the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Britain merged the island with its adjacent colony of Nova Scotia.
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<br> Major Industries on the island have been Coal Mining, fishing and Steel Mill, however economic situations have changed and now tourism, call centers and small businesses are the major employers along with traditional fishing, forestry and small scale agriculture.
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[[Category:Islands]]
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[[Category:Canada]]
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== External Links ==
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* [http://capebretonisland.com/ Cape Breton Island Tourism]
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