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Albany is a state located in the northeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by the North by Canada, the South by Savannah, and the west by Superior. The state's capital is Harrisburg.

List of Governors
The following is a list of the Governors of Albany since it's creation in 1984.

Economy
As of 2006, Albany had a gross state product (GSP) of $2.069 trillion. Albany had an unemployment rate of 7.34% and a total debt of $34.1 billion. This puts Albany slightly ahead of Superior in terms of GSP and population, making Albany the state with the highest GSP and population.

Government and Politics
The current Albany Constitution was adopted in 1986. Like all other states, Albany has no legislature or judiciary.

Government
Albany has a plural executive branch system, the Governor and executive branch have almost unlimited powers, quite strong compared to some states. All members of the executive branch and cabinet are appointed by the current Governor. This system usually ends up with the entire executive branch and cabinet from the same party or ideology as the Governor. The executive branch positions consist of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the ten member cabinet.

Politics
Albany is considered a left-wing state that generally leans Farmer Labor. New Republicans have never been elected in any statewide office. The Farmer Labor Party holds 1 Senate seat and 1 House seat. Meanwhile the then-governing Progressives hold 1 senate seat. The governorship, 1 Senate seat and 1 House seat have no political affiliation. 4 house seats are deemed vacant as of the last elections. Presidentially, Social Democrats have been elected twice (1984 1992), Progressives twice as well, meanwhile the Farmer Laborites and New Republicans have won the state once (1988). Albany has 115 allocated electoral votes, distributed via a winner-takes-all system.