Article 1: Geographical Boundaries

This Article serves to formally define the geographical limits of the State of San Andreas. Within these defined boundaries, all inhabitants and the territory itself shall be subject to, and governed by, the provisions of this Constitution, thereby asserting the State's sovereign authority.

The intent of this Article is to precisely delineate the geographical confines of the State of San Andreas. Such defined boundaries shall constitute the exclusive territorial jurisdiction of the State, and all individuals and entities situated therein shall be subject to the supreme authority and provisions of this Constitution.

The geographical boundaries of the State of San Andreas are hereby defined as the following, with all courses and distances being measured with reference to the San Andreas Principal Meridian.

Beginning at the point of intersection of the thirty-seventh (37th) degree of north latitude and the one hundred and ninth (109th) degree of longitude west of Greenwich, being the southwesternmost corner of the State; thence proceeding due North along said one hundred and ninth (109th) degree of longitude, approximately two hundred and eighty-one (281) miles, to the point of intersection with the forty-first (41st) degree of north latitude, being the northwesternmost corner of the State.

Thence East along said forty-first (41st) degree of north latitude, approximately three hundred and eighty (380) miles, to the point of intersection with the one hundred and second (102nd) degree of longitude west of Greenwich, being the northeasternmost corner of the State.

Thence South along said one hundred and second (102nd) degree of longitude, approximately two hundred and eighty-one (281) miles, to the point of intersection with the thirty-seventh (37th) degree of north latitude, being the southeasternmost corner of the State.

Thence West along said thirty-seventh (37th) degree of north latitude, approximately three hundred and eighty (380) miles, to the point of beginning.