The Boundary Waters
Formally known as: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
Capital: St. Paul
Population: 20,511,362
Fun facts: Revolutionary sentiment in “The Mitten,” as its citizens prefer to call it, is growing. Only time will tell if the Boundary Waters can hold together as a nation.
Calivada
Formally known as: California, Nevada
Capital: Sacramento
Population: 37,289,524
Fun facts: After the dissolution of the US, Calivada will hold title to the world’s second largest economy.
The Confederate States of the Atlantic
Formally known as: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
most of Virginia
Capital: Columbus
Population: 33,739,318
Fun facts: The CSA is expected to adopt the Stars & Bars as a national flag at their first Confederation Conference.
Cote D’Atlantique
Formally known as: Maine
Capital: L’Amherst
Population: 1,294,464
Fun facts: When the New Nations are born, Cote D’Atlantique (formerly Maine) plans to ally herself with Canada, eventually opting for voluntary annexation. Official language: French.
Dakota
Formally known as: North and South Dakota
Capital: Dakota City
Population: 1,395,173
Fun fact: With their share of the spoils of the defunct federal government, Dakotans plan to build a shining example of a well-planned capital. Dakota City will host 85% of the national population.
Fun fact: Dakotans have proposed a revolutionary new system for their currency. Paper denominations of the ‘dakot’ will be numbered according to the primes (D1, D2, D3, D5, D7, D11, etc.), and coins (one hundred ‘iotas’ equal a ‘dakot’) will follow the fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc.). Math skills are expected to skyrocket as a result.
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Four Corners
Formally known as: Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
Capital: Four Corners
Population: 14,134,310
Fun facts: Once construction is completed, the Parlia-Dome of the Four Corners Capitol building will sit exactly at the juncture of its component states. Members will be able to sit through an entire session of parliament without actually leaving their state’s territory.
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Jersey
Formally known as: Pennsylvania, New Jersey (except areas near NYC), eastern Maryland, Delaware
Capital: New Jersey City
Population: 22,303,674
Fun facts: Still smarting from losing Jersey City to the new nation of New York, Jerseyans plan to rebuild it – and call their new capital New Jersey City.
The Magic Kingdom of Florida
Formally known as: Florida
Capital: Walt Disney World
Population: 16,713,149
Fun facts: Somewhat astonishingly, the Kingdom plans to squeeze the entire executive brance of government inside Cinderella’s castle on the grounds of Walt Disney World.
New New England
Formally known as: New York (not including NYC), Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Capital: Montpelier
Population: 20,007,209
Fun facts: New England expects to experience tense international relationships with its neighbors: New York, Jersey, and Cote D’Atlantique.
New New York
Formally known as: New York City and surrounding areas
Capital: New York City
Population: 12,231,564
Fun facts: New Yorkers have neither the space nor the temperment for agriculture, and must import all foodstuffs.
Northwest Territories
Formally known as: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Capital: Olympia
Population: 12,339,798
Fun facts: Only in theory will Olympia’s governmental powers reach past the Sierra Nevada. Most of the eastern high plains will most likely be controlled (peacably) by independent militias.
The Peoples Republic of the Plains
Formally known as: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa
Capital: Uses a dual-capital system to protect the interest of two very different lifestyles: Chicago & Branson
Population: 31,858,816
Fun facts: The PRP expects to dominate the annual IAFA (International American Football Association) championship tournament.
El Republico de Tejas
Formally known as: Texas
Capital: Waco
Population: 20,511,362
Fun facts: Tejanos originally fought the proposals to dissolve the US, arguing they were never really part of the Union anyway.
Soggy Bottom
Formally known as: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
Capital: New Orleans
Population: 11,840,936
Fun facts: Soggy Bottom will lead the new nations in consumption of grits.
West Kendiano
Formally known as: Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, western Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the western tip of Virginia
Capital: Cincinnati
Population: 29,272,388
Fun facts: While most citizens assume that their new name is an amalgamation of its components, West Kendiano actually refers to the now-extinct Kendiano Native Americans who originally occupied this territory.