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|conventional_long_name = | | conventional_long_name = United States of Columbia | ||
|native_name = | | native_name = <!--Country's name (usually full name) in its native language, hence in italics (double quotemarks)--> | ||
|common_name = | | common_name = Columbia | ||
|image_flag = | | image_flag = File:Columbiaflag.png | ||
|alt_flag = | | alt_flag = <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)--> | ||
|image_flag2 = | | image_flag2 = <!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg--> | ||
|alt_flag2 = | | alt_flag2 = <!--alt text for second flag--> | ||
|image_coat = | | image_coat = <!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg--> | ||
|alt_coat = | | alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | ||
|national_motto = <div style="padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center;">"[[In God We Trust]]"</div>{{collapsible list | | national_motto = <div style="padding-bottom:0.5em;text-align:center;">"[[In God We Trust]]"</div>{{collapsible list | ||
|title=Other traditional mottos: | |title=Other traditional mottos: | ||
|titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;line-height:1.15em; | |titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;line-height:1.15em; | ||
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|{{native phrase|la|"[[Novus ordo seclorum]]"|italics=off}}<br />"New order of the ages" | |{{native phrase|la|"[[Novus ordo seclorum]]"|italics=off}}<br />"New order of the ages" | ||
}} | }} | ||
|national_anthem = " | | national_anthem = "{{wp|Hail, Columbia}}" | ||
|image_map = | | image_map = <!--e.g. LocationCountry.svg--> | ||
|alt_map = | | alt_map = <!--alt text for map--> | ||
|map_caption = | | map_caption = <!--Caption to place below map--> | ||
|image_map2 = | | image_map2 = <!--Another map, if required--> | ||
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|map_caption2 = | | map_caption2 = <!--Caption to place below second map--> | ||
|capital = | | capital = Liberta | ||
|largest_city = | | largest_city = Metropoolis | ||
|official_languages = None at the federal level | | official_languages = None at the federal level | ||
|national_languages = English ''(lingua franca)'' | | national_languages = English ''(lingua franca)'' | ||
|regional_languages = {{hlist|[[Anglo-Cherokee language|Anglo-Cherokee]]| {{W|Arabic language|Arabic}}| {{W|Chamorro language|Chamorro}}| {{W|Cherokee language|Cherokee}}| {{W|Chinese language|Chinese}}| {{W|Chipewyan language|Chipewyan}}| {{W|Choctaw language|Choctaw}}| {{W|Cree language|Cree}}| {{W|Creek language|Creek}}| | | regional_languages = {{hlist|[[Anglo-Cherokee language|Anglo-Cherokee]]| {{W|Arabic language|Arabic}}| {{W|Chamorro language|Chamorro}}| {{W|Cherokee language|Cherokee}}| {{W|Chinese language|Chinese}}| {{W|Chipewyan language|Chipewyan}}| {{W|Choctaw language|Choctaw}}| {{W|Cree language|Cree}}| {{W|Creek language|Creek}}| {{W|Dutch language|Dutch}}| {{W|French language|French}}| {{W|German language|German}}| {{W|Greenlandic language|Greenlandic}}| {{W|Gullah language|Gullah}}| {{W|Haitian Creole}}| {{W|Hawaiian language|Hawaiian}}| {{W|Inuit language|Inuit}}| {{W|Jamaican Patois}}| {{W|Japanese language|Japanese}}| {{W|Louisiana Creole}}| {{W|Maya language|Maya}}| {{W|Mohawk language|Mohawk}}| {{W|Muscogee language|Muscogee}}| {{W|Navajo language|Navajo}}| {{W|Ojibwe language|Ojibwe}}| {{W|Portuguese language|Portuguese}}| {{W|Samoan Language|Samoan}}| {{W|Seminole language|Seminole}}| {{W|Spanish language|Spanish}}| {{W|Sioux language|Sioux}}| {{W|Central Alaskan Yupik language|Yupik}}}} | ||
|ethnic_groups = | | ethnic_groups = {{plainlist| | ||
* 54.9% [[White Columbians|White]] ([[German-Columbians|German]], [[Anglo-Columbians|English]], [[Irish Columbians|Irish]], [[Italian Columbians|Italian]], [[Slavic Columbians|Slav]], [[Arab-Columbians|Arab-Berber]], [[Other White Columbians|Other]]) | * 54.9% [[White Columbians|White]] ([[German-Columbians|German]], [[Anglo-Columbians|English]], [[Irish Columbians|Irish]], [[Italian Columbians|Italian]], [[Slavic Columbians|Slav]], [[Arab-Columbians|Arab-Berber]], [[Other White Columbians|Other]]) | ||
* 19.4% [[Multiracial Columbians|Multiracial]] (Melungeons, Mulattos, Mestizos, Zambos, Hapas, Chexicans, Judeo-Hapas, Hispano-Teutons) | * 19.4% [[Multiracial Columbians|Multiracial]] (Melungeons, Mulattos, Mestizos, Zambos, Hapas, Chexicans, Judeo-Hapas, Hispano-Teutons) | ||
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* 6.0% [[Asian Columbians|Asian]] & [[Pacific Islander Columbians|Pacific Islander]] ([[Chinese-Columbians|Chinese]], [[Japanese-Columbians|Japanese]], [[Korean-Columbians|Korean]], [[Filipino-Columbians|Filipino]], [[Indo-Columbians|Indians]], [[Hawaiian-Columbians|Hawaiian]], [[Hermosan Native|Hermosan]]) | * 6.0% [[Asian Columbians|Asian]] & [[Pacific Islander Columbians|Pacific Islander]] ([[Chinese-Columbians|Chinese]], [[Japanese-Columbians|Japanese]], [[Korean-Columbians|Korean]], [[Filipino-Columbians|Filipino]], [[Indo-Columbians|Indians]], [[Hawaiian-Columbians|Hawaiian]], [[Hermosan Native|Hermosan]]) | ||
* 1.1% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other]]}} | * 1.1% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other]]}} | ||
|ethnic_groups_year | | ethnic_groups_year = 2020 | ||
|religion = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap; | | religion = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap; | ||
|44.3% {{wpl|Christianity in the United States|Christianity}}|—21.1% {{wpl|Catholic Church in the United States|Catholicism}}|—13.6% {{wpl|Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism}}|—4.4% {{wpl|Evangelicalism}}|—2.1% {{wpl|Mormonism|Mormon}}|—2.9% Other [[List of Christian denominations|Christian]] | |44.3% {{wpl|Christianity in the United States|Christianity}}|—21.1% {{wpl|Catholic Church in the United States|Catholicism}}|—13.6% {{wpl|Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism}}|—4.4% {{wpl|Evangelicalism}}|—2.1% {{wpl|Mormonism|Mormon}}|—2.9% Other [[List of Christian denominations|Christian]] | ||
|38.8% {{wpl|Irreligion in the United States|No religion}} | |38.8% {{wpl|Irreligion in the United States|No religion}} | ||
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|7.9% [[Religion in the United States|Others]] | |7.9% [[Religion in the United States|Others]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| religion_year = 2020 | |||
| demonym = Columbian | |||
| government_type = Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic | |||
| leader_title1 = President | |||
| leader_name1 = [[Justin Trudeau (Manifest Destiny Max)|Justin Trudeau]] | |||
| leader_title2 = Vice President | |||
| leader_name2 = Elizabeth Warren | |||
| leader_title3 = Prime Minister | |||
| leader_name3 = [[Nikki Haley (Manifest Destiny Max)|Nikki Haley]] | |||
| leader_title4 = Chancellor | |||
| leader_name4 = Kamala Harris | |||
| leader_title5 = Speaker of the House | |||
| leader_name5 = Nancy Pelosi | |||
| leader_title6 = Chief Justice | |||
| leader_name6 = [[Brandon Fritzgerald]] | |||
| legislature = Congress | |||
| upper_house = Senate | |||
| lower_house = House of Representatives | |||
| sovereignty_type = "Independence [from Great Britain]" | |||
| established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation--> | |||
| established_date1 = <!--Date of first key event--> | |||
| area = <!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)--> | |||
| population_estimate = 470,938,000 | |||
| population_estimate_year = (2022) | |||
| population_census = 470,938,452 | |||
| population_census_year = (2022) | |||
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| time_zone = <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)--> | |||
| utc_offset = <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset--> | |||
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| calling_code = [[+1]] | |||
}} | |||
[[United States (Manifest Destiny Max)|Columbia]], officially, the [[United States (Manifest Destiny Max)|Federation of the United States of Columbia]] (also called the [[United States (Manifest Destiny Max)|United States]], the [[United States (Manifest Destiny Max)|US]], or the [[United States (Manifest Destiny Max)|U.S.A]].) is a federal constitutionalist republic comprised of states, 8 republics, nine incorporated territories, and a federal district. Situated mainly on the North American continent, the 48 contiguous states are commonly referred to as the 'main 48', or the 'upper 48', while the remaining 11 are non-contiguous. Though three (Yucatan, Belize, and Panama) are geographically part of North America, the remainder are part of or entirely comprised of islands. The United States shares borders with Mexico to the south, Central America to the west and Colombia to the east (Panama), as well as maritime borders with the West Indies to the southeast of Puerto Rico and to the north and south of Guadeloupe & Martinique. | |||
The United States enter into a four-way Cold War between the Imperial Federation, the German Reich, and the Soviet Union. | |||
As of today, the United States has a population of 471.3 million, ranking at third in world population, behind only India and China. By area, the United States' territory comprises roughly a third of continental North America, as well as multiple unincorporated territories in the Caribbean and South Pacific. The United States has been described "the melting pot of the world", possessing a highly diverse, multi-ethnic culture with European, African, Asian, Hispanic, and indigenous influences. | As of today, the United States has a population of 471.3 million, ranking at third in world population, behind only India and China. By area, the United States' territory comprises roughly a third of continental North America, as well as multiple unincorporated territories in the Caribbean and South Pacific. The United States has been described "the melting pot of the world", possessing a highly diverse, multi-ethnic culture with European, African, Asian, Hispanic, and indigenous influences. | ||
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===Civil War (1861-1865)=== | ===Civil War (1861-1865)=== | ||
Irreconcilable sectional conflict regarding the enslavement of Africans and African Americans ultimately led to the American Civil War. With the | Irreconcilable sectional conflict regarding the enslavement of Africans and African Americans ultimately led to the American Civil War. With the 1857 election of Republican John Freemont, the impeachment of President Atchison, and him claiming "extensive fraud" in the election, conventions in several slave states declared secession and formed the [[Union of Independent States]] (the "South", the "Dixie-Caribbean" or the "Confederacy"), while the federal government (the "Union") maintained that secession was illegal. the Confederacy initiated military conflict by bombarding Fort Sumter, a federal garrison in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The ensuing American Civil War fought between 1861 and 1865 became the deadliest military conflict in American history. | ||
===Restoration (1866-1879)=== | ===Restoration (1866-1879)=== | ||
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===Cold War (1946-1993)=== | ===Cold War (1946-1993)=== | ||
These three nations emerged as dominant powers in Europe, each forming distinct blocs based on their alliances and ideologies. This period witnessed a stark division between Columbian liberalism, German fascism, British imperialism, and Soviet communism, shaping the dynamics of the latter half of the twentieth century. | |||
===Domestic Changes (1952-1980)=== | ===Domestic Changes (1952-1980)=== | ||
===End of the Cold War (1993)=== | ===End of the Cold War (1993)=== | ||
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===Modern Times (1991-Present)=== | ===Modern Times (1991-Present)=== | ||
With the decline of the Soviet Union, Columbia is the world's hyperpower. | |||
However, in 1995, he faced impeachment after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women emerged, thus being succeeded by Vice President Bob Kasten. | |||
Vilsack was ultimately elected president without a runoff, securing many traditionally conservative states such as Texas and Alberta. Liberal's also gained seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives, giving Vilsack a mandate. | |||
Healthcare reform became a keystone issue for the Vilsack administration, as was reducing poverty in the United States. The Social Safety Net and Security Act passed in 1997 increased funding for social security and Medicare, along with providing various tax breaks and credits to low-income individuals. More importantly, Vilsack was able to debut and pass the United States Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, commonly known as "Americare". The Medicare program was reformed so that the United States government paid a percentage of health insurance bills depending on household income. The bill was quite controversial in the press but managed to pass a Liberal-Republican-dominated Continental Congress. Vilssack was also able to set national education standards through the No Child Left Behind Act in 1998. Vilsack continued to lead a growing economy characterized by stable monetary rates, the introduction of the internet, and high public spending. In the 2000 United States presidential election, Liberals nominated Senator Newt Gengrich, who ran on a platform of reducing the deficit and ending the "Americare" program. The Conservative Party nominated Patrick Buchanan, who ran a mildly successful campaign. Vilsack won the presidential election by a much closer margin but was able to edge out Gingrich and Buchanan. | |||
On September 11, 2001, terrorists from the group Al-Qaeda struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in a coordinated attack, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. In response, President Richards authorized the War in Pashtunistan in October 2001. This war constituted a large War on Terror, launched by the Vilsack Administration. | |||
in 2008 Joe Biden | |||
In 2016, Ben Carson, a Republican, was elected president, with his presidency marred with controversy. He has increased travel restrictions on Tropico and Nicaragua and, in May 2018, pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement. Domestically, he tried to dramatically reduce the federal government and devolve many of its functions to state and local governments, which draws a lot of criticism from Progressives and Conservatives. | |||
In 2024, Tucker Carlsen, a former news corepsondent from BVB News, was elected president. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
===Environment=== | ===Environment=== | ||
==Politics and government== | ==Politics and government== | ||
The United States is a representative democracy and is considered full democracy alongside countries such as Australia and Norway. The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances which are a defining feature in the United States | The United States is a representative democracy and is considered full democracy alongside countries such as Australia and Norway. The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances which are a defining feature in the United States Constitution, the country's supreme legal document. | ||
===Government=== | ===Government=== | ||
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The United States has two major federal political coalitions. The Main Street Coalition (often shortened to the Coalition), a right-wing alliance is led by the centrist Republican Party. Smaller parties within the coalition include the Reform Party, Libertarian Party, Unión Demócrata Cristiana. The left-wing Alliance for Progress (often shortened to the Alliance) is led by the centre-left Farmer-Labor Party. Other parties within the coalition include the Progressive Party, and Green Party. The American First Union (often shortened to the Union), a right-wing alliance is led by the centre-right Democratic Party. Smaller parties within the coalition include the Social Credit Party, Constitution Party, and TBA. | |||
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}}The United States has two major federal political coalitions. The Main Street Coalition (often shortened to the Coalition), a right-wing alliance is led by the centrist Republican Party. Smaller parties within the coalition include the Reform Party, Libertarian Party, Unión Demócrata Cristiana. The left-wing Alliance for Progress (often shortened to the Alliance) is led by the centre-left | |||
===States and territories=== | ===States and territories=== | ||
The United States is composed of 110 states, ten inhabited territories, one federal district, three federal cities, and several uninhabited territories. In most respects, all of the territories function as states, except they do not hold seats in the Senate. | The United States is composed of 110 states, ten inhabited territories, one federal district, three federal cities, and several uninhabited territories. In most respects, all of the territories function as states, except they do not hold seats in the Senate. | ||
Each state has their own legislature — unicameral in Platte, Nakota and Athabasca, and bicameral in the remaining states. The states are sovereign entities, although bounded to certain powers of the federal government as defined by the Constitution. The head of government in each state and territory is known as the Premier, although they are known as a Chief Minister in many territories. The | Each state has their own legislature — unicameral in Platte, Nakota and Athabasca, and bicameral in the remaining states. The states are sovereign entities, although bounded to certain powers of the federal government as defined by the Constitution. The head of government in each state and territory is known as the Premier, although they are known as a Chief Minister in many territories. The President is represented in each state by a Governor, who is appointed by the President on the advice and consent of the legislature. In the territories, a Commissioner is appointed by the Chancellor on the advice and consent of the territorial legislature. | ||
The United States also has three city-states, Angeles, Bayside, and Chicagoland, | The United States also has three city-states, Angeles, Bayside, and Chicagoland, | ||
The United States government directly controls several uninhabited territories | The United States government directly controls several uninhabited territories: Baker Island, Howland Island, Palmyra Atoll, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, and Navassa Island. These territories do not have any self-governance and their policy only comes from the federal government. | ||
Autonomous Indigenous Nations (AINs) are nominally sovereign nations that have full jurisdiction within their borders; they can make their own constitutions, official languages, and judicial bodies, though the US handles all international affairs. They are generally exempt from US federal law and state and federal taxes, though this means they cannot vote in US or state elections. AINs are in full control of who can enter their territory and are understandably quite wary of outsiders. | |||
Most indigenous nations allow the use of Anglicized names for their territories on English language documents (e.g., accepting the name “Kanosoni” instead of “Kanǫhsyǫ́·ni” on English language documents), but some insist on using their autonym in all contexts (e.g., Îyiyû Ascî instead of Eeyou Istchee).{{collapse top|bg=#ccccff|title=States of the U.S.}} | |||
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===Political Parties=== | ===Political Parties=== | ||
{{Main|List of political parties in the United States (Manifest Destiny)}}The United States is considered a multiparty democracy with many different parties contesting federal, state, and local elections. Fourteen national parties have representation in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. The | {{Main|List of political parties in the United States (Manifest Destiny)}}The United States is considered a multiparty democracy with many different parties contesting federal, state, and local elections. Fourteen national parties have representation in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. The U.S. has six main political parties, Th | ||
* Farmer-Labor Party | |||
* Liberal Party (Think Rockefeller Republicans combined with Libertarians) | |||
* Republican Party (Pretty much just New England liberal Republicans like Phil Scott, Charlie Baker, Larry Hogan, etc) | |||
* Democratic Party (The Solid South is still alive and well in 2016, the party is probably the most socially conservative of the main 4 but is economically malleable) | |||
* Conservative Party (a collection of Southern-Midwestern Republicans, as well as elements from the American Solidarity Party) | |||
* Progressive Party (mostly modern OTL Democrats combines with the Green Party) | |||
The six above parties are the largest of the national parties and typically carry the most seats in all U.S. federal elections. The Republicans and Democrats also are the most likely to win executive elections, such as elections for U.S. President, although other parties have won in the past. | |||
Several political parties have risen which advocate for a certain group (ethnic, religious, or ) or region within the country. The largest of these parties is the Hispanic-oriented [[Unión Demócrata Cristiana]], which promotes Christian democracy in the United States. The Bloc Québécois, People's Democratic Movement, and Front Populaire are all regional political parties, although the Front Populaire does have some Calvanist religious leanings. There is the Black Panther Party and the Amerindian Movement, which are both ethnic parties. The Constitution Party pushes policies that are evangelical in nature but do not explicitly endorse one particular religion. | |||
In recent years, several new political parties with stronger partisan ideologies have formed or grown in size in the United States. This includes the [[National Party]] led by Donald Trump and Pierre Rutherford, the Libertarian Party led by Sarah Palin, and the [[Socialist Party]] led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others. At the same time, the [[Progressive-Green Party]], which advocates left-wing political ideologies, has grown in size since 2010. Political pundits have noted that the rise of such parties is due to the political polarization slowly occurring across the United States. | |||
===Elections=== | ===Elections=== | ||
===Foreign relations=== | ===Foreign relations=== | ||
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The United States has a special relationship with the United Kingdom due to geopolitical similarities, and shared global interests. The United States also has strong ties with India, Australia, Rhodesia, New Zealand, Japan and Israel. The United States also has strong diplomatic ties to the European Union and its member states, notably France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scadinavia, and Poland. The United States works closely with its fellow member states in the Cooperation of American Alliance Nations, North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, and the Organization of American States. The United States considers Mexico, Brazil, and Characas to be its most reliable allies in Latin America. | The United States has a special relationship with the United Kingdom due to geopolitical similarities, and shared global interests. The United States also has strong ties with India, Australia, Rhodesia, New Zealand, Japan and Israel. The United States also has strong diplomatic ties to the European Union and its member states, notably France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scadinavia, and Poland. The United States works closely with its fellow member states in the Cooperation of American Alliance Nations, North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, and the Organization of American States. The United States considers Mexico, Brazil, and Characas to be its most reliable allies in Latin America. | ||
A major shift in U.S. foreign policy since 1990 has been | A major shift in U.S. foreign policy since 1990 has been détente toward the Soviet Union. Following the reformation of the Soviet Union into the Union of People's Republics, the United States shifted its attitude from hostile to conciliatory, largely under the leadership of President Jesse Jackson and George W. Bush. The United States has attempted to integrate Russia into its global leadership framework with mixed success. The two countries continue to compete, however, the United States does not see Russia as a major geopolitical threat. Since the early 2000s, the United States has begun to see China as a major geopolitical threat, which has helped to shift concern from the UPR. | ||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Overall, the economy shows a strong trend towards an ‘ordoliberal’ regime, whereby there is a strong social safety net and government intervention is common where private enterprise fails (the rails, much more prevalent than OTl, are nationalized), but the market is free and the largest sector is that of small to medium businesses, though regional monopolies exist, especially in industrial sectors. Legislation is generally built on the basis of deploying commissions composed of legislators and experts in the field being discussed, and thus the Commonwealth has been at the cutting edge of technological innovation since the end of segregation, though it is often criticized for perhaps possessing too many commissions for rather frivolous subjects, such as the House Commission for the Regulation of Dimensions of Residential Log-Burners. | |||
The largest single employers are in the public sector, followed by small firms usually specializing in high-tech manufacturing and services. Construction, agriculture, and chemical refineries are important industries, and big oil is especially prevalent among the Gulf states. Mass manufacturing reached a peak a decade ago, but with wages steadily rising and cheaper alternatives being sought overseas in such countries as India, China, and Mexico, the Labor Coalition government has dedicated its resources to transitioning the economy to more sustainable industries. Much of the agricultural industry is still done on a plantation basis in the Deep South and Caribbean. | |||
==Infrastructure== | ==Infrastructure== | ||
===Transport=== | ===Transport=== | ||
The primary transport network in most cities consist of a light rail system, a bus system, and rail stations connecting cities together in tandem with freeways and highways. Cars and bikes are popular, but are often sidelined in favor of rail networks. | |||
====Roads==== | ====Roads==== | ||
Personal transport in the United States is dominated by automobiles, which operate on around 4.5 million miles (7.24 million kilometers) of public roads. The United States is the world's second largest automobile market, following China, and has the highest per-capita rate of vehicle ownership in the world. In 2017, there were 255,009,283 non-two-wheel motor vehicles, or about 910 vehicles per 1,000 people. In recent years, the United States has seen a decline in the passenger car and sedan market, with a significant rise in sport utility vehicles (SUV) and passenger trucks. | |||
Major national roads are part of the National Highway System which is a network of strategic highways designated by Congress. Within that, the Interstate Highway System, a national network of limited-access freeways i s a defining feature of American transportation. The network is spread across all states on the mainland, as well Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Hawaii, and the Capital District. Alternatively, the United States Numbered Highway System (U.S. Highway System), dating back to 1926, is a network of roads and highways that spans all U.S. states and territories on the mainland. While some roads within the U.S. Highway System are to freeway standards, many roads are to expressway or street standards. The U.S. Highway System is much larger than the Interstate Highway System and links rural communities as well as major cities. | |||
====Rail==== | ====Rail==== | ||
=====Passenger Rail===== | =====Passenger Rail===== | ||
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|caption = Racial groupings in the United States (2019) | |caption = Racial groupings in the United States (2019) | ||
|label1 = [[w:White Americans|White | |label1 = [[w:White Americans|White Columbian]] | ||
|value1 = 51.9 | |value1 = 51.9 | ||
|color1 = Blue | |color1 = Blue | ||
|label2 = [[w:African-Americans| | |label2 = [[w:African-Americans|Mixed-race Columbians]] | ||
|value2 = 20.4 | |value2 = 20.4 | ||
|color2 = Orange | |color2 = Orange | ||
|label3 = [[w:Hispanic| | |label3 = [[w:Hispanic|Afro-Columbians]] | ||
|value3 = 12.2 | |value3 = 12.2 | ||
|color3 = Purple | |color3 = Purple | ||
|label4 = [[w:Asian-Americans| | |label4 = [[w:Asian-Americans|First Nations]] | ||
|value4 = 8.4 | |value4 = 8.4 | ||
|color4 = Red | |color4 = Red | ||
|label5 = [[w:Mixed race Americans|Asian- | |label5 = [[w:Mixed race Americans|Asian-Columbians]] | ||
|value5 = 4.7 | |value5 = 4.7 | ||
|color5 = Green | |color5 = Green | ||
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}}The United States is a multicultural and multiethnic society, encompassing a vast land area and many waves of migration. Most Americans today are descended from migrants who settled in the country post-colonization, with indigenous peoples, such as Navajo, Cherokee, Lakotah, Inuit, Maya, and Alaskan Natives only making up a minority of the population. | }}The United States is a multicultural and multiethnic society, encompassing a vast land area and many waves of migration. Most Americans today are descended from migrants who settled in the country post-colonization, with indigenous peoples, such as Navajo, Cherokee, Lakotah, Inuit, Maya, and Alaskan Natives only making up a minority of the population. Whites are by far the largest racial group, ethnically-wise, they split between Anglos, who are those who could trace their lineage back to either the original 15 colonies or the British Isles in some form, and "Non-Anglo" Europeans, as well as Anatolians, Levantines, North Africans, and Latin Americans, with Germans being the largest European ethnic group there are many distinct groups, such as Ashkenazi-Americans, Pennsylvania Dutch, Hispanaphones in the Caribbean and Southwest, Francophones concentrated in regions such as Quebec, Lousiana, Acadia and Hispaniola, and German-Americans, many of whom still speak German as their native language. | ||
One of the other most significant groups are African-Americans, largely descended from slaves captured by Europeans and brought to colonies on the American continent during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. | One of the other most significant groups are African-Americans, largely descended from slaves captured by Europeans and brought to colonies on the American continent during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. | ||
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indigenous "Native Indians/First Nations" comprise of 10 percent | indigenous "Native Indians/First Nations" comprise of 10 percent | ||
The number of Columbians of mixed racial ancestry (including Hispanic Americans of | Asians are another major group, with large numbers first arriving as migrant laborers in the mid-to-late 19th century and then increasing substantially with the need to settle many of the Western territories | ||
The number of Columbians of mixed racial ancestry (including Hispanic Americans of Mestizo descent) is also growing as a result of increasing integration. | |||
According to the [[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Form]], the United States has the highest number of immigrants in the world. However, as a proportion to population, the United States ranks averagely among other wealthy nations. A 2019 poll conducted by [[w:Pew Research Center|Pew Research Center]] found that the majority of Americans have a favorable view of immigrants, a policy which is generally supported by the major American political parties. However, [[wp:Illegal immigration|illegal immigration]] is widely opposed among American conservatives and remains a major political debate. The United States has led the world in [[w:Third country resettlement|refugee resettlement]] for several decades, admitting more refugees than the rest of the world combined. | According to the [[w:World Economic Forum|World Economic Form]], the United States has the highest number of immigrants in the world. However, as a proportion to population, the United States ranks averagely among other wealthy nations. A 2019 poll conducted by [[w:Pew Research Center|Pew Research Center]] found that the majority of Americans have a favorable view of immigrants, a policy which is generally supported by the major American political parties. However, [[wp:Illegal immigration|illegal immigration]] is widely opposed among American conservatives and remains a major political debate. The United States has led the world in [[w:Third country resettlement|refugee resettlement]] for several decades, admitting more refugees than the rest of the world combined. | ||
The vast majority of Columbians live in either {{wpl|Urban area|urban}} or {{wpl|Suburb|suburban areas}}. Ten cities in the United States have a population greater than two million (namely {{wpl|New York City|Metropolis}}, {{wpl|Los Angeles}}, {{wpl|San Fransico}}, {{wpl|Chicago}}, {{wpl|Houston}}, {{wpl|Toronto}}, [[Toldeo]], {{wpl|Santo Domingo}}, {{wpl|Havana}}, and [[St. Ann]]). Many metropolitan areas, particularly in the southern United States are rapidly expanding. | The vast majority of Columbians live in either {{wpl|Urban area|urban}} or {{wpl|Suburb|suburban areas}}. Ten cities in the United States have a population greater than two million (namely {{wpl|New York City|Metropolis}}, {{wpl|Los Angeles}}, {{wpl|San Fransico}}, {{wpl|Chicago}}, {{wpl|Houston}}, {{wpl|Toronto}}, [[Toldeo|Toledo]], {{wpl|Santo Domingo}}, {{wpl|Havana}}, and [[St. Ann]]). Many metropolitan areas, particularly in the southern United States are rapidly expanding. | ||
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School attendance or registration for home school is mandatory for all students across the United States. As state and local governments have control over most education policies, laws vary between states. However, most students must attend school from when they enter Kindergarten at around 5 until they reach 18-years-old, bringing them through the twelfth grade. Several states allow for students to leave school after reaching 16, however, the Department of Education and Research has been working for states to raise those standards. While many Americans attend publicly funded schools, around 16% are enrolled in Parochial or nonsectarian private schools. A system of apprenticeship called National Guild Association leads to a skilled qualification which is almost comparable to an academic degree. It allows students in vocational training to learn in a company as well as in a state-run trade school. This model is well regarded and reproduced all around the world. | School attendance or registration for home school is mandatory for all students across the United States. As state and local governments have control over most education policies, laws vary between states. However, most students must attend school from when they enter Kindergarten at around 5 until they reach 18-years-old, bringing them through the twelfth grade. Several states allow for students to leave school after reaching 16, however, the Department of Education and Research has been working for states to raise those standards. While many Americans attend publicly funded schools, around 16% are enrolled in Parochial or nonsectarian private schools. A system of apprenticeship called National Guild Association leads to a skilled qualification which is almost comparable to an academic degree. It allows students in vocational training to learn in a company as well as in a state-run trade school. This model is well regarded and reproduced all around the world. | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
The United States is by far both the most religious and the most secular nation in the world. Most if not, all of the world's major religions can be found in the United States, with the largest religion by far being Christianity and its denominations/religions derived from it. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and forbids Congress from passing laws respecting its establishment. A large variety of faiths have historically flourished within the country. As of the 2020 United States Census | |||
Protestantism dominates the continental United States, with several Protestant denominations such as Evangelicals, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and Anglicans. In the Caribbean and Southwest, Roman Catholicism is predominant due to Spanish heritage. | Protestantism dominates the continental United States, with several Protestant denominations such as Evangelicals, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and Anglicans. In the Caribbean and Southwest, Roman Catholicism is predominant due to Spanish heritage. | ||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
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}}English is formally recognized as the official language of the federal government,In every state English is mandated to be an official language for the purposes of communication and documentation for the federal government, though states are entitled to choose additional official languages. nonofficial language is given some legal status in state courts, but not fully official status. Five states and four territories have recognized local or indigenous languages in addition English and French, including Hawaii (Hawaiian), Alaska (20 native languages), Dakota (Sioux), American Samoa (Samoan), Texas (German), , Mariana Islands (Chamorro and Carolinian), The Grenadines (English and French Creole languages), Yukon (Gwichʼin), Northwest Territories (Nine native languages), and Nunavut (Inuit languages). A multitude of additional languages are also spoken by Americans, most notably Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, and German. | }}English is formally recognized as the official language of the federal government, In every state, English is mandated to be an official language for the purposes of communication and documentation for the federal government, though states are entitled to choose additional official languages. nonofficial language is given some legal status in state courts, but not fully official status. Five states and four territories have recognized local or indigenous languages in addition English and French, including Hawaii (Hawaiian), Alaska (20 native languages), Dakota (Sioux), American Samoa (Samoan), Texas (German), , Mariana Islands (Chamorro and Carolinian), The Grenadines (English and French Creole languages), Yukon (Gwichʼin), Northwest Territories (Nine native languages), and Nunavut (Inuit languages). A multitude of additional languages are also spoken by Americans, most notably Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Yiddish, and German. | ||
Due to the physical separation of the Francophone areas of the United States, there are four major dialects of French within the country. | Due to the physical separation of the Francophone areas of the United States, there are four major dialects of French within the country. Acadian French, most prominent in Quebec, Canada, New Hampshire, Acadia, and Vermont developed from French settlements along the Saint Lawerence River. Cajun French is spoken in Acadiana, Louisiana, West Florida, and Arkansas. Efforts to preserve Cajun French were much more successful in this timeline. Today, it enjoys co-official status in Louisiana and is used in many bilingual public schools. Carolinian French, most prominent in the Southern United States, is considered a dialect of French but has some semblance of Occitan. This is due to the fact that many of those who settled in French Carolina came from southern France. Haitian French is spoken in the Republic of Haiti, and the State of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and East Florida, and has influenced . All four dialects have distinctive linguistic features, however, they are considered to be mutually understandable to each other. Additionally, some residents of Caribbean states and territories speak a French-based creole language, derived from French colonization of those islands. | ||
Spanish is also recognized as a co-official language in 25 states. Like French, there are two dialects of Spanish, Chicano Spanish is spoken primarily in the American Southwest, while Caribbean Spanish is spoken the Caribbean (and parts of | Spanish is also recognized as a co-official language in 25 states. Like French, there are two dialects of Spanish, Chicano Spanish is spoken primarily in the American Southwest, while Caribbean Spanish is spoken in the Caribbean (and parts of Pantanosa). American Spanish is differentiated from other varieties of Latin American Spanish by the high frequency of English loanwords (ex: "parquear" instead of "estacionar"). The upside-down question mark ("¿") and exclamation mark ("¡") are also not used. Additionally, abbreviations of plural words are not doubled (ex: Estados Unidos becomes E.U. instead of EE.UU. like in other Spanish varieties). For these reasons, many Latin Americans refer to American Spanish as "Inglañol" ("Spanglish"). | ||
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 mandates that all election materials be available in both English, French, and Spanish, as well as all other languages that are spoken by more than 5% of the local population. Per the Languages in Schools Act of 1959, students who speak either English | The Voting Rights Act of 1965 mandates that all election materials be available in both English, French, and Spanish, as well as all other languages that are spoken by more than 5% of the local population. Per the Languages in Schools Act of 1959, students who speak either English, French, or Spanish are entitled to school instruction in their native language. However, the Supreme Court Case Baxter v. Mobile Public Schools ruled that separate schools for different languages were inherently unconstitutional. | ||
American Sign Language is the most prominent sign language in the United States, especially among Anglophone communities. French-American Sign Language and Hispano-American Sign Language are also popular, primarily in their respective Francophone and Hispanophone communities. The United States is home to many other sign languages, some of which are indigenous. | American Sign Language is the most prominent sign language in the United States, especially among Anglophone communities. French-American Sign Language and Hispano-American Sign Language are also popular, primarily in their respective Francophone and Hispanophone communities. The United States is home to many other sign languages, some of which are indigenous. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
Columbian culture has been shaped by many factors, including English colonialism, the Revolutionary War, its history as a western liberal democracy and a major power; as well as being a political union of states with each preserving elements of distinctive political traditions and political identities. Although Brittonic culture can be considered "dominant", or the "base" of today's Columbian society, it is also strongly influenced by African, indigenous, Asian, Latin American, and other European peoples and their respective cultural pedigrees. | |||
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Much of Columbia’s film industry is centered in three cities: Los Angeles, Biscayne, Havana, Metropolis, Detroit and Miami | |||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[U.S. states (Manifest Destiny)|U.S. states]] | *[[U.S. states (Manifest Destiny Max)|U.S. states]] | ||
*[[List of U.S. presidents (Manifest Destiny)|List of U.S. presidents | *[[List of U.S. presidents (Manifest Destiny Max)|List of U.S. presidents]] | ||
*[[List of U.S. chancellors (Manifest Destiny Max)|List of U.S. chancellors]] | |||
*[[List of U.S. chancellors (Manifest Destiny)|List of U.S. chancellors]] | |||
[[Category:Manifest Destiny Max]] | [[Category:Manifest Destiny Max]] | ||
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United States of Columbia | |
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Flag | |
Motto: Other traditional mottos:
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Anthem: "Hail, Columbia" | |
Capital | Liberta |
Largest city | Metropoolis |
Official languages | None at the federal level |
Recognised national languages | English (lingua franca) |
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Religion (2020) |
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Demonym(s) | Columbian |
Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Justin Trudeau |
• Vice President | Elizabeth Warren |
• Prime Minister | Nikki Haley |
• Chancellor | Kamala Harris |
• Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
• Chief Justice | Brandon Fritzgerald |
Legislature | Congress |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
"Independence [from Great Britain]" | |
Population | |
• (2022) estimate | 470,938,000 |
• (2022) census | 470,938,452 |
Calling code | +1 |
Columbia, officially, the Federation of the United States of Columbia (also called the United States, the US, or the U.S.A.) is a federal constitutionalist republic comprised of states, 8 republics, nine incorporated territories, and a federal district. Situated mainly on the North American continent, the 48 contiguous states are commonly referred to as the 'main 48', or the 'upper 48', while the remaining 11 are non-contiguous. Though three (Yucatan, Belize, and Panama) are geographically part of North America, the remainder are part of or entirely comprised of islands. The United States shares borders with Mexico to the south, Central America to the west and Colombia to the east (Panama), as well as maritime borders with the West Indies to the southeast of Puerto Rico and to the north and south of Guadeloupe & Martinique.
The United States enter into a four-way Cold War between the Imperial Federation, the German Reich, and the Soviet Union.
As of today, the United States has a population of 471.3 million, ranking at third in world population, behind only India and China. By area, the United States' territory comprises roughly a third of continental North America, as well as multiple unincorporated territories in the Caribbean and South Pacific. The United States has been described "the melting pot of the world", possessing a highly diverse, multi-ethnic culture with European, African, Asian, Hispanic, and indigenous influences.
Columbia is a highly developed country and boasts the largest economy in the world. The economy is fueled primarily by an abundance of natural resources and high worker productivity. It's economy, though considered to be post-industrial, continues to be one of the world's largest manufacturers of goods. It is the world's foremost economic and military power, boasting the largest navy, is a prominent political and cultural force, and is a leader in scientific and technological innovation.
The United States is a member of the G11, G30, NATO, and is a permanent (and founding) member of the World Assembly, with which it carries considerable weight in the Security Council. America possesses the seventh-largest military in the world by number of troops and the largest air force and navy, as well as the status of one of the world's ranked superpowers. It is also a nuclear weapons state and possesses the second-largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world, with a total stockpile of 6,500 warheads, behind only the Soviet Union's 9,000.
Etymology
The name Columbia is derived from the name of the famous Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. The suffix -ia in Latin can be translated to 'land of', so the name Columbia can be translated as 'land of Columbus'. Columbia is also the name of the female personification of the Empire.
History
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Indigenous peoples and pre-Columbian history
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European settlement
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American Revolution (1775-1783)
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Independence and Constitution (1783 & 1787)
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Early National Years (1789-1849)
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Growth of the Union (1812-1889)
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Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
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A Growing Divide (1849-1860)
1.9
Civil War (1861-1865)
Irreconcilable sectional conflict regarding the enslavement of Africans and African Americans ultimately led to the American Civil War. With the 1857 election of Republican John Freemont, the impeachment of President Atchison, and him claiming "extensive fraud" in the election, conventions in several slave states declared secession and formed the Union of Independent States (the "South", the "Dixie-Caribbean" or the "Confederacy"), while the federal government (the "Union") maintained that secession was illegal. the Confederacy initiated military conflict by bombarding Fort Sumter, a federal garrison in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The ensuing American Civil War fought between 1861 and 1865 became the deadliest military conflict in American history.
Restoration (1866-1879)
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Rise to World Power (1879-1918)
1.12
World War I (1915-1919)
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Inter-war period (1919-1941)
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World War II (1941-1945)
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Cold War (1946-1993)
These three nations emerged as dominant powers in Europe, each forming distinct blocs based on their alliances and ideologies. This period witnessed a stark division between Columbian liberalism, German fascism, British imperialism, and Soviet communism, shaping the dynamics of the latter half of the twentieth century.
Domestic Changes (1952-1980)
End of the Cold War (1993)
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Modern Times (1991-Present)
With the decline of the Soviet Union, Columbia is the world's hyperpower.
However, in 1995, he faced impeachment after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women emerged, thus being succeeded by Vice President Bob Kasten.
Vilsack was ultimately elected president without a runoff, securing many traditionally conservative states such as Texas and Alberta. Liberal's also gained seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives, giving Vilsack a mandate.
Healthcare reform became a keystone issue for the Vilsack administration, as was reducing poverty in the United States. The Social Safety Net and Security Act passed in 1997 increased funding for social security and Medicare, along with providing various tax breaks and credits to low-income individuals. More importantly, Vilsack was able to debut and pass the United States Comprehensive Health Insurance Act, commonly known as "Americare". The Medicare program was reformed so that the United States government paid a percentage of health insurance bills depending on household income. The bill was quite controversial in the press but managed to pass a Liberal-Republican-dominated Continental Congress. Vilssack was also able to set national education standards through the No Child Left Behind Act in 1998. Vilsack continued to lead a growing economy characterized by stable monetary rates, the introduction of the internet, and high public spending. In the 2000 United States presidential election, Liberals nominated Senator Newt Gengrich, who ran on a platform of reducing the deficit and ending the "Americare" program. The Conservative Party nominated Patrick Buchanan, who ran a mildly successful campaign. Vilsack won the presidential election by a much closer margin but was able to edge out Gingrich and Buchanan.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists from the group Al-Qaeda struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in a coordinated attack, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. In response, President Richards authorized the War in Pashtunistan in October 2001. This war constituted a large War on Terror, launched by the Vilsack Administration.
in 2008 Joe Biden
In 2016, Ben Carson, a Republican, was elected president, with his presidency marred with controversy. He has increased travel restrictions on Tropico and Nicaragua and, in May 2018, pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement. Domestically, he tried to dramatically reduce the federal government and devolve many of its functions to state and local governments, which draws a lot of criticism from Progressives and Conservatives.
In 2024, Tucker Carlsen, a former news corepsondent from BVB News, was elected president.
Geography
Climate
Environment
Politics and government
The United States is a representative democracy and is considered full democracy alongside countries such as Australia and Norway. The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances which are a defining feature in the United States Constitution, the country's supreme legal document.
Government
The United States has two major federal political coalitions. The Main Street Coalition (often shortened to the Coalition), a right-wing alliance is led by the centrist Republican Party. Smaller parties within the coalition include the Reform Party, Libertarian Party, Unión Demócrata Cristiana. The left-wing Alliance for Progress (often shortened to the Alliance) is led by the centre-left Farmer-Labor Party. Other parties within the coalition include the Progressive Party, and Green Party. The American First Union (often shortened to the Union), a right-wing alliance is led by the centre-right Democratic Party. Smaller parties within the coalition include the Social Credit Party, Constitution Party, and TBA.
States and territories
The United States is composed of 110 states, ten inhabited territories, one federal district, three federal cities, and several uninhabited territories. In most respects, all of the territories function as states, except they do not hold seats in the Senate.
Each state has their own legislature — unicameral in Platte, Nakota and Athabasca, and bicameral in the remaining states. The states are sovereign entities, although bounded to certain powers of the federal government as defined by the Constitution. The head of government in each state and territory is known as the Premier, although they are known as a Chief Minister in many territories. The President is represented in each state by a Governor, who is appointed by the President on the advice and consent of the legislature. In the territories, a Commissioner is appointed by the Chancellor on the advice and consent of the territorial legislature.
The United States also has three city-states, Angeles, Bayside, and Chicagoland,
The United States government directly controls several uninhabited territories: Baker Island, Howland Island, Palmyra Atoll, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, and Navassa Island. These territories do not have any self-governance and their policy only comes from the federal government.
Autonomous Indigenous Nations (AINs) are nominally sovereign nations that have full jurisdiction within their borders; they can make their own constitutions, official languages, and judicial bodies, though the US handles all international affairs. They are generally exempt from US federal law and state and federal taxes, though this means they cannot vote in US or state elections. AINs are in full control of who can enter their territory and are understandably quite wary of outsiders.
Most indigenous nations allow the use of Anglicized names for their territories on English language documents (e.g., accepting the name “Kanosoni” instead of “Kanǫhsyǫ́·ni” on English language documents), but some insist on using their autonym in all contexts (e.g., Îyiyû Ascî instead of Eeyou Istchee).
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Political Parties
The United States is considered a multiparty democracy with many different parties contesting federal, state, and local elections. Fourteen national parties have representation in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. The U.S. has six main political parties, Th
- Farmer-Labor Party
- Liberal Party (Think Rockefeller Republicans combined with Libertarians)
- Republican Party (Pretty much just New England liberal Republicans like Phil Scott, Charlie Baker, Larry Hogan, etc)
- Democratic Party (The Solid South is still alive and well in 2016, the party is probably the most socially conservative of the main 4 but is economically malleable)
- Conservative Party (a collection of Southern-Midwestern Republicans, as well as elements from the American Solidarity Party)
- Progressive Party (mostly modern OTL Democrats combines with the Green Party)
The six above parties are the largest of the national parties and typically carry the most seats in all U.S. federal elections. The Republicans and Democrats also are the most likely to win executive elections, such as elections for U.S. President, although other parties have won in the past.
Several political parties have risen which advocate for a certain group (ethnic, religious, or ) or region within the country. The largest of these parties is the Hispanic-oriented Unión Demócrata Cristiana, which promotes Christian democracy in the United States. The Bloc Québécois, People's Democratic Movement, and Front Populaire are all regional political parties, although the Front Populaire does have some Calvanist religious leanings. There is the Black Panther Party and the Amerindian Movement, which are both ethnic parties. The Constitution Party pushes policies that are evangelical in nature but do not explicitly endorse one particular religion.
In recent years, several new political parties with stronger partisan ideologies have formed or grown in size in the United States. This includes the National Party led by Donald Trump and Pierre Rutherford, the Libertarian Party led by Sarah Palin, and the Socialist Party led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others. At the same time, the Progressive-Green Party, which advocates left-wing political ideologies, has grown in size since 2010. Political pundits have noted that the rise of such parties is due to the political polarization slowly occurring across the United States.
Elections
Foreign relations
The United States has an established structure of foreign relations. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The United States is a member of the Alliance of Independent Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, G8, G20, and OECD where it takes leading roles.
Cambridge hosts embassies from nearly all countries in the world and many American cities host consulates. Likewise, the United States also has embassy's in nearly every nation across the globe. The United States does not have formal diplomatic relations with the UAR, Bhutan, Korea, and the Federal Republic of China and U.S. diplomats often work through alternative channels.
The United States has a special relationship with the United Kingdom due to geopolitical similarities, and shared global interests. The United States also has strong ties with India, Australia, Rhodesia, New Zealand, Japan and Israel. The United States also has strong diplomatic ties to the European Union and its member states, notably France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scadinavia, and Poland. The United States works closely with its fellow member states in the Cooperation of American Alliance Nations, North American Free Trade Agreement, NATO, and the Organization of American States. The United States considers Mexico, Brazil, and Characas to be its most reliable allies in Latin America.
A major shift in U.S. foreign policy since 1990 has been détente toward the Soviet Union. Following the reformation of the Soviet Union into the Union of People's Republics, the United States shifted its attitude from hostile to conciliatory, largely under the leadership of President Jesse Jackson and George W. Bush. The United States has attempted to integrate Russia into its global leadership framework with mixed success. The two countries continue to compete, however, the United States does not see Russia as a major geopolitical threat. Since the early 2000s, the United States has begun to see China as a major geopolitical threat, which has helped to shift concern from the UPR.
Military
Economy
Overall, the economy shows a strong trend towards an ‘ordoliberal’ regime, whereby there is a strong social safety net and government intervention is common where private enterprise fails (the rails, much more prevalent than OTl, are nationalized), but the market is free and the largest sector is that of small to medium businesses, though regional monopolies exist, especially in industrial sectors. Legislation is generally built on the basis of deploying commissions composed of legislators and experts in the field being discussed, and thus the Commonwealth has been at the cutting edge of technological innovation since the end of segregation, though it is often criticized for perhaps possessing too many commissions for rather frivolous subjects, such as the House Commission for the Regulation of Dimensions of Residential Log-Burners.
The largest single employers are in the public sector, followed by small firms usually specializing in high-tech manufacturing and services. Construction, agriculture, and chemical refineries are important industries, and big oil is especially prevalent among the Gulf states. Mass manufacturing reached a peak a decade ago, but with wages steadily rising and cheaper alternatives being sought overseas in such countries as India, China, and Mexico, the Labor Coalition government has dedicated its resources to transitioning the economy to more sustainable industries. Much of the agricultural industry is still done on a plantation basis in the Deep South and Caribbean.
Infrastructure
Transport
The primary transport network in most cities consist of a light rail system, a bus system, and rail stations connecting cities together in tandem with freeways and highways. Cars and bikes are popular, but are often sidelined in favor of rail networks.
Roads
Personal transport in the United States is dominated by automobiles, which operate on around 4.5 million miles (7.24 million kilometers) of public roads. The United States is the world's second largest automobile market, following China, and has the highest per-capita rate of vehicle ownership in the world. In 2017, there were 255,009,283 non-two-wheel motor vehicles, or about 910 vehicles per 1,000 people. In recent years, the United States has seen a decline in the passenger car and sedan market, with a significant rise in sport utility vehicles (SUV) and passenger trucks.
Major national roads are part of the National Highway System which is a network of strategic highways designated by Congress. Within that, the Interstate Highway System, a national network of limited-access freeways i s a defining feature of American transportation. The network is spread across all states on the mainland, as well Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Hawaii, and the Capital District. Alternatively, the United States Numbered Highway System (U.S. Highway System), dating back to 1926, is a network of roads and highways that spans all U.S. states and territories on the mainland. While some roads within the U.S. Highway System are to freeway standards, many roads are to expressway or street standards. The U.S. Highway System is much larger than the Interstate Highway System and links rural communities as well as major cities.
Rail
Passenger Rail
Freight Rail
Water transportation
Aviation
Demographics
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of the United States is 404,294,209, as of July 1, 2020. The United States is the third most populous country in the world behind China and India, and ahead of Japan and the Philippines. The main drivers of population in the United States is immigration and to a lesser extent, natural growth.
Population
The United States is a multicultural and multiethnic society, encompassing a vast land area and many waves of migration. Most Americans today are descended from migrants who settled in the country post-colonization, with indigenous peoples, such as Navajo, Cherokee, Lakotah, Inuit, Maya, and Alaskan Natives only making up a minority of the population. Whites are by far the largest racial group, ethnically-wise, they split between Anglos, who are those who could trace their lineage back to either the original 15 colonies or the British Isles in some form, and "Non-Anglo" Europeans, as well as Anatolians, Levantines, North Africans, and Latin Americans, with Germans being the largest European ethnic group there are many distinct groups, such as Ashkenazi-Americans, Pennsylvania Dutch, Hispanaphones in the Caribbean and Southwest, Francophones concentrated in regions such as Quebec, Lousiana, Acadia and Hispaniola, and German-Americans, many of whom still speak German as their native language.
One of the other most significant groups are African-Americans, largely descended from slaves captured by Europeans and brought to colonies on the American continent during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
indigenous "Native Indians/First Nations" comprise of 10 percent
Asians are another major group, with large numbers first arriving as migrant laborers in the mid-to-late 19th century and then increasing substantially with the need to settle many of the Western territories
The number of Columbians of mixed racial ancestry (including Hispanic Americans of Mestizo descent) is also growing as a result of increasing integration.
According to the World Economic Form, the United States has the highest number of immigrants in the world. However, as a proportion to population, the United States ranks averagely among other wealthy nations. A 2019 poll conducted by Pew Research Center found that the majority of Americans have a favorable view of immigrants, a policy which is generally supported by the major American political parties. However, illegal immigration is widely opposed among American conservatives and remains a major political debate. The United States has led the world in refugee resettlement for several decades, admitting more refugees than the rest of the world combined.
The vast majority of Columbians live in either urban or suburban areas. Ten cities in the United States have a population greater than two million (namely Metropolis, Los Angeles, San Fransico, Chicago, Houston, Toronto, Toledo, Santo Domingo, Havana, and St. Ann). Many metropolitan areas, particularly in the southern United States are rapidly expanding.
Health
Education
School attendance or registration for home school is mandatory for all students across the United States. As state and local governments have control over most education policies, laws vary between states. However, most students must attend school from when they enter Kindergarten at around 5 until they reach 18-years-old, bringing them through the twelfth grade. Several states allow for students to leave school after reaching 16, however, the Department of Education and Research has been working for states to raise those standards. While many Americans attend publicly funded schools, around 16% are enrolled in Parochial or nonsectarian private schools. A system of apprenticeship called National Guild Association leads to a skilled qualification which is almost comparable to an academic degree. It allows students in vocational training to learn in a company as well as in a state-run trade school. This model is well regarded and reproduced all around the world.
Religion
The United States is by far both the most religious and the most secular nation in the world. Most if not, all of the world's major religions can be found in the United States, with the largest religion by far being Christianity and its denominations/religions derived from it. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and forbids Congress from passing laws respecting its establishment. A large variety of faiths have historically flourished within the country. As of the 2020 United States Census
Protestantism dominates the continental United States, with several Protestant denominations such as Evangelicals, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and Anglicans. In the Caribbean and Southwest, Roman Catholicism is predominant due to Spanish heritage.
Language
English is formally recognized as the official language of the federal government, In every state, English is mandated to be an official language for the purposes of communication and documentation for the federal government, though states are entitled to choose additional official languages. nonofficial language is given some legal status in state courts, but not fully official status. Five states and four territories have recognized local or indigenous languages in addition English and French, including Hawaii (Hawaiian), Alaska (20 native languages), Dakota (Sioux), American Samoa (Samoan), Texas (German), , Mariana Islands (Chamorro and Carolinian), The Grenadines (English and French Creole languages), Yukon (Gwichʼin), Northwest Territories (Nine native languages), and Nunavut (Inuit languages). A multitude of additional languages are also spoken by Americans, most notably Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Yiddish, and German.
Due to the physical separation of the Francophone areas of the United States, there are four major dialects of French within the country. Acadian French, most prominent in Quebec, Canada, New Hampshire, Acadia, and Vermont developed from French settlements along the Saint Lawerence River. Cajun French is spoken in Acadiana, Louisiana, West Florida, and Arkansas. Efforts to preserve Cajun French were much more successful in this timeline. Today, it enjoys co-official status in Louisiana and is used in many bilingual public schools. Carolinian French, most prominent in the Southern United States, is considered a dialect of French but has some semblance of Occitan. This is due to the fact that many of those who settled in French Carolina came from southern France. Haitian French is spoken in the Republic of Haiti, and the State of Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and East Florida, and has influenced . All four dialects have distinctive linguistic features, however, they are considered to be mutually understandable to each other. Additionally, some residents of Caribbean states and territories speak a French-based creole language, derived from French colonization of those islands.
Spanish is also recognized as a co-official language in 25 states. Like French, there are two dialects of Spanish, Chicano Spanish is spoken primarily in the American Southwest, while Caribbean Spanish is spoken in the Caribbean (and parts of Pantanosa). American Spanish is differentiated from other varieties of Latin American Spanish by the high frequency of English loanwords (ex: "parquear" instead of "estacionar"). The upside-down question mark ("¿") and exclamation mark ("¡") are also not used. Additionally, abbreviations of plural words are not doubled (ex: Estados Unidos becomes E.U. instead of EE.UU. like in other Spanish varieties). For these reasons, many Latin Americans refer to American Spanish as "Inglañol" ("Spanglish").
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 mandates that all election materials be available in both English, French, and Spanish, as well as all other languages that are spoken by more than 5% of the local population. Per the Languages in Schools Act of 1959, students who speak either English, French, or Spanish are entitled to school instruction in their native language. However, the Supreme Court Case Baxter v. Mobile Public Schools ruled that separate schools for different languages were inherently unconstitutional.
American Sign Language is the most prominent sign language in the United States, especially among Anglophone communities. French-American Sign Language and Hispano-American Sign Language are also popular, primarily in their respective Francophone and Hispanophone communities. The United States is home to many other sign languages, some of which are indigenous.
Culture
Columbian culture has been shaped by many factors, including English colonialism, the Revolutionary War, its history as a western liberal democracy and a major power; as well as being a political union of states with each preserving elements of distinctive political traditions and political identities. Although Brittonic culture can be considered "dominant", or the "base" of today's Columbian society, it is also strongly influenced by African, indigenous, Asian, Latin American, and other European peoples and their respective cultural pedigrees.
Art and literature
Philosophy
Food and cuisine
Music
Cinema and television
Much of Columbia’s film industry is centered in three cities: Los Angeles, Biscayne, Havana, Metropolis, Detroit and Miami