United Settlements of Libertalia
"The United Settlements in recent years has become more and more involved in world politics and still is the sole superpower in all of Remnant with Atlas trailing closely behind. This is a country all terrorists, gangs, and rouge nations should look out for."- New Yorkshire Post article excerpt
The United Settlements of Libertalia(USL), commonly known as the United Settlements (U.S. or US) or Libertalian Settlement Union, is a country located in the northern, southern, eastern sides of Sanus. It consists of 50 settlements, a federal settlement district, and 3 major self-governing territories. They are known all over Remnant for their military strength, racial diversity, and excellent weapon quality. The United Settlements are one of the most populous countries in Remnant (2070 survey: 308,755,538). It established itself as a world power many years after the Great War through the creation of its highly sophisticated, and deadly military. The United Settlements is a federal republic and a representative democracy. It is a founding member of the United Remnant Council, the Remnant World Bank, and the United Remnant Treaty Organization (URTO). As a highly developed country, the United Settlements is one of the largest economies in Remnant and accounts for approximately a quarter of global gross domestic product. The United Settlements is also one of the largest importers and exporters in all of Remnant, exporting guns, ammunition, armored vehicles, agricultural items, and many other items. Unlike the rest of Remnant, the United Settlements uses a different year naming format to count the passing years, the US uses the Modern Era label to count years.
Culture
It is difficult to narrow down Libertalian culture as it is considered one of the cultural melting pots of Remnant. Libertalian food culture blends different cuisines from different kingdoms and ethnicities. Libertalians believe in freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. Traditionally Libertalian s have been characterized by their strong work ethic, competitiveness, and individualism. From a young age, Libertalians are taught to never give up and always fight for what they believe in whenever that's in a classroom or out on the battlefield. The Libertalian Dream, or the perception that Libertalians enjoy high social mobility, plays a key role in attracting immigrants from other countries. Libertalians also go through a 4-year mandatory military service to build up one's character and pride in the country and to help provide education.
History
Origins: The United Settlements were formed by 7 men named Gregory Washington, Alex Hamilton, Ben Franklin, Samuel Adam, Tomaz Jefferson, Jacob Madison, and Jonathan Jay in the summer of early July. They formed this country in response to combat the aggressive nature of the early Atlesian kingdom. After an incident in 1 of the 13 settlements, a group of Atlesian soldiers attacked a settlement and killed multiple civilians. In response to this, the 7 men organized a militia and went to war against the Kingdom of Atlas before signing a ceasefire and then ultimately a peace treaty with the King of Atlas in 1780. The United Settlements is considered one of the youngest countries to be formed with the Kingdom of Atlas being the youngest. With the victory of the United Settlements against the Kingdom of Atlas, it showed the world that the newly formed country will do anything to ensure its freedom and independence
American Civil War: In 1861 the United Settlements underwent sectional conflict in regards to Faunus mistreatment in the Settlements of Texacana, Akansa, Louisiane, Tanasi, Misi-Ziibi, Alba, Gruzia, Tierra Flores, South Carolus, North Carolus, and Virginius, as well as the killing of a prominent Faunus activist by an anti-Faunus extremist. The newly-formed Confederate Settlements of Libertalia seceded from the United Settlements and declared war against them 4 months after secession. The war went on for 5 years before ending in the fall of 1867. This was one of Libertalia's bloodiest wars and was fought with a total of 1,000,000+ Libertalians dead or missing. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Libertalian military occupied the Settlements involved with the CSL for 5 years and suspended all voting rights for 2 1/2 years for the Settlements. Over 2,500,000 Faunus' were given more rights and were allowed to vote and run larger businesses. The Civil War was amongst the earliest industrial wars. New weapons and technologies were created during and after the war. The war claimed 20% of all Libertalian lives aged 18-45. After the war, Faunus's were granted rights unforeseen in Remnant and Libertalia develops its first dual-purpose weapons in the form of the M1865 Artillery Saber and the Model 1867 Dragoon Saber. The CSL settlements were annexed by the federal government and kept under federal control for 5 years. There was relative peace amongst the US for 56 years until their involvement in the Great War.
Involvement in the Great War: Many years after the Homeland Wars with the Kingdom of Atlas, the United Settlements of Libertalia found themselves once again in the midst and on the horizon of yet another overseas war with the country. The United Settlements first provided materiel support to the armies of Vacuo and Vale in the form of 25000 Model 1880 Muskets and 1500 1885 New Haven Repeating Rifles and 150 Little Willie tanks, and 100 naval gunships. They didn't become involved militarily until the Valean Military Intelligence Service (VMIS) gave a telegram that would be known as the Mercury Telegram to the US Ambassador to Vale with the telegram issuing orders to Atlesian Naval warships that were positioned 1000 miles offshore from the industrial zones of Cali, Olympia, and Salem and were preparing for an attack on the United Settlements. The United Settlements quickly mobilized their armed forces on April 6, 1917, and soon went to war against Atlas and its allies. Libertalia's first battle was the Battle of Roye on May 28 in Eastern Mistral, American forces containing the 28th Infantry Regiment, and 2 companies of the 18th Infantry engaged the Eastern Mistralian Home Guard in the coastal town of Roye and took the town within 30 minutes. The first Mistralian counter-attack occurred the next morning at 8:30 am with the Mistralian 8th Army flanking the new Libertalian right side but was easily repulsed by Libertalian forces. At 17:10 the first large-scale counter-attack took place, and a company of the 1st Battalion of the 26th Infantry Corps commanded by Theo Velt Jr. was used to reinforce a weak spot in the Libertalian line. Another Mistralian counterattack at 18:40 was also repulsed by a combination of artillery and infantry defensive fire. A series of Mistralian counterattacks were repulsed over the next 2 days and were also defeated by defending Libertalian forces. The US held onto the town with a loss of 1603 casualties, including 200 KIA; they also captured 250 Mistralian prisoners. The Libertalian success at Roye assured the Valean and Vacuo forces that the Libertalian armed forces could be depended upon in the offensive to take the Mistralian capital. The US also engaged the Atlesian Navy in the Strait of Vale on October 15, 1917, and was considered the Settlement's first victory on the high seas. The US destroyers Cassin and Eagle commanded by Lt Commander W.N Vermon and Lt Commander Bristol Coal encountered the Atlesian submarines Leviathan and Cetus off Emerald Point on the northern coast of the Kingdom of Vale. After pursuing the submarines for an hour, the Atlesian submarine Leviathan turned around and fired two torpedos, with one of them striking the Cassin on the port side. After the first torpedo impact Gunner's Mate 1st class Ingram Blue noticed the second incoming torpedo and warned the DC-gun crew, who began to fire depth charges preventing the second torpedo from impacting the USS Eagle. Both US ships began to drop depth charges onto the submarines and forced them to surface, resulting in the sinking of the Leviathan and the Cetus by the USS Cassin and Eagle. The USS Cassin would later succumb to its damages and sink on the way back to an allied Valean port, all crew would survive its sinking. The Great War ended after the signing of the Vytal Peace Accord on the Island of Vytal.
Libertalian-Atlesian Conflict- On December 7, 1941, the Atlesian military forces launched a surprise attack against the Settlement of Alyáska in the Northern Sea for reasons unknown (presumed to be due to territory disputes or Atlas Expansionism). At 5:45 A.M. all contact with the Governor of Alyáska ceased and the government of the United Settlements dispatched the USS Juno light cruiser, USS New Yorkshire Amphibious Transport Battleship and the USS Cali Battleship to investigate, when they approached the island they were attacked by the ANAS(Atlesian Naval Airship)-Mantle and the ANAS-Solitas and were able to heavily damage and sink the USS Helena and deal moderate damage to the USS New Yorkshire and USS Cali causing them to retreat to the Settlement of Olympia. Shortly after Atlesian Troop Transport Airships entered mainland American airspace and began deploying both human and prototype mechanized infantry. Libertalian reaction to this sudden attack was varied from surprise to anger to disbelief and on December 12 President Frank Velt declared war on the Kingdom of Atlas with the approval of Congress. On December 12, 1941, the Alyáskan National Guard was mobilized and deployed alongside the US 226th Winter warfare group, 100th Artillery Regiment, and the 50th Pathfinder group and soon engaged the Atlesian 500th Infantry Regiment and the 10th Mechanized Infantry Battalion at the city of Juno, the settlement capital of Alyáska. For the first half of the conflict, Libertalian forces were met with defeat after defeat and were pushed back to the coast of Alyáska and soon were forced to abandon the island and forced to retreat and on the mainland Libertalian forces were pushed from the Settlement of Olympia coast to the inland of the settlement. It wasn't until August 25, 1942, that Libertalia began to see the tides of war change in their favor after the Battle of Pihemanu Island in the Sea of Vacuo. After Libertalia's victory at Pihemanu Island, Libertalia was able to launch an offensive and several attacks on Atlesian captured islands in the Sea of Vacuo in a island hopping campaign. On the Libertalian mainland, the Libertalian military was able to push Atlesian forces out of Olympia and into the sea and was able to reclaim the Settlement of Alyáska before launching multiple air raids in the hopes of bombing Atlas into submission. The war went on for 4 years before ending on January 9, 1945, after the US dropped a Mark 1 atomic bomb on an abandoned city in Atlas as a show of force and was intended to intimidate Atlesians into surrendering or signing a ceasefire. The Government of Atlas soon agreed to peace talks and signed the ceasefire and peace agreement on May 8, 1945, on the USS Battleship Jefferson. After the conflict, the Atlesian military was temporarily demobilized. As a result over 35 million people were killed as a result of this war and Libertalia further established itself as a world power. Libertalian economy and military strength were heavily bolstered. Libertalian military strength reached its all-time high (12,209,238 enlisted soldiers) and the Libertalian economy hit its highest point in Libertalian economic history. Also during this conflict, the first recorded use of Dust ammunition was documented in the Libertalian Armed Forces. The Libertalians also developed and used several weapons that utilize Dust ammunition (M1 Grant, M1903 Springland, M1918 Browning Squad Automatic Rifle (BSAR), etc.)
Cold War (1947-1989), (1991-2051): After the Libertalian-Atlesian Conflict, the United Settlements and the Kingdom of Atlas competed for power, influence, and prestige during what is now referred to as the Cold War, driven by the ideologies of both countries. During this time they dominated the military affairs of Remnant, with the U.S. and its URTO allies on one side and the Kingdom of Atlas and its Atlas Protection Pact on the other. The U.S. developed a policy of containment towards the expansion of Atlesian ideological influence. While the U.S. and the Kingdom of Atlas engaged in proxy wars and developed destructive weaponry, the two countries avoided direct military conflict. During this time many changes were happening in the United Settlements with a "War on Poverty and Veteran Illness" being declared by Reagan Raudr's father, Ronald Raudr, and was focused on creating programs that provided health coverage to the elderly and to soldiers who are diagnosed with PTSD or other mental illnesses. Also during this time, President Ronald created programs dedicated to helping families with dependent children. The growing Faunus Rights Movement used nonviolence to confront discrimination with a Faunus named Martinius Luther King Jr becoming a prominent leader and figurehead. A combination of court decisions and legislation, culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and 1969, sought to totally eradicate racial discrimination. The Kingdom of Atlas' 1957 launch of the first artificial satellite and its 1961 launch of the first manned spaceflight initiated a "Space Race" in which the United Settlements became the first nation to land a man on one of the moon shards in 1969 with many more manned moon missions being planned and executed in the next couple of decades. The late 1980s brought a "thaw" in relations in the Kingdom of Atlas and subsequently, the world saw an improvement in relations between the two countries.
Shortly after the Rusian Revolution of 2067 the US once again entered into another Cold War reminiscent of the Libertalian-Atlesian Cold War with the newly formed country known as the Union of Rusian Socialist Soyuz Republics (URSSR). After the formation of the URSSR, the URSSR obtained the Rusian Empire's arsenal of 35000 RDS-1 nuclear bombs and stationed more than half of them on their southeast coast facing towards the Settlement of Olympia and assigned 25 bombs to the Rusian Soyuz submarines Akula, Khaos, Viski and positioned the submarine 500 miles off the coast of Alyáska, this sudden deployment of nuclear weapons worried the Libertalians as it seemed like the Soyuz were planning and preparing for an attack on the United Settlements. This incident would later become known as the Soyuz Missile Crisis that lasted over 2 months before being resolved by the newly elected President Fitzgerald Jack Kennedy and his presidential cabinet through talks with the Soyuz premier Maxim Zvezda on the island of Vytal. Although these talks were peaceful and successful, these talks didn't end the Cold War between the US and URSSR. The US and URSSR fought many proxy wars. The most prominent was the Soyuz Invasion of Asvakanstan with the URSSR supporting a communist Asvakan government and the US supporting and funding local Mujahideen fighters against the Soyuz. This event drained the Soyuz economy and they eventually pulled out of Asvakanstan due to mounting casualties. Like with the Kingdom of Atlas, the United Settlements adopted a policy of containment against the spread of Soyuz communism and funded many anti-communist groups all across Remnant. The Cold War with the URSSR officially ended when the previously exiled Grand Duchess Anastasia reunified the country after 11 years of in-country fighting with the Soyuz Red Army (conflict known as the 2078 Rusian Reunification War)
Contemporary history: After the Cold War, a conflict arose in two small countries called Babylonia and Al-Kut with the former invading Al-Kut due to the debt they had accumulated during the Babylonian-Iranzamin War in the Fall of 2055. Fearing the spread of instability in the region President Gerald Bush launched and led a URTO intervention coalition of 5 nations against Babylonia; the war was waged until the early spring of 2058 and ended with the expulsion of Babylonian forces from Al-Kut and the restoration of the Kutian monarchy. The war would later become known as Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield. The operations also came under scrutiny due to the coalition and Babylonian troops mistreating POWs and civilian refugees, coalition forces indiscriminately bombing civilian centers, and Babylonian use of human shields. Both sides both claim innocence on all accusations. On September 11, 2066, Al-Qatala terrorist hijackers flew passenger planes into the Remnant Trade Center in New Yorkshire City and the Pentagon near Colombia, killing nearly 3000 people. In response to this, the newly elected President Walker Bush launched the War on Terror, which included a 'war' in Asvakanstan, Suria, Babylonia, Vacuo, Vale, and Libaya, against the radical White Fang group, Al Shuhada Allah, Al-Qatala, Insanus Hominum, and the Torchwick Gang. A 2077 military operation in Vacuo led to the deaths of the leaders of Al-Qatala, Muhammed Bin Awad, and Omar Ramal. Ever since 2066, the United Settlements have been at "war" with terrorism in what is known as the Forever Wars and have been the subject of many military controversies due to the ways they operate. In 2069 underneath the new presidency of Reagan Raudr, the governments of Remnant signed the Remnant Free Trade Agreement (RFTA), causing trade between all nations to soar. In the past couple of years, the United Settlements has increased its pressure against gangs and related entities, with raids against suspected hideouts being carried out almost weekly with high rates of success. In the past 30-35 years, the US has seen an increase in domestic terror attacks. The most notable ones are the April 15, 2055, Lincolnshire Marathon bombing in Lincolnshire, Plymouth, and the December 2, 2057, Imperio Ciudad attack. In the fall and winter of 2089, in the aftermath of the Fall of Beacon and the destruction of the Beacon and Zodiac Academies, the United Settlements mass deployed large numbers of Libertalian soldiers, Marines, and armored units to the US-Valean border in Operation Watchful Golem in the fears that Libertalian Settlements would be attacked by Grimm crossing into Libertalian territory from Vale. The United Settlements also initiated the LEGION contingency plan, which called back soldiers discharged from service to serve and protect the country once again. Over 15.5k discharged soldiers were called back to service as a result of CONPLANLEGION. In the seas of Remnant, the United Settlements Navy was put on high alert with all USN Carrier Groups being recalled back to Libertalian territorial waters. Factories in the United Settlements were put into wartime production status and were producing more than 150,000 firearms a day, 500,000 rounds of ammunition a day. The United Settlements also contributed heavily to the Valean relief effort in Operation Good Neighbor helping provide food and security to affected areas in Vale.
Territories
The United Settlements controls 50 different territories/settlements and retains 3 self-governing territories.
Settlements
1. Dover
2. Silvisland
3. Mercer
4. Gruzia
5. Tidal Bay
6. Boston Commonwealth
7. Mariasland
8. South Carolus
9. New Hamtun
10. Virginius
11. New Yorkshire
12. North Carolus
13. New Providence
14. New Haven
15. Appalachia
16. Tanasi
17. Ohiyo
18. Louisiane
19. Hoosia
20. Misi-Ziibi
21. Illiniwek
22. Alba
23. Portland
24. Jefferson
25. Akansa
26. Mishigami
27. Tierra Flores
28. Texacana
29. Báxoje
30. Meskousin
31. Cali
32. Minneiska
33. Salem
34. Kansa
35. West Virginius
36. Las Praderas
37. Ni Brasge
38. Aurora
39. North Dakhota
40. South Dakhota
41. Montanea
42. Olympia
43. Jefferson
44. Cheyenne
45. Ute
46. Oklahomma
47. New Aztlan
48. Arizonac
49. Alyáska
50. Wake
Territories
1. Pihemanu Island
2. Guam
3. Northern Sea Islands
Foreign Relations
The United Settlements maintains diplomatic relations in the 3 of the 4 major kingdoms and in 6+ other countries. The US maintains embassies in the main cities of the Kingdoms of Vale, Vacuo, and Mistral as well as in the Royal State of Rusia, and the Empire of Fuso. The United Settlements also maintains consulates in the State of Libaya, the Islamic Republic of Asvakanstan, the Suraian Islamic Republic, and the Kingdom of Atlas. The US as part of foreign relationships takes place in many bilateral military trainings and operations and dispatches soldiers to train and serve with other militaries as military attachés and advisors. As of 2085, the US has over 150 military advisors in different countries and kingdoms.
Out of many, one
Anthem: Battle Cry of Freedom (1861-1939), Hail, Colombia (1939-present)
March: Stars and Stripes Forever
Capital: Colombia (Settlement District of Columbia)
Largest City: New Yorkshire City
National language: Valean
Government: Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic
President: Reagan Raudr
Vice President: George Grene
House Speaker: Sam White
Chief Justice: Jonathan Reed
Legislature: Congress
-Upper House: Senate
-Lower House: House of Representatives
Population: (2070) 308,755,538
Currency: Libertalian Dollar ($), Remnant Lien (Ⱡ)
Time Zone: Libertalian Standard Time, UTC-4
Date Format: mm/dd/yyyy, year format: ME (Modern Era)
Driving Side: right
Calling Code: +1
Internet TLD: .us, .usgov, .usmil, .usl
Founding Date
1775
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Capital
Alternative Names
Yankees, The Free Men
Demonym
Libertalians
Government System
Democracy, Presidential
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
There are two official currencies of the United Settlements, they are the Lien Dollar (Ⱡ) and the Libertalian Dollar ($), with the Libertalian dollar being widely used in the United Settlements.
Major Exports
The United Settlements mass produces many high quality land, air, and sea-based weapons to all of Remnant. The US produces and exports an average of 682.5 billion weapons to the world of Remnant and those exports count for more than 45% of its national GDP. On top of exporting weaponry, the United Settlements also produces and exports many agricultural items like grain, tropical items, and livestock.
Legislative Body
Established by Article I of the Libertalian Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the American People, which together forms the United Settlements Congress. The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and to declare war, the right to right to confirm or reject the Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers. The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 settlements in proportion to their total population. In addition, there are 4 non-voting representatives, representing the Settlement District of Colombia, Guam, Pihemanu Island, and the Northern Sea Islands. The presiding officer of the chamber is the Speaker of the House, who is elected by the Representatives. He or she is third in the line of succession to the Presidency.
Judicial Body
Established by Article III of the United Settlements Constitution, which establishes the Judicial Branch, leaves Congress with the significant choice to determine the structure and shape of the Federal Judiciary. The number of Supreme Court Justices is left to the discretion of Congress (The fewest number being 6 while 9 being the current number of Supreme Court Justices). The Constitution also grants the United Settlements Congress the power to establish courts inferior to the Supreme Court.
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Controlled Territories
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