North American Republic

The Republic officially recognizes English and Spanish as its languages, given the large Spanish-speaking population. French was considered, however given the comparably smaller number of French speakers, it was disregarded. Social matters and rights received a dramatic improvement following unification: as a democratic, more left-leaning presidency was in charge during the Civil War, those ideals generally reigned over right-wing ideology, although many still hold onto antiquated concepts especially in rural areas. Albeit not as progressive as the Federation, the NAR has recently begun a transition to more liberal and socially just policies. Even if it entailed a massive loss of life, the Civil War sparked a new wave of patriotism that resulted in the engagement in politics by a majority of young people, further ensuring a progressive future for the NAR. The Republic is the third most powerful technological producer, having lost a considerable amount of workforce and machinery in the war, and is mostly Christian or Atheist/Agnostic.

The Republic is a hearty, resilient nation. Though its history may be tainted by wars and blood, it is slowly healing into a cohesive, powerful country. Americans are very loud, very outgoing and very proud of who they are. Decades of isolation have led to a strange personality that Europeans and others tend to not understand, and frequently clash with: from something as little as tipping a waiter, to territorial disputes and starship parking arguments. Americans are, at times, overly prideful and stubborn.

Republic cities have been slowly rebuilt after the War into a mix of marble-clad Roman-esque architecture and modern, glass-facaded skylines. Stark white government buildings with grand staircases are often contrasted or even partly integrated with tall, spire-like skyscrapers reaching previously unseen heights. The American obsession with highways has only heightened, and most cities in the Republic have a large number of hovercar tracks, parking spaces (even halfway up a building) and elevated highways. The car still rules the country, but an effort to invest into public transport has led to some stunning maglev metro lines running through large cities.

The Republic is sleek, massive and instilled with bravado.

The North American Republic maintains the most powerful fighting force in the galaxy, closely comparable even to the Kosidians, and the RAF are divided in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces. The North American Republican Navy is the second most powerful navy solely because of the number of ships allotted to the UN Navy. 

It is based on a doctrine of power projection and massive firepower, deploying big and extremely well armed ships usually headed by a battleship or carrier. The Navy is divided in fleets that occupy specific sectors of space and a few special fleets for patrolling and quick response. American ships are usually painted a light grey with a red underbelly. All of them also bear the eagle, and the flagships are finely decorated with figureheads depicting Lady Liberty or the bear, the national animal, usually at the bow and made of, at times, solid gold. 

Naming conventions are as such:

• Frigates are named after battles and heroes (RNS Normandy, Shiloh, etc.)

• Destroyers are named after important events or people (RNS Stonewall, Martin Luther King, etc.)

• Cruisers are named after cities (RNS San Diego, Los Angeles, etc.)

• Battleships and carriers are named after states and regions (RNS Durango, Colorado, Quebec, etc.)