Federal States

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Federal States of Archanta Capital: Huntington Motto: Semper Libertas

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The Federal States of Archanta (abbreviated as FSA), more commonly known as the Federal States (abbreviated as FS), is a large country primarily located in southern Archanta. The country is a federal republic of 57 states, an administratively independent capital district, and some overseas territories. All 57 states and the capital district are part of a contiguous mainland in southern Archanta that reaches from the Asperic Ocean to the Ardentic Ocean. The Federal States borders Deodeca to its southwest, Ardencia and Astrasia to the south, Unesia and Randalia to the northeast, and Piscipula and Cambria to the north. At 1.3 million square miles (3.5 million square kilometers), it is one of the largest countries in the world. The capital is Huntington, and its largest metropolitan areas include Stanton and Esperanza.

History

History of the Federal States of Archanta
Before independence	(before 1757)
• Early exploration and missionary work	1500s–1700s
• Early colonization by Ulethan powers	1600s–1800s
Independence	(after 1757)
• Valonnais Concessions	1790s
• Acquisition of Alormen	1840
• Clamash Purchase	1842

The land of the Federal States was first traversed and settled by various Archantan peoples prior to Ulethan discovery. Discovery was first made by Ingrea, Valonne, and Castellan—countries whose linguistic, cultural, and religious influences left prominent lasting legacies. The Ingerish, in particular, started major colonization efforts on the eastern coast. Aided by relative isolation and distance from Ingrea proper, the colonies developed its own culture and political desires. After an armed conflict to be free from the Ingerish crown, the eastern colonies became an independent country in 1757. The new states chose a federal-republic form of government, allowing for a notable degree of state autonomy within the larger, unified country. This origin solidified the dominant Ingerish language, political structure, and many cultural and socio-political elements of Federal States society.

Over the next few decades after independence, the Federal States quickly expanded westward across the Asphale Mountains and to the Alormen River. New states were admitted as settlement increased. Indigenous Archantan peoples were often driven out or consigned to dedicated lands during this expansion period. By the 1790s, the Federal States was gradually acquiring land opposite the Alormen River from Valonne's nominal holdings from roughly the Kinnowa River southward. By 1810, states were being admitted into the federal union west of the Alormen River. The Federal States continued to expand north and west, this time with acquisitions from Castellanese colonies in the northwest, an independent Alormen (which itself had partially been under Castellanese control), and the valuable valley of the Clamash Purchase from Ingrea's Deodeca colonies. With massive expansion, numerous natural resources, and longstanding peace with external powers, the Federal States emerged as a major economic and military power in the twentieth century.

Geography

Geography of the Federal States of Archanta
Continent	Archanta (Southern)
Area
• Total	3,487,000 km2 1,346,000 sq mi
Select major rivers	Alormen, Carnaby, Massodeya
Time zone	WUT+9, +10

Subdivisions

The Federal States, on the highest level, is divided into numerous states and a capital district, along with several overseas territories. Each subdivision holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined territory, and the federal government devolves certain responsibilities to the governments of the subdivisions. Every state is further divided into counties (or county equivalents), districts, regions, and municipalities. The administration and status Native Archantan lands varies from state to state, but are not recognized by the federal government as equal subdivisions to states.

Each state and the capital district sends a set number of representatives to the Congress of the Federal States, based on population. Overseas territories such as Arecales do not have representatives in the Senate, but can send non-voting observer delegates to the General Assembly.

Legend

State

Overseas Territory

Capital District

Subdivisions of the Federal States

Name	Code	Capital City	Largest City	Population	Total Area in mi² (km²)	Land Area in mi² (km²)	Map
Alormen	AL	Alamar	Andreapolis	17,500,000	159,309 (412,608)	147,686 (382,504)	Map∈⊾
Apawiland	AW	Silverdale	Silverdale	362,486	7,856 (20,345)		Map∈⊾
Arecales	AR	Arecales Town	Arecales Town		20,567 (53,268)	759 (1,967)	Map∈⊾
Astrantia	AS	Hope Harbor	Newport		6,278 (16,261)	3,933 (10,185)	Map∈⊾
Template:Huntington	CP				352 (919)		Map∈⊾
Clamash	CL	Clifford	Wahanta	2,059,342	38,431 (99,536)	37,641 (97,489)	Map∈⊾
Cosperica	CO		Sta. Maria de la Esperanza		113,274 (293,377)	97,743 (253,152)	Map∈⊾
Des Plaines	DP	Steeletown	Steeletown	2,607,104	19,736 (51,117)	19,736 (51,117)	Map∈⊾
East Massodeya	EM	Casparis			35,889 (92,952)		Map∈⊾
Eustacia	EU	Hazelboro	Hazelboro		29,288 (75,855)	**	Map∈⊾
Gnaerey	GY	South Minneuka	South Minneuka		22,960 (59,467)		Map∈⊾
Template:Hyde	HY	Worthington	Worthington	1,432,784	4,102 (10,624)	**	Map∈⊾
Illuvia	IL	Armot	Armot	3,312,047	15,821(40,977)		Map∈⊾
Iroquesia	IR	Finch Hill	Finch Hill		13,280 (34,396)	12,254 (31,738)	Map∈⊾
Laine	LN	Halison	Orterrado		8,946 (23,169)	**	Map∈⊾
Makaska	MK	Marksville	Ohunkagan	4,000,000	12,477 (32,316)	6,842 (17,721)	Map∈⊾
Mennowa	ME	Fort Constable	Minneuka		44,329 (114,812)	44,203 (114,485)	Map∈⊾
Michisaukee	MC	Darsons	Massodeya City		39,122 (101,326)		Map∈⊾
Minnonigan	MN	Thomasford	Lake City	6,038,442	18,444 (47,769)	16,646 (43,114)	Map∈⊾
New Carnaby	NC	Waltmore	Stanton		35,724 (92,526)	**	Map∈⊾
Template:Nahuwa Atoll	NH				893 (2,286)	**	Map∈⊾
Oakley	OA	Fallport	Hartport	3,000,000	2,574 (6,666)	2,174 (5,626)	Map∈⊾
Ogdalen	OG	Adamsville	Adamsville	2,500,000			Map∈⊾
Opelika	OP	Cumberland	Richardsport	2,439,051	12,903 (33,420)	10,835 (28,062)	Map∈⊾
Orange Coast	OC	Bronson City	San Bruno		5,452 (14,121)	4,194 (10,863)	Map∈⊾
Passamaqueets	PA	Wincheford	Burton	3,500,000	2340.78 (6062.60)	1631.79 (4226.31)	Map∈⊾
Passitania	PS	Madawan	Catterick	5,562,340	27,219 (70,498)		Map∈⊾
Penquisset	PQ	Newburyport	Warwick	6,643,201	3,015 (7,810)	**	Map∈⊾
Riopoderos	RS	Colurona	Swansonville	2,874,000	29,138 (75,466)		Map∈⊾
Ruppacke	RP	Hammond	Dunchurch		6,986 (18,095)	6,274 (16,248)	Map∈⊾
Seneppi	SN	Personsboro	Wallawaukee	4,072,877	19,068 (49,385)	**	Map∈⊾
Sierra	SA	Elvira	Dennison	3,700,000	52,480 (135,921)		Map∈⊾
Template:Tauhon	TA	Jundah		10,489,220	29,204 (75,638)	25,346 (65,646)	Map∈⊾
Tempache	TM	San Pablo	Los Reyes	6,796,240	37,135 (96,180)	32,977 (85,409)	Map∈⊾
Tennewa	TE	Chottane	Barstone	1,779,491	**		Map∈⊾
West Massodeya	WM	Caldwell City	Caldwell City		46,926 (121,538)		Map∈⊾
Whitestone	WH	Eveleigh	Eveleigh	1,138,278	3,231 (8,368)	2,536 (6,569)	Map∈⊾
Wisecota	WI				13,825 (35,807)	**	Map∈⊾
Wychelle	WY	Cheviot	Nenova	960,000	17,743 (45,955)		Map∈⊾
Zakahigan	ZH	Plainsburgh	Maquadena		20,938 (54,229)	**	Map∈⊾

Government and Politics

Government of the Federal States of Archanta
Presidential Federal Republic
Capital	Huntington
Head of state
• President	(elected in 2023)
• Vice-President	(elected in 2023)
Legislature	Congress of the Federal States
• Upper house	Senate of the Federal States
• Lower house	General Assembly of the Federal States
Judiciary	High Court of the Federal States
International organizations
AN

The Federal States of Archanta has a national government that is a presidential constitutional federal republic. There are three separate, independent branches of the government: legislative, executive, and judicial. As a whole, it is an indirect democracy, meaning delegates are elected into government offices to vote on bills that become law instead of holding public referenda. The actions each part of the government is permitted to make is governed by the Constitution of the Federal States. It has been amended several times, to accommodate various social, political, and economic changes in the world and the country. The constitution distributes the responsibilities of governance to each branch and level of government.

The bodies making up each branch of the Federal States federal government are:

• Legislative: The bicameral Congress of the Federal States, comprised of the General Assembly and Senate, creates bills that become Federal Laws and amends or removes Federal Laws that already exist.
• Executive: The President is the Head of State, as well as Commander-in-Chief of the Federal States Military. The President executes and enforces Federal Laws, and to that end appoints their cabinet, as well as the heads of various government agencies. On lower levels of government, this branch is fulfilled by State Governors, their cabinets, and agencies. Policing forces on all levels of government also fall under the Executive Branch.
• Judicial: The High Court has the highest judicial jurisdiction of the Federal States, and it determines the practical interpretation of Federal Law. The High Court also has the power to determine the constitutionality, and thus the legality, of certain Federal Laws. On lower levels of government, the states have their own highest courts, who may interpret State Law similarly.

The Senate of the Federal States is the upper house, and the General Assembly of the Federal States is the lower house of a bicameral national legislature (collectively, the Congress). Seats in the upper house is uniform for every state, based on equal representation. Seats in the lower house are allotted to states based on population. Each Federal State is divided into a number of electoral districts, divided by population, that elects members of Congress. All congressional representatives are elected by popular vote. As executive, the President has the power to appoint judges to the High Court of the Federal States (subject to review by Congress), and Congress has the power to remove judges who are deemed unfit for service in the High Court. The executive is independent of the legislature, elected separately, and constrained by the constitution in power.

In accordance with the domestic federalism, the responsibilities of governance are devolved in part to state levels, and states further devolve some to local levels. Each of these levels has their own legislative, executive, and judicial branch that parallels the national model (three equal branches of government, checks and balances, and a strong but constrained and independent executive). The influencing of one branch of government on another is prohibited by the constitution, to preserve the checks and balances it establishes.

Foreign Relations

The Federal States has an established system of foreign relations. It hosts numerous embassies of nations around the world in Huntington, and maintains embassies in many countries around the world. Several countries have additional consulates elsewhere throughout the Federal States.

Diplomatic Missions of the Federal States

Missions of the Federal States in other countries			Missions of other countries in the Federal States
Country (Represented in)	Mission Type	Location	Country (Represented by)	Mission Type	Location
Aden	N/A	N/A	Aden	Embassy	Huntington
Allendea	Embassy	Catamia	Allendea	Embassy	Huntington
Ambrosia	Embassy	Port Ambroise	Ambrosia	N/A	N/A
Anrovia	Embassy	Anrovia City	Anrovia	N/A	N/A
Antharia	Embassy	Borrodin	Antharia	Embassy	Huntington
Ardencia	Embassy	Saint-Armand	Ardencia	Embassy	Huntington
	Consulate	Belmont		Consulate	Maquadena
Astrasian Confederacy	Consulate General	Sainte-Inès	Astrasian Confederacy	N/A	N/A
Bai Empire	N/A	N/A	Bai Empire	Embassy	Huntington
Banuvia	N/A	N/A	Banuvia	Embassy	Huntington
Barzona	Embassy	Carante	Barzona	Embassy	Huntington
	Consulate General	Barzona City
Beldonia	Embassy	Domje	Beldonia	N/A	N/A
Belgravia	Embassy	Slovech	Belgravia	Embassy	Huntington
Belphenia	N/A	N/A	Belphenia	Embassy	Huntington
Brasonia	Embassy	Campo Verde	Brasonia	Embassy	Huntington
				Consulate General	San Bruno
				Consulate	Wallawaukee
Broceliande	N/A	N/A	Broceliande	Embassy	Huntington
Bromley	Embassy	Bromley City	Bromley	Embassy	Huntington
Cabelia	Embassy	Boncharté	Freedemia	Embassy	Huntington
Cariocas	Embassy	Ytakolo'my	Cariocas	Embassy	Huntington
Cinasia	Embassy	Yu-King	Cinasia	Embassy	Huntington
	Consulate General	Tamón
Commonwealth of Central Archanta	Embassy	Bambusho	Commonwealth of Central Archanta	Embassy	Huntington
	Consulate General	Port Lagbard
Cygagon	N/A	N/A	Cygagon	Embassy	Huntington
Demirhanlı Devleti	Consulate	Neril	Demirhanlı Devleti	Embassy	Huntington
Deodeca	Embassy	Stradworth	Deodeca	Consulate General	Lake City∈⊾
	Consulate General	Glenburn
	Consulate General	Kingstown
	Consulate General	Liernase∈⊾
	Consulate General	New Reydon
Drabantia	N/A	N/A	Drabantia	Embassy	Huntington
Drull	N/A	N/A	Drull	Embassy	Huntington
Eshein	Embassy	New Tyrrin	Eshein	Embassy	Huntington
Freedemia	Embassy	Quentinsburgh	Freedemia	Embassy	Huntington
				Consulate	Wallawaukee
Geare	Embassy	Bellavance	Geare	Embassy	Huntington
Geklinia-Dregolesia	Embassy	Dobranka	Geklinia-Dregolesia	Embassy	Huntington
Gobrassanya	N/A	N/A	Gobrassanya	Embassy	Huntington
Guai	Embassy	Pirindi	Guai	Embassy	Huntington
				Consulate General	Jundah
Helvetiania	Embassy	Gentsch	Helvetiania	Embassy	Huntington
Izaland	N/A	N/A	Izaland	Embassy	Huntington
				Consulate	Jundah
Jambukhand	Embassy	Antarim	Jambukhand	N/A	N/A
Kalisänjo	Embassy	Sediharaja	Kalisänjo	N/A	N/A
Kofuku	Embassy	Bako-Huz	Kofuku	Embassy	Huntington∈⊾
Kojo	Embassy	Pyingshum	Kojo	Embassy	Huntington
Kuehong	N/A	N/A	Kuehong	Embassy	Huntington
Kwinatu	Embassy	Matsaamabeli	Kwinatu	N/A	N/A
Latina	N/A	N/A	Latina	Embassy	Huntington∈⊾
Leresso	N/A	N/A	Leresso	Embassy	Huntington
Luslandia	Embassy	Alcântara	Luslandia	Embassy	Huntington
Layr	N/A	N/A	Layr	Embassy	Huntington
Majesia	Embassy	Majapura	Majesia	N/A	N/A
Mallyore	N/A	N/A	Mallyore	Embassy	Huntington
Mauretia	Embassy	Iola	Mauretia	N/A	N/A
Mazan	N/A	N/A	Mazan	Embassy	Huntington
Mecyna	Embassy	Phoenix	Mecyna	Embassy	Huntington
Mergania	Embassy	Freistat	Mergania	Embassy	Huntington
New Ingrea	Embassy	Kingsbury	New Ingrea	N/A	N/A
Paroy	N/A	N/A	Paroy	Embassy	Huntington
Qennes	Embassy	Arta	Qennes	N/A	N/A
Rainbow's End	Liaison Office	Port Geddington	Rainbow's End	N/A	N/A
Rhododactylia	Embassy	Rose City	Rhododactylia	Embassy	Huntington
	Consulate	Gyvetown
Rogolnika	Embassy	Ergolanyum	Rogolnika	N/A	N/A
San Marcos	N/A	N/A	San Marcos	Embassy	Huntington
Silland	N/A	N/A	Silland	Embassy	Huntington
				Consulate	Silverdale
Suria	Embassy	Triglav	Suria	Embassy	Huntington
	Liaison Office	Mokosh
Tamor	Embassy	Incubel	Tamor	N/A	N/A
Tavauru	N/A	N/A	Tavauru	Embassy	Huntington
Telkarnatha	N/A	N/A	Telkarnatha	Embassy	Huntington
Teotiyolcan	N/A	N/A	Teotiyolcan	Embassy	Huntington
Tigeria	N/A	N/A	Tigeria	Embassy	Huntington
Union of Anglesbury and Youcesterland	Embassy	Whangiora	Union of Anglesbury and Youcesterland	N/A	N/A
Vodeo	Embassy	Saviso	Vodeo	Embassy	Huntington
Wallea	Embassy	San Martín	Wallea	N/A	N/A
Yuethon	Consulate General	Shiu Yuet	Yuethon	N/A	N/A

The Federal States is heavily involved in international politics, and its international presence is not limited to participation in the Assembly of Nations.

Economy

Economy of the Federal States of Archanta
Mixed economy
Currency	Federal States Dollar ($)
HDI (2025)	0.93 very high

The Federal States is a highly advanced and well-developed economy, featuring a high level of globalization in trade.

Demographics

Languages

The people of the Federal States speak a wide array of languages, though the official language and language of governance on the federal level is Ingerish. Individual states may provide services for languages such as Valonian, Castellanese, various indigenous Archantan languages, and others in a semi-official capacity. A majority of the population of the Federal States is able to converse in Ingerish, and an even larger majority can speak Ingerish, Castellanese, or Valonian. The Valonian-speaking regions of the Federal States are mostly situated in regions near Ardencia and Astrasia. Castellanese-speaking regions are generally found in northwestern states. In some areas of the country, pre-Ulethan Archantan languages are spoken by subsets of the populace.

Transportation

Roadways

The Federal States maintains a vast network of highways crossing the country, allowing its citizens and businesses to cover great distances in shorter amounts of time. The Federal States Defense and Commerce Motorway Network is a nationwide system of motorways and the centerpiece of its roadway network. These high-speed, limited-access roads connect all regions and most states from coast to coast and border to border.