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United Republic of North America

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United Republic of North America
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Historical overview

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government

 

The United Republic of North America (abbreviated URNA[1]) is a loose association between the nations of Canada, Mexico, and the "political remnants" of the former United States of America. It is located on the continent of North America on the human homeworld of Earth.[2]

Overview[edit]

Geography[edit]

The desert city of New Phoenix.

The URNA features deserts and tundra. It is as well verdant.[2] The URNA has a west coast[3] and an east coast.[4] One of the aforementioned deserts appears to be near the west coast while snow appears in the northern areas.[5]

Locations[edit]

Known residents[edit]

History[edit]

Later United States[edit]

At some point before 2524,[7] the United States of America had ceased to exist as an independent nation, leaving "political remnants" and former states.[2] Despite this, some citizens in the former country still identified as "American".[7] By the 26th-century, Washington state had ceased to exist as a political entity.[8] However, Kentucky had been absorbed into the URNA.[2] Around the early 2540s, New Phoenix was the fourth most populated city, behind Chicago in third, Los Angeles in second, and New York City in first.[9]

Human-Covenant war[edit]

The city of Cleveland, United States under attack from Covenant forces during the Battle of Cleveland in the Human-Covenant War.
Cleveland, Ohio during the Battle of Cleveland.

Durga: "It's a Covenant capital ship. Those little sparkles of light are Seraph fighters."
Kamal Zaman: "They're here."
— Durga explaining to Kamal and his family what they are seeing outside of their home in the first attack on URNA soil in Berkeley.[4]
Main articles: Battle of Cleveland, URNA Southwest Campaign

Several engagements of the Human-Covenant War took place in the URNA in the climactic year of 2552. One of the earliest engagements in what would become the