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The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''' (often referred to simply as '''"The Zone"''') is a [[Human]] city on [[Earth]], located on the continent of [[North America]] near Lake Michigan. An outgrowth of the modern-day [[United States of America|American]] city of Chicago, the Zone is a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of the "former" states of [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and the [[Battle of Earth]], Chicago had a population of 54 million people. | The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''' (often referred to simply as '''"The Zone"''') is a [[Human]] city on [[Earth]], located on the continent of [[North America]] near Lake Michigan. An outgrowth of the modern-day [[United States of America|American]] city of Chicago, the Zone is a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of the "former" states of [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Indiana]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 37''</ref> The [[Great Lakes Spaceport]] is located nearby. Before the [[Battle of Earth]], Chicago had a population of 54 million people. | ||
While physically located in the [[United States of America|United States]], the Zone is a | While physically located in the [[United States of America|United States]], the Zone is a de-facto independent city-state, with its citizens feeling more loyalty to it and, to a lesser extent, the [[United Nations]] than to the US government. This loss of national identity was a natural consequence of human colonization of other planets and systems. | ||
The Zone was the hometown of [[Avery Junior Johnson]]. It was home to an [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] facility.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''': ''[[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]''</ref> | The Zone was the hometown of [[Avery Junior Johnson]]. It was home to an [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] facility.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''': ''[[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]''</ref> | ||