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[[File:Flag of the North American Union.png|250px|thumb|right|The proposed flag of the North American Union.]]

Evidence suggests that by the 26th century, the United States no longer existed as a political entity. This is supported by the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', which describes the United Republic of North America as being composed of Canada, Mexico, and "the political remnants of the United States," suggesting a dissolution of the Union.<ref name="enc285">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 285''</ref>

Additionally, in his report on [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Fleet Admiral Preston Cole]], [[Codename: SURGEON]] makes reference to the Battle of Gettysburg, which he describes as taking place during "the first American Civil War."<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions -  Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 472''</ref> This wording strongly suggests that there was in fact at least one more civil conflict, which may or may not have resulted in the dissolution of the Union. It is important to note that the word "first" is not capitalized, indicating that it is not the formal name of the war (unlike, for example the First World War). Therefore, if a second civil conflict did take place, it would almost certainly go by a name other than the "Second American Civil War."

However, just above the noted information in the Encyclopedia is a list of "major locations" where it notes it simply as the "United States". This may be an oversight, or suggest that the United States of the 26th century still exists in some capacity, although it is possible that the member countries retain some form of autonomy as administrative divisions. In ''[[i love bees]]'' [[Rani Sobeck]] makes direct reference to the [[wikipedia:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution|Fifth Amendment]], implying that the [[wikipedia:United_States_Constitution|Constitution]] is still the foundation for law in 26th-century America (though it is possible that the term "plead the fifth" simply remains in the American lexicon as a figure of speech). This is further supported by the continued existence of the [[wikipedia:Internal_Revenue_Service|IRS]],<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', [[Axon]] [[Media:taxes_suck.ogg|taxes_suck]]</ref> and several characters in ''Halo'' canon being described as Americans.

Advertisements for [[Fueder Construction]] suggest that the national entities of the URNA have somewhat dissolved into a "continent state", as they mention "Salem, Oregon, URNA". In this political entity, all the political subdivisions would likely have been stripped of their duties to their respective nations. The following list details the general political subdivisions that would presumably exist under this system.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Canadian province|Canada]] —''' Ten provinces and three territories.

*'''[[Wikipedia:Political divisions of Mexico|Mexico]] —''' Thirty-one states and one federal district.

*'''[[Wikipedia:U.S. state|United States]] —''' Fifty states, sixteen territories, and one federal district.{{Clear}}

The seventh issue of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' shows a map of the URNA which displays the borders of the provinces and states, suggesting they continue to exist in some capacity in the 26^th century. Strangely, the province of Quebec is colored differently than the rest of the republic. However, given that the province is the same color as the oceans, while Hudson's Bay is colored like a landmass, this is almost certainly the result of a coloring error, rather than an attempt to depict Quebec as not being a part of the URNA.