Rocky Mountains Republic

**The Rocky Mountains Republic**, also known as the **North American Neutral Zone**, is a buffer-state between the Japanese Federation Of Pacific States and the American Federation, which controlled territory along the Rocky Mountains stretching from Arizona and New Mexico in the south all the way into the Northwest Territories in former Canada. It also bordered the Canadian Federation in the Northeast, and Mexico to the South

## History

In 1945, the Greater Germanic Reich and the Empire Of Japan decided to divide the former United States into three areas: one area with the influence of the Nazi Reich, which eventually became the Nazi-Occupied United States, one area under the direct influence of the Japanese Empire, which became the official state of the Japanese Pacific States, and one area between the two as a buffer, now known as the Neutral Zone which was formed in 1947. A delegation of the U.S. government, was sent to the "Peace Conference" that decided the division of the former USA, but had few words to say at the conference. The delegation was even forbidden to arrive at the Conference with the flag of the former United States of America, or of any other states of the Union, and could not take any part in creating the of the new official state. The Japanese Empire and the Nazi Reich agreed with the "formula" of "Neutral Zone". The Neutral Zone is politically neutral and politically independent from both the Nazi Reich and the Japanese Empire.

## Overview

### Territory

The territory of the Rocky Mountains Republic is composed of the central region of the former USA and Canada, that both the German Reich and the Japanese Empire relinquished of occupation. From Idaho to New Mexico, its territory is the smallest of the three states, including the eastern third of Washington State, almost all of Idaho, the western third of Montana, the western two thirds of Wyoming, the eastern half of Utah, the Western two thirds of Colorado, central part New Mexico, and a small region of western Texas. The country borders The American Federation to the east, Canadian Reich to the northeast, the Japanese Federation Of Pacific States to the west, and Mexico to the south.

### Flags and Emblems

The Rocky Mountains Republic has its own National Flag. The delegation of the remnant U.S. government to the "Peace Conference" managed to trick the Nazi and Japanese delegations into using a variant of the Denver City and county flag, which is a zigzag white stripe which horizontally separates a red field below from a blue field above. However, the delegation removed the center yellow circle on the blue field due to its resemblance to the Japanese Rising Sun. The flag was accepted in the Peace Conference of 1947. Given the particular patterns of the flag, it may have contributed to the colloquial name of the zone as the "Rocky Mountains States", though by 2020 it appears that the flag is only flown in the capitol government of the Neutral Zone at Denver, as well as a few other mayoral cities in the region.

### Politics and Policies

The capital of the Rocky Mountains Region is Denver, which was the only major city (at the time) in the region that both the Nazis and the Japanese Empire relinquished control over. However, the city is small and underdeveloped compared to San Francisco and New York City. It is unclear what the methods of election and governance of the Neutral Zone are, though it seems that the "Head of State" of the Neutral Zone takes the title of "Governor" (though governor is usually the title of the head of a non-sovereign or sub-national level of government). Moreover, the country is politically neutral but possesses an armed force of over 530,000 active troops and an airforce which has over 100 aircraft active in case of an attack by the Greater Germanic Reich and the Empire Of Japan. The government also invested most of its money on a new police force, as they would be useful to preserve law and order in the Rockies.

Despite its heavy dependence on the Japanese Pacific States and the Greater Reich, the Neutral Zone is quite free in terms of censorship: literature and films banned in other states can be found here.

### Economics and Technology

The Neutral Zone has a poor economy, dependent on The American Federation and the Federation of Japanese Pacific States. It is dependent on the importation of raw materials, including oil. Though not the official currency, the Reichsmark is used in almost all transactions within the country.