Federation of the Americas

The **Federation**, officially the **Federation of the Americas** **(FA)** (Spanish: *Federacion de las Américas*, Portuguese: *Federação das Américas*), is a sociopolitical, economic, and military union of north, central and south American nations that was formed after a series of unfortunate events in the 2020s and 2030s during the Garden war. Initially formed as a union of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Chile, the nation grew to encompass the entire South and Central American Continent. It once grew from a mild nation to a world superpower in the Z-Tech world.

It is one of the world's largest country by both land and total area. The Federation shares land borders United States to its north and with Antarctica to its south. With a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital is Caracas, Venezuela, and the most populous city and financial center is Rio De Janeiro.

The Federation is a federal republic and a Federation with three separate branches of government, including a bicameral legislature. It is a liberal democracy and market economy; it ranks high in international measures of human rights, quality of life, income and wealth, economic competitiveness, and education; and it has low levels of perceived corruption. It has low levels of incarceration and inequality, allows capital punishment, and has universal health care. As a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities like the U.S., the federation is composed of a variety of nations, the Federation has a diverse and vibrant culture.

The Federstion is a highly developed country, and its economy accounts for approximately a quarter of global GDP and is the world's fourth largest by GDP at market exchange rates. By value, the Nation is the world's third largest importer and Fourth-largest exporter. Although it accounts for just over 5.3% of the world's total population, the Federation holds over 29% of the total wealth in the world, the second largest share held by any country. The Federation is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, NATO, and is a member of the United Nations Security Council. The country makes up more than a fourth of global military spending and is the foremost military power in the world and a leading political, cultural, and scientific force.

## History

In the mid 21st century, The Federation's rise to power can be traced years back to the early stages of the Garden War. Gray Gravel destroyed almost half of the Middle East and soon vital oil supplies from the Middle East became scarce to the point the world had to look for other markets. By the 2030s, whenthe United States, the European Union, the Russian Federation, and the Peoples Republic of China slowly began to decline as the Middle East's oil markets began to collapse. Nations such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Scotland became the new world superpowers as they became prime targets for the international battle for oil resources. With the Rise of Z-Tech as a new hyperpower, many nations began a quick and easy recovery.

On June 2nd, 2039, just before the outbreak of the Venezuelan Civil War, the oil-rich nations of Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile voted to unite their countries. Together, these nations officially united to form the "Federation of the Americas." The new nation ultimately came into question almost immediately. Despite The Federation of the Americas being ranked eighth in the world superpower, and having the seventh-largest economy in the world, the Federation was deemed a sideshow. The Federation was considered a nation with widespread poverty and a nation-state that had an uncertain future. In many circles of the traditional world governments, this position stuck, but it was about to change.

### The Federation is Established (2039-2049)

#### Recognition

The early years of the Federation of the Americas life were not glamorous to say. One of the first issues was gaining international recognition. While the United States of America eventually recognized the Federation by 2040 once the change had occurred, Some countries however European Kingdoms and Crowns were not willing at the time to gladly recognized the Federation as a legitimate modern nation Yet as they wished to see if the new nation can last.

as the resources and nations of the Middle East and North Africa continued to increasingly decline the alliances and the balance of political power began to shift. during the War against Gray Gravel, a Plague oubreak hit the world killing roughly 48 million people, and the Anarchist War, and many other crises, the United States, European Union, Russian Federation, and Peoples Republic of China lost there superpower status

After the end of the Anarchist War in 2054, Europe, Asia, and their other members entered into a massive economic recession. The United Nations Security Council has been unable to resolve the Anarchist War, and the other domestic issues plaguing the new world, many nations began seeing the old United Nations as an ineffective organization, and soon many nations considered removing their envoy. With the UN becoming ineffective, many new nations began to merge with other nations and many new nations such as the European Federation began to form. However, some nations such as the United States began to increase hostilities towards other nations and began bullying other countries into giving them resources.

After the end of the Latin-American Wars and the PMC Wars, the Federation of the Americas had officially consolidated power over most of South America. Despite everything the world had recently been through, The Federation had proven itself to be a worthy fighting force, as well as major civilian-friendly nations. Its economy rapidly began growing, and soon was able to outcompete Japan, Australia, and other nations. The Federation had transformed itself from a minor power to the most powerful nation in the history of mankind, Second only to the United States and Z-Tech.

## Government

The **Federation of the Americas** is a federal presidential constitutional republic, based on representative democracy. The federal government has three independent branches: executive, legislative and judicial. Executive power is exercised by the executive branch, headed by the President, advised by a Cabinet. The President is both the head of state and the head of government. Legislative power is vested upon the National Congress, a two-chamber legislature comprising the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Judicial power is exercised by the judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Federal Court, the Superior Court of Justice and other Superior Courts, the National Justice Council and the regional federal courts. The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of Federation. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the States and the federal government. It provides the framework for the organization of the government and for the relationship of the federal government to the states, to citizens, and to all people within the Federation. The seat of the federal government is located in Santa Salvación.

## Economy

The Federation of the America's Economy started minuscule at first. Initially, their economy was around 10 trillion, and it was deemed a sideshow compared to other issues going on at the time. However, thanks to a series of unfortunate events, the Federation economy went from miniscule to the largest in the world for a short period of time.

The Economy of the Federation of the Americas is disputed. It is very much a Free Market Capitalist Economy, however, the Government of the Federation does have some say in the production, most importantly when it comes to products of the Federation's Armed Forces. As the world's supplies of oil continued to decline over the next few decades, the remaining nations with access to oil such as Russia and Canada became prime trading targets for the United States and the European Federations' aggressive trading policies. As a nation that had the largest supplies of oil in the world next to Russia and Canada, the Federation was able to radically industrialize, secularize, and centralize its capabilities.

By the 2060s and 2070s, the Federation resembled, to quote one observed, "The New Dubai and Shanghai." Brazil, as already the largest member state of the Federation of the Americas grew immensely due to its agricultural and resourceful capabilities. Chile and Argentina became some of the best suppliers in the world for mineral resources in the entire world, and often foreign investors came to find Gold, Silver, Diamonds, and other resources. The major "International Cities" of the Federation were Caracas, Rio De Janeiro, Santiago, and Havana were able to completely rebuild themselves similar to the cities of Saudi Arabia.

Throughout the Federations' existence from 2039 to 2087, the Federation grew to have the largest industrial complex in the known world with a 32 Trillion USD GDP. The Federation was able to build bases and cities in Antarctica and large floating industrial complexes and facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The Federation stood as the most powerful economy in the known world. With its massive oil, mineral, and agricultural resources, the Federation became one of the most resourceful nations in the world, even more, resourceful than Australia. The United States, being the nation that it is, targeted the Federation due to its extreme wealth, which lead to relations between the two states deteriorating. The Federation developed large financial, trade, manufacturing, and corporate institutions to remain competitive against failing powers, and vast new infrastructure programs revolutionized the continent, such as draining the Darien Gap.

## Society and Culture

Being composed of a variety of nations, the Federation has a diverse, vibrant culture. The primary official language is Spanish with Portuguese, French, and indigenous languages also present. Traditional Latin American culture defines much of the nation, which is heavily used by the Federations Government as a political bargaining tool. In the latter half of the 2030s, South America began to experience a large population boom. The Federations population grew from a good 500 Million people to over 800 Million people by the 2070s. The Federation views all races and genders as equal and is one of the only world superpowers that fights for equal rights of whites, blacks, Homosexuals, Transgender, and Women. This seemed to be a mockery to make fun of the European Coalition and the Russian Federation.

The Federation of the Americas presents itself as a highly nationalistic kind of nation. The Federation of the America's ruling party, which in reality was the high elite of the nation, prided itself as having a good relationship with its compatriots, who in turn gave them their loyalty. This came from years of economic growth, numerous military and societal victories, and other events. The Life Expectancy Rate inside the Federation of the Americas was 86.51 years old, the highest in the entire Western Hemisphere and the highest in the Western World. The Federation also provided itself as having the second-highest GNI Index behind the European Federation. Due to these many factors, the Federation had a very well good relationship with its compatriots

In addition, the Federation of the Americas has prided itself as being one of the most modern and technologically advanced nations in the world. The Federation of the Americas has the largest High-Speed Rail and Electric Railroad network in the Western Hemisphere. Its High-Speed Rail Network connects the entirety of South America, and has the longest stretch of High-Speed Rail in the world, running from Caracas to Ushuaia. The Federation of the Americas also prides itself with the Highest Railroad in the world, running through Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru at a height of almost 13,000 feet. In addition to the railroads, the Federation of the Americas had the largest amount of highway and roadways in the world, with over 7.8 Million Miles of the highway.

The Federation's Government prides itself on having close relations with its native tribes. This may come out of necessity to get local support for the construction of infrastructure throughout the interior. Many of the native tribes inside the Federation Territory can continue their culture and are allowed to teach the compatriots inside the Federation about their culture. This appeared to be a method to make the Federation appear morally superior to the United States which destroyed their indigenous populations.

The Federation of the Americas also prides itself as a nation of faithful. The Federation of the Americas has amongst the highest populations of people who believe in the Catholic Faith, and Roman Catholicism is the official religion of the state. Out of the over 800 Million people that lived in Federation Territory, almost 70% of them strongly believed in the Catholic Faith. This number made the Federation (At least before the outbreak of the Federation-American War) a strong ally with Vatican City. The Federations Ideology of Catholicism runs so deep inside of its citizens, that the Federation used its religion to commit some of the most horrendous acts known to mankind during the Federation-American War.

The Federation of the Americas has two national holidays. The first is on June 15th, which marks the official day of the unification of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to form the Federation of the Americas. This day is simply known as "Federation Day" and is one of the Federation's most attended events. The Second National Holiday is "Victory Day" which occurs on September 2nd. This day is a national holiday to honor the victims of the Brazilian Military who died during the Second World War, as well as the millions of others who died in that conflict. These two days include national celebrations and national mourning, and they include military and civilian parades across the major cities of the Federation.

The National Anthem of the Federation reflects both the civilian and military accomplishments of the Federation of the Americas. Their national anthem is known as, "El Gloria de la Federación of the Americas or "The Glory of the Federation of the Americas" and goes like...

*Our noble home Nation*

*A place where the Green Trees blossom.*

*Sing a song of joy!*

*May God's grace always be with us.*

*Viva La Federacion*

*Hail to the victory of our home.*

*The sublime triumph of our will*

*Spreads throughout the nation*

*Through our passionate ideals*

*May God’s grace always be with us*

*Viva La Federation*

*A proud nation of steel*

The song goes to the beat of a military drum, which is supposed to reflect the steady pace of the Federation of the Americas. It is then included with a traditional orchestra. The song is played before the traditional "Federation Day" celebrations and the annual "Victory Day" Celebrations which are to commemorate Brazil's participation in the Second World War. The anthem is also played at the Federation of the Americas annual "Parade for the People" which is a parade displaying both the traditional and military accomplishments. Before the outbreak of the Federation-American War, the Federation allowed foreign soldiers to participate, including but not limited to American, Russian, British, French, Indian, Chinese, North Korean, South Korean, etc. troops.

## Military

### Branches

The Federation of the America's armed forces is very simple. The Federation military is divided between the Federation Army, Navy, and Air Force. All of whom are represented by Senior Generals, but all of whom are under the command of the Admiral of the Federation Armed Forces. This is how it was from the beginning to the end of the Federation.

### Soldiers

During the first few years of the Federation of the Americas existence, its military status wasn't considered match worthy by the traditional world powers at the time. The countries military uniforms were mostly derived from Russian style uniforms, and were mostly equipped with a amalgamation of American, European, and Asian equipment. The Federation Military initially operated with homebuilt rip offs of the AK12, Remington RF5, and a highly upgraded version of the of the FAL Assault Rifle, as well as K7 sub machine guns for combat duties. The Federation didn't have a special forces unit at this time as well, and the countries Army, Navy, and Air Force basically were apart of the same consolidation and were not like the other major powers of the time. Given the Federation's terrain, the first edition of Federation Military uniforms were a distinct Jungle Green, with home built but heavily inspired designed Russian helmets, goggles, and even ski masks.

Over the decades as the Federation continued to grow into a much stronger power, the military was seriously overhauled as the Federation normalized attributes and technologically progressed to rival that of the worlds lower powers at the time. After the victory in the Latin-American Wars against the Las Trinidad Cartel, and the major victories the Federation helped obtain during the PMC War against the SPIRE Corporation, the Federation grew to have the modern and most combat effective military in the world, and proved to be a formidable opponent in the Federation-American War. Federation troops became a well-uniformed streamline opponent to the beleaguered U.S. forces wearing combat shirts and combat pants in different camouflage patterns (either in urban, woodland, snow colored, navy, and all-black camouflage). In addition, Federation soldiers were equipped with the most state-of-the-art military-grade protective plate carriers and Kevlar helmets (many with ballistic face shields attached to rail adapters on the sides of the helmets).

Within its rankings, the Federation had an elite faction in its military simply known as the "The Order of the Rose". The Order of the Rose was not just a company, but a military inside of a military. The soldiers that comprise of the Order of the Rose with there Rose Banner on the side of their shoulder sleeve are the most elite fighting force inside the Federation Ranks. They use the same weapons as the Army but have access to Sub Machine Guns for stealth operations. The Federation forces have different camouflage appearances to blend in the environment for better purposes. Their commanders wear Red Berets and are often seen leading troops in the many wars the Federation has fought in.

### Equipment

During the early years of the Federation, the Federation operated with a variety of equipment from various sources, including the Peoples Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the European Federation, and the United States. Some examples of these included the MiG-29, the F-15 Eagle, the Eurofighter Tycoon, the T90MS Main Battle Tank, the Y-8 Gunship, the GAZ-Tiger, the BTR-80, the MI-24, the EC-635, the Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers, the Humvee, and much other equipment from across the world.

The reason for the variety in equipment was mostly due to the cheapness at which these items could be obtained, and the fact that the Federation could upgrade them to the specs needed to simplify training and maintenance. Although Military spending was not a high priority, the Federation still put a devoted budget to military spending to modernize its military equipment. Throughout the Federation's lifespan, the equipment that is obtained from a variety of countries was eventually simplified and reverse-engineered with the intended purpose of using it to their advantage over their enemies. Since the Federation was a High Valued Target, the fear of war or at least the international battle of the first and second world was a striking amount of fear into the Federation.

With the Federation's abilities to reverse engineer and repurpose technology, it offset the terms of difficulty in terms of training and maintenance, as the Federation added its appliances to make the training and maintenance easier as they were produced inside Federation Territory. In other words, something is different on the outside than it is on the inside. In addition, the cheapness in which these items can be obtained was a huge factor in the Federation's ability to outpace its adversaries. The variety in its equipment also gave the Federation an advantage over other nation-states, as it gave them vital research into outclassing and outmaneuvering their enemies.

During its lifespan, the Federation prided itself in developing many notable vehicles. The NOVA, T-87-2 Andean Bear, the A8 Mountain Lion, and the X08 Selva Tiger Tanks were high valued assets for the Federation and were noted for being formidable opponents to the Americans, Russians, Chinese, and Europeans. Other vehicles, such as the outfitted AEGIS Class Destroyers, the Rio Class Aircraft Carriers (the largest in the world), the Atacama Class Attack Helicopter, and the Reaper Class Fighter aircraft were many examples of the Federations major capabilities.

### Requirements

From the beginning, the Federation required all of its healthy male citizens to attend military service beginning at age 21. Their service lasts a minimum of 12 months, or at a maximum of three years, but can be longer depending on if the soldier chooses active service or reserve service. Citizens such as the Physically Disabled, the Blind, Mentally Crippled, etc. are barred from serving in the armed forces. Because of this, the Federation has one of the largest and most combat effective militaries in the world. On top of that, the Federation's largest corporation, Industrias Soberanas, is a PMC that operates in the Philippines, the Peoples Republic of China, Syria, Iran, and some North and Central African countries. These Mercenaries are loyal to the cause of the Federation which gives the Federation the largest known army in the world.

Federation troops referred to their military collectively as "the legions" and Federation security seems to be referred to as "guardsmen." In the later years of the Federation-American War, it was simply referred to as the "National Combined Arms of the Federation." During training, in the early years, Federation troops were taught on the basis of American and Chinese Soldiers. By the time of the Federation-American War, Federation troops are politically indoctrinated even more than they were when they were not in service. Their nationalistic fevering is what made Federation soldiers worthy opponents.

In training, Federation troops are heavily influenced by the Russo-American War, and fester on how the Russian Federation and the United States fought their brutal war on South American Soil. This kind of atrocity is what they are pledging to defend the continent against. The political indoctrination of Federation Soldiers runs so deep, that even when evidence showed that the Federation was going on the offensive, 90% of Federation troops didn't question it. Those who did were quietly deposed of by the secret police. In addition to the political indoctrination, the Federation of the Americas required all of its troops to strictly follow Catholicism. This includes being ordained with holy water, once weekly prayer, and among other things.

The Federations combat forces are largely male-dominated, however, Women are also allowed to serve. Women are allowed to serve to start at the age of 24, however, they are not part of the conscripted force of the Federation. Women go through the same training as Males, however, Women soldiers are exerted certain privilege's that Men don't get. For example, women are given more Freedom on base and are often exerted from required to carry personal weapons once they leave the armed forces. Women though still receive the same political indoctrination as men.

In addition to all of this, Federation Soldiers are strictly required to follow a strict creed. The Soldiers creed is as follows...

> "*I am a civilian of the Federation.*
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> *I am a soldier of the Federation*
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> *I will always support the Federation*
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> *I will not be defeated in dishonor*
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> *I will never be out-worked, out-classed, or out-gunned.*
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> *I stand ready to serve my family*
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> *Long Live the Federation.*"
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The Federations Armed Forces are not above using unconventional warfare. This has ranged from backing and supplying Somalian Pirates who want to attack enemies of the Federation, using Chemical Weapons for strategical tactics to gain an edge over the enemy, or killing civilians to try and stop resistance attacks. During the Federation-American War, this political indoctrination and use of unconventional warfare lead to the deaths of more civilians in battles than actual enemy targets.