Chicago Republic

The Chicago Republic, officially known as the Republic of Chicago is a nation in North America. The Chicago Republic is bordered by the Western Republic to the west, Canotia to the north, Texavia to the southwest, and by the United States to the southeast. This nation is user CJets' secondary nation.

History
The Chicago Republic was first settled by French explorers in the 1670s. As a result, the area of the Chicago Republic was part of the French Empire until it was handed over to the British Empire in 1763 as a result of the Seven Years War.

As a result of the American Revolution, most of the land of the current Chicago Republic became under American control. The rest of the land was part of the Louisiana Territory, controlled by Spain, and later France.

In the early 1810s, independence movements began rising in the midwestern United States. The people who wanted independence formed rebel groups, and the rebel groups referred to themselves as "Chicagoans". As the War of 1812 broke out between the United States and the British Empire broke out, the British had a plan to weaken the United States; the British would fund the rebels in the midwest and help them gain independence. Their plan worked, as the Chicagoans declared independence on October 26, 1813. Their new nation was to be called the Republic of Chicago, named after the rebel groups. On July 3, 1814, the United States and the Chicago Republic signed the Treaty of St. Louis, which resulted in the United States officially recognizing the independence of the Chicago Republic. The United States would cede the state of Ohio, Indiana Territory, the Illinois Territory, and portions of the Louisiana Territory to the Chicago Republic.

The original capital of the Chicago Republic was St. Louis, however it was changed on August 12, 1834 to Chicago City, a brand new city built specifically to be the capital of the Chicago Republic.

Chicago remained neutral during World War I, however, Chicago joined the side of the allies during World War II. Chicago declared war on the Axis Powers on November 10, 1940 after Nazi Germany had bombed a military base in Belfast where 974 Chicagoan soldiers were stationed.

Geography
According to the Köppen climate classification, the southern part of the country is humid subtropical. The centre of the country is hot summer humid continental, and the northern portion is warm summer humid continental.

Chicago is a landlocked country, bordering three of the Great Lakes. Chicago borders Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Erie.

Military
Chicago has a stronger military of about 500,000 soldiers, an Air Force of about 3,000 planes, and about 12 nuclear weapons.

Government
The current ruling party of the Chicago Republic is the Republican Party. The president of the Chicago Republic is Lynn Kobel, who has been leader since 2012.

Elections for the Chicago Republic are very similar to elections in the United States of America. The two main parties are the Republican Party and the Liberal Party.

States
The Chicago Republic consists of eight states.

Football
The Chicago Republic is big on sports. The Chicago Republic's favourite sport is football. The Chicagoan Republic has nine teams across the country who belong to the NAFL.

Hockey
The Chicago Republic also likes hockey. Eight teams from Chicago are in the North American Hockey League. The Chicago Republic's national team won their first gold medal in the 2018 MIHF Summer Championship, in only their second MIHF tournament.

The largest hockey arena in the Chicago Republic is the United Center in Chicago City, with a capacity of 20,500 people.

Soccer
While soccer is not super popular in the Chicago Republic, their national team has a pretty big following.

The largest stadium in the Chicago Republic is the Jetlines Coliseum in Chicago City, with a capacity of 95,000 people, however it can be expanded to 110,000 people. Its expandability makes it the largest stadium in the country.

Media
The main broadcaster for the Chicago Republic is Chicago Republic Television (CRTV). It broadcasts music, news, sports, and TV shows.

Air Travel
The national airline of Chicago is Chicagoan Jetlines, based out of Chicago O'Hare.

Chicagoan Jetlines also has a regional subsidiary called Jetlines Express, based out of Chicago O'Hare Airport.

The busiest airport in the Chicago Republic is Chicago O’Hare, in Chicago City. Chicago O’Hare has about 80 million travellers every year.