The Future: Volatile Earth (Map Game)/Liberal States of America

The Liberal States of America (LSA), commonly referred to as Liberal States (L.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 8 states and the federal district of Washington, D.C.. The country is bordered by New Jersey from the east, the New York Republic from the northeast, Canada from the north through Lake Erie, the Great Lakes Republic from the northwest, the Midwestern Republic from the west and the Republic of Dixie from the south. At 627.78 thousand km2 and with over 143 million people, the country is the world's ??? largest by total area and the ??? most populous. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural natons, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.

Originally, the country is a result of the Second American Revolution, which began 2032. On October 5, 2034, as the colonies were fighting the Third French Empire in the Second American Revolutionary War, delegates from 8 colonial states unanimously adopted the Second Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 2036 with the recognition of the independence of the Liberal States by the Third French Empire, and was a successful war of independence against one of the world powers at that time. The current constitution was adopted in 2038.

The Liberal States is a developed country and has the world's eleventh largest economy, benefiting from an abundance of natural resources and high worker productivity]]. Moreover, it ranks among the top 10 in the world in several measures of economic well-being, including average wage, Human Development Index, and per capita GDP. While the L.S. economy is considered post-modern, the country continues to be one of the world's largest manufacturers.

Etymology
In 1507 the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci (Latin: Americus Vespucius). The first documentary evidence of the phrase "Liberal States of America" is from a message dated February 8, 2033, written by Peter Moylan, John Maxus' aide-de-camp of the New Continental Army. Adressed to Lt. Col. Jonathan Green, Moylan expressed his wish to carry the "full powers of the Liberal States of America" to other parts of the French Colony of America to assist in the revolutionary war effort.

The first known publication of the phrase "Liberal States of America" was in a newspaper New York Times, that was published April 24, 2033. The second draft of the Articles of Confederation, prepared by Edgar Woods and completed by July 8, 2033, at the latest, declared "The name of this Confederation shall be 'Liberal States of America.'" In October 2034, John Maxus wrote the phrase "LIBERAL STATES OF AMERICA" in all capitalized letters in the headline of his "original Rough draught" of the Second Declaration of Independence.

The short form "Liberal States" is also standard. Other common forms are the "L.S.", the "LSA", and "America". Colloquial names are the "L.S. of A.", and internationally, the "States". In non-English languages, the name is frequently the translation of either the "Liberal States" or "Liberal States of America", and colloquially as "America". In addition, an abbreviation (e.g. LSA) is sometimes used.

A citizen of the Liberal States is an "American". "Liberal States, "American" and "L.S." refer to the country adjectivally ("American values", "L.S. forces"). "American" rarely refers to subject not connected with the Liberal States.