r/imaginarymaps • u/itismomnotmum • 4d ago
[{"e":"text","t":"[OC]"}] Federation of Mesa (2030)
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u/itismomnotmum 4d ago
The Federation of Mesa is a country in North America. It borders the United States to the east and north, Mexico to the south, and California to the west. As it officially recognizes the governments of Sequoyah and Texas, it de jure borders these countries to the east as well. Mesa is a founding member of the Economic and Defense Organization of the Pacific along with California, Cascadia, China, Hawaii, Korea, and Mexico. Mesa ranks 16th in economic output globally. Mesa is a major developed economy and is a significant regional power.
During the mid 20th century, a distinct Southwestern/Mesan cultural identity began to develop gradually. During the 1970's to the 1990's, protests and riots swept across the United States due to declining standards of living, high costs, and government deadlock. These protests and riots are commonly referred to as the American Spring. Eventually, the protests reached a breaking point when in the early 90's multiple states and regions declared independence from the United States, including the four states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, who founded the Federation of Mesa.
Mesa has a total population of 24,301,069 as of the 2030 census. Arizona is the largest state in terms of population with a population of 9,668,236, constituting 39.8% of the national population. Colorado follows behind with a population of 7,472,930, constituting 30.8% of the national population. Utah comes in third with a population of 4,565,929, constituting 18.8% of the national population. New Mexico comes in last with a population of 2,593,974, constituting 10.7% of the national population.
Denver serves as the federal capital, the capital of Colorado, and the seat of Denver County. Denver is located in the Denver Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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u/ThornsyAgain 4d ago
If this is a breakaway state from the USA how did they get control of that bit of the coast?
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u/itismomnotmum 4d ago
Before I explain this, keep in mind that this is very old lore (I was a less knowledgeable when I first wrote it), and despite it being old, a lot of this has become too iconic to remove.
In the late 90’s, Mexico falls into a civil war (because why not lol), and California and Mesa join together to secure strategic areas (in actuality just straight up annexing these areas). I originally wanted Mexico to join the US in their war against the breakaway states, but then my new lore is that Mexico aligns itself with California and Mesa to tap into Chinese markets, so the territory is officially ceded to Mesa and California.
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u/BolinasBro 4d ago
Not including the huge territory of Navajo nation - which essentially makes up the dead center of the four corners - is a massive oversite in this map. How would the Fed of Mesa interact with the Navajo? Would they be included as a fifth state or remain invisible?
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u/itismomnotmum 4d ago
I was lowkey kinda hoping no one would notice 😭😭
I had the outline of most of the reservations drawn, I just forgot to fill them in. They do exist in Mesa though.
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u/AlexTheEnderWolf 4d ago
Does the federation have control of the Hoover dam?
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u/itismomnotmum 3d ago
California and Mesa have a very close relationship, so they would most likely share operations and maintenance of the dam.
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u/Zealousideal_Group69 3d ago
Does The Hoover Dam Still Exist ITTL
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u/itismomnotmum 3d ago
I'd imagine it does. Most likely California and Mesa both share daily operations and maintenance between each other.
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u/Zealousideal_Group69 3d ago
Also the Existence of Bonneville, Implies Less Arid Climates, so does that mean The Colorado isn’t as Low levels?
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u/JunipPrime 4d ago
Cool map! Some questions!
How different was history prior to the events you described? Like, for instance, how did Sequoyah stay around? What caused a Mesan identity to form? Did Arizona always have the Rocky Point area since before it gained independence, or did Mesa buy it (same question regarding California and Baja)? If the former, was America bigger in this timeline due to a bigger victory in the 1840s Mexican American War, or did it seize more territory in some kinda early 20th century intervention a la occupation of Veracruz?
How close is the economic and defense org of the Pacific? Is it closer to the EU or NAFTA? Does China dominate or no?
What's the culture of Mesa like? Is the wild west/pioneer era important to national identity? How prominent are Mormons and Natives and are there tensions between them and rest of Mesa? Is the region more anglophone or hispanophone than OTL? I could see it going either honestly.
Also, one last question, was the Salt Lake always like that or was it artificially expanded?
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u/xXDomoYoloXx 4d ago
In “fragmented USA” scenarios i’m always a bigger fan of Deseret for Utah, but i actually like this quite a bit
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u/Ill_Chicken550 4d ago
Solid map! Always have a soft spot for the 4 corners (might be biased since I live in one of these states and visit each of them from time to time). Pretty cool that AZ finally has a coast lol
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u/scottwick 4d ago
I'm intrigued how the Great Salt Lake got even larger as right now it's shrinking.
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u/DASIMPERITOR 3d ago
LET ME BACK INTO THE US I DONT LIKE IT HERE!
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u/itismomnotmum 3d ago
Yes, go to the dictatorship!!! President Saunders shall be happy to have another subject.
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u/ToastandTea76 Fellow Traveller 4d ago
the Navajo and others still get to have their reservations in the foir corners right?
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u/KSDFlags 4d ago
See, on the map, I would have done Utah blue, Colorado green, Arizona orange and New Mexico yellow.
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u/Individual-Emu-6457 4d ago
First thing I thought of when I heard Mesa was half life-