Northwest American Republic

The Northwest American Republic, or NWAR, is a fictionalized version of a real-life secessionist movement, being a country in the future of Alex's Furry Universe. The country is landlocked and bordered by Cascadia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the United States of America, and the Republic of Lakotah. The capital city is Helena, Montana. They use the imperial American system and drive on the right. Their currency is the Northwest American dollar (NW$). The population is 5 million, and with a land area of 325,282.06 sq mi, the country would have a population density of 15 people per square mile.

The president is Earl T. Brooks, a brown bear.

History
As the social climate of The United States became more divisive and controversial starting in 2015, a number of American citizens became fed up and demanded secession from the nation they no longer felt at home in. By 2023, after the second amendment was repealed by the Democratic Party, this proposal was backed by many conservative political figures and citizens, who were typically vilified by the mainstream media and the general public. Most citizens and politicians felt war would be necessary as (in order) Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming began identifying themselves as The Northwest American Republic. Fearing civil war and remembering the previous civil war, the deadliest conflict in American history, it was almost unanimously decided that it was in everyone's best interest to allow the secession. Finally, after two years of arguments in the House and Senate, in 2025, the President of The United States signed the bill, The Olive Branch Act, that made the secession legal. The Northwest American Republic was now officially its own independent nation, maintaining its mother country's constitution and values it once had in the past. The NWAR maintains a good relationship with The United States and is a welcome trade partner with them due to their booming automotive and agriculture industries. A great number of the citizens of The NWAR have immigrated from California, Oregon, and Washington (the latter two of which formed Cascadia with British Columbia in Canada) due to near-daily riots, lack of law enforcement, government corruption, and high crime rates that began in 2020, and have only gotten worse since then.

Geography
Having a total land area of 325,282.06 sq mi, the country would be larger than Namibia, but smaller than Pakistan. The geography includes the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. Much of the country has a cold semi-arid climate, but the mountains are subarctic.

Demographics
The country is mostly populated by forest animals native to the northwest, such as deer, wolves, foxes, wolverines, bears, coyotes, etc. Some hybrids also occur.

Presidents

 * Logan Timbler (first president, 2025-?)
 * Earl T. Brooks (early 2040s)

States

 * Absaroka
 * Idaho
 * Lincoln
 * Montana
 * Wyoming

Primary highway routes

 * NW-1 (I-15): Montana-Idaho
 * NW-3 (I-25): Absaroka-Wyoming
 * NW-4 (I-80): Wyoming
 * NW-6 (I-84): Idaho
 * NW-8 (I-86): Idaho
 * NW-10 (I-90): Lincoln-Montana-Absaroka
 * NW-12 (I-94): Montana

Auxiliary highway routes

 * NW-101 (I-115): Montana
 * NW-104 (I-180): Wyoming
 * NW-106 (I-184): Idaho
 * NW-301 (I-315): Montana

Information
Capital: Helena

Official language: English

Denonym(s): Northwest Americans, Northwesterners

Currency: Northwest American dollar (NW$)

Time zone: UTC -7

UTC -6 (DST)

UTC -8 (Lincoln only)

UTC -7 (DST; Lincoln only)

ISO 3166 code: NW

Internet TLD: .nw

Allies

 * Alaska
 * Alberta
 * Japan
 * Lakotah
 * Saskatchewan
 * United States
 * Volkstaat

Enemies

 * California
 * Cascadia

Absaroka

 * Vivian Fusky

Montana

 * Fusky family (Vanessa, Alex, Vincent, Nikita)
 * Graciella
 * Haile the Deer
 * Reynold family (Kurt, Annie, Kurt Jr.)
 * Moone family (Chris, Tina, Tristan, Loki)
 * James Zamoski

Trivia

 * The national speed limit is 80 mph (129 km/h).
 * Despite the car-cloning thing making many international car models available, American cars are still popular in the NWAR. Japanese cars, however, are also popular. Popular brands include Subaru, Honda, and Toyota.
 * Absaroka and Wyoming are the only states made up of straight lines in the country.
 * As English is the official language, American English spelling and vocabulary are solely preferred.
 * The country does not utilize front license plates in any of its states, as they have been abolished since the formation in 2025.