The Atlas Coalition

The Atlas Coalition is an Oligarchy spanning the length of North and South America. It was formed in February 2010 when the United States Government annexed Canada and Mexico after a quick and bloodless coup, in which several large corporate entities assumed full control over the country they used to influence from the shadows.

After the successful coup and the subsequent pacification of South America through the Six Week War, the Atlas Coalition was officially established. Led by the Council of Twelve, the Atlas Government began to spread their influence out through other countries. Australia was the first country to officially join in 2012, and South Africa soon followed suit later in 2014.

The Coalition in the year 2040 is a major world power, controlling the entire span of the American continents. Some large portions of the Canadian, Alaskan and Brazilian landspace have been left uninhabited after an executive order mandated the growth of large 'Work Cities' to supply the massive demand for goods by the wealthy elite. This meant forced migration to cities, and many small towns vanished overnight. The remainder of the small towns have gradually been expanded into Military Strongholds by General Eric Connelly, who is preparing for the inevitable breakout of another war with the People's Republic of Greater Asia.

There are groups of anti-Atlas dissenters living out in the uninhabited landspace left barren by the forced move, known generally as Resistance Colonies. As the man shouldering the burden of peace in the Coalition, General Connelly usually chooses to leave Resistance Colonies to their own devices unless they directly attack or otherwise become aggressive towards the Atlas Coalition, or if they become too large and people start to find out about the tax-free havens.