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nebular (nebular) wrote,
@ 2011-02-19 15:28:00

» THE PRESENT EARTH.
earth in 2210.

The planet today seems both a future version and a faint echo of what it was in the early 21st century. For one, most of human life is concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic of the United States, Northern Europe, part of Asia, and most of Africa. The rest of the globe is a wasteland -- pockets of Asia are technologically superior, but for the most part, everything southeast of Germany and east of Finland is cluttered expanse of broken cities, some wayward humans, and ravaged land.

Left: Chicago, Right: France
On the other end of the situation is Africa. Following the total destruction of the so-called “first world”, northern African countries flourished. Especially in underdeveloped areas on the western side of the continent, where there was political unrest but much opportunity for economic and social growth. Countries like Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Cote d’Ivoire took advantage in the lack of world superpowers, and built themselves up a hefty reputation. While many African countries are still wrecked by violence, the majority of functioning Africa is wealthy and stable.

Dakar, Senegal
Nebula is set in the new capital of the United States of America: New Washington City! Both New York City and Washington, DC were destroyed in the aftermath of the solar flare. The US decided to reconstruct an entirely new capital to head their nation. At this point, the US government is complicated - on a public level, the United States of America are still a representative democracy, but if one digs even slightly below the surface, it’s easy to see where that stops. Instead of a cabinet, the president is backed by a board of three advisers, who essentially run the country alongside the figurehead (information on political NPCS). The president is still elected, and supposedly the advisers are as well, but corruption is rampant, and the polls are always rigged. The western and midwestern US are unrepresented, seen as “wild lands” where hobos and deformed animals run amok.

States still functioning today:
Maine, Vermont (+ New Hamphire, now combined), Massachussetts, Connecticut, the lower half of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia (+ WV merged), Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina (+ georgia merged), Florida, Alabama, Missouri, part of Mississippi, and Illinois.
Everything not included is still a part of the country, but not regarded as official states.