Counterculture/The Free American Republic

Formed from the collapsed Northwest Confederacy in 1874, the Free American Republic (FAR, usually pronounced as the word 'far') is the world's first direct republic[1]. A citizen of the Free American Republic is refered to as a 'Farite'. FAR is located approximately in the center of North America and stretches toward the east coast. It shares borders with Canada, the Lone Star Republic, the United States of America, and Kansas.

History

Timeline

1874 (February): The Northwest Confederacy falls to revolutionary forces and the Provisional Articles of Confederation are established to govern the five states which had constituted the Northwest Confederacy.

1874 (August): The Constitution of the Free American Republic is ratified.

Legal holidays

Date	Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Beginning of the year.
May 2	Labor Day	Celebrates achievements of workers. Adopted from The Lone Star Republic.
August 9	Constitution Day	The anniversary of the radification of the constitution of the Free American Republic.
October 7	Decoration Day	Honors servicemen and women who died in service.
President's Discretion	Thanksgiving	Day of thanks declared by the president, usually once each year.