The United Republic of America, or URA, is a country created out of the former American states of California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Idaho. Following the conquering of the east and Midwest of the collapsed United States by the British and French empires in 2030, the URA was formed after the attempting to fight them off. Though the British and French conquered much of the former US, the Americans were able to regroup and defeat attackers in the west of the country. The Republic was formed following the victory.