Alternate United States

There was a foundational problem right at the very start of the United States of America, and I'm not talking about slavery. The entire name of the country is built on a lie! There are many Americas (South, North, Central, Ferrera) and many possible combinations of United States. Admittedly the other United States have not been quite as successful, but that's no reason to deny them their claim to the title. To me, U.S.A. will always stand for the United States of Africa, and that mass of bizarrely-shaped fiefdoms south of the border remain disunited and ripe for Canadian expansionism. Until that day of reverse manifest destiny comes, grab a cola and come along for a mystical ride through the world of . . . ALTERNATE UNITED STATES!


The United States of Africa

Time: Imaginal; proposed by would-be messiahs ranging from Marcus Garvey to Muammar al-Qaddafi
States: The countries of Africa and possibly Haiti and Jamaica


The United States of China

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Chen Jiongming in the early 1920s
States: The provinces of China plus Taiwan and possibly Mongolia


The United States of Colombia

Time: 1863 - 1886
States: Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Panama, Santander and Tolima, and the territories of Caquetá, San Martin, Nevada and Motilones


The United States of Europe

Time: Coming soon; proposed by numerous figures including Napoleon, Hitler, faceless Eurocrats
States: The countries of Europe plus anyone who wants to join except Turkey


The United States of Greater Austria

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Aurel Popovici in 1906
States: German-Austria, German-Bohemia, German-Moravia, Bohemia, Slovakia, West Galicia, East Galicia, Hungary, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Trentino, Carniola, Croatia, Vojvodina


The United States of Islam

Time: Imaginal; proposed by sex-starved Pakistani twenty-somethings
States: Every country in the world except Israel, which will survive to the consternation of all


The United States of Latin Africa

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Central African leader Barthélemy Boganda
States: Angola, Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and possibly parts of Brazil


The United States of North America

Time: Imaginal; proposed by the Bilderberg Group
States: Canada, Mexico, America, liberated Cuba, Greenland


The United States of South America

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Simón Bolivar in early 19th century
States: Gran Colombia (comprising the modern-day nations of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela), Peru, the United Provinces of Central America


The United States of the West

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Régis Debray
States: Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the Caribbean, America


The United States of Whatever

Time: Imaginal; proposed by Liam Lynch
States: Whatever