United States

The United States, formerly known as the Outland Union or simply the Union, was a democratic government that controlled over fifty worlds in the Ojoster, Meerian, and Weneen sectors of the Outer Rim. The Union's capital was a dwarf planet named Columbia, which was named after an ancient space explorer named Columbus.

History
The Union was formed in 242 BBY after local colonies were liberated from Bretannia's dominion. After fighting another war with the Bretannians in 206 BBY, the Union engaged the Mandalorians in numerous space battles at the fringes of the Ojoster sector. Following a brief but deadly civil war in 153 BBY, the Union became a partial member of the Galactic Republic but maintained its political autonomy. From 104 to 73 BBY, the Union fought another large war with governments from the Mezeg and Trans-Vulta sector. With the support of other local allies, the Union was able to force their opponents into surrender. From thereon, the Union would not initiate any significant wars of their own but provided military support to Republic Judicial Forces, most notably during the Republic's participation of the Great Clan Wars on Mandalore. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, much of the Union was allowed to maintain its own military and police forces, though a spike in piracy in its territory prompted the Imperials to establish a Sector Ranger division in the area, as the Union's space forces were not large or advanced enough to combat the significant pirate threat.

Only Union military forces, diplomats, and sanctioned traders were granted the rights to interstellar travel due to the rarity of hyperdrive technology in the area. Many encounters with non-Human species were also often covered up by the Union government in fear that these encounters would cause societal collapse.

Government
The Union was led by a democratically elected President and members of the United States Congress. Each planet within the Union's territories were also "controlled" by local governors. As decades passed, the Union's civilians became politically divided between conservatives and progressives, who both sought different forms of government.

Military
Soldiers of the Union wore drab and olive colored uniforms and were equipped with various automatic firearms. Numerous wheeled vehicles such as those produced by the Jeep corporation were extensively used in the United States military's operations. Other vehicles used by the Union included helicopters, watercraft, and wheeled tanks. The unpopularity of hovercraft and the lack of civilian space travel within its territories led many outsiders into viewing the Union as primitive, due to most of their transportation technology being considered centuries out of date.