The United Republic of Leathucaria

The United Republic of Leathucaria (URL), commonly called the United Republic (UR), the Republic, or simply Leathucaria is a country located in North America; it's wedged between Canada and Mexico. …It's literally just the United States but with a different name because I wanted the acronym to be URL. Leave me alone.

The United Republic of Leathucaria and its citizens proclaim that nothing ever happens; the reasoning for this conclusion varies from person to person, but it's more of a general consensus than it's ever been in humanity's history. The future is a reflection of the past, and the present is some hodgepodge mockery of the two.
Ironically, the United Republic is also branded as the Birthplace of Progress and Discovery due to the large testaments of humanity's scientific and technological endeavors stemming from the country (with the aid of countless others).
More commonly, the Republic is dubbed the Superhero Capital of the World. Of course, whether that's good or bad depends on how much the people enjoy watching superpowered people fight other superpowered people -- usually to the death -- which is a surprisingly popular pastime.

Despite everything, the United Republic is a sure and sound country... if you're rich.

Important Figures

Ville-de-Nouvelle-Yorke

Ah, Ville-de-Nouvelle-Yorke (VNY or simply Nouvelle-Yorke). La-Pomme-Grosse, the City That Never Sleeps, the City of Dreams, and the stars-damned Capital of the World.
It's the home of dreams and nightmares, the home of the absurdly plain and the ludicrously eccentric, and the home of everyone (and everything) in between. It's a melting pot of chaos and the greatest hellhole to ever disgrace the world.

Along the curves and cracks of the city's buildings, both plagued yet blessed with their egregiously artistic and woefully overambitious architecture, native flowers paint everything they touch with brilliant hues of rainbow shimmer; the most abundant are the purples and pinks.
A notable endeavor of raising the quality of living within VNY was to "beautify the living shit out of the place." Bridges are scattered here and there, overlapping each other as if they were crossword (and, of course, have flowers that line their railings). The architecture, as aforementioned, is questionable at best. The shit-smelling vermin that Nouvelle-Yorke was infamous for are... still there, to be honest. Pigeons and scarily fat rats skitter along train tracks and hole up in the burrows of the long stretches of Nouvelle-Yorke's parks. Somehow, they've grown smarter.

Nouvelle-Yorke is the most populated city within the United Republic and is separated into five boroughs: Manhattan, Lourdes (Queens), la Merde (the Bronx), Islandy McIsland Face (Staten Island), and Roi des Chiens (Brooklyn).

Name Change

On January 1st, 2800, the United States of America decided to change its name as a pledge to abandon its egregious roots, past mistakes, corruption, greed, and monumental failures. The States yearned to start anew as a new country for a while, but this finally came to fruition after the devastation caused by Ultron, as that straw finally broke the camel's back.

The United States president at the time, Corduroy Centauri, chose the name 'Leathucaria', despite its name having no prior meaning because, "I dreamed a rosy sunkissed dream of a grandest future; a true far cry from the claws of the past. A grandest future crafted from the blood, sweat, and tears of a country whose people joined hands and unified in the name of starlight and prosperity."
Whether or not President Centauri's dream ever came to pass has been a heavy topic of debate, with some wondering if he ever dreamed that night at all.

This name change did not go without a fight, but was ultimately reluctantly accepted as time went on. Although, individuals still preach the songs of days long gone.

Transport

The rise of the Astro-Nuclear Age brought the absolute death of the oil and coal industry along with it. Everything that previously ran on coal and oil has been repurposed to make way for nuclear and solar energy; vehicles are certainly no exception.

Cars are still around with nuclear-solar engines, but there are drastically fewer of them in the country compared to the present day due to the Leathucarian federal government's efforts to rekindle the declining socialization of the country through establishing third spaces and public transportation.
This also means that cities within the United Republic have been remodeled in order to cater to pedestrians walking on foot or taking public transportation as opposed to cars and trucks. The Leathucarians wouldn't say the attempts of making cities walkable were particularly executed particularly well, per se, as it's chaotic and rather confusing to navigate unless you dedicate time and energy into figuring out every twist and bend, but it's truly an improvement.

The United Republic has an abundance of trains, trams, ferries, and street cars as opposed to buses. The upkeep and maintenance of public transport, in Nouvelle-Yorke especially, is mediocre at best (people have seen the crab-like cleaning robots get run over one too many times) but isn't completely abhorrent.
These modes of transport, particularly trams and street cars, are heavily fortified due to the increase in destructive crime throughout Leathucaria. These things are like moving fortresses.

The Daily Buzz!

Main article: The Daily Buzz!

The Daily Buzz! ("Nouvelle-Yorke's Blooming Gazette!") is a Leathucarian news tabloid/podcast/radio show stationed in Manhattan, Nouvelle-Yorke, hosted by the Buzz's editor-in-chief J. Jonah Jameson Jr. that primarily covers topics regarding supers, crimes, and the general life in VNY.

Trivia

• Nouvelle-Yorke is a mish-mash of New York City, Milwaukee, and copious amounts of idealism.
• The United Republic's motto, "In Starlight and Prosperity," comes directly from President Centauri's speech regarding America changing its name to Leathucaria.
• Being hit with a phone feels like being hit with a brick. Increasing the durability of phones was a response to the increase in crime so that people would have a method of self-defense.
• Intense snowball fights (or snowball wars, as dubbed by the oldies) are extremely popular among younger generations as attempts to copy fights they see supers participate in on a near-daily basis.
• Leathucarian cities and towns -- Nouvelle-Yorke especially -- are adorned in shitloads of colorful lights, plants, and decorations for pretty much every holiday. They're especially prominent during X-Mas and Pride Month.
• The name 'Islandy McIsland Face' originated from Wade Wilson's temporary status as King of Staten Island and King of the Rats. People still refer to it as Staten Island, but the name has never officially been changed back.