The United Republic of Leathucaria!

January 1st, 2800 marks the day the United States of America — after reclaiming power from the French — disavowed its roots and pledged to march forward, leaving its history and French takeover behind them.
The American president at the time, Corduroy Centauri (pictured), stated that the avarice, loneliness, megalomania, corruption, and monumental failures haunting the States would see their absolute ends as the great country liberated itself from self-made shackles under a new name: the United Republic of Leathucaria.

It should be noted that 'Leathucaria' is a meaningless word. Even over a century after its introduction, it still lacks a proper definition, as its creator has never gifted it one. People are unsure if Centauri simply forgot or if it, too, is a part of Leathucaria's hodge-podge philosophy.
The word has never existed before it left Centauri's mouth — much to the confusion and shock of the audience (but maybe that's due to the previous President laying in a pool of their own blood beside him) — because the word 'Leathucaria' came to him whilist sleeping.
Specifically, the President stated, "…I remember I had dreamed a dream on New Year's Eve — a rosy, sunkissed dream of a most grandest future! This endless, cyclical life — this heartless, needless, eternal suffering — will be abolished, purely and absolute! Like the hands of a clock, marching ever-forward without pause nor delay, this country's people shall join hand-in-hand, unified beneath the all-loving banner of starlight and prosperity with the complete and utter disassociation from the past! Something beautiful may arise from the smoldering remains of perdition, but only if we look each other in the eyes. So, let's reclaim our futures once and for all, together!"

The name change did not pass without a fight, but was reluctantly accepted into the collective consciousness as time went on, as most things transpire, especially considering Centauri's popularity and legacy.

Whether or not Centauri's dream came to pass has recently been a heated debate within the modern day, with many speculating the legitimacy of Centauri's alleged dream, wondering if he'd simply lied (and possibly plagiarized) using propaganda techniques from his forefathers. The nonsensical, superficial air surrounding the country has led people to ask if this is truly what it's like to be in a dream; disoriented, nebulous, and trapped in a sort of stasis. Others argue the only way for this country after hitting rock bottom is forward, ensuring its eyes are glued to the Stars with every step of the way. Centauri might as well have been a prophet.

Leathucaria is a proud superpower, constantly boasting its innovations and quality of life, along with how much progress has been made since Europeans first stepped onto its soil. However, the denizens say otherwise; everything happens all at once, but the end result of it all is nothing.
The Republic is certainly a dream, but — like the States — is that only in name?

Coup d'Etat

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Society and Culture

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French/American Lean

The French/American Lean (FrAm lean) most often refers to the proportion of Leathucarian French to American English spoken regularly in any given state by its denizens during and after France's occupation of the states, but this term can also be used to describe the amount of French culture in general present in a place. This can range from a state near-exclusively speaking either language or, more commonly, adopting a mix of both. The FrAm lean can't be represented as a percentage because culture cannot be quantified, so it's just stated which language/culture has the most influence in an area.

Large and dense metropolises generally have more french influence within them than smaller cities and rural areas because France had aimed to subject as many people to its propaganda as possible during its ruling, so America's hotspots were hit the hardest with this cultural shift. This resulted in people from said rural and smaller places sticking with the pre-Empty Eras American culture while larger cities tend to seem more French.

Leathucarian French

Leathucarian French (otherwise known as Elderberry French, Eagle-Fucker/Kisser French, or Bullshit French) is a questionable variety of French. It currently stands as the second most prominent variety after standardized Leathucarian English and has wormed its way from its origins of hatred to apathetic day-to-day living.

It's a purposefully chaotic and confusing mess of an isolect erected upon the mountains of spite people — primarily minorities with an emphasis on black people — harbored for France's coup d'etat on the United States (2600s to 2700s).
The story goes that people considered more worthless within the social hierarchy — those stuck in laborious blue-collar jobs with low wages and little upward mobility — developed a code to communicate regarding disrupting France's tyrannical rule while remaining inconspicuous. This was initially done by intentionally breaking the rules of standardized French and mixing it with other languages. However, in the modern day, this kind of just devolved back into textbook French due to France's vice grip on the country, even long after its rule was overthrown. The French spoken in places like Paris or Lyon is prestigious and grand to Leathucarians, hence why the revolutionary aspect of the variety was overlooked.

Despite the admiration for Parisian French, there's quite a few key differences: Leathucarian French sounds more robotic, spoken Leathucarian French speakers use a strange midpoint between an American and French accent/tone — even when speaking English, simpler/'dumbed down' words are used more often, gendering nouns depends on the chosen presentation of the speaker rather than relying on memorization, gender-neutral terms exist along with more leeway in terms gender presentation, people are fine with throwing in Anglicized words either because no French translation exists or because they forgot the name for something, etc.
Despite its origins and French people's distaste for Leathucarian French, a Leathucarian French and another Francophone speaker should have little-to-no issues with general understanding if they avoid words unique to their respective varieties.

Comité Fédéral des Loisirs

In every state exists at least one Comité Fédéral des Loisirs (CFL)*: a government service which plans, sets up, and maintains leisurely social clubs and activities for a given populace. The group was established 2800 in response to a debate overtaking Leathucaria's brand new government after the fall of the United States. The United Republic's first Vice President, Mercybelle Kehlani, had angrily proposed, "Why not establish a starsdamned National Mandatory Fun Council to enforce fun and whimsy throughout the country? It's perfect, especially since the majority of the populace is still too overworked and underpaid trying to keep themselves alive to actually have fun. You won't fail spectacularly at all. It'll go smoothly, I'm sure."

The President at the time, Corduroy Centauri, failed to notice her entire sentence was sarcasm — not just the latter part. Kehlani's suggestion was taken with pride and thus, the CFL was founded, much to her own dismay.

Much to the newborn government's surprise, however, the CFL was positively received in the cities it debuted in. More federal funds were allocated for the organization to expand.

CFL activities are large in scope and can be just about anything: group pumpkin carving nights, stargazing with astronomy trivia, sci-fi space opera romantasy book clubs, symposiums about how puppetry can be an effective mode of storytelling, nude model live drawing, farmers' markets, picnics, circuses with animal holograms, ballet performances, etc. Anyone can also arrange with the organization to set up their own event for little-to-no cost, such as concerts and fairs.
The reason CFL is so widely successful is because all its activities are either free or affordable regardless of how expensive they were to arrange. They give people free treats and free things to do with free materials; all that's asked for is participation (and completing a survey). Considering the chaotic economic state of Leathucaria, its denizens didn't object to the CFL's establishment.

Holidays

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Trivia

• $1 URD ≈ $1.35 USD.
• The most popular dog breed is the poodle; dyeing their fur and styling them is a popular pastime.
• It's polite to refer to people by their surnames unless you're their superior or a mutual first-name basis has been established.
• In a few states, it's still technically mandatory to teach children at least an intermediate-level of French, whether that be Leathucarian or standardized French.
• Since France's takeover, President Centauri and his cabinet were the first politicians to have legitimate names instead of titles or poetical monikers.
• During France's takeover, it was illegal to know the true identities of any politician in or out of power. When someone was 'elected,' they would be forced to fake their deaths and build a socially appealing persona. If someone knew the identity of a politician — especially of high-ranking positions — they would be either arrested or executed.
• Along with the CFL, more funds were funneled into establishments (i.e., libraries) and local non-CFL events as encouragement for Leathucaria's denizens to leave their houses for once and have fun.
• Six hour workdays with four day workweeks were able to provide a livable income since the early 2800s. However, most people still opt for eight hour workdays with five day workweeks due to Leathucaria's many, many, many expenses.
• *Technically, this is translated as 'Federal Recreation/Leisure Committee,' but its official English translation is Federal Fun Committee.
• Leathucarian keyboards come in both QWERTY and AZERTY layouts.
• Leathucarian French — much like standardized French — lacks the 'it' pronoun for gender-neutral objects and terms. Instead, the pronoun 'iel' is used in place of both singular 'they' and 'it.'
• Leathucarian French isn't limited to il/elle/iel in terms of pronouns. You can to 'create' your own pronoun and associated presentation (masculine/feminine/androgynous). 'Iel' is just the most common 'non-traditional' pronoun used.
• You might be wondering if you could create your own spoken gender presentation. The answer is yes, but people tend not to do this because it's kind of difficult figuring out how to make it comprehensive and easy to pronounce. I guess it would be a bit like conlanging to an extent.