Staaten

The Commonwealth of Staaten (: Republiek van Staaten), also simply refereed to as Staaten is a situated along the. It is a member of the United Dominion, and is the second most populated commonwealth with nearly 20 million people. Bordered to the south and east it shares a border with Zwaanendael the predominantly speaking commonwealth, and to the Northwest it borders the states of  and  and Commonwealth of Acadia. Staaten boasts the second largest economy with a of around 1.4 trillion dollars.

Settled in 1614, its was established as a colony of the. Its primary settlement began on along the. This establishment would later become, which today has around 8 million people living within its while having nearly 20 million people living within its ; the largest in. Its home to, the , and the two largest in the world; those being the  and the. is encompassed into this area and is the nations.

Staaten is among the most nations within the Dominion, and is staunchly in opposition to much of the more  United Commonwealth. While the two find indifference, the shared economic and political history has kept them together. Staaten has a, that is generally renowned for its pro-business policies. It has be deemed as one of the world giants of. The ideology of in the 50's 60's was heavily adopted by population and became well known advocates for, renouncing  and supported  policies. Staaten is a member of the League of Nations, the, the , the , the and is represented by the United Dominion within the Conference of American States.