The Federated States of Antarctica is a federation made up of seven states and one federal district. Like other federations, each state of the FSA acts as a federated state, acting as their own sovereign state.
States[]
Flag | State | Code | Capital | Area |
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Alyeska | AE | Hillcrest | 24,000 | |
Amundsen | AM | Amundsen City | 400,000 | |
Bellinsgauzenia | BG | Amery | 2,100,000 | |
New South Greenland | SG | Ellsworth | 650,000 | |
New Swabia | NS | Shackleton | 1,200,000 | |
Polaria | PO | Hillary | 800,000 | |
Victoria Land | VL | Darwin | 600,000 |
Federal districts[]
Flag | State | Postal | Capital | Largest | Claimed area | Total area | Mayor | Senate |
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Capital District | CD | Terra Nova | Terra Nova | 12 | 12 | Office open | 1 |
Etymology of the States[]
State name | Language of origin | Word of origin | Meaning and Notes |
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Alyeska | Aleut | alaxsxaq | "Mainland" (literally "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed"). The name is the generally recognized Anglicised name for Alaska. |
Amundsen | Norwegian | After Roald Amundsen (the first man to reach the south pole). | |
Bellinsgauzenia | Russian | Беллисгаузен | After Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (literally "the land of Bellingshausen"). |
New Swabia | German | Neuschwabenland | Calque of German Neuschwabenland. The name Swabia most likely comes from the Suebi, meaning "one's own" people." |
New South Greenland | English | Named after a speculative land named by Benjamin Morrell, that was later found to be nonexistent. | |
Polaria | Latin | "Land of the Pole" | |
Victoria Land | English | After Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom |