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The Atlantic Federation is one of the superstates introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Overview[]

The Atlantic Federation is a superstate successor of the United States of America, its territories nominally encompasses the entirety of North America, including the West Indies, Atlantic ocean landmasses like Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain and Ireland, as well as Pacific islands controlled by the former United States of America (like Guam[1] and Hawaii). Its capital is Washington D.C., and its President still lives and works at the White House. This superpower is the most powerful member of the Earth Alliance, often taking its lead, especially in the two EA/PLANT wars. The JOSH-A base in Alaska is also the main military base of the Alliance, whose function is later transferred to Heaven's Base, another military installation on Federation territory in Iceland. Although allied against ZAFT, the Atlantic and Eurasian Federations have long been rivals, and a strong undercurrent of mistrust remains between them. The Atlantic Federation has been more thoroughly infiltrated by members of Blue Cosmos than any other country of the Alliance, with at least one president, Joseph Copeland, directly taking orders from Blue Cosmos leader Lord Djibril during the Second Alliance-PLANT War.

History[]

As with most others power blocks on Earth, the Atlantic Federation was one of the superpowers which emerged as a result of the Reconstruction War. Following the start of a large space exploration program, the AF formed the Federal Space Force and started a Jupiter exploration program under leadership of George Glenn. The Federation also cooperated with the United States of South America to construct the Porta Panama Mass Driver. In C.E. 35, it was the Atlantic Federation who built the Ptolemaeus lunar base and unveiled the first generation of Mobile Armors. When construction of the PLANTs began at Lagrange 5, it was again the Atlantic Federation who took the position of the largest sponsor of the program, while later reaping great benefits from the products imported from PLANT. In C.E. 62, the Atlantic Federation was engaged in territorial water disputes with the Orb Union.

Following the destruction of the United Nations leadership in C.E. 70, the Atlantic Federation announced the formation of the Earth Alliance on February 7th of the same year, and declared war on the PLANTs four days later. Following the refusal of the USSA to cooperate with the Alliance, the Atlantic Federation forcibly annexed their territory. During the war, the Atlantic Federation provided the largest segment of the Earth Alliance's military and it was also them who started the G Project, a secret project to create their own series of Mobile Suits to counter those of ZAFT. The Atlantic Federation eventually used the ZAFT attack on JOSH-A to sacrifice their military allies of the Eurasian Federation, which granted it near total control over the Earth Alliance.[2] They afterwards attacked the Orb Union, which, after its defeat, became a protectorate of the Federation.[3][4] While the Atlantic Federation solidified its position as the dominant force in the Earth Alliance with its large mobile suit forces that tried to hold the Alliance together, they suffered heavy losses in the final months of the war.[5][6]

After the ceasefire at Jachin Due, the USSA rebelled against the Atlantic Federation. The most prominent member of this rebellion was former Earth Alliance ace Edward Harrelson, also known as "Ed the Ripper". While the Treaty of Junius eventually granted the USSA its autonomy back, the Atlantic Federation nevertheless gained Central America.

Following the "Break the World" Incident, the Atlantic Federation formed the World Security Treaty Organization, which made every member an effective ally of the Federation. When the second war was declared, the Federation again pressured every nation on Earth into membership of the Alliance, with most countries following suit. After Gilbert Durandal's anti-Logos speech, however, many citizens on Earth became more open minded about Coordinators, which also forced the retreat of President Joseph Copeland (who is in truth a puppet of Lord Djibril) to flee to the Arzachel lunar base. Copeland was killed when the base was destroyed by the ZAFT-occupied Requiem superweapon. The fate of the Atlantic Federation after the end of the war was largely unknown, but it has survived, despite having a significant portions of its space forces destroyed. It was still the strongest power in the Alliance, because most of their Earth base forces were neither captured nor destroyed.

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Cosmic Era Nations and Factions
Earth Alliance
Earth Alliance Subdivisions
Atlantic Federation | Earth Alliance Council | Eurasian Federation | OMNI Enforcer | Republic of East Asia | South African Union | United States of South America
OMNI Enforcer Subdivisions
3rd Space Fleet | 7th Space Fleet | 8th Space Fleet | 13th Autonomous Corps | 4th Naval Fleet | Archangel Corps | Phantom Pain
3rd Space Fleet Subdivisions
Moebius Zero Corps
7th Space Fleet Subdivisions
Dominion Corps | Peacemaker Force
Eurasian Federation Subdivisions
Task Force X
Earth Alliance Affiliates
Azrael Conglomerate | Blue Cosmos | Logos | National Defense Industry Association | PMP | The Clan | United News Alliance | World Security Treaty Organization
Earth Alliance Predecessors
United Nations
PLANT
PLANT Subdivisions
PLANT Supreme Council | ZAFT
PLANT Supreme Council Subdivisions
Moderate Faction | Neutral Faction | Radical Faction
ZAFT Subdivisions
FAITH | Gaze Team | Glasgow Corps | Ruddle Team | Joule Team | Laconi Team | Le Creuset Team | Minerva Corps | Morassim Corps | National Defense Committee | Porto Team | Waltfeld Corps | Willard Corps | Yuna Law Team
PLANT Affiliates
African Community | DEFROCK | Integrated Design Bureau | Maius Military Industries | Oceania Union
Orb Union
Orb Union Subdivisions
Five Great Clans | Orb Disaster Relief Team | Orb National Defense Force
Orb Union Noble Families
Athha family | Kiou family | Mashima family | Sahaku family | Seiran family | Tokino family
Orb National Defense Force Subdivisions
21st Airborne Team | M1 Astray Team | Second Escort Fleet | Second Space Fleet
Second Space Fleet Subdivisions
Archangel Corps | Kusanagi Corps
Orb Union Affiliates
Morgenroete
Three Ships Alliance
Three Ships Alliance Subdivisions
Archangel Corps | Clyne Faction | Kusanagi Corps
Clyne Faction Subdivisions
DOM Trooper Team
Kusanagi Corps Subdivisions
M1 Astray Team
Three Ships Alliance Affiliates
Terminal
Foundation
Foundation Subdivisions
Black Knight Squad
Neutral Entities
Equatorial Union | Kingdom of Scandinavia | Martian Government
Martian Government Subdivisions
Mars Sphere Austrell Colony Delegation
Non-Governmental Organizations
Actaeon Industries | Adukurf Mechano-Industries | Agstar-Sikorsky | Anti-factice | DSSD | Desert Dawn | Fujiyama Company | G.A.R.M. R&D | Junk Guild | Librarian Works | Mercenary Unit X | Rogue ZAFT Terrorists | Serpent Tail | Winslet World Konzern
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