Here is my sheet. 

Name: Free Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

Flag: Same as the current state flag.

Territory & Geography: Eastern PA, bits of NJ, NY. The Capital is Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley

History: When the bombs first fell, the State governor and many of the members of the state house of reps were in Bethlehem touring Lehigh University. Harrisburg was heavily bombed as was Philadelphia. The Lehigh Valley and its surrounding areas were for the most part spared. Bombs had been aimed at Bethlehem steel, but they landed in empty fields south of the steel mill and over the mountain. 

Because its leadership had survived, the then governor managed to hold together parts of the commonwealth. It was a difficult endeavor and many times it looked like it was all going to fail. It lost most of western PA to rampaging raiders and ruffians. They concentrated their strength on the eastern part of the state. The capital was moved from Harrisburg to Bethlehem. This was because the town was not badly affected by the bombs and Harrisburg was too close to the western border. Also, the area was a valley, and it was more defensible than a large area like Philadelphia. 


Population: ~550,000 Humans, ~85,000 non-feral ghouls 

Government/Domestic Politics: Republican government where leaders are elected from the various communities and towns. Head of State is the Governor of the commonwealth, who is elected to 4 year terms with no term limits. The people are represented in the local congress. The land is divided into districts, and approximately there is one representative for each 10k citizens. Each rep is elected to 2 year terms. There are plans to make it 1 for each 5k, but there’s opposition as many representatives do not wish to lose influence. 

Only humans are permitted to vote. Although ghouls are somewhat accepted, they hold no rights in the commonwealth. Slavery is prohibited, but it exists within PA. For the most part authorities turn a blind eye for the right amount of credits.  

Its primary trade partners are the inhabitants of NY, NJ and DE. It also trades with the Commonwealth in Massachusetts.

Notable People: Sam Littlehorn – Current Governor of the commonwealth, a relatively newcomer to the political arena. Her name was whispered in hushed tones around the halls of congress, as she rapidly rose through the ranks and being elected. Her main support comes from rich mine owners who handedly handed her the elections in their communities. A war-hawk compared to her predecessors. Very little is known about her, aside from the fact that she originated from outside the Commonwealth, and is from the Capital wasteland

Military: The standing force varies between 30k-50k soldiers. That does not include the local police forces for each town. The military is mostly trained in defensive tactics, as its goal is to protect the current boundaries of the Commonwealth. Previous governments had no interest in expanding boundaries outside of Eastern PA. 

Economy: Most of its resources come from the coal mines and the Steel plant in Bethlehem. It holds to the ideals of capitalism. However, for the benefit of the Commonwealth, the steel plants are controlled and run by the government.  

Various entrepreneurs have set up mines for resources in the mountains. They are not the safest places to work, but people flock to them for the steady pay. Most mine owners, due to their power and influence tend to handpick their Representatives to government, as most people wouldn’t dare to oppose the owner of the mines that employ them. 

In the southern areas of the state, farming is the big industry. Deut to the Amish posing no threat to pre-war powers, the area wasn’t bombed like other areas. The surviving Amish managed to adapt to the new realities of the world far quicker than the rest. 

Culture and Tech: Nothing much has changed in its culture. It tries to emulate pre-war culture as much as possible, but ever looming threats at its border’s make it hard. 

A large number of its tech comes from the remains of UPenn in Philly (which absorbed the remains of the local colleges), Lehigh University in Bethlehem and Penn State in State College. UPenn and Lehigh have close ties with the institute in the Commonwealth and often exchange visiting professors and tech.

Religion: Since the Commonwealth still follows the pre war constitution of the state, there is freedom of religion, but growing numbers of cults have placed the current governor on alert due to growing influence.