Ohio was given independence in the year 1962, after a independence poll of 72% voted in favour of leaving the US. Later on, The US and Ohio went to war and Ohio won. They then united Canada, Greenland, The UK, And all of Europe under the United Federal Union of Ohio. They're army is the most formidable, being compared to gods and even eldritch beings. They are not to be messed with, or you shall face physical damnation. They're tech and progress is comparable to a type 5 civilization.