The United and Federated States of Putnam, commonly referred to as simply the Putnam Federation, is a union of towns and cities from the former state of Maine and New Brunswick and Quebec provinces. This area has served as a haven of hope for Catholics across the New World who were abandoned and persecuted following the event.

Following the destruction of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Saint Joseph’s Church, and Saint John’s Church in Portland, Biddeford, and Bangor, respectively, the Holy See invested heavily into constructing basilicas in sparsely populated areas of Maine, safe from the horrors of war that affected the coast. One such basilica is the Basilica Major of Saint Eustace the Martyr, found in Houlton. Named for the fires that decimated coastal Maine in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, this basilica became a pilgrimage site for the residents of former New England and Maritime Provinces. 

Catholicism serves as the cornerstone of the Federation's cultural identity, fostering a sense of community and shared values among its citizens. Faith permeates every aspect of life, from daily rituals to national celebrations, binding the people together in a common bond. The currency, Sanctus Denarum, or "holy penny," reflects the nation's reverence for its spiritual heritage. Each piece bears symbols of faith and unity, a reminder of the values that define Putnam's identity.

Centered around the newly-formed Diocese of Houlton, the Putnam Federation designed its Constitution around that of the former United States’. In this new government, each city - known as a Laville - would be the capital of a district regulated by the central government; a district is known as an Etasse. The central government - known as the Federal Commonwealth (or simply Commonwealth) - consists of a two-chambered legislature. The junior chamber, the Republican Assembly (or simply Assembly), consists of 289 seats appropriated by Etasse population; larger Etassé earn more seats. The senior chamber, the Mayoral Council (or simply Council), consists of one representative from each Etasse; the representative is either appointed by the Mayor d’Etasse or can be the mayor himself.

The Republican Assembly is the junior chamber of the Federation. The Assembly is responsible for proposing bills to the Mayoral Council. The Council is unable to independently propose legislative actions, and can only pass legislation that has first been passed by the RA. Elections for the Assembly are held on the second Monday of July, every 2 years.

Laville appropriation is as follows:

The Mayoral Council is the senior chamber of the Federation; see the Assembly section for the Mayors d'Etassé of each Etasse. The Council is responsible for confirming, revising, and passing bills presented by the Assembly. Once bills have been passed by the Council, they are proposed to the Governor for signing. 50% of Mayors d'Etassé are elected on the second Monday of July, every 3 years.

Each party represents unique but valuable views. Listed below are the parties and their leaders.

• Diocese of Houlton (DH) – Archbishop Charles Letourneau: Directly successors to the Federation’s founders, the DH represents the interests of the Diocese of Houlton, the Catholic governing body that succeeded the Diocese of Portland. Following the construction of the Basilica Major of Saint Eustace the Martyr, the Diocese superseded much of the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Province of Boston as the Ecclesiastical Province of Acadia. The DH holds traditional conservative views common to the Catholic church and held a majority in both chambers of the Commonwealth before the rise of the Polity d’Agricole. The current Governor of the Federation, John David Justicia, is a high-ranking member of the DH.
• Polity d’Agricole (en: Agriculture Party) (PA) – Chancellor Lincoln Davidson: The PA was founded by farmers in the St. John’s Valley who felt their views were not properly represented by the DH. The PA holds moderate liberal views and advocates for agricultural workers’ rights and reform capitalism but stops short of endorsing socialist views.
• United Party of Free Putnam (UPFP) – President Louis Chesley: The UPFP was founded by members of the PA who splintered from the party. Founding UPFP members felt the PA wasn’t doing enough to advocate for workers’ rights and was too supportive of capitalist values. The UPFP supports replacing the capitalist system in favor of a strong socialist system. The UPFP defines itself as anti-Communist, denies any association with Marxism or 20th-century Communist movements, and supports free speech and free practice rights of the citizenry.
• Putnam Triomphe Comité (en: Putnam Liberty Coterie) (PTC) – Mayor Renaud Pelletier: The PTC is a nationalist group that believes former American residents of Maine should be given priority over the former citizens of New Brunswick or Quebec who joined the Federation. Most other major parties have described the PTC as far-right and fascist, although the PTC vehemently opposes this designation. The PTC distances itself from the Catholic church, which it sees as violating principles of secularism through the DH, and pits itself as directly opposed to the newly-formed Acadien Freedom Front (AFF).
• Manois-Acadien Party (MAP) – Mayor Gilles Bouchard: The MAP was founded during the formation of the Federation by founders who feared that the division seen between the Flemish and Walloons in Belgium would be replicated in the Federation between the Canadien-French and Americans. The MAP advocated for a gradual and peaceful integration of the groups into the Federation and limited immigration into the nation during its first few years. The party has once again risen to prominence as the largest moderate party in the Federation and is seen as an equal ground between the clashing PTC and AFF.
• Acadien Freedom Front (AFF) – Benjamin Ouellette: The youngest and smallest seated party in the Commonwealth, the AFF lacks the popularity, as well as the controversy, of its counterpart, the PTC. The AFF advocates for the independence of former Canadians who the AFF feel were coerced into joining the Federation. The AFF believes that just because their ancestors signed the “social contract” bringing them into the Federation, does not mean their ancestors should be bound by that contract. The AFF has so far failed to gain the same level of support from its constituents as the PTC.

The Governor is the chief executive of the Federation. He is elected by the people from a pool of senior candidates representing Assembly parties; the Council have no proposal power. The winning Governor may choose either the runner-up or third-place candidate to become Chancellor, or second in command. The next candidate becomes President of the Mayors d'Etassé (or simply President), a purely tie-breaker vote, and may continue to serve concurrently in the Assembly. Elections are held on the second Monday of July, every 6 years.

The Justicia Family has secured the governorship every year since the Federation’s founding. The current Governor, John David Justicia, is a descendant of Houlton’s founders through his Catholic Canadian-French maternal line and of Justicia Mayor Diego Hurtado de Mendoza through his Catholic Spanish paternal line. Members of the Justicia family are traditionally aligned with the DH, but contemporary members have drifted from their family’s past to form or join conflicting groups.

The Federation's contemporary justice system is known as the Tribunus. Historically, the justice system was run adhering to Catholic law. This was short-lived however, as the idea of secularism became more popular. The Tribunus serves as the central court system for the nation. Consisting of 20 Etasse Courts, four Parish Courts, and one Supreme Tribunal, the central court system mirrors that of the United States’ former federal court system. The Etasse, Parish, and Tribunal courts consist of three, five, and seven justices each, respectively. Each justice is nominated by the Governor, confirmed by the Assembly, and sworn-in by the President of the Mayors d'Etassé.