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* The I.S.A of ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}}'' is essentially America in space fighting an amalgamation of every totalitarian regime ever in space. Unfortunately, EvilIsCool combined with the I.S.A's astonishing bland-ness[[note]]not to mention the fact that it's their fault the Helghast are the way they are[[/note]] inspires major RootingForTheEmpire.

->'''Angus Deayton:''' There's also been a lawsuit revolving around the ''Pathfinder''. [...] NASA have been sued by a couple of Yemeni men, because they claim they own Mars. They were left it by ancient ancestors.\\

'''Martin Clunes:''' Well, it's better than the Americans just assuming it's theirs...

** This one might actually be an invoked trope. [[spoiler: Cooper had been gone for a ''very'' long time, so he was placed in a station that had a "Rural Americana" theme going on because it would be familiar to him; help ease the culture shock.]]
* ''Film/TheFifthElement'' has the President of the Federated Territories, of which Earth, specifically New York, appears to be merely the capital city. This is possibly meant to reference the United Nations.
** According to the novelization, this Federation's predecessor WAS the U.S.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'' does this by having the Earth Alliance be created by the major powers in the wake of WorldWarIII to replace the UN, with the United States being the country that made the initial proposal (even offering their own military as the core for what would become [=EarthForce=]). The President and Vice President are directly elected, but the various countries of Earth still exist, subject to Earth Alliance law. However, '[=Earthdome=]' is in Geneva, home of many League of Nations entities, not San Fransisco or New York.

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': complete with a [[TheWildWest Wild West]] motif and allusions to UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar. On the other hand, there's extensive use of Chinese culture, with lots of use of Chinese-style dress, writing system, and language (but oddly, almost no Asian-looking people). The backstory explains the whole mess as the result of an alliance between the US and China.

** It's also mentioned that the areas surrounding the American-settled capital world (in contrast to the other Chinese one) match this trope ''much'' more closely.

** On the other hand, Caprica in, well, ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' has a Prime Minister (despite the prevalence of UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents) and refers to "Ministers" (indicating parliamentary government). That, and the fact that [[FantasticRacism racism]] is directed towards foreigners (especially Taurons) rather than a subgroup of native Capricans, suggests comparisons to Britain, especially '50s Britain. The Colonies as a whole had no unified government until the Cylon war forced them to, and as a result it is hinted on occasion that the Colonial Military has more influence and power than modern American-style systems.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'' does this by having the Earth Alliance be created by the major powers in the wake of FirstContact to replace the UN. It took a war to bring some of the smaller countries in (or something like that), and San Diego got nuked by terrorists as a result. The President and Vice President are directly elected, but the various countries of Earth still exist, subject to Earth Alliance law. However, 'Earthdome' is in Geneva, home of many League of Nations entities, not San Fransisco or New York.

* In ''The Stars, Like Dust'' by Creator/IsaacAsimov, the book revolves around a document that can destroy the tyranny of the empire known as, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Tyranni]]. At the end, when the characters read the document for the first time, it turns out to be a text of the United States Constitution.

* Used, and quite disturbingly subverted, by ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity: Nova''. The Federation has a US-like government, especially compared to the [[ProudWarriorRace Aurorans]], who have a system based around clan elders, and the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Polaris]], who have a caste system. However, the US ([[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories probably]]) isn't being [[TheManBehindTheMan run by]] [[StateSec the FBI]]. (Fortunately, there's also the fourth faction: the Rebellion against the Bureau.)

** One of the two pre-made human empires, the United Nations of Earth, is a mix of an idealized America and the United Nations in space. Its starting ethics are Xenophile and Fanatic Egalitarian, and its starting civics are Beacon of Liberty and Idealistic Foundation.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' has two AI personalities that represent this. Federation Builders seek to make allies and combine multiple strengths of races without subjugating any of them and have a feel of a Franchise/StarTrek style Federation. Democratic Crusaders wish to bring Democracy to the Galaxy and will be hostile to any empire that does not have a democratic government.

See SpaceRomans when other cultures are RecycledInSpace. See AmericaTakesOverTheWorld for when the world is run by the United States of America itself. Compare FictionalUnitedNations, which has a similar based-on-a-real-organization derivation.

* The United Planets in ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' is (much like the United Federation of Planets in ''Star Trek)'' alternately this trope or the United Nations in space, depending on the needs of the story,

* The Earth Federation in the Universal Century ''Anime/{{Gundam}}'' works is at least nominally this given its rather American (and generally Western) aesthetic. For the space colonies however, this rings hollow given the EF's tendency of treating Spacenoids as second-class citizens (not to mention many of the original colonists being sent out due to not having the political or economic means to stay on Earth), which would give rise to Zeon (and its ''many'' offshoots), Cosmo Babylonia and the Zanscare Empire.

* The Free Planets Alliance in ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' clearly invokes the USA ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs8BSSpU5fU right down to the English lyrics of the anthem]]), to the point that they might as well be called "Space Americans" At the same time, however, it's revealed to be an increasingly dysfunctional democracy wracked by corruption. By the time the series begins, the efforts of a few good men like Yang Wen-li and the threat posed by their [[TheEmpire Space German enemies]] are pretty much the only things effectively holding them together. [[spoiler:Most of the Alliance eventually ''does'' fall to Reinhard about halfway into the show.]]

* Mostly averted in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels. The Galactic Republic seems to be mostly based on UsefulNotes/TheRomanRepublic, with shades of [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Germany during]] [[UsefulNotes/WeimarRepublic the 1930s]]. This makes the rise of the Galactic Empire analogous to the rise of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire and UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, with Palpatine being a combination of Emperor {{UsefulNotes/Augustus}} and UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. Played straight, however, in that the the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic had a limit of two four-year terms (unless emergency powers were granted). Also played straight with Naboo, where Padmé served two four-year terms as elected monarch.