Forget regions, our entire nation can't be self-sufficient. We need imported oil to make our shiny metal boxes go "vroom!"
Does anybody remember "Amerika," the miniseries with Kris Kristofferson? America comes under Soviet rule, and splits into a bunch of separate countries at the end.
The divided United States
In this fictional timeline, the United States Congress divided the United States into several "administrative areas" in 1988, roughly one year after the Soviet takeover. As the miniseries progresses, these areas are planned to become separate nations, joined together in a new North American Alliance. A map shown onscreen reveals these administrative areas to be:
* California Special District: California, Nevada
* Western Semi-Autonomous: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming
* Northwest: Oregon, Washington
* Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico
* North Central: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
* Central: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska (this is Peter Bradford's administrative area, and the territory which eventually becomes Heartland, with Omaha as its capital)
* South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
* Southern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
* Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
* Appalachia: Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
* Ameritech: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (presumably named after the phone company that serviced these areas)
* Northeastern: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
In addition to these administrative areas, Washington, D.C. apparently comprises its own National Administrative District, South Florida is described by a character as the "Space Zone," and there is a passing reference to three "International Cities," which are not specified.