Concordia
Country
A country formed to be a physical divider between the US and Mexico because they couldn't settle their differences after WW4.
Spanish and English primarily
~120,000 post WW4
They use the Concordian nile.
One nile is about the equivalent of 10 us cents or 2-ish pesos.
A lot of the same sports played around the globe. Soccer/Football is a favorite in Concordia.
Desert
A country formed in between Mexico and the US. The Southern half of California; a majority of New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona; all of Texas; a large portion of Sonora and Chihuahua; and all of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas all make up Concordia.
Dry and hot