Rochester, Minnesotan Republic

Rochester is the capital and largest city of the Minnesotan Republic. Before the Nogales nuclear war, it was the largest city outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and became the largest city in the former state's borders following the war, due to refugees from the Twin Cities moving there, since a nuclear bomb was dropped over downtown Minneapolis in the conflict. The city is also classified as a state of the Minnesotan Republic for official purposes.