Confederated American States, What do we really know about them? Options

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I recall reading about specific cities in various sourcebooks. But I don't have a feeling for the area in general. I was wondering if it'd even been laid down in cannon or if was wide open for the GM. Specific issues include:

1. Once you get out of the cities what is life like? After succession, wars, plagues, and crashes I wouldn't be surprised to find some areas aren't all that different than they were 100-200 years prior.


2. Is at least the airspace wide open for runners that generally keep their noses clean? Obviously the Azzie boarder is militarized as well as the UCAS side to a lesser degree. But could a team just fly around within the states if they stayed away from major cities without having to file flight plans, get harassed by some kind of cop, or anything like that?

3. How bad are things for metas?

4. What's the Pueblo border/relations like?

Does it vary by state much?