Republic of Forchestte

The Republic of Forchestte is a small republic on the border with the Republic of Gain and California on the Russian Side. To date it's the only predominantly Ga-Russo State not to have been invaded by the Gainese Army. At one point, the small republic was imbedded in Gain as it's own principality. However at the start of the first Gainese-Russo war, the Russians invaded the Republic and conquered it without much struggle or haste. Although severely poor, it has enjoyed special status within the United Kingdom as being a refugee center for Gainese nationals escaping the conflict, thus most Shinto states, have been sending as many of those refugees outside to the Republic of Forchesette. The Capital is Ille du Forchesette.

History
Much is unkown of early history in the region other than that it was a stopping point for the Shinto as they moved further south. Without any tribes staying in the Forchestte River Valley, the Gainese took over the area as one of their first permanent settlements north of the Espana Peninsula. Around 3456 B.U.K., King Akmun Selu XIII ordered Forchestte to become a Republic as it finally had enough inhabitants. It's strategic importance of being so close to the Russian Border meant it was extremely important to the Gainese Slave Trade. During the First Gainese-Russo War, the Russian Imperial Navy marched south into Forchestte claiming the region as a Naval Base.

Government
The Republic has special status within the United Kingdom. Imperial Senate Bill 890.3802 states that the Republic is to be controlled directly by the Government in St. Bishop separate to a previous disposition resolved with the disputed territory of Paris. The Republic is to have a Commanding Naval Officer appointed by his Imperial Majesty to begin administation and importation of Gainese Refugees whence forth upon this articles ratification to include said republic shall commence. The state shall not be a prison or holding cell for prisoners of war, how ever to avoid the causations of further strife within the United Kingdom, it is best that the removal of Gainese Refugees into this Republic commence immediatly upon this articles ratification.

Religion
As with most if not all Gainese, the republics's Offical religion is Tellawowism although many Athenian Temples exsist as a part to get into the gainese to convert.