Republic of New England (New England Secession)

The Republic of New England (RNE) is a nation comprised of the six states that made up the former Region of New England in the Northeastern United States. When it was part of the United States, it was decidedly the most Liberal/Left-Wing areas in the country. It officially seceded from the United States on April 3, 1986, after years of rumors and potential secessions. The United States recognized the country as independent in August of that year, after an attempted removal of power, which resulted in the cession of eight eastern New York counties to the RNE, which became it's own state "West Vermont".

The RNE's own secession inspired the secession of another region of the country: the western coast. The Republic of the Pacific seceded months after the RNE did, but faced much stronger resistance from the United States.

The republic is famous for it's 1997 discovery of the hiding place of Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group Al Qaeda. It's believed that the information obtained by the RNE successfully prevented several major terrorist attacks which were being planned by bin Laden and Al Qaeda.

International Relations
The RNE is on generally friendly terms with most nations, and has an ambassador to all UN members, excepting Iran, but even Iran and the RNE are in the early diplomatic process. It is incredibly friendly with Cuba, the bane of the United States since it's Communist Revolution. The RNE is closely tied with almost every European country, with slightly chilly diplomacy between the RNE and Poland.

The RNE is also closely tied to it's fellow recent upstart nations, the Republic of the Pacific, the Republic of Quebec and the Eastern Republic of Atlantica. Together, with the United States and Canada, the nations form one of the strongest bonds in the world, despite initial divides, each nation now works together.