The Cutaway States

The Cutaway States are a group of independent states located adjacent to the northern border of Ourcity. The group consists of four sovereign nations, those being Republia, Krakistan, Cumonico and Cameron. The relationship of the countries differ between them, and are outlined in a dedicated section.

## History

All four nations were formed in the 1960s when they split away from Ourcity. The land was originally occupied by one large nation, with the areas that now form the cutaway states being small remote communities relatively disconnected from the rest of the country. In 1962, The desert province of Grestinichnia launched a government bill requesting to absorb the nearby provinces of Camaronia, Krakrasto and Cumonic Township, who all also had the desire to become independent from Ourcity. The government denied the bill for the separation, as it became clear that the other three provinces had not been informed of this decision. Grestinichnia decided they would ignore the denial, and the local government began building a large concrete separation wall between themselves and ourcity, as well as cutting off roads and rail lines, which also cut off Camaronia, Krakrasto and Cumonic Township in the process. Upon finding out that Grestinichnia had done this without their permission or knowledge, the state of Camaronia decided they were not happy that Grestinichnia was making decisions for them, and wanted to become an independent state by themselves, so declared war on Grestinichnia. Krakrasto and Cumonic Township were unhappy about being ruled by Grestinichnia yet engaged in talks with Grestinichnia and came out successful, being granted as their own independent states. The split was still unofficial at this point, and was yet to be recognised by Ourcity or anyone else internationally. This changed however, when the war between Grestinichnia and Cameronia raged on, leaving Ourcity (who were scared that they may have to get involved) to disown all four of the northern states and grant their independence. Grestinichnia was the first to change its governmental structure, changing its official name to **Republia** in mid 1963, followed shortly by Cumonic Township, who became **Cumonico** later that year. Krakrasto became **Krakistan** in early 1964 and finally **Cameronia** changed their name to Cameron in 1968. The war between Cameron and Republia continued until 1972, when a reluctant peace agreement was signed at the border checkpoint, which was then heavily guarded. Cameron and Republia have been peaceful enemies ever since, with only a few small skirmishes occurring between then and the current day, with a short period between 1995 and 2005 allowing citizens to cross the land border, although replaced it with an "air travel only" rule which stands to the current day, although citizens of both countries are thoroughly checked when entering. Republia has retained good relationships with Cumonico and Krakistan ever since the cutaway initially happened, with the Republia-Krakistan border being closely allied, The Krakistan-Cumonico border being closely allied, and the Republia-Cumonico border being legally allied, sharing resources and partnerships yet not being closely related. Cumonico and Krakistan have both retained a moderate yet cautious stance on Cameron, yet Cameron have offered support to Republia during the war. Cumonico originally offered Cameron a part in the Cutaway Union, yet they declined. The only land border with Ourcity is through Republia, so citizens of other states must enter through Republia in order to gain access to Ourcity. Due to this, both Krakistan and Cumonico have full access to Ourcity, yet Cameron does not. Air travel has similar rules, although Cameron is allowed entry via air.

## The Cutaway Union

The Cutaway Union was formed in 1991, originally started by Cumonico, as a union between the four cutaway states. The union was based upon the grounds similar to the European Union, as all countries would remain separate. All states were given an invite to the Cutaway Union, with Krakistan and Republia accepting immediately. Cameron held off on accepting or denying the invite until 1993 when they declined due to conflicts with Republia. Cameron has remained a non-member ever since. The Union manages interstate transport such as roads, and shared trade responsibilities. CSAir, a unified airline is owned by the Cumonican government and operated as an airline for the union. Krakistan, Cameron and Republia each have their own national airlines also.