Republic of West Alaska

**The Republic of West Alaska**, more commonly referred to as **West Alaska**, is a nation in Siberia. Its current president is John Boyd.

## Basic Information

### Founded

Exile arrival: Sometime during the 1950s or 1960sFoundation of the Republic: 12 November 1969

### Religion

57% Orthodox25% Protestant6% Buddhist 5% Catholic7% Other

### Preceded by

United States of America (alleged)Russian Republic

## History

During the 1950s and 1960s, soldiers claiming to be from the 'United States Air Force' and the 'United States Army' began arriving in Siberia from across the Bering Strait. They claimed to be fleeing a civil war in the home nation, and arrived alongside contemporary military equipment, badly damaged from the voyage. They became known as 'The Exiles'. Interestingly, the existence of a 'United States of America' is disputed, and some historians claim that the Exiles in fact may be survivors of a reality-altering event.

Upon arriving in Siberia, the Exiles traded their barely usable military equipment as scrap metal for surplus Russian equipment. The only remaining operating vehicle claimed to be from the 'United States' is the F-111 strike jet. The local Siberians were not phased by the arrival of the Exiles, and thus paid little attention to the growth in political power they assumed. On the 12th of November, 1969, Exile soldiers performed a coup against the local Siberian Duma, renaming it to the West Alaskan Congress. Whilst this was not initially welcomed by the Russian Republic, West Alaska offering to join the ZSphere satisfied both sides, and relations normalised.

Since then, West Alaska has increased ties with their fellow ZSphere members, assisting in the Baikonur Soviet Republic's space program. On December 8, 1974, West Alaska signed the Russian Union Treaty, creating the Russian Union. West Alaska is a founding member of ZSTO.

## Government

The Republic of West Alaska is essentially a military state, with control of the West Alaskan Congress split between the West Alaskan Army and the West Alaskan Air Force, with the WAAF having a slight majority. The WAA wishes to become a mercenary state, and reap the profits of war, whilst the WAAF is more concerned with local matters, and the development of the Siberian frontier. For now however, the government works to consolidate the nation, building key towns and infrastructure.

## Military

The Republic of West Alaska has a military made up predominantly of Exiles, although native Russians do also serve. It shares a unified command structure with the Russian Armed Forces, as part of the Russian Union. The West Alaskan Forces make up the West Alaskan portion of the command. Officially, the West Alaskan Forces are split into the:

* West Alaskan Army (WAA)
* West Alaskan Navy (WAN)
* West Alaskan Air Force (WAAF)

##### West Alaskan Navy

The West Alaskan Navy currently exists only on paper, as it contains no actual force. Arleigh Burke, who claims to be a former admiral, is the current leader of the WAN. He advocates for the creation of a green water navy.

## Foreign Relations

The Republic of West Alaska originally declared independence from the Russian Republic, and were originally unrecognised by Russia. However, Russia agreed to recognise West Alaskan independence if West Alaska joined the ZSphere. West Alaska is now a member of the ZSphere, and has increased ties with many ZSphere members.

West Alaska has signed the Russian Union Treaty alongside Russia, which aims to closely integrate the two nations economically and militarily. West Alaska is also a founding member of ZSTO, a collective security organisation.

## Notable Figures

John Boyd, President belonging to the WAAF

Paul Van Riper, leader of the WAA

Arleigh Burke, leader of the WAN