Sakhalin

The Republic of Sakhalin or more commonly Sakhalin (light blue in map) was an island-nation off the coast of former Russia, to the north of former Japan. Following a revolution lanched by Alexander Khoroshavin, governor of the island, Sakhalin proclaimed itself an independent nation and quickly assembled a militia to brutally destroy any attempts to enter the nation, keeping it safe from the rapid expansion of Pnesyviva. At the 2013 Hobart Summit, Sakhalin was recognized as an official country. Due to its isolation from other accepted nations, Sakhalin was rather unaffiliated with other nations, though it did trade with Tasmania and occasionally Canada (lack of Canadian control on the west coast of North America meant that Sakhalin-Canadian trade was difficult to fulfill).