The Six Republics is an alliance/organisation of six sovereign states surrounding Madagascar granted independence in the wake of the fall of the Defiance and the dissolution of the Hurian Federation. Their new government were installed by Vanev, the Southern African Confederacy and the United Nations and are democratic, with rumours they will apply for Vanev membership (Mauritius already was a Vanev member before its annexation, so it will not need to). The six member states are: