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Republic of Crimea (Республика Крым) (Russia)
Republic of Crimea (Республика Крым), Russian federal subject created on the Crimean Peninsula after the March 2014 referendum and 18 March accession treaty; unrecognized by the UN and EU, which deem the annexation illegal, with Sevastopol a separate federal city.
Republic of Cuba in Arms
The Republic of Cuba in Arms, proclaimed on 13 September 1895 at Jimaguayú, was the Cuban independence government during the war against Spain until 1899.
Republic of Dahomey
Republic of Dahomey (République du Dahomey), official name of present-day Benin from 1958 to 1975; independent from France 1 August 1960, renamed People's Republic of Benin on 30 November 1975 under Mathieu Kérékou.
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle: Canadian CBC comedy-drama (2010-2014, 6 seasons, 77 episodes) created by Allan Hawco, about father-son private investigators Jake and Malachy Doyle in St. John's, Newfoundland; Rockford Files-inspired, shot locally, with a Murdoch Mysteries crossover.
Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر) (1953–1958)
The Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر) was an Egyptian state established in 1953 after the overthrow of King Farouk. It ended in 1958 when it united with Syria.
Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国)
The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国) was a short-lived state proclaimed on Hokkaido in winter 1868–69 by Tokugawa loyalists under elected president Enomoto Takeaki, with French advisers; unrecognized, it fell to Meiji forces in the Hakodate War by June 1869.
Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), Fiji's national military, established 1920; land force with naval unit, strength 3,229 to about 6,500 regulars plus 6,000 reservists; leading Pacific UN peacekeeping contributor since 1978; budget $169.6M in 2024-25.
Republic of Florence
The Republic of Florence (Repubblica fiorentina) was an independent city-state that governed Florence and most of Tuscany during the Middle Ages until its replacement by a duchy in 1532.
Republic of Formosa
Republic of Formosa (臺灣民主國, Taiwan Minzhuguo), short-lived state proclaimed in Taipei on May 25, 1895 by Qing governor Tang Jingsong after the Treaty of Shimonoseki ceded Taiwan to Japan; unrecognized, it collapsed within six months under Japanese takeover.
Republic of Geneva
The Republic of Geneva was an independent Protestant city-state on Lake Geneva from 1536 until it joined the Swiss Confederation as its 22nd canton in 1815.
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova), an Italian maritime city-state from the late 11th century to 1797, ruled by consuls, then doges from 1339, reformed by Andrea Doria in 1528, ending under Napoleon.
Republic of German-Austria
Republic of German-Austria (Republik Deutschösterreich), the unrecognised rump state proclaimed 12 November 1918 by German-speaking deputies after Austria-Hungary's collapse; it declared itself part of Germany, but the Treaty of Saint-Germain (1919) forbade the union and renamed it Republic of Austria.
Republic of Haiti
The Republic of Haiti (République d'Haïti) was the southern Haitian state proclaimed on 27 December 1806 after Dessalines's assassination, ruled by Alexandre Pétion and then Jean-Pierre Boyer, who reunified Haiti in 1820.
Republic of Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii (1894–1898): government set up by the 1893 Provisional Government after overthrowing Queen Liliuokalani; president Sanford B. Dole; ended by U.S. annexation via the Newlands Resolution, July 7, 1898.
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland (Éire), a parliamentary republic of 26 counties in western Europe: EU member since 1973, euro since 1999, capital Dublin, population about 5.45 million, GDP per capita €81,200, second in the EU.
Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football team, FAI-governed men's team founded 1921, plays at 51,700-capacity Aviva Stadium, Dublin; co-hosts UEFA EURO 2028 with seven Dublin matches.
Republic of Ireland women's national football team
Republic of Ireland women's national football team, the FAI's senior women's side (Girls in Green); first major tournament at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup; captained by Katie McCabe; coached by Carla Ward; FIFA ranking 21st in 2026.
Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border
The Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border (Irish border) separates Northern Ireland from Ireland; 499 km long, created 1921, customs-free since 1993, governed post-Brexit by the NI Protocol and Windsor Framework.
Republic of Karelia (Республика Карелия)
Republic of Karelia (Республика Карелия), a federal republic of Russia on the Finnish border, capital Petrozavodsk; population about 519,000, mostly Russian, with Karelians about 5–7% and the Karelian language lacking official status.
Republic of Korea Air Force (대한민국 공군)
Republic of Korea Air Force (대한민국 공군, ROKAF), South Korea's air service branch founded October 1, 1949; evolved through tactical, strategic, and aerospace phases, operates KF-21 Boramae fighters, and trains with US and Japanese forces.
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (대한민국 국군)
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (대한민국 국군) are South Korea's military: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps under the Ministry of National Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the President as supreme commander and combined defense with US forces.
Republic of Korea Army (대한민국 육군)
Republic of Korea Army (대한민국 육군), South Korea's ground force branch, founded from the 1946 constabulary; largest ROK service, central to Combined Forces Command and wartime OPCON transfer debates.
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (대한민국 해병대)
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (대한민국 해병대, ROKMC), South Korea's ~29,000-strong amphibious force founded 1949, becoming a quasi-fourth service in 2026; trains with USMC in KMEP, Ssang Yong, and CJLOTS.
Republic of Korea Navy (대한민국 해군)
Republic of Korea Navy (대한민국 해군, ROKN), South Korea's naval service founded 11 November 1945 and named 5 September 1948; three fleet commands, AIP submarine force at Jinhae, Gulf of Aden Cheonghae deployments, and KDDX and nuclear-submarine programs.
Republic of Mexico
The Republic of Mexico (República Mexicana) was the federal republic established on 4 October 1824, with Guadalupe Victoria as its first president and Nicolás Bravo as vice president.
Republic of Minerva
The Republic of Minerva was a short-lived libertarian micronation proclaimed January 19, 1972 by Michael Oliver on the Minerva Reefs (Teleki Tokelau, Teleki Tonga), two Pacific atolls, until Tonga annexed them in 1972; the reefs remain disputed between Tonga and Fiji.
Republic of Mirdita
The Republic of Mirdita (Republika e Mirditës) was a short-lived state proclaimed in northern Albania in July 1921 and dissolved by Albanian forces that November.
Republic of Molossia
Republic of Molossia, also called Molossia, a micronation founded 26 May 1977 by Kevin Baugh near Dayton, Nevada; 11.3 acres, 37 citizens, Valora currency, unrecognized by any government.
Republic of Mountainous Armenia
The Republic of Mountainous Armenia (Lernahayastan) was a short-lived Armenian state proclaimed in Zangezur, Syunik, in April 1921, led by Garegin Nzhdeh until the Red Army took the region in July.
Republic of Negros
The Republic of Negros (República de Negros; Republikang Federal sg Negros) was a short-lived revolutionary state on Negros Island in the Philippines from 1898 to 1901.