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The Republic of Cospaia, situated in northern Umbria, Italy, existed independently from 1440 to 1826 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Its unexpected independence resulted from a boundary error in a land sale by Pope Eugene IV to the Republic of Florence. Due to confusion over two streams named "Rio" a strip of land became terra nullius.

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