Fun Fact Time!
On October 1st, 2017, Catalonia, a region of Spain, held a referendum and was voted to become independent. On the 10th, the Catalan leader at that time--Carles Puigdemont--gave a speech declaring the Republic of Catalonia. A few seconds later, he suspended the declaration of independence to negotiate with Spain, leaving the country with a lifespan of a mere 8 seconds.
We could argue for hours if it was an actual country just by declaring it, and what is considered a country, but that's boring. If you think it doesn't count, then the Russian Democratic Federal Republic is the next in line.
Image below: A blue estelada, a version of the flag flown by Catalan supporters of independence.
On October 1st, 2017, Catalonia, a region of Spain, held a referendum and was voted to become independent. On the 10th, the Catalan leader at that time--Carles Puigdemont--gave a speech declaring the Republic of Catalonia. A few seconds later, he suspended the declaration of independence to negotiate with Spain, leaving the country with a lifespan of a mere 8 seconds.
We could argue for hours if it was an actual country just by declaring it, and what is considered a country, but that's boring. If you think it doesn't count, then the Russian Democratic Federal Republic is the next in line.
Image below: A blue estelada, a version of the flag flown by Catalan supporters of independence.
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