Free state
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Free state may refer to:
- Free state (government), a loosely defined term used by various states at different times and places to describe themselves
- Congo Free State, a government privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians through the Association internationale africaine
- Free State of Fiume, an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924
- Irish Free State, the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty
- The Free State, a province of the Republic of South Africa
- Orange Free State, historical precursor of The Free State
- Articles about German Free States after World War I:
- Free State of Anhalt, formed after Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt abdicated on 12 November 1918, ending the Duchy of Anhalt
- Free State of Bavaria (extant)
- Free State Bottleneck, a short-lived quasi-state that existed from 10 January 1919 until 25 February 1923
- Free State of Brunswick, a republic formed after the abolition of the Duchy of Brunswick at the end of World War I
- People's State of Hesse, the name of the German state of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1918 until 1945
- Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, a state in the Weimar Republic that was established in 1918 following the German Revolution
- Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a state of the Weimar Republic established in 1918 following the German Revolution
- Free State of Prussia (1918–1933), a German state formed after the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia in the aftermath of World War I
- Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe, created following the abdication of Prince Adolf II of Schaumburg-Lippe on the 15 November 1918
- Free State of Saxony (extant)
- Free State of Thuringia (extant)
- Free People's State of Württemberg, the official name of the state of Württemberg during the Weimar Republic
Other uses include:
- Free state (United States), prior to the American Civil War, a "free state" was one in which the owning of slaves was not legal
- The Free State of Galveston, a nickname used to refer to the island of Galveston, Texas during the early–mid 20th century
- The Free State Project, an American libertarian political movement, founded in 2001
- Maryland, a U.S. state nicknamed "The Free State"
- Lawrence Free State High School, a fully accredited public high school located in Lawrence, Kansas
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