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Republic of Independent Guiana
Former country in South America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Independent Guiana (French: République de la Guyane indépendante), commonly referred to by the name of the capital Counani (rendered "Cunani" in Portuguese), was a short-lived unrecognized state in South America.
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Republic of Independent Guiana République de la Guyane Indépendante Counani | |||||||||||||
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1886–1891 | |||||||||||||
![]() Republic of Independent Guiana shown in dark green | |||||||||||||
Capital | Counani 2.8485°N 51.1250°W / 2.8485; -51.1250 | ||||||||||||
Common languages | French | ||||||||||||
President | |||||||||||||
• 1887 | Jules Gros | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Founding of Counani | 23 July 1886 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1891 | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
60,000[1] km2 (23,000 sq mi) | |||||||||||||
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Today part of | Brazil (Amapa) France (French Guiana) |
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