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Conch Republic

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Conch Republic

Banner o Conch Republic
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Motto: We Seceded Where Others Failed
(also: The Mitigation of World Tension
through the Exercise of Humor)
Location o Conch Republic
StatusCurrent
Offeecial leidsInglis
Organisational structurRepublic
 Foondin Prime Meenister
Dennis Wardlow
 Secretar General
Sir Peter Anderson
Establishment
 Declared
23 Apryle 1982
Area claimed
 Total
15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Purportit currencyConch Dollar[1][2][3]
(US Dollar de facto)

The Conch Republic (República de la Concha) is a micronaition declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession o the ceety o Key West, Florida, frae the Unitit States on 23 Apryle 1982.

References

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  1. "Fodors Key West Travel Guide". Archived frae the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2006.
  2. "Unlocking Key West". Archived frae the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  3. Triviaballer. "Key West Trivia". Retrieved 7 December 2006.

Freemit airtins

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Coordinates: 24°33′33″N 81°47′3″W / 24.55917°N 81.78417°W / 24.55917; -81.78417