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Free state (government)
Free state (government)
Free state is a term occasionally used in the official titles of some states.In principle the title asserts and emphasises the freedom of the state in question, but what this actually means varies greatly in different contexts:...

, a loosely defined term used by various states at different times and places to describe themselves
- Congo Free State
  Congo Free State
  The Congo Free State was a large area in Central Africa which was privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Its origins lay in Leopold's attracting scientific, and humanitarian backing for a non-governmental organization, the Association internationale africaine...
  
  , a government privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians through the Association internationale africaine
- Free State of Fiume
  Free State of Fiume
  The Free State of Fiume was an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924. Its territory of comprised the city of Fiume and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to Italy.-History:Fiume gained autonomy for the first time in 1719 when it was proclaimed...
  
  , an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924
- Irish Free State
  Irish Free State
  The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
  
  , the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty
- The Free State
  Free State
  The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
  
  , a province of the Republic of South Africa
  - Orange Free State
    Orange Free State
    The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province...
    
    , historical precursor of The Free State
- Articles about German Free States after World War I:
  - Free State of Anhalt
    Free State of Anhalt
    The Free State of Anhalt was formed after Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt abdicated on 12 November 1918, ending the Duchy of Anhalt. It was a state of Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic...
    
    , 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
    Free State Bottleneck
    The Free State Bottleneck was a short-lived quasi-state that existed from 10 January 1919 until 25 February 1923. It was formed out of part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau as a consequence of the French and American occupation of the Rhineland following World War I...
    
    , a short-lived quasi-state that existed from 10 January 1919 until 25 February 1923
  - Free State of Brunswick
    Free State of Brunswick
    The Free State of Brunswick was the republic formed after the abolition of the Duchy of Brunswick in the course of the German Revolution of 1918–19. It was a state of the German Reich in the time of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.-History:...
    
    , 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
    Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
    The Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a state in the Weimar Republic that was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin following the German Revolution...
    
    , a state in the Weimar Republic that was established in 1918 following the German Revolution
  - Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    The Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a state of the Weimar Republic established in 1918 following the German Revolution which had overthrown the Grand Duke 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
    Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe
    The Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe was created following the abdication of Prince Adolf II of Schaumburg-Lippe on 15 November 1918. It was a state in Germany during the Weimar Republic, headed by a Minister President. The democratic government was suppressed during Nazi rule...
    
    , 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
    Free People's State of Württemberg
    The Free People's State of Württemberg was a state of Germany during the Weimar Republic in Württemberg.-1918 revolution:As Germany underwent violent revolution near the end of World War I, the Kingdom of Württemberg was transformed from a monarchy to a democratic republic without bloodshed; its...
    
    , 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
Free State of Galveston
The Free State of Galveston was a whimsical name given to the island city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas during the early-to-mid-20th century. Today, the term is sometimes used to describe the culture and history of that era...

, a nickname used to refer to the island of Galveston, Texas during the early–mid 20th century
The Free State Project
Free State Project
The Free State Project is a political movement, founded in 2001, to recruit at least 20,000 libertarian-leaning people to move to New Hampshire in order to make the state a stronghold for libertarian ideas....

, an American libertarian political movement, founded in 2001
Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, a U.S. state nicknamed "The Free State"
Lawrence Free State High School
Lawrence Free State High School
Lawrence Free State High School is a fully accredited public high school, serving students in grades 9–12, located in Lawrence, Kansas. The current principal is Edward West....

, a fully accredited public high school located in Lawrence, Kansas