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They are both republics
There is the republic of Cuba, republic of Korea and the Dominican republic.
No, it IS a single republic.
They were independent republics.
The republics of Turkestan include the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Altai Republic, and the Chuvash Republic. The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Sakha Republic are also the republics of Turkestan.
Republics do not have rulers.
As the name "Roman Republic" suggests, it was a republic.
Democracy means "rule by the people". Republic means "rule by elected officials". Since the officials in a republic are elected, it is a form of democracy. Not all democracies are republics (direct democracy is not), and not all "republics" are actually democracies ("Islamic republics", for example). The United States is a republic and representational democracy.
Not, not all republics are democracies.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy - not a republic.
A republic state is one where the power lies with elected officials who represent the people, while a democratic state is one where the power lies directly with the people through processes like voting and referendums. In essence, all republics are democratic, but not all democratic states are republics.
small republics, because a limited geographic area would contain people who had interests in common.