To preserve their nation (the Republic of South Vietnam).
The President of India address the nation on the republic day of India.
The Republic of Guinea is an independent nation.
The Dominican Republic is a sovereign country.
Haiti is west of the Dominican Republic.
It was Portugal!
the Czech republic became its own nation in 1993.
The Republic of Ireland.
China
The Republic of Armenia is a nation and a former Soviet Republic
The Dominican Republic
The Democratic Republic of the Congo.