Former republics in Asia

constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–1991)

1912–1949 country in Asia

short-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan

1944–1946 unrecognized state in Central Asia

former country (1933—1934)

1975–1983 state on the region of Northern Cyprus

former constituent entity of Russia, formed in 1993 in the Sverdlovsk region

1924–1934 Autonomous prefecture in China