The Free State of Fiume was a small independent territory that existed between 1920 and 1924 in the city of Fiume, located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Today that city is called Rijeka and forms part of Croatia. Its history is very brief, but it helps to understand how it changed the European map after the First World War. Although it is sometimes mentioned as a country, it is worth explaining carefully: it was a State with almost zero reco…
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The Free State of Fiume was a small independent territory that existed between 1920 and 1924 in the city of Fiume, located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Today that city is called Rijeka and forms part of Croatia. Its history is very brief, but it helps to understand how it changed the European map after the First World War. Although it is sometimes mentioned as a country, it is worth explaining carefully: it was a State with almost zero reco…