wierdest, obcure countries in history?: odd nations that we forgot

[Incognito]

Carpathian Ukraine declared independence (as the Republic of Carpatho-Ukraine) once things started to go crap in March 1939. It lasted mere days, until Hungary and others gradually overran most of its territory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Carpatho-Ukraine

If we are including Carpatho-Ukraine, would declaration of an independent Ukraine by Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in 1941 also count?

Haha Just checkin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossack_Hetmanate

Cossack Hetmanate, pretty cool in that they were considered a fourth social class independent of central taxes as long as they remained loyal and protected the border.

How about its 'revival' (of sorts) in 20th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_State

And for something non-Ukrainian: did anyone mention the Dervish State yet? An Somali Islamic State that beat of Italians and British from 1896 until 1920 and (according to wikipedia), was considered a WW1 ally by Ottoman Empire and the Germany? And check out the Dervish flag:

 

[Archon of Thessaly]

If we are including Carpatho-Ukraine, would declaration of an independent Ukraine by Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in 1941 also count? How about its 'revival' (of sorts) in 20th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_State

And for something non-Ukrainian: did anyone mention the Dervish State yet? An Somali Islamic State that beat of Italians and British from 1896 until 1920 and (according to wikipedia), was considered a WW1 ally by Ottoman Empire and the Germany? And check out the Dervish flag:

Hell, of corse of heard of the devishes-as did gordon of khorarotun, who got cut to little tiny pieces by a hoard of angry dervishes. Bit i've always assumed that state ceased to exist after the bnattle of ouderman at the turn of the century. It lived? Nice fact!

And yes, carpathio-ukrain in all its sad, short lived entities does count.