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Cospaia
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia |
| Comune | San Giustino |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 06016 |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Cospaia Republic Repubblica di Cospaia |
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| Motto Perpetua et firma libertas |
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| Capital | Not specified | |||
| Language(s) | Italian | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Historical era | Early Modern | |||
| - Established | 1440 | |||
| - Partitioned | May 25, 1826 | |||
| Area | 3.3 km2 (1 sq mi) | |||
Cospaia was a small former republic in Italy. It unexpectedly gained independence in 1440 after Pope Eugene IV, embroiled in a struggle with the Council of Basel, made a sale of territory to the Republic of Florence. By error a small strip of land went unmentioned in the sale treaty, and its inhabitants promptly declared themselves independent. An early centre in Italy for tobacco production, Cospaia eventually deteriorated into a mere smugglers' state, so Tuscany and the Papal States divided the republic between them in 1826.
Today the former republic is a hamlet near the town of San Giustino in the Province of Perugia.