The Republic of Marmara (Marmara Cumhuriyeti - Turkish) is a small country located in Northern Turkey. It covers most of the former Turkish province of East Thrace, (with the exception of Istanbul Province)on the coast of the Sea of Marmara, and borders with Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. The country was officially put into existance in 1941 at the Geography Congress in Ankara. The capital and largest city is Edirne.