Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
Q: それぞれの共和国は別の国歌、法律、通貨を持ち、合同議会はあまり頻繁に開かれなかった。
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
Each republic had separate anthems, laws, and currencies and their joint parliament did not meet very often.