List_of_unrecognized_countries

Countries highlighted contain regions that are partially recognized, or are unrecognized themselves.
Red indicates no recognition
Yellow indicates limited recognition
Green indicates majority recognition

These lists of unrecognized or partially recognized countries give an overview of contemporary geopolitical entities that wish to be recognized as sovereign states under the Montevideo Convention, but which do not enjoy worldwide diplomatic recognition. The entries listed here have control over their claimed territory and are self-governing with a desire for full independence, or if they lack such control over their territory, are recognized by at least one other recognized nation. A separate list of historical, unrecognized countries documents similar entities that have existed in the past.

There are 192 United Nations (UN) member states, including several entries from the majority recognition list. Vatican City is generally recognized as being a sovereign state, but is not a member of the United Nations.

Present geopolitical entities by level of recognition

The terms country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:

• the list of countries, listing countries in the sense of independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
• the list of sovereign states, listing sovereign states with information on the extent of their sovereignty. It includes both states widely recognized (de jure) to be sovereign and entities that claim sovereignty while exercising de facto control over (part of) their claimed territory.

Related lists are the lists of federations, unrecognized countries, autonomous areas, dependent territories, and territorial disputes. In some contexts country and state is also used for some subnational entities.E.g. the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales). More lists of countries can be found at the lists of countries.

No recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Abkhazia	1992	Abkhazia is recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of Abkhazia	Clogg, Rachel (2001). Abkhazia: Ten Years On. Conciliation Resources. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
Nagorno-Karabakh	1991	Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized as part of Azerbaijan.	Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh	The Nagorno Karabakh Republic (2006-12-10). Constitution of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Somaliland	1991	Somaliland is recognized as part of Somalia.	Foreign relations of Somaliland	Gettleman, Jeffrey (2007-03-07). Somaliland is an overlooked African success story. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
South Ossetia	1991	South Ossetia is recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of South Ossetia	Stojanovic, Srdjan (2003-09-23). OCHA Situation Report. Center for International Disaster Information. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Transnistria	1990	Transnistria is recognized as part of Moldova.	Foreign relations of Transnistria	Herd, Graeme P.; Jennifer D. P. Moroney (2003). Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc. Routledge. ISBN 041529732X.

Limited recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Kosovo	2008	Kosovo is recognized by 28 countries and territories.I De jure (according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244) part of Serbia.	Foreign relations of Kosovo, International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence	Kosovo MPs proclaim independence. BBC News (2008-02-17). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Republic of China (Taiwan) (ROC)	1949	The Republic of China is recognized by 22 countries and the Holy See to represent China.II Many other nations have unofficial relations with the Republic of China.	Political status of Taiwan, Foreign relations of the Republic of China	Lewis, Joe (2002-08-04). Taiwan Independence. Digital Freedom Network. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	1976	The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is recognized by 45 countries and the African Union, but not by Morocco which claims the entirety of its territory and controls a large portion.	Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-02-27). Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Western Sahara Online. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	1983	The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is recognized by Turkey.	Foreign relations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Hadar, Leon (2005-11-16). In Praise of \'Virtual States\'. AntiWar. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.

Majority recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Cyprus	1974	Cyprus is recognized by all countries except Turkey.	Foreign relations of Cyprus	CIA World Factbook (2008-02-28). Cyprus. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.Cyprus exists without Turkey\'s recognition: president. XINHUA (2005-10-01). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
Czech Republic	1993	The Czech Republic is not recognised by Liechtenstein due to a feud over the applicability of the Beneš decrees to property owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein.	Foreign relations of the Czech Republic	MFA of Czech Republic. Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic - Liechtenstein. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
Israel	1948	Israel has no diplomatic relations with 34 countries.III It is not recognized by IranIV and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.III	Foreign relations of Israel	Government of Israel (1948-05-14). Declaration of Israel\'s Independence 1948. Yale University. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Liechtenstein	1945	Liechtenstein is not recognised by the Czech Republic and Slovakia due to a feud over the applicability of the Beneš decrees to property owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein.	Foreign relations of Liechtenstein
North Korea	1948	North Korea is not recognized by South Korea.	Foreign relations of North Korea	Declaration of Independence. TIME (1966-08-19). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.Scofield, David (2005-01-04). Seoul\'s double-talk on reunification. Asia Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
South Korea	1948	South Korea is not recognized by North Korea.	Foreign relations of South Korea	US Library of Congress (2000-10-07). World War II and Korea. Country Studies. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.Sterngold, James (1994-09-03). China, Backing North Korea, Quits Armistice Commission. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
Palestine	1988	Palestine is recognized as a proposed state by 108 states. It is not recognized by Israel, the United States, the EU, most Western European and Latin American countries, and the UN, among others.	Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority	3.10 - How many countries recognize Palestine as a state?. Institute for Middle East Understanding (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
People\'s Republic of China (PRC)	1949	The People\'s Republic of China is not recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Because of its One-China policy, the PRC does not accept diplomatic relationships with the 22 other UN member states that recognize the ROC.	PRC\'s diplomatic relations, Foreign relations of the PRC	Constitution of the people\'s republic of china. International Human Rights Treaties and Documents Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
Slovakia	1993	Slovakia is not recognised by Liechtenstein due to a feud over the applicability of the Beneš decrees to property owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein.	Foreign relations of Slovakia

See also

• Micronation
• List of historical unrecognized countries
• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
• List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements
• Government in exile
• List of territorial disputes
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
• United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Footnotes

• ^I  See International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence#Formally recognising independence for a complete list of nations that formally recognize Kosovo\'s independence.
• ^II  See Political status of Taiwan#Position of other countries and international organizations.
• ^III  See Foreign relations of Israel#Diplomatic relations for the list of countries that do not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel.
• ^IV  See Foreign relations of Israel#Iran.

References

External links

• United Nations petitioned by Pridnestrovie, two other unrecognized countries
• Unrecognized countries appeal to international law

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