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! style="width:12.5%;" |Membership within the [[United Nations System|UN System]]
! style="width:12.5%;" |Continent
! style="width:12.5%;" |Sovereignty dispute
! class="unsortable" |International organizations
! class="unsortable" |Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty
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|align=center|<span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
|<span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
|<span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
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|align=center|<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>↓ [[Member states of the United Nations|UN member states]] or [[United Nations General Assembly observers|observer states]] ↓
|<span style="display:none">A AAA</span>
|<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>
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|valign=top|<span id="Aerum"></span>'''{{flag|Aerum}}'''&nbsp;– Aerum Nation
|valign=top|<span id="Aerum"></span>'''{{flag|Aerum}}'''&nbsp;– Aerum Nation
|<span style="display:none">A</span> [[Member states of the United Nations|UN member state]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Aeron Nations}}
{{extent}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Alkine"></span>'''{{flag|Albania}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Alkine
|valign=top|<span id="Alkine"></span>'''{{flag|Alkine}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Alkine
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Arthane
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
{{extent}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Alloria"></span>'''{{flag|Alloria}}'''&nbsp;– Allorian Kingdoms
|valign=top|<span id="Alloria"></span>'''{{flag|Alloria}}'''&nbsp;– Allorian Kingdoms
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
{{extent}}
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| valign="top" |<span id="United States"></span>'''{{flag|United States}}'''&nbsp;– United States of America
|valign=top|<span id="Ansyiel"></span>'''{{flag|Ansyiel}}'''&nbsp;– Ansyiel
|<span style="display:none">A</span> UN member state
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Anoic Pact}}
{{extent}}The United States is a [[federation]] of [[Political divisions of the United States|50 states, 1 federal district]], and the incorporated territory of [[Palmyra Atoll]]. The United States has sovereignty over the following inhabited possessions and commonwealths:
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* {{flag|American Samoa}}
|valign=top|<span id="Aryiss"></span>'''{{flag|Aryiss}}'''&nbsp;– Aryiss
* {{flag|Guam}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Arthane
* {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Anoic Pact}}
* {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
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* {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}
|valign=top|<span id="Atolles"></span>'''{{flag|Atolles}}'''&nbsp;– Atolles
It also has sovereignty over several uninhabited territories:
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
* [[Bajo Nuevo Bank]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Aeron Nations}}
* [[Baker Island]]
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* [[Howland Island]]
|valign=top|<span id="Briconta"></span>'''{{flag|Briconta}}'''&nbsp;– Briconta
* [[Jarvis Island]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
* [[Johnston Atoll]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League of the South}}
* [[Kingman Reef]]
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* [[Midway Atoll]]
|valign=top|<span id="Chiferra"></span>'''{{flag|Chiferra}}'''&nbsp;– Chiferra
* [[Navassa Island]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
* [[Serranilla Bank]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
* [[Wake Island]]
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|valign=top|<span id="Corro-Rokko"></span>'''{{flag|Corro-Rokko}}'''&nbsp;– Corro-Rokko
Three sovereign states have become [[associated state]]s of the United States under the [[Compact of Free Association]]:
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
* {{flag|Marshall Islands}}&nbsp;– Republic of the Marshall Islands
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Anoic Pact}}
* {{flag|Micronesia}}&nbsp;– Federated States of Micronesia
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* {{flag|Palau}}&nbsp;– Republic of Palau
|valign=top|<span id="Cuvea"></span>'''{{flag|Cuvea}}'''&nbsp;– Cuvea
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|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
| align="center" |<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>↑ [[Member states of the United Nations|UN member states]] and [[United Nations General Assembly observers|observer states]] ↑
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
|<span style="display:none">A ZZZ</span>
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|<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>
|valign=top|<span id="Duriam"></span>'''{{flag|Duriam}}'''&nbsp;– Duriam
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|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
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|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Aeron Nations}}
| align="center" |<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>
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|<span style="display:none">AB</span>
|valign=top|<span id="Enoth"></span>'''{{flag|Enoth}}'''&nbsp;– Enoth
|<span style="display:none">B</span>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Arthane
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|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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| align="center" |<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>↓ Other states ↓
|valign=top|<span id="Eyata"></span>'''{{flag|Eyata}}'''&nbsp;– Eyata
|<span style="display:none">D AAA</span>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">ZZZ</span>
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
|{{Anchor|Other states}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Goddrine"></span>'''{{flag|Goddrine}}'''&nbsp;– Goddrine
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Ikamein"></span>'''{{flag|Ikamein}}'''&nbsp;– Ikamein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Itoliae"></span>'''{{flag|Itoliae}}'''&nbsp;– Itoliae
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Anoic Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Jeris"></span>'''{{flag|Jeris}}'''&nbsp;– Jeris
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Jonpe"></span>'''{{flag|Jonpe}}'''&nbsp;– Jonpe
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League of the South}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Karuma"></span>'''{{flag|Karuma}}'''&nbsp;– Karuma
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Kordiat"></span>'''{{flag|Kordiat}}'''&nbsp;– Kordiat
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League of the South}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Lucinea"></span>'''{{flag|Lucinea}}'''&nbsp;– Lucinea
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}
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| valign="top" |<span id="Migul"></span>'''{{flag|Migul}}'''&nbsp;– Migul
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}
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| valign="top" |<span id="Minston"></span>'''{{flag|Minston}}'''&nbsp;– Minston Republics
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Minstos
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Nabalen"></span>'''{{flag|Nabalen}}'''&nbsp;– Nabalen
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Aeron Nations}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Northurnia"></span>'''{{flag|Northurnia}}'''&nbsp;– Northurnia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Ohrid"></span>'''{{flag|Ohrid}}'''&nbsp;– Ohrid
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
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|valign=top|<span id="Pennamber"></span>'''{{flag|Pennamber}}'''&nbsp;– Pennamber
| valign="top" |<span id="Abkhazia"></span>'''{{flag|Abkhazia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Abkhazia
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Aeron Nations}}
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|GEORGIA}}
{{extent}}[[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|Recognised by]] Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela,<ref name="STPETTIMES">{{cite news|title=Chavez Backs Abkhazia, South Ossetia|url=http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=32067|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times| date=27 July 2010|accessdate=5 June 2011|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria.<ref name=ASOTREC>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsru.com/russia/17nov2006/aup.html|language=Russian|date=2006-11-17|accessdate=2011-06-05|title=Абхазия, Южная Осетия и Приднестровье признали независимость друг друга и призвали всех к этому же|publisher=newsru.com}}</ref> Claimed in whole by [[#Georgia|Georgia]] as the [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Cook Islands"></span>'''{{flag|Cook Islands}}'''
|valign=top|<span id="Polea"></span>'''{{flag|Polea}}'''&nbsp;– Polea
| style="background:lightgreen;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of seven [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
 
{{extent}}A state in [[Associated state|free association]] with [[#N|New Zealand]], the Cook Islands has relations with [[Foreign relations of the Cook Islands|41 other states]]. The Cook Islands is a member of [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|multiple UN agencies]] with full treaty making capacity.<ref name="untreaty1"/> It shares a [[Monarchy of New Zealand|head of state]] with New Zealand as well as having [[New Zealand nationality law|shared citizenship]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Kosovo"></span>'''{{flag|Kosovo}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Kosovo
|valign=top|<span id="Sontirri"></span>'''{{flag|Sontirri}}'''&nbsp;– Sontirri
| style="background:lightgreen;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of two [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|SERBIA}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League of the South}}
{{extent}}Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008 and it has {{Numrec|Kos|received diplomatic recognition from|UN member states}} and [[Taiwan]]. Pursuant to [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244]], Kosovo is formally under the administration of the [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo]]. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the [[International Monetary Fund]] and the [[World Bank Group]]. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in [[North Kosovo]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Nagorno-Karabakh"></span>'''{{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}}'''&nbsp;– Nagorno-Karabakh Republic<ref group="Note">The Constitution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Art. 1.2) recognizes "Artsakh Republic" as an alternative denomination.</ref>
|valign=top|<span id="Sovubein"></span>'''{{flag|Sovubein}}'''&nbsp;– Sovubein
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Arthane
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|AZERBAIJAN}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
{{extent}}A de facto independent state,<ref name=montevideo/><ref>{{Cite book|author=Krüger, Heiko|title=The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: A Legal Analysis|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7JDCQu-Us8sC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=55|publisher=Springer|year=2010|isbn=978-3-642-11787-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Nikoghosyan, Hovhannes|title=Kosovo ruling implications for Armenia and Azerbaijan|url=http://www.huliq.com/1/803-kosovo-ruling-implications-armenia-and-azerbaijan|newspaper=HULIQ.com|publisher=Hareyan Publishing, LLC|date=August 2010|accessdate=2011-04-17}}</ref> [[Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh|recognised only by]] [[Abkhazia]],<ref name="NKRrecognition">[http://ararat-online.ru/news/984-2025-vice-spiker-parlamenta-abxazii-vybory-v-nkr-sootvetstvuyut-vsem-mezhdunarodnym-standartam.html Вице-спикер парламента Абхазии: Выборы в НКР соответствуют всем международным стандартам]: "Абхазия, Южная Осетия, НКР и Приднестровье уже давно признали независимость друг друга и очень тесно сотрудничают между собой", – сказал вице-спикер парламента Абхазии. ... "...Абхазия признала независимость Нагорно-Карабахской Республики..." – сказал он."</ref> [[South Ossetia]]<ref name="NKRrecognition"/> and [[Transnistria]].<ref name="NKRrecognition"/><ref name="transgovt">{{cite web|url=http://pridnestrovie.net/foreignpolicy_full.html|title=In detail: The foreign policy of Pridnestrovie|publisher=[[Pridnestrovie]]|date=2010-05-26|accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref> Claimed in whole by [[#Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]].<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm Regions and territories'': Nagorno-Karabakh] (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
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| valign="top" |<span id="Niue"></span>'''{{flag|Niue}}'''
|valign=top|<span id="Tamos"></span>'''{{flag|Tamos}}'''&nbsp;– Tamos
| style="background-color:lightgreen" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of five [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
|<span style="display:none">A</span> None
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League of the South}}
 
{{extent}}A state in [[Associated state|free association]] with [[#N|New Zealand]], Niue has relations with [[Foreign relations of Niue|12 other states]]. Niue is a member of [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|multiple UN agencies]] with full treaty making capacity.<ref name="untreaty1"/> It shares a [[Monarchy of New Zealand|head of state]] with New Zealand as well as having [[New Zealand nationality law|shared citizenship]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Northern Cyprus"></span>'''{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}'''&nbsp;– Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
|valign=top|<span id="Tektala"></span>'''{{flag|Tektala}}'''&nbsp;– Tektala
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
| style="background:LightCoral;" | Claimed by [[Cyprus]]
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|League  of the South}}
{{extent}} [[Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus|Recognised only by]] [[#Turkey|Turkey]]. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] and the [[Economic Cooperation Organization]]. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the [[#Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]].<ref>See [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html The World Factbook|Cyprus] (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006''.</ref>
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| valign="top" |<span id="SADR"></span>'''{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}'''
|valign=top|<span id="Terruban"></span>'''{{flag|Terruban}}'''&nbsp;– Terruban
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|MOROCCO}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
{{extent}}Recognised at some stage by {{Numrec|SADR||UN member states}}, {{Numrec|SADR|W=Y|link=N}} of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the [[African Union]] and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 [[Asian-African Conference]]. The territories under its control, the so-called [[Free Zone (region)|Free Zone]], are claimed in whole by [[#Morocco|Morocco]] as part of its [[Southern Provinces]]. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of [[Western Sahara]] to the west of the [[Wall (Western Sahara)|Moroccan Wall]] controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in [[Tindouf]], [[#Algeria|Algeria]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Somaliland"></span>'''{{flag|Somaliland}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of Somaliland
|valign=top|<span id="Tinyiel"></span>'''{{flag|Tinyiel}}'''&nbsp;– Tinyiel
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> South Ilthin
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|SOMALIA}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Converged Power Security Pact}}
{{extent}}A de facto independent state,<ref name=montevideo>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4PwmeRG9QsUC|title=The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession: Preventing the Recognition of Contested States|last=Ker-Lindsay|first=James|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2012|quote=...there are three other territories that have unilaterally declared independence and are generally regarded as having met the Montevideo criteria for statehood but have not been recognized by any states: Transnistria, Nagorny Karabakh, and Somaliland.|pages=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://minnjil.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kreuterweb-pdf.pdf|title=Self-Determination, Sovereignty, and the Failure of States: Somaliland and the Case for Justified Secession|journal=[[Minnesota Journal of International Law]]|volume=19:2|year=2010|quote=Considering each of these factors, Somaliland has a colorable argument that it meets the theoretical requirements of statehood. ... On these bases, Somaliland appears to have a strong claim to statehood.|pages=380–381}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=International Crisis Group|title=Somaliland: Time for African Union leadership|journal=Africa Report|issue=110|pages=10–13|date=23 May 2006|url=http://www.operationspaix.net/IMG/pdf/ICG_Somaliland_AU_Leadership_2006-05-23_.pdf|accessdate=2011-04-19|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Mesfin, Berouk|title=The political development of Somaliland and its conflict with Puntland|journal=ISS Paper|issue=200|page=8|publisher=Institute for Security Studies|date=September 2009|url=http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2009/403/P200.pdf|accessdate=2011-04-19|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|author=Arieff, Alexis|title=De Facto Statehood? The Strange Case of Somaliland|url=http://yalejournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/083206arieff.pdf|journal=Yale Journal of International Affairs|issue=Spring/Summer 2008|accessdate=2011-04-17|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> [[Foreign relations of Somaliland|not diplomatically recognised by]] any other state, claimed in whole by the [[#Somalia|Federal Republic of Somalia]].<ref>See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/3794847.stm Regions and territories'': Somaliland] (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
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| valign="top" |<span id="South Ossetia"></span>'''{{flag|South Ossetia}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of South Ossetia
|valign=top|<span id="Toumyn"></span>'''{{flag|Toumyn}}'''&nbsp;– Toumyn
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|GEORGIA}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
{{extent}}A de facto independent state,<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Jansen, Dinah|title=The Conflict between Self-Determination and Territorial Integrity: the South Ossetian Paradigm|url=http://centreforforeignpolicystudies.dal.ca/pdf/gradsymp09/Jansen.pdf|journal=Geopolitics vs. Global Governance: Reinterpreting International Security|pages=222–242|year=2009|publisher=Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, University of Dalhousie|isbn=978-1-896440-61-3|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> [[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|recognised by]] Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Venezuela,<ref name="STPETTIMES" /> Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Transnistria.<ref name=ASOTREC /> Claimed in whole by [[#Georgia|Georgia]] as the [[Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia]].<ref name="cnnAbSO">{{Cite news|title=Russia condemned for recognizing rebel regions|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.vote.georgia/index.html|newspaper=CNN.com|publisher=Cable News Network|date=2008-08-26|accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref>
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| valign="top" |<span id="Taiwan"></span>'''{{flag|Republic of China|name=Taiwan}}'''&nbsp;– Republic of China<ref group="Note" name="ChinaTaiwan" />
|valign=top|<span id="Vikela"></span>'''{{flag|Vikela}}'''&nbsp;– Vikela
| style="background:Orchid;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Observer in one [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agency]] under the name "[[Chinese Taipei]]"
|<span style="display:none">A</span> North Ilthin
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|PRC}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Arthane Defense Agreement}}
{{extent}}A state competing for recognition with the [[People's Republic of China]] as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China controls the island of [[Taiwan]] and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the [[Spratly Islands]],<ref name=Spratly group="Note">The sovereignty over the [[Spratly Islands]] is disputed by [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Vietnam]], and in part by Brunei, [[#Malaysia|Malaysia]], and the [[#Philippines|Philippines]]. Except for Brunei, each of these countries occupies part of the islands (see [[List of territorial disputes]]).</ref> and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the [[Mainland China|mainland]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ma refers to China as ROC territory in magazine interview |work=[[Taipei Times]] |date=2008-10-08 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/08/2003425320}}</ref> The Republic of China is recognised by {{Numrec|ROC|asof=E|alt=UN member states and the Holy See as of}}. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China.<ref name="TAI2" group="Note">In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) lost the [[Chinese Civil War]] to the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) and set up a provisional capital in [[Taipei]]. The CPC established the PRC. As such, the [[Political status of Taiwan|political status]] of the ROC and the [[legal status of Taiwan]] (alongside the [[Free Area of the Republic of China|territories]] under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the [[China and the United Nations|China seat]] to the PRC and the ROC withdrew from the UN. Most states recognise the PRC to be the [[One-China policy|sole legitimate representative]] of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "[[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan, Province of China]]". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates [[Taiwan independence]].</ref> The Republic of China [[Foreign relations of Taiwan#Relation with International organizations|participates in international organizations]] under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "[[Chinese Taipei]]" and in the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] it has full membership. The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the [[United Nations Security Council|security council]]. See [[China and the United Nations]].
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| valign="top" |<span id="Transnistria"></span>'''{{flag|Transnistria|state}}'''&nbsp;– Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
|valign=top|<span id="Zanziet"></span>'''{{flag|Zanziet}}'''&nbsp;– Zanziet
| style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
|<span style="display:none">A</span> Norvein
| style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|MOLDOVA}}
|<span style="display:none">A</span> {{flag|International League}}<br>{{flag|Anoic Pact}}
{{extent}}A de facto independent state,<ref name=montevideo/> [[Foreign relations of Transnistria|recognised only by]] Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia.<ref name=ASOTREC /> Claimed in whole by [[#Moldova|Moldova]] as the ''[[Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status|Transnistria autonomous territorial unit]]''.<ref>'See [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm Regions and territories'': Trans-Dniester] (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.</ref>
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{{legend|White|UN Member states}}
{{legend|LightSkyBlue|UN Observer states}}
{{legend|lightgreen|Member of a UN Specialized Agency}}
{{legend|orchid|Observer in a UN Specialized Agency}}
{{legend|LemonChiffon|No membership in the UN system}}
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{{legend|White|Undisputed sovereignty}}
{{legend|LightCoral|Sovereignty disputed}}
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== See also ==
*[[List of former sovereign states]]

Latest revision as of 11:31, 21 January 2017

List of states

Short and formal names Continent International organizations
 Aerum – Aerum Nation A South Ilthin A  International League
 Aeron Nations
 Alkine – Republic of Alkine A Arthane A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Alloria – Allorian Kingdoms A Norvein A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Ansyiel – Ansyiel A Norvein A  International League
 Anoic Pact
 Aryiss – Aryiss A Arthane A  International League
 Anoic Pact
 Atolles – Atolles A South Ilthin A  International League
 Aeron Nations
 Briconta – Briconta A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Chiferra – Chiferra A North Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Corro-Rokko – Corro-Rokko A Norvein A  International League
 Anoic Pact
 Cuvea – Cuvea A South Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Duriam – Duriam A South Ilthin A  International League
 Aeron Nations
 Enoth – Enoth A Arthane A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Eyata – Eyata A Norvein A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Goddrine – Goddrine A Norvein A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Ikamein – Ikamein A North Ilthin A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Itoliae – Itoliae A Norvein A  International League
 Anoic Pact
 Jeris – Jeris A North Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Jonpe – Jonpe A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Karuma – Karuma A North Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Kordiat – Kordiat A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Lucinea – Lucinea A South Ilthin A  International League
 Migul – Migul A South Ilthin A  International League
 Minston – Minston Republics A Minstos A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Nabalen – Nabalen A South Ilthin A  International League
 Aeron Nations
 Northurnia – Northurnia A North Ilthin A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Ohrid – Ohrid A South Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Pennamber – Pennamber A South Ilthin A  International League
 Aeron Nations
 Polea – Polea A North Ilthin A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Sontirri – Sontirri A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Sovubein – Sovubein A Arthane A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Tamos – Tamos A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Tektala – Tektala A Norvein A  International League
 League of the South
 Terruban – Terruban A Norvein A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Tinyiel – Tinyiel A South Ilthin A  International League
 Converged Power Security Pact
 Toumyn – Toumyn A North Ilthin A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Vikela – Vikela A North Ilthin A  International League
 Arthane Defense Agreement
 Zanziet – Zanziet A Norvein A  International League
 Anoic Pact

See also

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