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| | valign="top" |<span id="Abkhazia"></span>'''{{flag|Abkhazia}}''' – Republic of Abkhazia
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|GEORGIA}}
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| {{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}}'''
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| | style="background:lightgreen;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of seven [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
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| {{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}}''' – Republic of Kosovo
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| | style="background:lightgreen;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of two [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|SERBIA}}
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| {{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}}''' – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic<ref group="Note">The Constitution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Art. 1.2) recognizes "Artsakh Republic" as an alternative denomination.</ref>
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|AZERBAIJAN}}
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| {{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}}'''
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| | style="background-color:lightgreen" |<span style="display:none">D</span> Member of five [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN specialized agencies]]
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| {{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}}''' – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" | Claimed by [[Cyprus]]
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| {{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}}'''
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|MOROCCO}}
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| {{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}}''' – Republic of Somaliland
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|SOMALIA}}
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| {{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}}''' – Republic of South Ossetia
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| | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |<span style="display:none">D</span> No membership
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|GEORGIA}}
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| {{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}}''' – Republic of China<ref group="Note" name="ChinaTaiwan" />
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| | 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]]"
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| | style="background:LightCoral;" |{{claimedby|PRC}}
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| {{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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| {{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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