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These lists of unrecognized or partially recognized countries give an overview of contemporary geo-political entities that wish to be recognized as sovereign states under the Montevideo Convention, but which do not enjoy worldwide diplomatic recognition. A separate List of historical unrecognized countries documents similar entities that existed in the past.

There are 192 United Nations (UN) member states, including the People's Republic of China (PRC), Cyprus, and Korea (North and South). 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

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No recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Abkhazia	1992	Recognized as part of Georgia	Foreign relations of Abkhazia
Nagorno-Karabakh	1992	Recognized as part of Azerbaijan	Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh
Somaliland	1991	Recognized as part of Somalia	Foreign relations of Somaliland
South Ossetia	1991	Recognized as part of Georgia	Foreign relations of South Ossetia
Tamil Eelam	1977	Recognized as part of Sri Lanka	The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam controls only part of the claimed territory, see also Sri Lankan civil war.
Transnistria	1990	Recognized as part of Moldova	Foreign relations of Transnistria

Limited recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Kosovo	2008	Recognized by some countries and territories More countries are likely to recognise Kosovo in the coming months De jure (according to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244 and Serbian law) part of Serbia	Foreign relations of Kosovo, International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
Republic of China (Taiwan)	1949	Recognized by 22 countries and the Holy See to represent China	Political status of Taiwan, Foreign relations of the ROC
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)	1976	Recognized by 45 countries and the African Union, but not by Morocco which claims the entirety of its territory	Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)	1983	Recognized only by Turkey	Foreign relations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Majority recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Cyprus	1974	Recognized by all countries except Turkey	Foreign relations of Cyprus
Israel	1948	Has no diplomatic relations with 34 countries, not recognized by Iran and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Foreign relations of Israel
Palestine	1988	Recognized as a proposed state by 108 states, not recognized by Israel, United States, UN, among others	Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
South Korea	1948	Not recognised by North Korea	Foreign relations of South Korea
North Korea	1948	Not recognised by South Korea	Foreign relations of North Korea
People's Republic of China	1949	Not recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan) By virtue of the One-China policy China cannot accept diplomatic relationships with 23 other states that recognise the ROC	PRC's diplomatic relations, Foreign relations of the PRC

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

References

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3. Gettleman, Jeffrey (2007-03-07). "Somaliland is an overlooked African success story". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
4. Stojanovic, Srdjan (2003-09-23). "OCHA Situation Report". Center for International Disaster Information. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
5. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (2001). "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
6. Herd, Graeme P. (2003). Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc. Routledge. ISBN 041529732X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
7. "Kosovo MPs proclaim independence". BBC News. 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
8. Lewis, Joe (2002-08-04). "Taiwan Independence". Digital Freedom Network. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
9. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-02-27). "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic". Western Sahara Online. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
10. Hadar, Leon (2005-11-16). "In Praise of 'Virtual States'". AntiWar. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
11. CIA World Factbook (2007-04-17). "Cyprus Independence". index mundi. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
12. Government of Israel (1948-05-14). "Declaration of Israel's Independence 1948". Yale University. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
13. "3.10 - How many countries recognize Palestine as a state?". Institute for Middle East Understanding. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
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• Lists of countries
• Proposed countries
• Unrecognized or largely-unrecognized states