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The 'list of unrecognized countries' enumerates those geo-political entities which lack general diplomatic recognition, but wish to be recognized as sovereign states. For the list of such entities that existed in the past, see the List of historical unrecognized countries.

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Present geopolitical entities

See also

Notes and References

Present geopolitical entities

There are 192 United Nations (UN) member states, including Bhutan, People's Republic of China (PRC), Cyprus, and Israel. The Vatican is an observer state.

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information
Israel	1948	Recognized by 158 countries, non-recognized by 34 countries	Foreign relations of Israel
People's Republic of China	1949	Recognized by 168 countries, non-recognized by 23 countries and the Holy See	PRC's diplomatic relations, Foreign relations of the PRC
Republic of China	1949	Recognized by 23 countries and the Holy See	Political status of Taiwan, Foreign relations of ROC
Cyprus	1974	Recognized by all countries except Turkey	Foreign relations of Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)	1983	Recognized only by Turkey	Foreign relations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)	1976	Recognized by 45 countries and the African Union	Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Palestine	1988	Recognized by 108 states, non-recognized by Israel, United States, UN	Proposals for a Palestinian state, Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
Nagorno-Karabakh	1991	None. Recognized as part of Azerbaijan.	Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh
Somaliland	1991	None. Recognized as part of Somalia	Foreign relations of Somaliland
South Ossetia	1991	None. Recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of South Ossetia
Abkhazia	1992	None. Recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of Abkhazia
Transnistria	1992	None. Recognized as part of Moldova.	Foreign relations of Transnistria
Vatican City	N/a	Recognized by 176 countries. (See above regarding China)	Vatican's foreign relations formally belong to the Holy See
Bhutan	N/a	Only has formal diplomatic relations with 22 states	The United States maintains informal relations in New Delhi, India.

See also

★ List of countries

★ List of sovereign states

★ Division of Korea

★ Macedonia naming dispute

★ Foreign relations of Myanmar

★ Micronation

★ List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

★ Government in exile

★ List of territorial disputes

★ Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

★ United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Notes and References