List of sovereign states This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information of their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
| Short and formal names | Membership with the UN System | Sovereignty dispute | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Albania - Republic of Albania
|
UN member state | None | |
 Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
|
UN member state | None | |
 Andorra - Principality of Andorra
|
UN member state | None | Co-principality whose head of state is jointly held by the French President and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell. |
 Angola
|
UN member state | None | |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
UN member state | None | Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm, with 1 autonomous region, Barbuda. |
 Argentina - Argentine Republic
|
UN member state | None | Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city |
 Armenia - Republic of Armenia
|
UN member state | Not recognised by Pakistan | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has lead to conflicts |
 Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
|
UN member state | None | Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of six states and 10 territories. |
 Austria - Republic of Austria
|
UN member state | None | Member of the European Union. Austria is a federation of nine states (Bundeslander). |
 Azerbaijan - Republic of Azerbaijan
|
UN member state | None | Contains two autonomous regions, Nakhchivan and Nagorno-Karabakh. A de facto state has been established in the latter |
 Bahamas, The - Commonwealth of the Bahama
|
UN member state | None | The Bahamas is a Commonwealth Realm |
 Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain
|
UN member state | None | |
 Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
|
UN member state | None | |
 Barbados
|
UN member state | None | Barbados is a Commonwealth Realm |
 Belarus - Republic of Belarus
|
UN member state | None | Belarus forms the Union State with Russia |
 Belize
|
UN member state | None | Belize is a Commonwealth Realm |
 Benin - Republic of Benin
|
UN member state | None | |
 Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Bolivia - Plurinational State of Bolivia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
UN member state | None | Federation of two constituent units and a self-governing unit. |
 Botswana - Republic of Botswana
|
UN member state | None | |
 Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
|
UN member state | None | Brazil is a federation of 26 states and 1 federal district |
 Brunei - Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace
|
UN member state | None | |
 Brussels - Free City of Brussels
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. |
 Bulgaria - Republic of Bulgaria
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Burkina Faso
|
UN member state | None | |
 Burundi - Republic of Burundi
|
UN member state | None | |
 Cambodia - Kingdom of Cambodia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
|
UN member state | None | |
 Canada
|
UN member state | None | |
 Cape Verde - Republic of Capo Verde
|
UN member state | None | |
 Central African Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Chad - Republic of Chad
|
UN member state | None | |
 Chile - Republic of Chile
|
UN member state | None | Two "special territories" (Easter Island and Juan Fernández Islands) |
 China - People's Republic of China
|
UN member state | Partially unrecognized. Claimed by the Republic of China | The People's Republic of China (PRC) contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet.Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:
China is not recognised by 21 UN member states and the Holy See, which instead recognise Taiwan (the Republic of China). China claims, but does not control, Taiwan which is governed by a rival administration. Recently the Provisional Government of Hong Kong declared its independence. China controls part of the territory of Kashmir, which is disputed by India and Pakistan. |
 Colombia Republic of Colombia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Comoros Union of the Comoros
|
UN member state | None | Comoros is a federation of 3 islands |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
UN member state | None | |
 Congo, Republic of the
|
UN member state | None | |
 Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
|
UN member state | None | |
 Croatia - Republic of Croatia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Cuba - Republic of Cuba
|
UN member state | None | |
 Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
|
UN member state | Not recognized by Turkey | Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus. Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus government as "The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus". |
 Czech Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU.The Kingdom of Denmark includes two self-governing territories:
The continental territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom. The designation "Denmark" can refer either to continental Denmark or to the short name for the entire Kingdom (e.g. in international organizations). The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. |
 Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
|
UN member state | None | |
 Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
|
UN member state | None | |
 Dominican Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 East Timor - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
|
UN member state | None | |
 Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
|
UN member state | None | |
 Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
|
UN member state | None | |
 El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
|
UN member state | None | |
 Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
|
UN member state | None | |
 Eritrea - State of Eritrea
|
UN member state | None | |
 Estonia - Republic of Estonia
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Ethiopia - Federal Republic of Ethiopia
|
UN member state | None | Federation of nine regions and two chartered cities |
 Eupen-Malmedy - Republic of Eupen-Malmedy
|
UN member state | None | |
 Fiji - Republic of Fiji
|
UN member state | None | Contains 1 autonomous region, Rotuma |
 Finland - Republic of Finland
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU
|
 Flanders - County of Flanders
|
UN member state | None | |
 France - French Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes the overseas territories of :
|
 Gabon - Gabonese Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Gambia, The - Islamic Republic of the Gambia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Georgia
|
UN member state | None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
 Germany - Federal Republic of Germany
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 federation stats (Länder). Germany recently absorbed the former Belgian German-speaking Community, now constituting Rhineland-Palatine Districts of Eifel and Eupen, which have not been entirely assimilated. |
 Ghana - Republic of Ghana
|
UN member state | None | |
 Greece - Hellenic Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Mount Athos is an autonomous part of Greece that is jointly governed by the multinational "Holy Community" on the mountain, and a civil governor appointed by the Greek Government. |
 Grenada - Republic of Grenada
|
UN member state | None | Grenada is a Commonwealth realm. |
 Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
|
UN member state | None | |
 Guinea - Republic of Guinea
|
UN member state | None | |
 Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
|
UN member state | None | |
 Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana
|
UN member state | None | |
 Haiti - Republic of Haiti
|
UN member state | None | |
 Honduras - Republic of Honduras
|
UN member state | None | |
 Hungary
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Iceland
|
UN member state | None | |
 India - Republic of India
|
UN member state | None | India is a federation of 29 states and seven union territories. India claims the entire territory of Kashmir as one of its states, but only exercises control over part of it, while the rest is controlled by the People's Republic of China and Pakistan. |
 Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
|
UN member state | None | Indonesia has five provinces with official special autonomy status: Aceh, Jakarta SCR, Yogyakarta SR, Papua, and West Papua. |
 Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
|
UN member state | None | |
 Iraq - Republic of Iraq
|
UN member state | None | Iraq is a federation of 15[?] governorates. |
 Ireland
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. |
 Israel - State of Israel
|
UN member state | Partially unrecognised | Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. Israel annexed East Jerusalem, an annexation not recognised by the international community. Israel maintains varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, it is still considered by some to be the occupying power under international law. Israel is not recognised as a state by 32 UN members (including most Arab states) and by the SADR. |
 Italy - Italian Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions, and they are :
|
 Ivory Coast - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
|
UN member state | None | |
 Jamaica - Republic of Jamaica
|
UN member state | None | Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm |
 Japan - Republic of Japan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Japan - Republic of Kazakhstan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Kenya - Republic of Kenya
|
UN member state | None | |
 Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
|
UN member state | None | |
 Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|
UN member state | Claimed by South Korea | North Korea is not recognised by two UN members: Japan and South Korea. |
 Korea , North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
|
UN member state | Claimed by North Korea | South Korea contains 1 autonomous region, Jeju-do. South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea. |
 Kurdistan - Republic of Kurdistan
|
UN member state | Turkey does not recognise Kurdistan. | Kurdistan claims parts of Turkey |
 Kuwait - State of Kuwait
|
UN member state | None | |
 Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Latvia - Republic of Latvia
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Liberia - Republic of Liberia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Libya - State of Libya
|
UN member state | None | Libya has one self-declared autonomous region, Cyrenaica |
 Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
|
UN member state | None | |
 Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 'Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Luxembourg recently absorbed the former Belgian Province of Luxembourg, which has not been entirely assimilated. |
 Macedonia - Republic of Macedonia
|
UN member state | None | Because of the Macedonia naming dispute, the country is referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". |
 Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar
|
UN member state | None | |
 Malawi - Republic of Malawi
|
UN member state | None | |
 Malaysia - Republic of Malaysia
|
UN member state | None | Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. |
 Maldives - Republic of Maldives
|
UN member state | None | |
 Mali - Republic of Mali
|
UN member state | None | |
 Malta - Republic of Malta
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
 Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
|
UN member state | None | |
 Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius
|
UN member state | None | Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues |
 Mexico - United Mexican States
|
UN member state | None | Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city. |
 Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
|
UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states. |
 Micronesia - Republic of Moldova
|
UN member state | None | Moldova has the autonomous regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria, the latter of which has established a de facto state. |
 Monaco - Principality of Monaco
|
UN member state | None | |
 Mongolia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Montenegro
|
UN member state | None | |
 Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
|
UN member state | None | |
 Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique
|
UN member state | None | |
 Myanmar - Republic of the Union of Myanmar
|
UN member state | None | |
 Namibia - Republic of Namibia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Nauru - Republic of Nauru
|
UN member state | None | |
 Nepal - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
|
UN member state | None | Nepal is a federation composed of 14 zones. |
 Netherlands -
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is made up of:
|
 New Zealand
|
UN member state | None | New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm, and has the dependent territories of the Ross Dependency and Tokelau. New Zealand also has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) the freely associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, which have diplomatic relations with 41 and 17 UN members respectively, and full treaty-making capacity in the UN, and are members of various UN specialized agencies. |
 Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
|
UN member state | None | Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, Atlántico Sur and Atlántico Norte. |
 Niger - Republic of Niger
|
UN member state | None | |
 Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
UN member state | None | Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal territory. |
 Norway - Kingdom of Norway
|
UN member state | None |
Norway has the dependent territories of Bouvet Island, Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land |
 Oman - Sultanate of Oman
|
UN member state | None | |
 Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
|
UN member state | None | Pakistan is a federation of four provinces, 1 capital territory, and tribal regions. Pakistan disputes the entire territory of Kashmir with India, and part of it with the People's Republic of China. It exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it, instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, administered separately from Pakistan proper. |
 Palau - Republic of Palau
|
UN member state | None | Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. |
 Palestine - State of Palestine
|
UN observer state; member of one UN specialized agency | Partially unrecognized. Disputed by Israel | The declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from 136 states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control on much of the territory that it proclaimed. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, and an observer state in the UN. |
 Panama - Republic of Panama
|
UN member state | None | |
 Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
|
UN member state | None | Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm, with 1 autonomous region, Bougainville. |
 Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
|
UN member state | None | |
 Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
|
UN member state | None | The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. |
 Poland - Republic of Poland
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Portugal - Portuguese Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, Azores and Madeira. |
 Qatar - State of Qatar
|
UN member state | None | |
 Romania
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Russia - Russian Federation
|
UN member state | None | Officially a federation of 85 federal subjects. Russia also forms the Union State jointly with Belarus |
 Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda
|
UN member state | None | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
|
UN member state | None | Saint Kitss and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm, and a federation of two islands, St. Kitts and Nevis. |
 Saint Lucia
|
UN member state | None | Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm. |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
UN member state | None | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm. |
 Samoa - Independent State of Samoa
|
UN member state | None | |
 San Marino - Republic of San Marino
|
UN member state | None | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
|
UN member state | None | São Tomé and Príncipe contains 1 autonomous province, Príncipe. |
 Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Scotland - Commonwealth of Scotland
|
UN member state | None | Scotland is newly independent, and hasn't set up de facto diplomatic links with all nations |
 Senegal - Republic of Senegal
|
UN member state | None | |
 Serbia - Republic of Serbia
|
UN member state | None | Serbia contains two autonomous regions, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter is under the de facto control of the Republic of Kosovo. |
 Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
|
UN member state | None | |
 Seychelles - Republic of Sierra Leone
|
UN member state | None | |
 Seychelles - Republic of Singapore
|
UN member state | None | |
 Slovakia - Slovak Republic
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU |
 Solomon Islands
|
UN member state | None | The Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm |
 Somalia - Federal Republic of Somalia
|
UN member state | None | Somalia has two self-declared autonomous regions: Puntland and Galmudug, while the territory of Somaliland has formed an unrecognised de facto state. |
 South Africa - Republic of South Africa
|
UN member state | None | |
 South Sudan - Republic of South Sudan
|
UN member state | None | South Sudan is a federation of 28 states. |
 Spain - Kingdom of Spain.
|
UN member state | None | Member of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and 2 special autonomous cities. The communities of Catalonia, Canaries and, to a lesser extent, the Basque have formed de facto states. |
 Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
|
UN member state | None | Formerly known as Ceylon. |
 Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
|
UN member state | None | Sudan is a federation of 17 states. |
 Suriname - Republic of Suriname
|
UN member state | None | |
 Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
|
UN member state | None | |
 Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
|
UN member state | None | |
 Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
|
UN member state | None | Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons |
 Syria - Araab Republic Syria
|
UN member state | None | The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognized as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory during the Syrian civil war. |
 Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan
|
UN member state | None | Tajikistan contains 1 autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. |
 Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
|
UN member state | None | |
 Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
|
UN member state | None | |
 Togo - Togolese Republic
|
UN member state | None | |
 Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
|
UN member state | None | |
 Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
|
UN member state | None | Trinidad and Tobago contains 1 autonomous region, Tobago. |
 Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Turkey - Republic of Turkey
|
UN member state | None | Kurdistan claims parts of Turkey |
 Turkmenistan
|
UN member state | None | |
 Tuvalu
|
UN member state | None | Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm |
 Uganda - Republic of Uganda
|
UN member state | None | |
 Ukraine - Ukraine
|
UN member state | None | |
 United Arab Emirates
|
UN member state | None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. |
 United Kingdom - United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
|
UN member state | None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates.Member of the EU. The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has 14 British Overseas Territories. The British Monarchy has direct sovereignty over four self-governing [Crown Dependencies |
 United States - United States of America
|
UN member state | None | The United States is a federation of 50 states and 1 federal district. The United States has sovereignty over 5 inhabited possessions and commonwealths, and several uninhabited and unincorporated territories.
The Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau are in Free Association with the US. It has two sovereignty disputes over Bajo Nuevo Bank (also claimed by Jamaica and Nicaragua) and Serranilla Bank (claimed by Honduras and Nicaragua) |
 Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay
|
UN member state | None | |
 Uzbekistan - Republic of Uzbekistan
|
UN member state | None | Uzbekistan contains 1 autonomous region, Karakalpakstan. |
 Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
|
UN member state | None | |
 Vatican City - Vatican City State
|
UN observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agencies and the IAEA | None | Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 180 states. The Holy See is a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO and a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") and multiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. |
 Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
|
UN member state | None | Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, 1 capital district, and federal dependencies. |
 Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam
|
UN member state | None | |
 Yemen - Republic of Yemen
|
UN member state | None | |
 Zambia - Republic of Zambia
|
UN member state | None | |
 Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe
|
UN member state | None | |
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 Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia
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No membership | Claimed by Georgia | Recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
 Basque Country
|
No membership | Claimed by Spain. | Recognised only by Catalonia. Claimed as a whole by Spain |
 Catalonia
|
No membership | Claimed by Spain. | Recognised only by the Basque and Morocco. Claimed as a whole by Spain |
 Cook Islands
|
Member of eight UN specialized agencies | None | A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with 44 states. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
 Hong Kong - Provisional Democratic Government of Hong Kong
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No membership | Claimed by the People's Republic of China. | Recognised only by the Republic of China. |
 Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo
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Member of two UN specialized agencies | Claimed by Serbia | Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has received diplomatic recognition from 109 UN member states and the Republic of China. 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. |
 Nagorno-Karabakh - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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No membership | Claimed by Azerbaijan | De facto independent state, only recognised by Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Azerbaijan. |
 Niue
|
UN observer state; member of five UN specialized agencies. | None | A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with 19 states. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. |
| File:Flag of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | No membership | Claimed by Cyprus. | Recognised only by Turkey. Claimed as a whole by the Republic of Cyprus |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
No membership | Claimed by Morocco | Recognised at some stage by 84 UN member states, 37 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, are claimed in whole by 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 Moroccan Wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. |
 Somaliland - Republic of Somaliland
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No membership | Claimed by Somalia. | de facto independent, but not diplomatically recognised by any other state; claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia. |
 Taiwan - Republic of China
|
Former UN member (as Republic of China, 1945-1971) Observer in one UN specialized agency under the name "Chinese Taipei" | Claimed by the People's Republic of China. | 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,[Note 26] and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland. The Republic of China is recognised by 21 UN member states and the Holy See as of 2013. The territory of the Republic of China is claimed in whole by the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei" and in the 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 security council. See China and the United Nations. |
 Transnistria - Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
|
No membership | Claimed by Moldova. | A de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by Moldova as the Transnistria autonomous territorial unit. |
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