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6147:"he clear territorial separation of sovereign areas that exists between the Italian State and the State of Vatican City does not exist between the Order of Malta and the Italian State, but neither can it be said that the treatment given to the headquarters of the Order (Aventine, Via Condotti) is, simply, that reserved for the headquarters of diplomatic missions accredited to the Italian State. In fact, the headquarters of the Order have diplomatic extraterritoriality (authoritarian acts of any kind – executive, acts of inspection, judicial – cannot take place inside), but in addition, the Italian State recognizes the exercise, in the headquarters, of the prerogatives of sovereignty. This means that Italian sovereignty and Maltese sovereignty coexist without overlapping, because the Order exercises sovereign functions in a wider area than occurs in the diplomatic missions of the States for, although enjoy extraterritoriality, the guarantees deriving from the privilege of immunity are constrained to a purely administrative area; the Order, instead, makes use of extraterritoriality to meet the very acts of sovereign self-determination that are the same as the States (legislative, judicial, administrative, financial acts)." 1488: 588: 1570: 2117: 1850: 479: 1917: 1394: 1797: 518: 323: 46: 1017: 1699: 2372: 1330: 1097: 803: 780: 741: 718: 2358: 2011: 866: 650: 6078:, "The Italian Court of Cassation in 1935 recognised the international personality of the Order, noting that 'the modern theory of the subjects of international law recognises a number of collective units whose composition is independent of the nationality of their constituent members and whose scope transcends by virtue of their universal character the territorial confines of any single state.' ( 2058: 1944: 1758: 1656: 1449: 428: 1535: 1211: 1132: 950: 619: 557: 675: 1254: 2472:
states. Historically, both the PRC and the ROC have broken off diplomatic relations with any state engaging in diplomatic relations or claiming to recognise the other, though the ROC has in some instances accepted dual recognition since it transitioned to democracy in the 1990s. However, as of 2021 no state officially recognises both the ROC and the PRC.
4134::"Saeb Erekat, disagreed arguing that the Palestine Liberation Organisation had already declared independence in 1988. "Now we need real independence, not a declaration. We need real independence by ending the occupation. We are not Kosovo. We are under Israeli occupation and for independence we need to acquire independence". 2319:, even if they are recognised by another micronation. Even though micronations generally claim to be sovereign and independent, it is often debatable whether a micronation truly controls its claimed territory. For this reason, micronations are usually not considered of geopolitical relevance. For a list of micronations, see 6034:"The Order of Malta, within the limits that are compatible with its actual position as a subject deprived of territory, is in the international community, a sovereign entity on par with the States, and the Prince Grand Master is comparable, from the point of view of international law, to the Heads of State." 2535:
declarations (and other acts of the micronation) important enough to react in any way, these states generally consider micronations to be private property and their claims as unofficial private announcements of individuals, who remain subject to the laws of the states in which their properties are located.
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is a single sovereign entity encompassing both the area controlled by the PRC and the area controlled by the ROC. Neither the PRC nor the ROC officially recognise each other's claim to statehood, and they compete for diplomatic recognition as the only legitimate representative of China among other
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in the United Nations. However, some countries that fulfill the declarative criteria, are recognised by the large majority of other states and are members of the United Nations are still included in the list here because one or more other states do not recognise their statehood, due to territorial
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The creation of puppet states or of puppet governments does not give them any special status under international law in the occupied territory. Therefore the puppet governments and puppet states have no greater rights in the occupied territory than the occupant himself. Their actions should be
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It is far from certain that micronations, which are generally of minuscule size, have sovereign control over their claimed territories, contrasted with the mere disregard and indifference toward micronations' assertions by the states from which they allege to have seceded. By not deeming such
4421:: "Israel will guard the perimeter of the Gaza Strip, continue to control Gaza air space, and continue to patrol the sea off the Gaza coast. ... Israel will continue to maintain its essential military presence to prevent arms smuggling along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt ( 366:, which allow regular consular services. This allows Taiwan to have economic relations even with states that do not formally recognise it. A total of 56 states, including Germany, Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom, maintain some form of unofficial mission in Taiwan. 5829:
It is an official relationship in numerous respects, but not diplomatic. Put another way, the bilateral partnership is deemed official due to the signatures of two foreign ministers. On the other hand, it differs from Taiwan's relationships with its more formal diplomatic
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There are also entities that do not have control over any territory or do not unequivocally meet the declarative criteria for statehood but have been recognised to exist as sovereign entities by at least one other state. Historically, this has happened in the case of the
547: 1634:. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 34/37 recognised the right of the Western Sahara people to self-determination and recognised also the Polisario Front as the representative of the Western Sahara people. Western Sahara is listed on the 2410: 1843:, nonetheless conduct officially non-diplomatic relations with the ROC, designating it as either "Taipei" or "Taiwan". Since the early 1990s, the ROC has sought separate United Nations membership under a variety of names, including "Taiwan". 6751: 2177:
decreed on 6 June 1974 that SMOM "constitutes a sovereign international subject, in all terms equal, even if without territory, to a foreign state with which Italy has normal diplomatic relations". As Italy recognizes, in addition to
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resulted in competing governments claiming to represent the PNA and Palestine, with Fatah exercising authority exclusively over the West Bank and enjoying majority recognition from UN member states, and a separate Hamas leadership
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Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China), enjoyed majority recognition as the sole government of China until roughly the late 1950s/1960s, when a majority of UN member states started to gradually switch recognition to the
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Some states can be slow to establish relations with new UN member states and thus do not explicitly recognise them, despite having no dispute and sometimes favorable relations. These are excluded from the list. Examples include
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is often a result of conflicts with other countries that claim those entities as integral parts of their territory. In other cases, two or more partially recognised states may claim the same territorial area, with each of them
1839:, recognise the PRC instead of the ROC and either accept the PRC's territorial claim over Taiwan or take a non-committal position on Taiwan's status. A significant number of PRC-recognising UN member states, as well as the 4414: 1502: 5216: 3842: 6161: 6157: 2197: 2193: 1074:. Some countries establishing diplomatic relations such as the United States have recognized the Cook Islands as a fully sovereign state, while some such as France have not. The Cook Islands are a member of nine 1680: 1676: 7110: 4510: 1953: 1685: 1611: 5564: 542: 4249: 496:, the other being Taiwan (the Republic of China). The United Nations recognised the ROC as the sole representative of China until 1971, when it decided to give this recognition to the PRC instead (see 6555: 899:
the Israeli government has gradually moved its armed forces and settlers out of certain parts of Palestine's claimed territory, while still maintaining varying degrees of control over most of it. The
6113:"The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of Argentina, in Congress assembled, enact as LAW: Article 1 – The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is hereby recognized as an international independent entity." 7098: 1547: 6748: 1526: 6577: 4327: 2189: 2147: 816: 526:(the Republic of China) considers itself to be the sole legitimate government of all of China, and therefore claims exclusive sovereignty over all territory controlled by the PRC. See also: 172:
In many situations, international non-recognition is influenced by the presence of a foreign military force in the territory of the contested entity, making the description of the country's
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This is important to consider, when discussing statehood in Puntland state, as in many ways, it functions as an independent state very much like the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.
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that "the Security Council in an exceptional character attached illegality to the DOI of TRNC because it was, or would have been connected with the unlawful use of force".
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independent states, with the central government exercising little or no control over their territory, but that do not explicitly claim to be independent. Examples include
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and exert some control over territory, but that reliable sources do not describe as meeting the threshold of a sovereign state under international law. Examples include
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in each other's countries, similarly to how Taiwan conducts relations with other countries that do not recognize it. On 1 January 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a
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often reference either or both doctrines in order to legitimise their claims to statehood. There are, for example, entities which meet the declarative criteria (with
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partial or complete control over their claimed territory, a government and a permanent population), but whose statehood is not recognised by any other states.
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Cox, Noel S.B., The Continuing Question of Sovereignty and the Sovereign Military Order of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (June 2008). Available at SSRN:
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defines a state as a person of international law only if it is recognised as such by other states that are already a member of the international community.
6976: 6629: 6283: 5098: 4985: 4360: 3791: 2279: 1968: 1964: 962: 5711: 895:(PLO), which is recognised by a majority of UN member states and the UN itself as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. Since the end of the 4828:"UN: "data for 197 countries: all 193 member states, two observer states (the Holy See and Palestine) and two non-member states (Cook Islands and Niue)"" 1220: 831: 827: 769: 765: 5738: 6949: 2493: 2166: 2077: 2073: 1973: 925: 351: 6182: 5245: 582:
over the island. Turkey does not accept the Republic's rule over the whole island and refers to it as the "Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus".
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by simultaneously not satisfying the declarative theory and not having been recognised as a state or legitimate government by any other state.
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incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1940 took place against the will of the population, and was never recognised de jure by most countries
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Transnistria (officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) declared its independence in 1990. It is recognised by two non-UN members:
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North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), independent since 1948, is not recognised by one UN member,
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as of 15 January 2024) regard it as the sole legitimate government of China and therefore do not recognise the PRC.
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gained full independence from the United Kingdom) to 1 July 1960 (when the State of Somaliland united with Somalia to form the
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According to the declarative theory, an entity's statehood is independent of its recognition by other states. By contrast, the
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The People's Republic of China (PRC), proclaimed in 1949, is the more widely recognised of the two claimant governments of
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in 1983 with its official name being the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC). It is recognised by one UN member,
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status problematic. The international community can judge this military presence too intrusive, reducing the entity to a
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regards the area claimed by Palestine as "disputed" territory (that is, territory not legally belonging to any state).
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Some states maintain informal (officially non-diplomatic) relations with states that do not officially recognise them.
7203: 7081: 6993: 6905: 6888: 6046:"The admission of Order of Malta to the United Nations also further solidified its legally recognized sovereignty ..." 3680: 2263: 1870: 1284: 1227: 1186: 1043: 695: 600: 6449: 5187: 4083: 5377:"Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo, Paragraph 81" 5040: 4773: 4121: 3491: 6876: 5065: 2576: 1883: 1244: 534: 450: 362:(the Republic of China) is one such state, as it maintains unofficial relations with many other states through its 5949: 5874: 4447: 3009: 7022: 5477:"Here the states which recognize the SADR. It is a non-official list, with dates of recognition and cancellation" 5419: 5350: 5172: 4152: 3948: 3224: 3162: 3068: 2139: 1342: 1296: 6268: 6127: 5703: 5106: 4977: 4352: 4206: 3784: 904: 5624: 3357: 394:
also host informal diplomatic missions, and/or maintain special delegations or other informal missions abroad.
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South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea), independent since 1948, is not recognised by one UN member,
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Illegal annexation and state continuity: the case of the incorporation of the Baltic states by the USSR
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in 1967, but has never formally annexed them. The State of Palestine (commonly known as Palestine) was
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and other situations with problems over government succession, regardless of temporary alignment with
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meaning that no state can recognise both of them at the same time. The ROC is currently recognised by
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meaning that no state can recognise both of them at the same time. The states that recognise the ROC (
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exclusively over the Gaza area (except for a short period from 2014 to 2016). Palestine is currently
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considered as actions of the occupant and hence subject to the limitations of the Hague Regulations.
6014: 4440:"Legal Acrobatics: The Palestinian Claim that Gaza is Still "Occupied" Even After Israel Withdraws" 3710: 3192: 2873: 2419: 2326: 2179: 2025: 1599: 322: 129: 2898: 6966: 6652: 6525: 6315: 4246:"Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People – GA Resolution (A/RES/73/18)" 3816: 3060: 3001: 2993: 2934: 2926: 2804: 2796: 2753: 2745: 2517: 2286: 2229: 2162: 2029: 1665: 1623: 1607: 920:. The remaining UN member states, including Israel, do not recognise the State of Palestine. The 871: 655: 347: 243: 210: 100: 6405:
Jüde, Johannes (2017). "Contesting borders? The formation of Iraqi Kurdistan's de facto state".
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currently classifies the Cook Islands as a "non-member state", a category unique only to it and
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There are two traditional theories used to indicate how a sovereign state comes into being. The
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Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress
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in 1965. Although the Cook Islands are fully self-governing and behave as a sovereign state in
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designates the claimed Palestinian territories as "occupied" by Israel, and accorded Palestine
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Abkhazia declared its independence in 1999. It is currently recognised by 5 UN member states (
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State practice relating to the recognition of a country typically falls somewhere between the
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Somaliland declared its independence in 1991. It claims to be the legal successor to the
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currently classifies Niue as a "non-member state", a category unique only to it and the
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The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession: Preventing the Recognition of Contested States
5559: 5217:"Tuvalu takes back recognition of independence of Abkhazia and so-called South Ossetia" 4234:"... the SADR was one of the first countries to recognise the state of Palestine." 2679: 2464: 2390: 2154: 1587: 1560: 1312: 1304: 1166: 1079: 1071: 921: 896: 579: 335: 6128:"La Orden de Malta y su Naturaleza Jurídica (The Order of Malta and Its Legal Nature)" 5188:"On the establishment of diplomatic relations between Republic of Abkhazia and Tuvalu" 2371: 7192: 7122: 6529: 4157:. The PNA has publicly acknowledged recognition from 94 states, including the former 3753: 3509: 3005: 2808: 2757: 2468: 1935: 1858:
considers itself to be the sole legitimate government of all of China, and therefore
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have granted Northern Cyprus observer status under the name "Turkish Cypriot State".
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Nilufer Bakhtiyar: "For Azerbaijan Pakistan does not recognise Armenia as a country"
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The Republic of Cyprus, independent since 1960, is not recognised by one UN member (
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Middlebush, Frederick A. (1934). "The Effect of the Non-Recognition of Manchukuo".
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defines the declaration of independence of Northern Cyprus as legally invalid. The
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UN specialized agency member states not recognised by at least one UN member state
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UN General Assembly observer states not recognised by at least one UN member state
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Nationalities Papers. Special Issue on the Emergence and Resilience of Parastates.
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Permanent Observer Mission of the Order of Malta to the United Nations in New York
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THE EXPERIENTIAL LIMITS OF THE STATE: TERRITORY AND TAXATION IN GAROOWE, PUNTLAND
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List of active separatist movements recognized by intergovernmental organizations
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is retained by the foreign power. Historical cases in this sense can be seen in
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South Ossetia declared its independence in 1992. It is currently recognised by
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European Parliament Directorate-General External Policies Policy Department
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Political entities recognised as sovereign by at least one UN member state
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for unrecognised governments without control over the territory claimed.
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in its advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2010
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non-state entity, as it claims neither statehood nor territory. First
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supports Morocco's claim over the entire territory of Western Sahara.
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claims Western Sahara (including the area controlled by the SADR) as
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Armenia, independent since 1991, is not recognised by one UN member,
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claims exclusive sovereignty over all territory controlled by Taiwan
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The recognition of states: law and practice in debate and evolution
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Non-UN member states recognised only by other non-UN member states
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Senate of Pakistan — Senate foreign relations committee, 2008
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States that are not state parties within the United Nations System
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judged Turkey for having exercised authority in the territory of
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Boletín Oficiál de la República Argentina, Año LIX, Número 16.92
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Non-UN member states recognised by at least one UN member state
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UN member states not recognised by at least one UN member state
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Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions
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Both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China
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States that are state parties within the United Nations System
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Il diritto di legazione attivo e passivo dell'Ordine de Malta
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2011 Second Edition International Business Publications, USA
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Affairs, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign (7 November 2022).
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with 43 states, while the number as of May 2024 is at least
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at the time of its declaration of independence in 1988. The
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All remaining UN member states, as well as the 548:PRC's diplomatic relations dates of establishment 6156:The Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintains 5979:Endeshaw, Dawit; Sheikh, Abdi (1 January 2024). 3593:"Constitution of the People's Republic of China" 2779:(3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 532–537. 2728:(4). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 677–683. 2465:officially claim to represent the whole of China 1199:European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 930:United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 1817:United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 1338:, considered by some as having no sovereignty. 1105:, recognized by some as having no sovereignty. 1050:. As of 2015, the Cook Islands had established 498:United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 6838:provided by the articles linked in parentheses 6080:Nanni v. 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The remaining UN member states, including 914:officially recognised as a state by 146 153:in control of a portion of it (for example, 6630:European Journal of International Relations 6504:Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty 5066:"Venezuela's Chavez draws closer to Moscow" 5031: 5029: 4530: 4528: 4433: 4431: 3754:"Declaration of Israel's Independence 1948" 2309: 2290: 2280:list of rebel groups that control territory 2151:as a sovereign subject of international law 7045: 6956: 6849: 6813: 6799: 6791: 6380:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 6121: 6119: 5954:Somali News in English | The Somali Digest 5186:Government of Tuvalu (20 September 2011). 4700:"Cook Islands' application for membership" 4205:. International Middle East Media Center. 3742:18 February 2008 Retrieved 3 February 2011 2617:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2331:societies that cannot be defined as states 2090: 1984: 1890: 1367: 990: 839: 401: 6646: 6343:Africanews, Rédaction (11 January 2023). 6099:. Buenos Aires. 19 June 1951. p. 1. 5735:"Taiwan's UN Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be" 5674:"Routledge Handbook of State Recognition" 5165:"South Ossetia opens embassy in Abkhazia" 4055:US Library of Congress (7 October 2000). 3976: 3974: 3662:20 January 2005 Retrieved 3 February 2011 3091:"Principles of the Recognition of States" 2970:The American Journal of International Law 2688:. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. p. 11. 2655: 2480: 2478: 1291:. As of April 2023, Niue has established 1287:, and the country's head of state is the 1221:Kosovo as part of its sovereign territory 1046:, and the country's head of state is the 897:first Palestinian Intifada against Israel 819:all territory controlled by South Korea. 757:all territory controlled by North Korea. 330:wearing the colors of the Somaliland flag 5135:. Conciliation Resources. Archived from 4857: 4855: 4822: 4820: 4793: 4791: 4623: 4621: 2459: 2457: 2282:for a more complete list of such groups. 932:). Palestine also has membership in the 916:UN member states, the Holy See, and the 6586:Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6162:accreditations from foreign ambassadors 4887: 4885: 4480:. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. 4446:. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. 4111: 4109: 2548: 2453: 2052:in return for a potential recognition. 1149:in 2008. It is currently recognised by 6764:Issue Brief: DPRK Diplomatic Relations 6558:from the original on 28 September 2022 6376:"Gaza Five Years On: Hamas Settles In" 6250:http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1140462 5271:Government of Vanuatu (17 June 2011). 4252:from the original on 21 September 2020 4002: 3983:"Seoul's double-talk on reunification" 3783:United States Congress (5 June 2008). 2437:Unilateral declaration of independence 1181:since 2008. Kosovo is a member of two 74:have declared independence and sought 6913:Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6625:"Rebel governance in de facto states" 6483:from the original on 29 November 2022 6452:from the original on 18 December 2023 6355:from the original on 18 December 2023 6282:(6): 1471/1472–1475/1476. June 1975. 5793:from the original on 16 December 2020 5567:from the original on 13 February 2021 5509:from the original on 6 September 2015 5093: 5091: 4925:from the original on 15 February 2009 4840:from the original on 16 November 2022 4716:from the original on 13 November 2019 4484:from the original on 16 February 2016 4330:from the original on 27 February 2019 4278:from the original on 30 November 2012 4082:Sterngold, James (3 September 1994). 4036:from the original on 23 February 2024 3516:from the original on 24 February 2021 3472:from the original on 24 February 2021 3142:from the original on 14 November 2022 2903:University of Pennsylvania Law Review 2828:. M. Nijhoff Publishers. p. 76. 2773:American Journal of International Law 2644:European Journal of International Law 445:, which has a position of supporting 295:, lack recognition from at least one 7: 6736:from the original on 15 January 2023 5627:from the original on 24 January 2022 5331:from the original on 3 November 2015 5076:from the original on 13 January 2016 5014:from the original on 5 November 2019 4870:from the original on 6 December 2022 4805:from the original on 3 December 2022 4801:. United Nations. 1 September 2019. 4639:from the original on 19 October 2015 4629:"Home Page – Pacific Islands Report" 4576:from the original on 23 January 2016 4209:from the original on 15 October 2011 3949:"PLO suspends recognition of Israel" 3929:from the original on 15 October 2019 3752:Government of Israel (14 May 1948). 3265:from the original on 26 January 2024 3205:from the original on 14 January 2024 3173:from the original on 24 January 2024 3071:from the original on 18 January 2024 3012:from the original on 18 January 2024 2945:from the original on 19 January 2024 2842:from the original on 17 January 2023 2593:from the original on 15 January 2023 1435:). Two additional UN member states ( 111:if it meets the following criteria: 7089:Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 6442:"Experiment in self-rule in Rojava" 5960:from the original on 2 January 2024 5037:"Russia recognises Georgian rebels" 5008:"Regions and territories: Abkhazia" 4304:from the original on 4 January 2012 4124:from the original on 25 August 2011 3903:from the original on 20 August 2021 3764:from the original on 7 January 2019 3687:from the original on 9 January 2021 3417:from the original on 24 August 2018 1748:). One additional UN member state ( 1736:), and three non-UN member states ( 1511:Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 1309:United Nations specialized agencies 1183:United Nations specialized agencies 1076:United Nations specialized agencies 1030:The Cook Islands became a state in 938:Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 6667:Contested States in World Politics 6314:(Technical report). p. 8–14. 6134:from the original on 1 August 2015 6103:from the original on 12 March 2016 6021:from the original on 1 August 2015 5741:from the original on 31 March 2020 5453:. 27 February 1976. 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The SADR is recognised by 1515:Economic Cooperation Organization 1427:), and two non-UN member states ( 984:History of the State of Palestine 980:Israeli–Palestinian peace process 893:Palestine Liberation Organization 638:Palestine Liberation Organization 248:Sovereign Military Order of Malta 7106:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 6308:Varming, Kirstine Strøh (2017). 6289:from the original on 12 May 2022 5991:from the original on 30 May 2024 5733:Winkler, Sigrid (20 June 2012). 5353:. United Nations. Archived from 4866:. Translated by Perrier, Lucie. 3287:. United Nations. 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Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3817:"'Reply' Online Book Chapter 1" 3437:"Representative Offices Abroad" 3413:, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3225:"States, Sovereignty, Treaties" 2496:(retaining control of borders: 2285:Those areas undergoing current 2030:British Somaliland Protectorate 1954:part of its sovereign territory 1768:part of its sovereign territory 1666:part of its sovereign territory 1459:part of its sovereign territory 1203:International Olympic Committee 634:not recognised by 28 UN members 18:States with limited recognition 5386:. 22 July 2010. Archived from 5384:International Court of Justice 4921:. BBC News. 17 February 2008. 4274:. BBC News. 29 November 2012. 3161:Seguin, Denis (29 July 2011). 1598:(SADR). The SADR is largely a 1523:International Court of Justice 901:Palestinian National Authority 216:European Court of Human Rights 1: 6946:UN specialized agency members 6623:Florea, Adrian (6 May 2020). 6471:Kumbun, Joe (23 April 2019). 5763:. BBC 2. 2001. Archived from 5105:. 29 May 2018. Archived from 5010:. BBC News. 8 February 2011. 4770:La France en Nouvelle Zélande 3621:Horton, Chris (8 July 2019). 3582:13 September 2006 – Today.Az 3383:. Fco.gov.uk. 14 March 2008. 2864:Shaw, Malcolm Nathan (2003). 2042:mutual representative offices 2040:. Taiwan and Somaliland have 1638:. Other than Morocco and the 879:Israel gained control of the 364:Economic and Cultural Offices 6145:English language translation 6032:English language translation 5812:Hagi, Mohamed (1 May 2024). 5039:. BBC News. 26 August 2008. 4438:Dore Gold (26 August 2005). 3925:. Al Jazeera. 26 July 2019. 3847:Council on Foreign Relations 3512:. Government of Somaliland. 3407:"Foreign Missions in Kosovo" 3311:"Germany – Countries A to Z" 2569:Lauterpacht, Hersch (2012). 2522:Israeli-occupied territories 2425:List of territorial disputes 2146:in 1113, it has established 1586:invaded and annexed most of 1307:. Niue is a member of eight 1177:, with cooperation from the 632:Israel, founded in 1948, is 256:list of governments in exile 202:Independent State of Croatia 92:control of their territory. 38:List of territorial disputes 6716:Ker-Lindsay, James (2012). 6204:Cansacchi, Giorgio (1940). 6126:Arocha, Magaly (May 1999). 3681:Central Intelligence Agency 3255:"Statehood and Recognition" 2490:special area classification 2046:memorandum of understanding 1187:International Monetary Fund 355:claims or other conflicts. 109:person in international law 7220: 6872:People's Republic of China 6158:embassies around the world 5789:. BBC News. 11 July 2011. 2638:Grzybowski, Janis (2017). 2577:Cambridge University Press 2315:Entities considered to be 2175:Supreme Court of Cassation 1856:People's Republic of China 1813:People's Republic of China 451:First Nagorno-Karabakh War 265: 252:currently in this position 167:People's Republic of China 96:have existed in the past. 35: 28: 7123:Republic of South Ossetia 6832:international recognition 6828: 6664:Geldenhuys, Deon (2009). 6512:10.1017/9781009150132.006 5678:Routledge & CRC Press 5420:Syracuse University Press 4009:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3370:Retrieved 3 February 2011 2113: 2099: 2096: 2007: 1993: 1990: 1974:International recognition 1913: 1899: 1896: 1793: 1788:International recognition 1695: 1686:International recognition 1566: 1503:declared its independence 1484: 1479:International recognition 1390: 1376: 1373: 1277:constitutional referendum 1250: 1241:International recognition 1147:declared its independence 1128: 1013: 999: 996: 976:International recognition 926:non-member observer state 862: 848: 845: 776: 714: 709:International recognition 615: 574:) and one non-UN member ( 553: 475: 424: 410: 407: 94:A number of such entities 6697:Keating, Joshua (2018). 6648:10.1177/1354066120919481 6179:Sovereign Order of Malta 5948:Kheyr (1 January 2024). 5871:"Republic of Somaliland" 5761:"Abkhazia: Ten Years On" 5130:"Abkhazia: Ten Years On" 4298:"Arab States: Palestine" 4172:"Embassies of Palestine" 4057:"World War II and Korea" 3738:22 February 2016 at the 3358:U.S. Department of State 3031:Lauterpacht, H. (1944). 1766:claims South Ossetia as 508: UN members and the 268:Country § Statehood 29:Not to be confused with 6754:31 January 2021 at the 5818:Global Taiwan Institute 4633:pidp.eastwestcenter.org 4417:3 February 2016 at the 3658:19 October 2012 at the 3313:. Auswaertiges-amt.de. 3229:Encyclopædia Britannica 3163:"What makes a country?" 2897:Cohen, Rosalyn (1961). 2822:Mälksoo, Lauri (2003). 2486:Palestinian territories 2169:. Some states, such as 2140:recognized as sovereign 2134:(SMOM) is considered a 1952:claims Transnistria as 1267:Niue became a state in 881:Palestinian territories 107:) defines a state as a 80:international community 7167:Republic of Somaliland 7050:Recognised by at least 6960:Partially unrecognised 6853:Partially unrecognised 6670:. Palgrave Macmillan. 5503:"About Western Sahara" 5128:Clogg, Rachel (2001). 4658:Smith, Stephen Eliot. 3864:Government of Israel. 3578:13 August 2011 at the 2502:beyond internal waters 2396:Diplomatic recognition 2310:the inclusion criteria 2291:the inclusion criteria 1841:Republic of Somaliland 1644:Moroccan autonomy plan 1289:Monarch of New Zealand 1048:Monarch of New Zealand 578:), due to the ongoing 331: 262:Criteria for inclusion 118:a permanent population 103:(codified in the 1933 76:diplomatic recognition 67: 6446:Le Monde diplomatique 6407:International Affairs 6255:13 April 2023 at the 6244:13 April 2023 at the 6221:La Revue Diplomatique 6175:"Bilateral relations" 6074:13 April 2023 at the 6055:Shaw, Malcolm Nathan 5072:. 10 September 2009. 4742:. 30 September 2022. 4478:Jerusalem Issue Brief 4444:Jerusalem Issue Brief 4244:Heaney, Christopher. 3843:"Khartoum Resolution" 3819:. Mythsandfacts.org. 3122:Bedjaoui, M. 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Index

States with limited recognition
Micronations
List of territorial disputes

polities
diplomatic recognition
international community
sovereign states
de facto
A number of such entities
declarative theory
Montevideo Convention
person in international law
constitutive theory
Quasi-states
de facto
Non-recognition
North Korea
South Korea
Republic of China
People's Republic of China
puppet state
sovereignty
Japanese
Manchukuo
German
Slovak Republic
Independent State of Croatia
World War II
Loizidou v. Turkey

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