No international recognition      Limited recognition      Majority recognition      Territories whose status is disputed; with a government body that is recognized by at least a few dozen countries

These lists of unrecognized or partially recognized countries give an overview of contemporary geopolitical entities that wish to be recognized as sovereign states under the Montevideo Convention, but which do not enjoy worldwide diplomatic recognition. The entries listed here have control over their claimed territory and are self-governing with a desire for full independence, or if they lack such control over their territory, are recognized by at least one other recognized nation.

See list of historical unrecognized countries for similar entities that have existed in the past. See list of governments in exile for unrecognized governments without control over the territory claimed .

There are 192 United Nations (UN) member states, including several entries from the majority recognition list. 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

No recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Abkhazia	1992	Abkhazia is recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of Abkhazia	[2]
Nagorno-Karabakh	1991	Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized as part of Azerbaijan.	Foreign relations of Nagorno-Karabakh	[3]
Somaliland	1991	Somaliland is recognized as part of Somalia.	Foreign relations of Somaliland	[4]
South Ossetia	1991	South Ossetia is recognized as part of Georgia.	Foreign relations of South Ossetia	[5]
Transnistria	1990	Transnistria is recognized as part of Moldova.	Foreign relations of Transnistria	[6]

Limited recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Kosovo	2008	Kosovo is recognized by 41 countries including the partially recognized Republic of China (Taiwan).I De jure (according to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244) part of Serbia.	Foreign relations of Kosovo, International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence	[7]
Palestine	1988	Palestine is recognized as a proposed state by 96 UN member states and by the Holy See, and its missions have diplomatic or special status in 12 other countries. It is not recognized by Israel, the United States, the EU, most Western European and Latin American countries, and the UN, among others.	Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority	[8]
Republic of China (Taiwan) (ROC)	1949	The Republic of China is recognized by 23 countries including the Holy See.II Many other nations have unofficial relations with the Republic of China.	Political status of Taiwan, Foreign relations of the Republic of China	[9]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)	1976	The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is recognized by 45 countries and the African Union as the legitimate government of Western Sahara, but not by Morocco which claims the entirety of its territory. De facto sovereignty is limited to the Free Zone; the remainder is under military occupation. The SADR also controls a number of refugee camps in southwestern Algeria.	Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	[10]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)	1983	The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognized by Turkey.	Foreign relations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	[11]

Majority recognition

Name	Disputed since	Recognition	Further information	References
Cyprus	1974	Cyprus is recognized by all countries except Turkey.	Foreign relations of Cyprus	[12][13]
Czech Republic	1993	The Czech Republic is not recognized by Liechtenstein due to a dispute over the applicability of the Beneš decrees.	Foreign relations of the Czech Republic	[14]
Israel	1948	Israel has no diplomatic relations with 34 countries.III It is not recognized by IranIV and the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.III	Foreign relations of Israel	[15]
Liechtenstein	1993	Liechtenstein is not recognized by either the Czech Republic nor Slovakia due to its refusal to recognize them.	Foreign relations of Liechtenstein	[14]
North Korea	1948	North Korea is not recognized by South Korea.	Foreign relations of North Korea	[16][17]
South Korea	1948	South Korea is not recognized by North Korea.	Foreign relations of South Korea	[18][19]
People's Republic of China (PRC)	1949	The People's Republic of China is not recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Because of its One-China policy, the PRC does not accept diplomatic relationships with the 22 other UN member states that recognize the ROC.	PRC's diplomatic relations, Foreign relations of the PRC	[20]
Slovakia	1993	Slovakia is not recognized by Liechtenstein due to a dispute over the applicability of the Beneš decrees.	Foreign relations of Slovakia	[14]

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

Footnotes

• ^I  See International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence for a complete list of nations that formally recognize Kosovo's independence.
• ^II  See Political status of Taiwan.
• ^III  See Foreign relations of Israel for the list of countries that do not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel.
• ^IV  See Foreign relations of Iran.

References

External links

• United Nations petitioned by Pridnestrovie, two other unrecognized countries
• Unrecognized countries appeal to international law