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Sovereign Countries without UN Member Status

205 states are considered sovereign by the United Nations. Of those 205, 12 are not full UN member states. Can you name them?
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U.N. Status
Sovereignty Status
State
No membership
Claimed by Somalia
Somaliland
General Assembly observer
Chooses not to join as a member
Vatican City
Member of two special agencies
Claimed by Serbia
Kosovo
General Assembly observer
Partially unrecognized; occupied by Israel
Palestine
Former member, currently no membership
Partially unrecognized; Claimed by China
Taiwan
Member of five special agencies
Falls under the Realm of New Zealand
Niue
No membership
Claimed by Georgia; occupied by Russia
Abkhazia
Member of eight special agencies
Falls under the Realm of New Zealand
Cook Islands
No membership
Claimed by Moldova; occupied by Russia
Transnistria
No membership
Claimed and occupied by Morocco
Western Sahara
No membership
Claimed by Georgia; occupied by Russia
South Ossetia
No membership
Claimed by Cyprus; occupied by Turkey
Northern Cyprus
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3 Comments
OvenBobat
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Level 65
Mar 2, 2026
Type-in suggestions:

- TRNC for Northern Cyprus

- SADR for Western Sahara

Love this quiz!

notarac
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Level 58
Mar 15, 2026
Cool quiz, decided to make it my first spotlight
Cypress981
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Level 58
Mar 16, 2026
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!
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