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Countries that are not fully recognized

Can you name all the country or states that are not fully recognized? Some of these are countries, that are part of the UN; some are states, or breakaway areas, only recognized by one other. Can you guess them all?
The 1st group are UN Members (or Observer states) who are not recognized by at least one other UN Member (and also some non-members)
The 2nd group are non-UN members with limited recognition, either by a UN state, another non-UN state, or they are only recognized by themselves.
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Last updated: July 28, 2024
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UN Member & Observer States
Region
Country
Dissenting States (UN Members; Non-Members)
Asia
Armenia
Pakistan
Asia
China
(11) UN Members; Taiwan
Asia
Cyprus
Turkey; Northern Cyprus
Asia
Israel
Iran and (27) other UN Members; Palestine
Europe
Kosovo
Serbia, Bosnia, Spain, Greece, Russia, and (84) other UN Members
Asia
Palestine
Israel and (47) other UN Members
Asia
North Korea
South Korea
Asia
South Korea
North Korea
Non-UN Member or Observer States
Region
Country
Dissenting States (UN Members; Non-Members)
Asia
Abkhazia
All UN Members but Russia, Syria, Nauru, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Asia
Northern Cyprus
All UN Members except Turkey
Africa
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
All UN Members but Morocco and the US
Africa
Somaliland
Somalia and all UN Members; only recognized by themselves.
Asia
South Ossetia
All UN Members but Russia, Syria, Nauru, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Asia
Taiwan
China and (181) UN Members
Europe
Transnistria
Moldova and all UN Members; only recognized by other non-UN Members.
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9 Comments
dumBunny
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Level 56
Jul 27, 2024
I hope you enjoyed this quiz, even though I imagine some of the answers were difficult.

The one that I think is probably raising the most eyebrows is Armenia not being recognized by Pakistan. This dates back to the First Nagomo-Karabakh war in 1991, where Pakistan supported Azerbaijan.

Also, Kosovo is not supported by Greece and Spain because of the impact this might have on their own interests by setting a dangerous precedent for them both: Spain with the Basque region; Greece and Northern Cyprus.

Nestormakhno
+3
Level 74
Jul 27, 2024
Israel is misspelled
dumBunny
+2
Level 56
Jul 27, 2024
Thanks! Corrected now.

That's what i get for depending on squiggly red lines.

JoshJoshJosh
+3
Level 38
Jul 28, 2024
It still appears to be misspelled? Or there's some problem with the update not taking effect.
dumBunny
+1
Level 56
Jul 28, 2024
Thanks - apparently, i needed to resubmit the quiz for the update to become official. It should (SHOULD!) be correct now.

Thank you for pointing this out to me.

Junseong
+1
Level 74
Aug 1, 2024
All UN members but Morocco and the US dissent on the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic? So, Morocco and the US do not dissent, and thus recognize it? You made a big mistake! Please fix this problem.
dumBunny
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Level 56
Aug 1, 2024
It has been reworded so it is hopefully clearer.
SageWolfspeed
+1
Level 26
Apr 30, 2025
I would like to point out that Kosovo is neither a Full UN Member nor an Observer State/Entity, although they are categorized as a "UN Specialized Agency Member", but it's not the same status as every other nation. Of course, if you were aware of this and put Kosovo in that group because of its status, at least add that to the column title. If not, please either do that or move it into the Other column. Have a good day :D
SageWolfspeed
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Level 26
Apr 30, 2025
Sorry, just read the caveat. But even then, Kosovo is not considered a "Non-Member State"; that title only belongs to Niue and the Cook Islands (which are also UN Specialized Agency Members). I know its somewhat minor, but please fix this 🙏
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