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Countries 197 to 205

Can you name these nine countries which aren't recognized by JetPunk but meet other criteria for nationhood?
Countries that have self-proclaimed country status plus mass recognition by other countries AND/OR clear independence in their self-administration from any associated countries
Also see Countries 206 to 242
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status
population
country
Free association with Netherlands
107,000
Aruba
Free association with New Zealand
15,000
Cook Islands
Free association with Netherlands
149,000
Curaçao
Free association with Denmark
55,000
Faroe Islands
Free association with Denmark
57,000
Greenland
Free association with New Zealand
2000
Niue
Recognized by 147 U.N. member states
5,483,000
Palestine
Free association with Netherlands
43,000
Sint Maarten
African nation, recognised by 46 U.N. members
566,000
Western Sahara
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100 Recent Comments
Marius1882
+2
Level 44
Aug 21, 2017
tokelau?
Jerry928
+11
Level 76
Aug 21, 2017
It is a territory of New Zealand. Tokelau has voted twice on proposals to become a nation in free association with New Zealand, like Cook Islands and Niue, in 2006 and 2007, but both votes failed to pass.
wiifly
+4
Level 60
Aug 25, 2020
I was wondering about this, thanks for clearing it up!
glimmeringspines
+1
Level 46
Jun 2, 2024
Same!
happyviolinist1
+2
Level 29
Sep 23, 2017
Please allow St. Martin
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Jan 27, 2025
That is the French half of that island!
Gigalol12
+1
Level 54
Dec 4, 2017
Kosovo and Taiwan???
NapoleonBonaparte
+17
Level 65
Dec 5, 2017
Taiwan is independent and so is Kosovo.
Douglas216
+6
Level 43
Jul 31, 2024
Taiwan is recognized by 12 nations, if Taiwan is a nation then Palestine definitely is.
Minecraftyoshi2
+3
Level 57
Mar 17, 2025
It's only recognized by so few because of pressure from China, they have complete control over their land and run a working government over it whereas Palestine does not which is why it isn't counted as a country on JetPunk.
ItzIngenious
+7
Level 65
Aug 8, 2021
They are in countries 1-196
Caleeb52deela2
+2
Level 16
Aug 24, 2018
Should Palestine be on this? Just a question, no argument! 😊
Jerry928
+40
Level 76
Aug 24, 2018
Yes, I think the evidence is strong enough for it to be on the Countries of The World quiz, let alone this one.
Georgecrandy
+6
Level 58
Jul 20, 2019
Palestine shouldn't be in this quiz. They're exactly like Catalonia- just a part of the country that wants independence.

If you'll add Catalonia it will be ok to add palestine

Jerry928
+58
Level 76
Jul 20, 2019
There is one big difference - Palestine is recognised by 138 nations, and Catalonia by none. In fact, Palestine ought to be in the Countries of the World quiz, as it is on Sporcle.
Eigengrau
+39
Level 60
Jun 7, 2020
@Georgerandy Palestine is not a "part of a country that wants independence". They are a pre-existing country that was pushed aside by another (kind of illegal) settlement of Jews, which ultimately developed into Israel. I'm not against the presence of Jews in Palestine, it's just that the Zionists (which i understand are a small part of the Israeli citizens) are too aggressive and are not settling down to talk fairly.
RoadmanM
+11
Level 57
Jun 7, 2020
@Eigengrau

Definitely not a pre-existing country. There has never really been an independent Palestine. Ottoman Empire -> British Mandate -> Israel/Palestinian Authority/Hamas.

ItzIngenious
+8
Level 65
Aug 8, 2021
He said Spo*cle!
geophile
+12
Level 71
Jun 7, 2020
Fully agree with Eigengrau.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 70
Oct 5, 2020
Clearly, one of these things is not like the others.
CaptainUnderpant
+4
Level 80
Oct 10, 2023
And now in 2023 we get to watch the unfolding war and all its bombing, shooting, raping, and desecrating on the 24-hour news cycle on all our devices. What a lovely place the world has become.
MickSolo
+2
Level 26
Jan 29, 2019
Turks islands
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jan 29, 2019
Please note the instructions - see if you can find it at the Countries 206 to 242 quiz.
MickSolo
+1
Level 26
Jan 29, 2019
French guyana??
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
Jan 29, 2019
Part of France.
JackintheBox
+5
Level 81
Feb 22, 2019
It's spelt 'French Guiana'.
Arii78
+4
Level 45
Mar 18, 2019
@JackintheBox : it's spelt Guyane in french, hence the confusion. (and it's easier too)
GlobalCitizen
+4
Level 65
Feb 9, 2022
If you are not a French speaker, I think the confusion is due to the nearby country of Guyana in South America, which is actually an English-speaking country close to French Guiana (or Guyane in French).
Racheth
+1
Level 39
Feb 16, 2019
You Could add northern Ireland , wales and scotland
JackintheBox
+4
Level 81
Feb 22, 2019
Got all first try :)
Arii78
+6
Level 45
Mar 18, 2019
Could you accept "Faroe" or "Feroe" ? Without the s ?
Jerry928
+6
Level 76
Mar 18, 2019
We accept Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes, Færøerne (Danish) and Føroyar (Faroese) - we think that's enough!
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 86
May 12, 2020
Could you accept "Phöreauw"?
kogatora
+12
Level 94
Jul 28, 2020
next someone will be asking for pharaoh
ItzIngenious
+6
Level 65
Aug 8, 2021
Pleeeeease accept Pharoah!
em2133
+2
Level 64
May 18, 2019
Puerto Rico?
Jerry928
+12
Level 76
May 20, 2019
Do they want to be independent? Last I heard, they want to be even more US-of-A-ey than they are now.
divantilya
+6
Level 36
Jul 1, 2019
^ You're right. Empirically more Puerto Ricans wish to become the 51st US State than want to be independent. States have more rights than Territories and many on the island have observed the economic deterioration in some of the islands which have opted for independence. (i. e. Haiti is still struggling after more than two centuries of independence).
Geografen
+2
Level 69
Apr 23, 2020
Maybe the british crown depencies Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man should been listed here. They have a high degree of independence, except for defense and foreign affairs, that UK is taking care of.
Vicky
+2
Level 55
May 12, 2020
I think you should change the thumbnail as it shows an answer for the quiz.
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
May 12, 2020
OK, we'll replace it with a famous photo from the same answer: the beach by its main airport, which features spectacular low flyovers by planes as they land.
InuitSlim
+1
Level 26
May 12, 2020
Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not in free association with Denmark.They are autonomous parts of the Kingdom of Denmark whose powers are devolved from the Danish parliament (similar to Scotland and Wales' status within the UK).
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
May 12, 2020
They are both. A free association between states is one where there is a minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a (usually larger) nation, for which no other specific term, such as protectorate, is adopted.
ander217
+4
Level 75
May 17, 2020
I've never had a good understanding of this issue. The US has free association agreements with FS Micronesia, Palua, and the Marshall Islands, and they are considered one of the 196, so what is the difference between those nations and the ones you list here? What else is required to be recognized as a sovereign nation, and are any of these on the pathway to that?
Gllombfek
+1
Level 53
Apr 1, 2022
These are all UN members and recognised as independent by every country, however the countries in free association here are not independent and do not have significant independence movements.
tolerated
+2
Level 81
May 12, 2020
An excellent quiz, and also some informed discussion in the comments.
FedericoGuzman
+1
Level 74
May 13, 2020
Why isn't Puerto Rico here again?
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
May 13, 2020
See our reply to em2133 above.
NTND
+2
Level 45
Jun 7, 2020
If that's the criteria, then Taiwan and Kosovo should also be included here.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jun 7, 2020
If that's the "criterion". "Criteria" is plural.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 81
Jun 7, 2020
you list 2 criteria
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jun 7, 2020
In that case it should be "they're the criteria" :)
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Jun 7, 2020
Taiwan and Kosovo are both on the Countries of the World quiz
Joseph77
+3
Level 43
Jun 7, 2020
Why does "Cook" not work for Cook Islands?
GeoPhilia
+2
Level 56
Jun 7, 2020
Yeah, if Faore works for Faroe Islands, why not Cook for Cook Islands?
TheCrusher
+1
Level 71
Jun 25, 2020
Agreed. Got Faroe, typed Cook, didn't get it, and figured it wasn't the right answer so I didn't bother typing Islands.
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Aug 25, 2020
OK, "Cook" works now.
mf3
+1
Level 88
Jun 7, 2020
I still haven't seen a comment truly explaining why Abkhazia and South Ossetia aren't on this list. They are more recognized as independent than some others on the list. And (although I don't agree) JetPunk seems to have conceded Crimea to Russia in all its maps, so it's not a JP anti-Russia-military thing.
Gllombfek
+1
Level 53
Apr 1, 2022
Abkhazia and South Ossetia are really just territories de facto Russian-occupied, but recognised by the majority of countries as legally part of Georgia.
Vlastimir
+3
Level 71
Jun 7, 2020
Jetpunk should only include UN countries for example Kosovo shouldn't be on site
kalbahamut
+7
Level 81
Jun 7, 2020
JetPunk's policy is to observe real-world sovereignty. The UN's is more of a popularity contest.
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
Jun 7, 2020
It's nice to see you think that one quiz website's editor is a better judge of what a country is than the combined leadership of the 190+ member states of the United Nations.
TWM03
+4
Level 72
Jun 7, 2020
One has obvious vested interests, the other does not.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jun 8, 2020
exactly. What's more likely to be neutral? If your answer is a huge bureaucratic political body where everything is decided by committee, that's obviously the wrong answer. A single informed person without any particular political axe to grind, with no diplomatic or economic interests or ulterior motives, who applies the same consistent standard to every country they evaluate, can make much more impartial judgments than a gigantic organization that can only make decisions through voting which of course is ruled by popularity, politics, and various causes du jour.
Jerry928
+4
Level 76
Jun 25, 2020
What a ridiculous false choice. No-one is being asked to choose between the leadership of 137 nations and our esteemed quizmaster, even though it is more likely the combined wisdom of the said 137 countries and the origination declarer would carry the greater weight than one person. What we suggest people do is to decide from first principles: is the unilateral declaration of independence by a country, followed by its recognition by 137 other countries, enough to qualify it as being a country in the eyes of what you would describe as any person with no particular axe to grind, with no diplomatic or economic interests or ulterior motives?
YellowJacket
+5
Level 79
Jun 7, 2020
Then The Vatican wouldn't be a country then either. Switzerland also wouldn't have been a country by that definition until 2002.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 81
Jun 8, 2020
Right. And from 1945-1971, The Republic of China (Taiwan) was a real, sovereign country, while The People's Republic of China (China) was not... but then in 1971 even though nothing had changed, Taiwan magically ceased to be sovereign and China instantly popped into being. That had nothing at all to do with politics, right?
Douglas216
+1
Level 43
Jul 31, 2024
Taiwan lost the civil war and most of them went to the island of Taiwan, which is a province of PRC, it's that simple. People lose in wars and lose their land, it's not that uncommon.
emily56freeman56
+1
Level 45
Jul 14, 2020
i was thinking somaliland for the bottom one i completly forgot about western sahara
WashingMachine
+1
Level 67
Jul 15, 2020
Finally featured! :D
kogatora
+1
Level 94
Jul 28, 2020
Interesting aruba is here but it is an accepted type-in for caribbean netherlands on the 206 - 242 quiz. Not complaining, it makes it easier to complete.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jul 28, 2020
Aruba shouldn't be a type-in in the other quiz, will get that updated. Caribbean Netherlands consists of Sint Eustatius, Bonaire and Saba.
Geografen
+1
Level 69
Jul 29, 2020
Why are Faroe Islands and Greenland listed here, but not Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey? What is the difference?
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jul 29, 2020
Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are all British Crown Dependencies, whereas Faroe Islands and Greenland are two of the three constituent countries that comprise the Kingdom of Denmark.
Geografen
+1
Level 69
Jul 30, 2020
Yes, but their level of independence are the same. They are all independent, except in defence and foreign affairs. The crown dependencies share queen with UK, but that are also Canada and Australia doing.
OwlArm
+1
Level 58
Aug 30, 2020
This quiz seems a bit vague!? How does Bougainville not qualify? Autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, that last year (2019) held a independence referendum (overseen by New Zealand) in which 98% voted for full independence...? Check out unpo.org (Unrepresented nations and peoples organisation) and James Ker-Lindsay's YouTube channel for more info on partially recognised states! P.s. Free Barotseland!
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Aug 30, 2020
As the referendum is non-binding the 98% vote in favour of independence did not trigger independence automatically; in fact Bougainville hasn't declared independence yet.
ThatOneMM2Player
+1
Level 43
Oct 9, 2020
At least I guessed Curaçao.
aunk05
+1
Level 61
Oct 26, 2020
The link on this page to the quiz for 206 to 242 has a typo in it and isn't working, for anyone looking it is here:

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/63858/countries-206-to-242

Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jan 14, 2021
Link fixed, thanks.
Szatan
+1
Level 62
Dec 15, 2020
Shouldn't England,Wales and Scotland be listed here as well? They're in similar relation with each other as Netherlands, Aruba, Sint Maarten and Curacao.
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 69
Jan 8, 2021
States or provinces don't count. These are territories (or disputed territories)
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
Feb 3, 2021
Why is Bonaire the only major Dutch Caribbean territory not to have free association with the Netherlands?
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Feb 3, 2021
Because, unlike the other three nations, it is a part of the (European-based) country of the Netherlands.
GlobalCitizen
+2
Level 65
Feb 9, 2022
Yes, I confirm this. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are special municipalities of the country of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean.

Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten are different, these are other countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. They share the same king of the Netherlands as the head of state, but they have their own prime ministers.

Djilas
+1
Level 84
Mar 8, 2023
Because they voted this way a few years ago.
Kingofuzbekistan
+1
Level 30
Feb 8, 2021
Please accept Sahrawi
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Feb 9, 2021
We already do.
Hadi5160
+3
Level 55
Dec 27, 2022
why is Kosovo a country for you, but not Palestine? That doesn't make sense because both are recognized by an almost equal proportion of UN members. Israel is merely an apartheid regime that has murdered innocent Palestinians and brutally taken over the country. Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Lebanon
Djilas
+5
Level 84
Mar 8, 2023
Kosovo functions as an independent country, Palestine doesn't. Israel does as well, no matter how much you dislike it. JetPunk generally looks at the actual situation on the ground, rather than what is fair/ legal/...
SkeSkeSke
+1
Level 32
Oct 31, 2023
no tokelau?
driehoek25
+1
Level 68
Jan 8, 2024
You do put Bonaire on the list but not St. Eustatius and Saba. While it has the exact same status as the others. It has not the same status as Curacao or Aruba or St. Maarten which is even weirder since YOU have not included St. Maarten which does have the same status as Curacao and Aruba. So I don't know if you are delusional or where you get your information from but it is not a reliable source and this makes this quiz look stupid.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jan 9, 2024
Bonaire isn't an answer here, so we are not sure what you are talking about.
Gllombfek
+1
Level 53
Jan 20, 2024
It counts Bonaire as a type-in for the entire Caribbean Netherlands, which comprises Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. On "show missing dots" mode, the dot is placed on Bonaire as it is the largest and most influential of the three, but they are one entity for the purposes of the quiz.
sarielise
+1
Level 68
Feb 22, 2024
Kurdistan?
Douglas216
+1
Level 43
Jul 31, 2024
Taiwan should definitely be in this list.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Aug 1, 2024
It's already in the Countries of the World (aka Countries 1 to 196) quiz.
Ilhan
+2
Level 66
Dec 3, 2024
How is 146 countries not enough for jetpunk to recognize Palestine as a country while they do recognize taiwan and taiwan only has a few countries that recognize it.
TheSinnohman
+4
Level 59
Dec 29, 2024
Quizmaster/JetPunk's logic generally tries to incorporate the genuine situation on the ground, and to that end the sad truth is Palestine barely functions as a country in any way on its own. Taiwan is clearly a completely separate country despite what the UN has to say to avoid China throwing a tantrum.

That said, for what it's worth, I'd personally be in favour of recognising Palestine here too. A barely functional country in its own right is still a country in its own right, especially since plenty of other countries have struggled to fundamentally hold themselves together at times both in the past and present... not to mention the clear majority global recognition as you point out.

GollossalKitty
+1
Level 36
Apr 12, 2025
All of the countries under the Netherlands and Denmark aren't in free association they are just as represented as Denmark and the Netherlands in anything but name. The "Netherlands" and "Denmark" on the quiz are referring to their respective sovereign kingdoms not the constituent countries of Denmark and the Netherlands. All I'm saying is that those countries mentioned are not in free association like they are with new Zealand. Denmark and the Netherlands on their own are also not in the countries list and should be included here. If you don't want to include constituents then include none of the constituent countries not just arbitrary ones.

Niue and Cook Islands on the other hand are actually there own countries seperate from New Zealand because the realm of New Zealand is not a country.

But, if you want to include the constituents of the the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Kingdom of Denmark then you should also include Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England.

I rest my case.

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