::Excuse me??? "phony states"? I'm shocked at what I'm forced to believe is such ignorance and crass reference to these states. Would you refer to Taiwan in that way? We have to approach this in a neutral way Emil. For Transnistria we have to be unbiased, its not as though it is completely unrecognised like Somaliland, it has international recognition, but only from other non-UN member states. By these facts, the colour red does not apply and it should be changed. Or perhaps creating a new colour, although that might make it look a little too busy..