page_title: Foreign relations of Abkhazia
section_title: Diplomatic relations
hierarchical_section_title: Foreign relations of Abkhazia / Diplomatic relations
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of States that maintain diplomatic relations with Abkhazia &#160;&#160; Abkhazia &#160;&#160; States that recognize Abkhazia and maintain diplomatic relations with it &#160;&#160; States that recognize Abkhazia only
context_page_description: The Republic of Abkhazia is a self-proclaimed state recognized by Russia, Syria, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia in 1999, but did not receive recognition from any UN member states until after the 2008 South Ossetia war. One of Abkhazia's main foreign policy goals is searching for further international recognition of Abkhazia's independence.
caption: Foreign relations of Abkhazia   diplomatic relations and recognition   diplomatic recognition only
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