ස්වෛරී රාජ්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව

රටවල් ලැයිස්තුව
එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රටවල් සහ මහා මණ්ඩල නියෝජනය  රටවල්

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 පොදු සහ විධිමත් නම් එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ පද්ධතිය තුළ සාමාජිකත්වය  ස්වෛරීභාවය පිළිබඳ ආරවුල  ස්වෛරීභාවයේ තත්ත්වය සහ පිළිගැනීම පිළිබඳ වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු – ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන ඉස්ලාමීක ජනරජයA එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රාජ්‍යයA නැත
2021 සිට බලයේ සිටින ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානයේ පාලක ඉස්ලාමීය එමීර් රාජ්‍යය, එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානය හෝ වෙනත් කිසිදු රාජ්‍යයක් විසින් පිළිගෙන නොමැත. අක්‍රියව පවතින  පිළිගත් රජය ලෙස පවතී. – ඇල්බේනියා ජනරජයA එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සාමාජික රාජ්‍යයA නැත – ඇල්ජීරියා මහජන ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනරජයA UN member stateA None – Principality of AndorraA UN member stateA None
Andorra is a co-principality in which the office of head of state is jointly held ex officio by the French president and the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Urgell, who himself is appointed with approval from the Holy See. – Republic of AngolaA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Antigua and Barbuda is a Commonwealth realm with one autonomous region, Barbuda. – Argentine RepublicA UN member stateA None
Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and one autonomous city. – Republic of ArmeniaA UN member stateNot recognised by Pakistan
Armenia is not recognised by Pakistan due to the dispute over Artsakh. – Commonwealth of AustraliaA UN member stateA None
Australia is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of both states and territories. There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one claimed Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are:







  – Republic of AustriaA UN member stateA None
Member of the European Union. Austria is a federation of nine states. – Republic of AzerbaijanA UN member stateA None
Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, Nakhchivan. – Commonwealth of The BahamasA UN member stateA None
The Bahamas is a Commonwealth realm. – Kingdom of BahrainA UN member stateA None – People's Republic of BangladeshA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None – Republic of BelarusA UN member stateA None
Many states rescinded their recognition of President Alexander Lukashenko following the disputed 2020 election. Lithuania currently recognises Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Coordination Council as the legitimate government of Belarus. – Kingdom of BelgiumA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Belgium is a federation of three linguistic communities and three regions.A UN member stateA None
Belize is a Commonwealth realm. – Republic of BeninA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of BhutanA UN member stateA None – Plurinational State of BoliviaA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Bosnia and Herzegovina has two constituent entities:




and Brčko District, a self-governing administrative district. – Republic of BotswanaA UN member stateA None – Federative Republic of BrazilA UN member stateA None
Brazil is a federation of 26 states and one federal district. – Brunei DarussalamA UN member stateA None – Republic of BulgariaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU.A UN member stateA None – Republic of BurundiA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of CambodiaA UN member stateA None – Republic of CameroonA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Canada is a Commonwealth realm and a federation of 10 provinces and three territories. – Republic of Cabo VerdeA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None – Republic of ChadA UN member stateA None – Republic of ChileA UN member stateA None
Chile has one special territory, Easter Island. – People's Republic of ChinaA UN member statePartially unrecognised. 
China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Additionally, it has sovereignty over two Special Administrative Regions:




China claims, but does not control, Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.

China is not recognised by  UN member states and Vatican City, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead. – Republic of ColombiaA UN member stateA None – Union of the ComorosA UN member stateA None
Comoros is a federation of three islands.A UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None – Republic of Costa RicaA UN member stateA None – Republic of CroatiaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Republic of CubaA UN member stateA None – Republic of CyprusA UN member stateNot recognised by Turkey
Member of the EU. The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.

Cyprus is not recognised by Turkey due to the Cyprus problem, with Turkey recognising Northern Cyprus.A UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Kingdom of DenmarkA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. The Kingdom of Denmark includes two self-governing territories:



The metropolitan territory of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland form the three constituent countries of the Kingdom. The Kingdom of Denmark as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law (in most cases) does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. See Greenland and the European Union, and Faroe Islands and the European Union. – Republic of DjiboutiA UN member stateA None – Commonwealth of DominicaA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None – Republic of EcuadorA UN member stateA None – Arab Republic of EgyptA UN member stateA None – Republic of El SalvadorA UN member stateA None – Republic of Equatorial GuineaA UN member stateA None – State of EritreaA UN member stateA None – Republic of EstoniaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Kingdom of EswatiniA UN member stateA None – Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaA UN member stateA None
Ethiopia is a federation of 12 regions and two chartered cities. – Republic of FijiA UN member stateA None
Fiji contains one autonomous region, Rotuma. – Republic of FinlandA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU.

  is a neutral and demilitarized autonomous region of Finland. – French RepublicA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. France contains five overseas regions/departments; French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion. France also includes eight overseas territories:








  – Gabonese RepublicA UN member stateA None – Republic of The GambiaA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia. In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. – Federal Republic of GermanyA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Germany is a federation of 16 states. – Republic of GhanaA UN member stateA None – Hellenic RepublicA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Greece contains one autonomous area, Mount Athos.Constitution of Greece, Art. 105.A UN member stateA None
Grenada is a Commonwealth realm. – Republic of GuatemalaA UN member stateA None – Republic of GuineaA UN member stateA None – Republic of Guinea-BissauA UN member stateA None – Co-operative Republic of GuyanaA UN member stateA None – Republic of HaitiA UN member stateA None – Republic of HondurasA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU.A UN member stateA None – Republic of IndiaA UN member stateA None
India is a federation of 28 states and eight union territories. – Republic of IndonesiaA UN member stateA None
Indonesia has nine autonomous provinces: Aceh, Jakarta, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta. – Islamic Republic of IranA UN member stateA None – Republic of IraqA UN member stateA None
Iraq is a federation of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region.A UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – State of IsraelA UN member statePartially unrecognised
Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. It has annexed East Jerusalem, an act not recognised by the international community. Israel has varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although it ended its permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, it is still considered to be the occupying power under international law.* *  
Israel is not recognised as a state by 28 UN members and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Palestine Liberation Organization, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the representative of the Palestinian people, recognised Israel in 1993. – Italian RepublicA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Italy has five autonomous regions: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. – Republic of Côte d'IvoireA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm.A UN member stateA None – Hashemite Kingdom of JordanA UN member stateA None – Republic of KazakhstanA UN member stateA None – Republic of KenyaA UN member stateA None – Republic of KiribatiA UN member stateA None – State of KuwaitA UN member stateA None – Kyrgyz RepublicA UN member stateA None – Lao People's Democratic RepublicA UN member stateA None – Republic of LatviaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Republic of LebanonA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of LesothoA UN member stateA None – Republic of LiberiaA UN member stateA None – State of LibyaA UN member stateA None – Principality of LiechtensteinA UN member stateA None – Republic of LithuaniaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Grand Duchy of LuxembourgA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Republic of MadagascarA UN member stateA None – Republic of MalawiA UN member stateA None A UN member stateA None
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. – Republic of MaldivesA UN member stateA None – Republic of MaliA UN member stateA None – Republic of MaltaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Republic of the Marshall IslandsA UN member stateA None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. – Islamic Republic of MauritaniaA UN member stateA None – Republic of MauritiusA UN member stateA None
Mauritius has an autonomous island, Rodrigues. – United Mexican StatesA UN member stateA None
Mexico is a federation of 31 states and one autonomous city.A UN member stateA None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation of four states. – Republic of MoldovaA UN member stateA None
Moldova has two autonomous territorial units, Gagauzia and the Left Bank of the Dniester. The latter and a city, Bender (Tighina), are under the de facto control of Transnistria. – Principality of MonacoA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of MoroccoA UN member stateA None
Part of the Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara is controlled by the partially recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. – Republic of MozambiqueA UN member stateA None – Republic of the Union of MyanmarA UN member stateA None
Wa State is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognised the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, the State Administration Council.  – Republic of NamibiaA UN member stateA None – Republic of NauruA UN member stateA None – Federal Democratic Republic of NepalA UN member stateA None
Nepal is a federation composed of seven provinces. – Kingdom of the NetherlandsA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. The Kingdom of the Netherlands includes four areas with substantial autonomy:






The Metropolitan Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten form the four constituent countries of the Kingdom. Three overseas parts of the Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius) are special municipalities of the metropolitan Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole is a member of the EU, but EU law only wholly applies to parts within Europe.A UN member stateA None
New Zealand is a Commonwealth realm, and has one dependent territory and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:




The New Zealand Government acts for the entire Realm of New Zealand in all international contexts, which has responsibilities for (but no rights of control over) two freely associated states:




The Cook Islands and Niue have diplomatic relations with  and  UN members respectively. For more information, see Foreign relations of the Cook Islands. They have full treaty-making capacity in the UN, and are members of some UN specialized agencies. – Republic of NicaraguaA UN member stateA None
Nicaragua contains two autonomous regions, North Caribbean Coast and South Caribbean Coast. – Republic of the NigerA UN member stateA None – Federal Republic of NigeriaA UN member stateA None
Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and one federal territory. – Democratic People's Republic of KoreaA UN member stateNorth Korea is not recognised by one UN member, South Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. – Republic of North MacedoniaA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of NorwayA UN member stateA None
Norway has two unincorporated areas in Europe:

  is an integral part of Norway, but has a special status due to the Svalbard Treaty.
  is an uninhabited island that is an integral part of Norway, although unincorporated.

Norway has one dependent territory and two claimed Antarctic dependent territories in the Southern Hemisphere:



  – Sultanate of OmanA UN member stateA None – Islamic Republic of PakistanA UN member stateA None
Pakistan is a federation of four provinces and one capital territory. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it,Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 1. instead regarding it as a disputed territory. The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:




Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government. These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defense) are performed by Pakistan. – Republic of PalauA UN member stateA None
Under Compact of Free Association with the United States. – State of PalestineA UN General Assembly observer state; member of two UN specialized agencies Partially unrecognised
The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from  states. The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.See the following on statehood criteria:
  "...the Palestinian State also meets the traditional criteria under the Montevideo Convention..."; "...the fact that a majority of states have recognised Palestine as a State should easily fulfil the requisite state practice".
  "It is possible, however, to argue for Palestinian statehood based on the constitutive theory".
  "Whether one applies the criteria of statehood set out in the Montevideo Convention or the more widely accepted constitutive theory of statehood, Palestine might be considered a state." The Palestinian Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the occupied Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization. The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO, UNIDO and other international organizations. – Republic of PanamaA UN member stateA None – Independent State of Papua New GuineaA UN member stateA None
Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth realm with one autonomous region, Bougainville. – Republic of ParaguayA UN member stateA None – Republic of PeruA UN member stateA None – Republic of the PhilippinesA UN member stateA None
The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Bangsamoro. – Republic of PolandA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Portuguese RepublicA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Portugal contains two autonomous regions, the Azores and Madeira. – State of QatarA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Russian FederationA UN member stateA None
Russia is a federation of 83 internationally recognised federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics. – Republic of RwandaA UN member stateA None – Federation of Saint Christopher and NevisA UN member stateA None
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a Commonwealth realm and is a federation of two islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis.A UN member stateA None
Saint Lucia is a Commonwealth realm.A UN member stateA None
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Commonwealth realm. – Independent State of SamoaA UN member stateA None – Republic of San MarinoA UN member stateA None – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PríncipeA UN member stateA None
São Tomé and Príncipe contains one autonomous province, Príncipe. – Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaA UN member stateA None – Republic of SenegalA UN member stateA None – Republic of SerbiaA UN member stateA None
Serbia contains two autonomous provinces, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter is under the de facto control of Kosovo. – Republic of SeychellesA UN member stateA None – Republic of Sierra LeoneA UN member stateA None – Republic of SingaporeA UN member stateA None – Slovak RepublicA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Republic of SloveniaA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU.A UN member stateA None
Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm. – Federal Republic of SomaliaA UN member stateA None
Somalia is a federation of six states. Two, Puntland and Galmudug, have self-declared autonomy, while one, Somaliland, is de facto independent. – Republic of South AfricaA UN member stateA None – Republic of KoreaA UN member stateSouth Korea has one autonomous region, Jeju Province.
South Korea is not recognised by North Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. – Republic of South SudanA UN member stateA None
South Sudan is a federation of 10 states and three administrative areas.

The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations. – Kingdom of SpainA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities and two special autonomous cities. – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaA UN member stateA None – Republic of the SudanA UN member stateA None
Sudan is a federation of 18 states.

The Abyei Area is a zone with "special administrative status" established by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. It is de jure a condominium of South Sudan and Sudan, but de facto administered by two competing administrations and the United Nations. – Republic of SurinameA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of SwedenA UN member stateA None
Member of the EU. – Swiss ConfederationA UN member stateA None
Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons. – Syrian Arab RepublicA UN member stateA None
During the Syrian civil war, the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) was recognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members and established an interim government to rule rebel-controlled territory. After the fall of the Assad regime, the SNC declared its allegiance to the new government.
Syria has one self-declared autonomous region, Rojava. – Republic of TajikistanA UN member stateA None
Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan. – United Republic of TanzaniaA UN member stateA None
Tanzania contains one autonomous region, Zanzibar. – Kingdom of ThailandA UN member stateA None – Democratic Republic of Timor-LesteA UN member stateA None – Togolese RepublicA UN member stateA None – Kingdom of TongaA UN member stateA None – Republic of Trinidad and TobagoA UN member stateA None
Trinidad and Tobago contains one autonomous region, Tobago. – Republic of TunisiaA UN member stateA None – Republic of TürkiyeA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Tuvalu is a Commonwealth realm. – Republic of UgandaA UN member stateA NoneA UN member stateA None
Ukraine contains one autonomous region, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is under the control of Russia. Seven other areas of Ukraine are under full or partial Russian control, including Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Sevastopol.A UN member stateA None
The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandA UN member stateA None
The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following 13 overseas territories and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:
















The British monarch also has direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown Dependencies:



  – United States of AmericaA UN member stateA None
The United States is a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory (Palmyra Atoll).

Additionally, the federal government of the United States has sovereignty over 13 unincorporated territories. Of these unincorporated territories, five are inhabited possessions:







The United States also has sovereignty over eight uninhabited territories:

 Baker Island
 Howland Island
 Jarvis Island
 Johnston Atoll
 Kingman Reef
 Midway Atoll
 Navassa Island
 Wake Island

The United States disputes sovereignty over two territories:

 Bajo Nuevo Bank
 Serranilla Bank

Three sovereign states have become associated states of the United States under the Compact of Free Association:



  – Oriental Republic of UruguayA UN member stateA None – Republic of UzbekistanA UN member stateA None
Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, Karakalpakstan. – Republic of VanuatuA UN member stateA None – Vatican City StateA UN General Assembly observer state under the designation of "Holy See"; member of three UN specialized agenciesA None
Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic relations to  (including  UN member states, the Cook Islands, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Palestine). In addition, the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta maintain diplomatic relations with the Holy See. The Holy See is a member of three UN specialized agencies (ITU, UPU, and WIPO) and the IAEA, as well as being a permanent observer of the UN (in the category of "Non-member State") and multiple other UN System organizations. The Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. – Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaA UN member stateA None
Venezuela is a federation of 23 states, one capital district, and federal dependencies. – Socialist Republic of VietnamA UN member stateA None – Republic of YemenA UN member stateA None – Republic of ZambiaA UN member stateA None – Republic of ZimbabweA UN member stateA None

Other states

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 Common and formal names Membership within the UN System Sovereignty dispute Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty – Republic of AbkhaziaD No membershipRecognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.D Member of eight UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status)
A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with at least 63 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. – Republic of KosovoD Member of two UN specialized agenciesPursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has  and the Republic of China (Taiwan), while 18 of those states have recognised Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo.D Member of five UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status)
A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with at least 28 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship. – Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusD No membership Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.D No membershipThe Polisario Front, which administers the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is recognized by the UN as the legitimate representative of the people of Western Sahara.Question of Western Sahara A/RES/34/37 (1979)Question of Western Sahara A/RES/35/19 (1980) Recognised at some stage by ,  of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union, an international organization with permanent observer status at the UN General Assembly.

The territories under its control, the so-called Free Zone, are claimed in whole by Morocco as part of its Southern Provinces. In turn, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims the part of Western Sahara to the west of the Moroccan sand wall controlled by Morocco. Its government resides in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. – Republic of SomalilandD No membershipA de facto independent state not formally diplomatically recognised by any other state and claimed in whole by the Federal Republic of Somalia. – Republic of South Ossetia–the State of AlaniaD No membershipA de facto independent state, recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia through the Administration of South Ossetia. – Republic of ChinaD UN member state until 1971, now no membershipPartially unrecognised. 
A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China (ROC) controls the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, and Pratas Island, as well as Taiping Island and Zhongzhou Reef of the Spratly Islands, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland. The ROC is recognised by  UN member states and Vatican City, none of which recognise the PRC. Additionally, one UN member (Bhutan) has refrained from recognising either the ROC or the PRC.

In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations with 58 UN member states, one self-declared state (Somaliland), three territories (Guam, Hong Kong, and Macau), and the European Union via its representative offices and consulates under the One China principle. Taiwan has the 31st-largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.

The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC. The ROC participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei". In the WTO, the ROC has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu". The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the UN Security Council. See China and the United Nations. – Pridnestrovian Moldavian RepublicD No membershipA de facto independent state, recognised only by Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Claimed in whole by Moldova.

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