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Fernando de Noronha - State of Pernambuco, Brazil

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Fernando de Noronha is perfectly in Brazil, but the dispute of the small island far from the coast goes into WHO in Brazil first discovered the far away island! 2 different states lay claim to the small island, Pernambuco and Rio Grande de Norte!

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The Spratly Islands is a funny situation, it is controlled and owned by 6 countries all laying claim to some or all of the Island chain! These countries are People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei!

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Malyy Zheleznodorozhnyy Proyezd, Pavlovsky Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia

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Dokdo, Hanam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea

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Kalapani, Madhya Pradesh, Republic of India

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Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory

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Rockall Island, The Archipelago, ON, Canada

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Somaliland fought a 7 year war with Somalia for independence which they got in 1991 and ever since it has been its own country just like Transnistria. A total of 6 million people live there and they even have their own democratic government with elections. However, no country or land in the world recognizes it as a sovereign state and Somalia just claims it as a province of them. However, Somaliland has unofficial relations with Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, the UAE, Turkey, and apparently Denmark. Even then however, it still has no official recognition. So, Somaliland is the least recognized country in the world that is technically still a country!

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Transnistria declared independence from Moldova in the 1990’s. It is home to half a million people and it even has its own military, government, police, flag, and laws separate from Moldova. However, nobody in the world recognizes Transnistria except for Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Artsakh!

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Artsakh is a place that is only recognized by Armenia. It is surrounded by Azerbaijan but everyone in it is ethnically Armenian. Armenia believes it to be a separate country, but everyone else believes it to be a rebellious province of Azerbaijan.

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South Ossetia and Abkhazia are two breakaway states of Georgia that gained independence from Georgia in 1992 and 1993. They are only recognized as sovereign nations by 5 UN member states which are Russia, Venezuela, Syria, Nicaragua, and Nauru. However, Vanuatu believes in South Ossetia being a country but not in Abkhazia. Everyone else takes the Georgian position that these two places are just rebellious provinces of Georgia!

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South Ossetia and Abkhazia are two breakaway states of Georgia that gained independence from Georgia in 1992 and 1993. They are only recognized as sovereign nations by 5 UN member states which are Russia, Venezuela, Syria, Nicaragua, and Nauru. However, Vanuatu believes in South Ossetia being a country but not in Abkhazia. Everyone else takes the Georgian position that these two places are just rebellious provinces of Georgia!

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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR claims all of Western Sahara in Africa as their own land. But Morocco claims all of Western Sahara as part of their land as well. This is because until 1975 Spain owned it until they just decided they did not need it and they gave it up. But then Morocco claimed it while the Sahrawi nationalist movement rebelled against them also claiming it. But Morocco claims most of the Western Sahara while the SADR only occupies a sliver of it. Only 43 UN member states recognize the SADR’s existence such as Mexico, Iran, Nigeria, Syria, Algeria. While the US recognizes Morocco’s claim. Most maps just call this patch of land “Western Sahara.”

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Kosovo is in Europe and has about 2 million inhabitants. In 2008 they declared independence from Serbia. But Serbia has never recognized Kosovo as an independent country and considers it a Serbian province. However, 97 UN member states equaling around 2 billion people recognize Kosovo such as the US, Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and France. Some people who consider Kosovo a part of Serbia include Spain and Russia.

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Israel is in the United Nations but it is still unrecognized by wait for it: 28 UN member states! Back in 1928, Israel and Palestine were both part of Britain, so Britain divided the land to an independent Jewish state and an independent Arab state. But soon after Israel being declared, most of the Arab and Muslim people and countries got angry and refused to recognize Israel’s existance. Soon in the cold war, America backed Israel and the Soviets backed up Palestine. There was lots of tension in the world (especially between Germany and Spain with Israel). And by 1975, Israel was widely unrecognized in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. But soon in 1979, Egypt became the first Arab state to recognize Israel in return for gaining the Sinai peninsula back from them. And then slowly Europe recognized Israel too. Even Jordan recognized Israel in 1994. And most of Africa and the Middle East recognized Israel because of persuasion from the US in 2020. But 1.16 billion people still do not believe in the existence of Israel today! But then we have the Palestinian side. Palestine is not a UN nation but has been a UN observer state since 2012. Palestine is unrecognized by 55 UN states with a combined population of 1.24 billion people mostly in America, western Europe, Israel, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. But it is recognized by 138 UN member states including all of the Arab and Islamic countries, South America, China, India, and eastern Europe.

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Israel is in the United Nations but it is still unrecognized by wait for it: 28 UN member states! Back in 1928, Israel and Palestine were both part of Britain, so Britain divided the land to an independent Jewish state and an independent Arab state. But soon after Israel being declared, most of the Arab and Muslim people and countries got angry and refused to recognize Israel’s existance. Soon in the cold war, America backed Israel and the Soviets backed up Palestine. There was lots of tension in the world (especially between Germany and Spain with Israel). And by 1975, Israel was widely unrecognized in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. But soon in 1979, Egypt became the first Arab state to recognize Israel in return for gaining the Sinai peninsula back from them. And then slowly Europe recognized Israel too. Even Jordan recognized Israel in 1994. And most of Africa and the Middle East recognized Israel because of persuasion from the US in 2020. But 1.16 billion people still do not believe in the existence of Israel today! But then we have the Palestinian side. Palestine is not a UN nation but has been a UN observer state since 2012. Palestine is unrecognized by 55 UN states with a combined population of 1.24 billion people mostly in America, western Europe, Israel, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. But it is recognized by 138 UN member states including all of the Arab and Islamic countries, South America, China, India, and eastern Europe.

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The Republic of Armenia is a UN member nation that is not recognized at all by one other UN member… and that nation is Pakistan! Pakistan believes that Armenia and Azerbaijan are still going through a war that literally ended decades ago. So Pakistan allies with Azerbaijan and therefore Pakistan does not believe in the existence of Armenia. However, literally everybody now agrees on the existence of Armenia. In fact, literally Azerbaijan even recognizes Armenia as being its own country! But Pakistan still does not. Since Pakistan is very largely populated, that means 216 million people do not recognize Armenia!

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The Republic of Cyprus is a UN Member state but it is not recognized by Turkey and by the disputed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus claims the entire island of Cyprus but a while ago Turkey invaded the northern areas, expelled the Greeks living there, and created a country called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus does not recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus so Turkey and its population of 82 million people does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus itself! (Additionally, the UK established an exclave on the island and there is also a UN buffer zone. So in total 4 governments are ruling Cyprus!)

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The Republic of Cyprus is a UN Member state but it is not recognized by Turkey and by the disputed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus claims the entire island of Cyprus but a while ago Turkey invaded the northern areas, expelled the Greeks living there, and created a country called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus does not recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus so Turkey and its population of 82 million people does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus itself! (Additionally, the UK established an exclave on the island and there is also a UN buffer zone. So in total 4 governments are ruling Cyprus!)

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The PRC or what we consider China is part of the United Nations and is even one of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations security council. However, China is unrecognized by 15 UN member states, one UN observer state, and one non-UN state. So, 15 UN Member Countries do not believe in the existence of China! A country with over 1.4 billion people! These countries are: Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Swatini, Bhutan, Belize, and the tiny island countries of Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Marshall islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Palau, Nauru and Tuvalu followed up by the UN observer state of the Vatican City. However, the important country that does not recognize China is… Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China or ROC!) Basically, Taiwan claims the entire country of mainland China! Neither the PRC or ROC recognize each other and they claim each other's land and borders. However, most of the world recognizes the big China. Except for those 14 other countries. But Bhutan took the tricky way out and does not recognize any existence of China whatsoever in any form! Taiwan has the same government as mainland China, they both have the same maritime border disputes, and both the PRC and ROC claim to be each other! Literally, Taiwan claims land 267 times bigger than what it basically controls!

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The PRC or what we consider China is part of the United Nations and is even one of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations security council. However, China is unrecognized by 15 UN member states, one UN observer state, and one non-UN state. So, 15 UN Member Countries do not believe in the existence of China! A country with over 1.4 billion people! These countries are: Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Swatini, Bhutan, Belize, and the tiny island countries of Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Marshall islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Palau, Nauru and Tuvalu followed up by the UN observer state of the Vatican City. However, the important country that does not recognize China is… Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China or ROC!) Basically, Taiwan claims the entire country of mainland China! Neither the PRC or ROC recognize each other and they claim each other's land and borders. However, most of the world recognizes the big China. Except for those 14 other countries. But Bhutan took the tricky way out and does not recognize any existence of China whatsoever in any form! Taiwan has the same government as mainland China, they both have the same maritime border disputes, and both the PRC and ROC claim to be each other! Literally, Taiwan claims land 267 times bigger than what it basically controls!

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South Korea has the same belief as North Korea as North Korea does not recognize the South just like the South does not recognize the North, and so South Korea claims the entirety of the Korean peninsula. Even Japan, France, and Taiwan all take South Korea’s side and do not believe in North Korea. So because of this, a total of 269 million people do not recognize North Korea!

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South Korea has been a fully independent country for 74 years and is even a part of the United Nations, however, 25 million people consider it to be fake. And those people are from the country of North Korea! You see, North Korea completely claims sovereignty over the entire Korean peninsula. They claim the whole country of South Korea as being part of their own even though nobody else in the world believes that! However, South Korea is not in any danger as the literal rest of the world recognizes it as being an independent nation.