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- 6 de facto independent states lacking any significant measure of diplomatic recognition from other states:
- 1 de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states except Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[1]
- 5 de facto independent states, namely Abkhazia,[2] Nagorno-Karabakh,[3] Pridnestrovie,[4] Somaliland,[5] and South Ossetia,[6] none recognized by any UN member states.
- 6 de facto independent states lacking any significant measure of diplomatic recognition from other states:
- 38 inhabited dependent territories:
- 3 external territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island).
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands).
- 7 overseas territories of France:[7]
- 1 sui generis (unique) community (New Caledonia).
- 6 overseas collectivities:
- 1 overseas country (French Polynesia)
- 1 departmental collectivity (Mayotte)
- 1 territorial collectivity (Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
- 2 collectivities (Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin)
- 1 territory (Wallis and Futuna)
- 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles).
- 3 dependent territories of New Zealand:
- 2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue).
- 1 overseas territory (Tokelau).
- 16 dependent territories of the United Kingdom:
- 3 Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man).
- 13 overseas territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena (and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
- 5 unincorporated territories of the United States:
- 2 commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico).
- 2 organized territories (Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands).
- 1 de facto organized territory lacking an Organic Act (American Samoa).
- 5 areas of special sovereignty:
- 4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the 2 special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China - Hong Kong and Macau).
- 1 UN-administered territory inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state and under de jure sovereignty of that sovereign state (Kosovo in Serbia under UN interim civilian administration).
In the Annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in this list. This includes distinct political and legal entities which are countries but are considered integral parts of a sovereign state, notably the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the Länder of Germany.
References[edit]
- ^ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a de facto independent state inside Cyprus, recognized by no UN member states except Turkey. Though without universal diplomatic recognition, it was accepted as an observer state of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in the name of Turkish Cypriot State since 1979. In addition, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic regards TRNC as sovereign but Azerbaijan (the sovereign state that Nakhichevan belongs to) has not followed suit. See The World Factbook - Cyprus (10 January, 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ Abkhazia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Abkhazia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ Nagorno-Karabakh is a de facto independent state inside Azerbaijan, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh (17 January 2006). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ Pridnestrovie is a de facto independent state inside Moldova, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, commonly known and referred to by the international community as Transnistria. See Regions and territories: Trans-Dniester (13 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ Somaliland is a de facto independent state inside Somalia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ South Ossetia is a de facto independent state inside Georgia, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states. See Regions and territories: South Ossetia (14 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ The overseas regions/overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion are integral part of France, and therefore not listed.