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Cameron Halas

Top 10 Unrecognized Countries

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Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Taiwan and China claim each other's land. Despite having a autonomous government with it's own jurisdiction as well as national teams for FIFA and the Olympics, it is both a country and not a country at the same time.

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Top 10 Unrecognized Countries

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Republic of Kosovo

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Recognized by 53 percent of UN members including the United States, Great Britian and France Kosovo is still claimed by Serbia with the support of Serbia from Russia and China on the UN Security Council. With an overwhelming majority of Albanians, it's likely that Kosovo may unite with Albania

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Republic of Abkhazia

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

It's own ethnic population, it's own government, it's own passports and it's own national bank. Yet it's still claimed by Georgia and only 3 percent of the UN, most notably Russia, recognize it

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Transnistria

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Transistria has a Government complete with a president and parliment, its own currency, military and a victory in a war for independence. What's missing? UN recognition, that's what.

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Nargorno-Karabakh Republic

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

This area of Azerbaijan consiting of a ethnic majority of Armenians has been fighting for independence till a cease-fire in 1994 gave them autonomy. Yet it has no recognition because the UN has yet to approve of a peace plan

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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

This country declared independence in 1976 with Mauritania and Morocco claiming all it's land. Mauritania abandoned its claim in 1979, but Morocco occupies most of the territory as the Polisario Front fights for independence. 26 percent UN recognition

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Balochistan

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Celebrating August 11, 1947 as their Independence Day, Balochistan, an area of Pakistan with a different ethnic group with a different language, claims independence that is surpressed by Pakistan

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Barotseland

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

A 1964 agreement with Zambia promised autonomy to Barotseland should they unify with Zambia. Zambia was not true to their word and in 2012, declared independence

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Republic of Somaliland

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

Despite governing by democratic means, Islam is the only legal religion. It gets absolutley no international recognition, yet maintains it's autonomy within Somalia

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State of Palestine

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Cameron Halas 7 years ago

It is the unrecognize country with the most recognition with 68 percent UN recognition. It became a non-member observer state in 2013, yet a 2011 full membership application was struck down by the United States' veto power.

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