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Unrecognized & Partly Recognized States

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Abkhazia

A Black Sea coast between mountains and memory, claimed by Georgia and backed by Russia

Kosovo

Europe's youngest declared state, recognized by roughly half the world

Northern Cyprus

The Turkish Cypriot north of a divided island, recognized only by Turkey

Somaliland

A self-governing Horn of Africa republic on the Gulf of Aden, recognized so far by one state

South Ossetia

A mountain enclave on the Caucasus crest where the 2008 war began

Taiwan

A self-governing island of 23 million whose status two governments read differently

Transnistria

A sliver of land on the Dniester that broke from Moldova and recognizes itself

Western Sahara

A desert territory divided by a 2,700-kilometer sand wall and half a century of dispute