Can you name the states whose status as an independent nation is not recognized by other significant nations? by Count_of_Tuscany

Location	State	Recognized by
Middle East
Eurasia		No other state
Eurasia		Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua
Eurasia		Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela
East Asia		UN (except North Korea)
Central Europe		UN (except Liechtenstein)
Eastern Africa		No other state
Middle East		UN (all but 20 members)
Central Europe		UN (except Slovakia)

Location	State	Recognized by
North Africa		25 UN members
Eurasia		UN (except Pakistan)
Eurasia		UN (except Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
Eastern Europe		Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Eurasia		Turkey
East Asia
East Asia		UN (except South Korea and Japan)
East Asia		23 UN members and the Holy See
Eastern Europe
Key West, Florida	62 UN members and several international organizations

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Non-recognized Countries Quiz

by Count_of_Tuscany

Created Sep 23, 2009 in Geography
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	GeoExpert:	Sep 23rd, 2009 at 20:48 GMT	2 points
	Great, great idea for a quiz except for the Wikipedia source. Sporcle will send this quiz back to you probably.

	Count_of_Tuscany:	Sep 25th, 2009 at 16:27 GMT	1 point
	Thanks! I know the source isn't great, I'll have to look for a better one.

	Count_of_Tuscany:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	1 point
	Edited for new source.

	tobinw:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 17:37 GMT	9 points
	I'm going to have to go look up this Liechtenstein-Slovakia rivalry.

	Sesel:	Oct 3rd, 2009 at 18:18 GMT	-3 points
	The only countries that should be on this quiz are Kosovo, Abkhazia, Palestine, Sahrawi Republic, Taiwan, Transnistria, Somaliland, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

	Count_of_Tuscany:	Oct 3rd, 2009 at 19:08 GMT	5 points
	Why? My criteria were nations that aren't recognized by one or more widely recognized nations. Granted, the People's Republic of China, Slovakia, and Liechtenstein are generally accepted as being independent nations, they fit the criteria and therefore belong in the quiz. I meant to have Conch Republic as a bonus, I'll do that now.

	peanut4:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 14:44 GMT	9 points
	Fantastic quiz and a wonderful insight to the world of international political relations. Deserves to be featured.

	vixinu:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 20:16 GMT	3 points
	Great Quiz, except that "North Cyprus" should also be accepted.

	Count_of_Tuscany:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 13:02 GMT	1 point
	Thanks, I added a few more alternate answers.

	withouts:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 03:55 GMT	13 points
	I had no idea Slovakia and Liechtenstein had a feud going on. But I'm very amused.

	lalalala:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 01:38 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. This is when I feel like a complete idiot about the world. I'm bookmarking this so I can look up these countries.

	Lyn_Marie:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 02:56 GMT	3 points
	Very good quiz. I learned a lot, thank you!

	yellowcarpet:	Nov 27th, 2009 at 16:25 GMT	4 points
	Sealand should be a bonus answer aswell.

	mbc:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 14:59 GMT	3 points
	It seems Liechtenstein and Slovakia patched things up in December 2009.

	jnhickson:	Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:55 GMT	1 point
	I wonder who'd win that fight

	steelwolf:	May 19th, 2010 at 15:40 GMT	1 point
	Anyone know why they don't (didn't?) recognize each other?

	Jelle:	Dec 15th, 2010 at 20:39 GMT	2 points
	Your title is a bit weird. A majority of the UN should include some "significant nations", I would think.

	diving:	Dec 30th, 2010 at 21:43 GMT	2 points
	I agree with Jelle, the last part of the title seems awkward and seems to imply a many nations don't recognize each one, maybe "Can you name the states whose status as an independent nation is not recognized by at least one significant nation?" or "...by at least one UN nation?" I like the quiz, though

	tahitiwahini:	Jan 6th, 2011 at 22:34 GMT	1 point
	I agree with Jelle and diving. How about: Can you name the states whose status as an independent nations is not recognized by SOME other nation.