Can you name the countries that do not maintain formal diplomatic relations with the United States of America? by wst

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Countries without relations with the USA Quiz

by wst

Created Feb 16, 2010 in Geography
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	papercrab:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 04:18 GMT		4 points
	Great quiz! Perfect amount of time (made it hard).

	adamnvillani:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 04:51 GMT		9 points
	Excellent quiz. I wonder why we don't have relations with Bhutan.

	mdobb21:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 04:59 GMT		4 points
	i'm pretty sure taiwan wants to have relations with us, but o well good quiz

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	wst:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 09:40 GMT		13 points
	The US does conduct "unofficial" relations with Taiwan, through the America Institute in Taiwan.

	GoBullz12:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 13:14 GMT		6 points
	I'm reminded of the "Armageddon" quote. "The Russian Components/American Components.....All Made in Taiwan!!"

	jaymc:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 13:23 GMT		12 points
	Surprised Myanmar wasn't on this.

	okapi:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 13:37 GMT		3 points
	It would be with Burma then.

	Hejman:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 14:04 GMT		9 points
	RaspberrySwirl- the political status of Taiwan is too complex to address in a Sporcle comment, but if you're wondering why the U.S. doesn't have "official" relations with Taiwan, read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan.

	Esme:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 16:39 GMT		34 points
	"I did not. have. relations. with these countries."

	HiddenPalace:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 18:14 GMT		8 points
	apparently, Bhutan maintains relations with very few countries.

	sevorak:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 21:26 GMT		10 points
	Basically, China would get pissed if we formally recognized Taiwan, let alone maintained formal relations with them.

	shakirafan:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 23:12 GMT		5 points
	Bhutan seems to go their own way! Good for them. Apparently, even to visit the country, you have to have a citizen "sponsor" you or get official permission to visit. If you show up uninvited they send you back where you came from on the next flight out of their one airport. They also have an official government department devoted to maintaining the "happiness" of their citizens! (These fun facts learned by watching Destination Truth on the SyFy channel--they went to Bhutan to hunt for Yetis!)

	abanazerb:	Feb 19th, 2010 at 14:03 GMT		1 point
	Bet at some point we find out that Bhutan has a stain on her dress after all.

	Hamburger:	Feb 20th, 2010 at 16:30 GMT		4 points
	One could also make a logical argument that countries which are perhaps recognized by some other countries and are not recognized by the US, should also be on this list. Specifically the likes of Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Western Sahara.....

	billytorbay:	Feb 21st, 2010 at 20:39 GMT		7 points
	Wooo 5/5! And Bhutan is definitely an interesting place. The king recently abdicated because he wanted to establish democracy, but when it came time to vote most people just wanted to know what the king wanted them to do.

	Chocolatl:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 03:47 GMT		0 points
	I'm not sure a country whose people just want to do what the king wants them to do can be classified as "interesting."

	DethLeppard:	Jun 19th, 2010 at 03:24 GMT		5 points
	Bhutan governs on the satisfaction of their people, and are in the process of moving towards democracy- much the same way Nepal was in 2001 before the king's crazed son shot up most of the royal family, eventually leading to the rather harsh transition in 2008. Bhutan doesn't maintain relations with most countries because they really don't care much, and who can blame them? The Internet and TV, even in their limited form, have drastically changed their culture, and no one there wants it to change more.

	esumid:	Jun 19th, 2010 at 12:54 GMT		2 points
	hamburger is right. no need for thumbs down.

	Acid_Snow:	Apr 6th, 2012 at 05:01 GMT		1 point
	I got North Korea and Bhutan, but I've been so used to extra time that I completely flopped, nearing but not actually getting any of the rest. Embarrassing.