Talk:List of sovereign states/Sandbox3b

Name in English, and the official, national, and other important languages of the state ^[1]	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty ^[2]	UN Affiliation	Disputes
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia Abkhaz: Аҧсны – Аҧсны АҳәынҭқарраApsny – Apsny Akheyntkarra Russian: Aбхазия – Республика АбхазияAbkhaziya – Respublika Abkhaziya	De facto independent state recognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria.^[3]^[4] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.	No membership	Claimed by Georgia
Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Dari/Persian: افغانستان – جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Afgānestān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afgānestān Pashto: افغانستان – د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Afghānistān – Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat		UN member	None
Gabon – Gabonese Republic French: Gabon – République gabonaise		UN member	None
Korea, South – Republic of Korea Korean: 한국 – 대한민국 Han’guk – Taehan Min’guk	South Korea has one special autonomous province: Jeju-do.^[5] South Korea is not recognised by one UN member: North Korea.^[6]	UN member	Claimed by North Korea
Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo Albanian: Kosova – Republika e Kosovës Serbian: Косово – Република Косово Kosovo – Republika Kosovo	Not a UN member, but a member of the IMF and WBG. Recognised by 114 UN member states and by Taiwan (Republic of China). Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia as its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo and limited by the functions performed under auspices of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo established by the UNSCR 1244.	Member of a UN specialized agency	Claimed by Serbia
Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland Somali: Soomaaliland – Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland Arabic: ارض الصومال – جمهورية ارض الصومال Ard as-Sūmāl – Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl	De facto independent state not diplomatically recognized by any other state, claimed in whole by the Somali Republic.^[7]	No membership	Claimed by Somalia
Vatican City – State of the Vatican City Latin: Civitas Vaticana – Status Civitatis Vaticanæ Italian: Città del Vaticano – Stato della Città del Vaticano French: État de la Cité du Vatican ^[8]	Administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity with diplomatic ties to 178 states. The Holy See is a permanent observer of the UN in the category of "Non-member State."^[9] Vatican City is governed by officials appointed by the Pope, who is the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Rome and therefore ex officio sovereign of Vatican City. The Holy See also administers a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy and in many other countries (Apostolic Nunciatures).	UN non-member observer state	None
	UN member states
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	Member of a UN specialized agency
	No UN membership
	Undisputed
	Disputed

^ The names of the items in the list are given in English, as well as in the official, national, major minority, and historically important languages of the state. Where applicable, names in other languages are included in their original script, along with a transliteration in Roman characters. Except where mentioned, the source for the names in their official languages is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN, retrieved 16 July 2010), which uses romanisation systems approved by the United Nations. The sources for flags are the main articles on these states. When other sources are used, these sources are mentioned. For a gallery of flags, see Gallery of sovereign-state flags.
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Information is included on
- the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source: the website of the UN).
- the reason a non-de jure state is listed. More information can be found at the list of states with limited recognition.
- the overseas dependencies. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at List of dependent countries.
- the federal structures if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.
- the autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.
- List of territorial disputes
- separatist governments in exile.
^ "Russia condemned for recognizing rebel regions". CNN.com. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ Harding, Luke (14 December 2009). "Tiny Nauru struts world stage by recognising breakaway republics". London: Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference autonomous was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference koreas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
^ Source for name in official languages is the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (see references)
^ Cite error: The named reference unnms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] The names of the items in the list are given in English, as well as in the official, national, major minority, and historically important languages of the state. Where applicable, names in other languages are included in their original script, along with a transliteration in Roman characters. Except where mentioned, the source for the names in their official languages is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN, retrieved 16 July 2010), which uses romanisation systems approved by the United Nations. The sources for flags are the main articles on these states. When other sources are used, these sources are mentioned. For a gallery of flags, see Gallery of sovereign-state flags.

[2] Information is included on
the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source: the website of the UN).

the reason a non-de jure state is listed. More information can be found at the list of states with limited recognition.

the overseas dependencies. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at List of dependent countries.

the federal structures if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.

the autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.

List of territorial disputes

separatist governments in exile.

[3] the extent of recognition and membership of the United Nations (Source: the website of the UN).

[4] the reason a non-de jure state is listed. More information can be found at the list of states with limited recognition.

[5] the overseas dependencies. Some sovereign states have overseas dependencies, generally not part of the territory of the state. More information can be found at List of dependent countries.

[6] the federal structures if applicable. Some sovereign states have more or less federal structures. More information can be found at a List of federations.

[7] the autonomous areas inside the territory of the sovereign state. Some sovereign states have one or more autonomous areas as part of the their territory; see List of autonomous areas by country.

[8] List of territorial disputes

[9] separatist governments in exile.

[cnnAbSO-3] "Russia condemned for recognizing rebel regions". CNN.com. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

[4] Harding, Luke (14 December 2009). "Tiny Nauru struts world stage by recognising breakaway republics". London: Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

[autonomous-5] Cite error: The named reference autonomous was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[koreas-6] Cite error: The named reference koreas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.

[gmfa-8] Source for name in official languages is the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (see references)

[unnms-9] Cite error: The named reference unnms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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