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Non-Recognized Nations are nations that have not been acknowledged as soveriegn by the International Community at large.
Present non-recognized 'countries' in existence
South Ossetia (UDI 1992)
Abkhazia (UDI 1992)
Transnistria (UDI 1990)
Nagorno-Karabakh (UDI 1991)
North Cyprus (UDI 1983)
Somaliland (UDI 1991)
Taiwan (Govt-In-Exile 1949. 25 nations recognize this entity as the Republic of China)
Sealand (UDI 1967)
Chechnya (UDI 1991. Resisting Russian Occupation Forces)
Past non-recognized 'countries' and their period of 'independence'
Rhodesia (1965-1979. Became Zimbabwe-Rhodesia)
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (1979-1980. Now Zimbabwe)
Transkei (1976-1994. Now part of South Africa)
Bophuthatswana (1977-1994. Now part of South Africa)
Venda (1979-1994. Now part of South Africa)
Ciskei (1981-1994. Now part of South Africa)
Katanga (1960-1963. Now part of Congo)
Biafra (1967-1970. Only 12 nations recognized this entity. Now part of Nigeria)
Manchukuo (1932-1945. Only 6 nations recognized this entity. Now part of China)
Krajina (1990-1995. Now part of Croatia)
Carpatho-Ukraine (1938. Now part of Ukraine)
Confederate States of America (1861-1865. Now part of USA)
Aspirant Nations (wanting to declare independence)
Kurdistan (Portions in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran)
Basque Nation (1936-1937. ETA currently trying to break off Basque Region from Spain)
Kashmir (split between Pakistan and India)
Tibet (Annexed by China 1955]]. Govt-In-Exile in India)
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