Most are subnational Regions with an ethno- National Identity of its own that have "broken off" (i.e. Separated themselves) from their original parent State , and hence they are commonly referred to as "break-away" states. Some of these entities are in effect internally Self-governing Protectorate s that enjoy military protection and informal diplomatic representation abroad through another state to prevent its forced reincorporation into its original state.
United Nations member states that are only partially recognized by the totality of the other UN members are not listed here. (For example, 39 Countries do not recognize Israel .)
- in Georgia is a self-declared and more or less functioning independent state with no international recognition from any other nation. It is situated between the Caucasus and the Black Sea , recognized as a part of northwestern Georgia . After occupation of independent Georgia by Bolshevist Russia in 1921 Abkhazia was briefly formally separated from Georgia and during the Soviet Period Abkhazia was merged back with Georgia in 1931 as an autonomous republic within Soviet Georgia. The Abkhazian Soviets proclaimed independence from Georgia in 1992, and a short war ensued from 1992 through 1994 . A June 1994 ceasefire has largely held, leaving Abkhazia outside the control of Georgia's central government.
- (since 1991 ) 1. Located in northwest Somalia . In May of 1991 , northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes five of the eighteen administrative regions of Somalia, corresponding to British Somaliland which is located between Ethiopia , Djibouti , Puntland and the Gulf Of Aden .
- in Georgia is a self-declared and more or less functioning independent state with no international recognition from any other nation. After occupation of independent Georgia by Bolshevist Russia in 1921 it became the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Soviet Georgia . It proclaimed independence from Georgia in 1991 , and a ceasefire was declared in 1992 .
- is the part of Moldova east of the river Dniestr and (since 1990 ) a self-declared and more or less functioning independent state with no international recognition from any other nation. It has a majority Slavic population, as opposed to majority Romanian which Moldova has.
- in Azerbaijan is (since 1991 ) a self-declared and more or less functioning independent state without international recognition. It is internationally recognized as being part of Azerbaijan , but has an ethnic- Armenian majority.
- (since 1998 ) 1. A region in northeastern Somalia , centered around Garowe ( Nugaal region), whose leaders in 1998 declared it to be an autonomous state.
- (since 2002 ) 1.
1 The civil war in Somalia has left no centralized organization governing the entire country. Somaliland in north-western Somalia is a self-declared and more or less functioning independent state with no international recognition from any other nation. Puntland and Southwestern Somalia have much less political and economic cohesion, and have not declared themselves to be sovereign states.
- ( 1997 - 2002 ). Now part of Comoros .
- controlled territory in eastern Nigeria between the time of its secession in May 1967 until its final military collapse in January 1970 . It was recognized by 12 nations.
- ( 1977 - 1994 ). Former Thuisland formed and only recognized by South Africa , Transkei, Ciskei, and Venda. Now part of South Africa .
- ( 1981 - 1994 ). Former Thuisland formed and only recognized by South Africa , Bophuthatswana, Transkei, and Venda. Now part of South Africa .
- ( 1998 - 2001 ). Now part of Southwestern Somalia .
- controlled the state of the same name within the former Belgian Congo after Decolonisation , between 1960 and 1964 .
- ( 1997 - 1998 ). Now part of Comoros .
- . British Colony that unilaterally declared independence in 1965 . This action was not legally recognized by any other nation, nor the declaration of Rhodesia as a republic in 1970. This entity remained until 1979 , when it became Zimbabwe-Rhodesia .
- ( 1976 - 1994 ). Former Thuisland formed and only recognized by South Africa , Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, and Venda. Now part of South Africa .
- ( 1979 - 1994 ). Former Thuisland formed and only recognized by South Africa , Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, and Transkei. Now part of South Africa .
- . Formed in 1979 after negotiations between white minority government and moderate black leaders. Unrecognized until 1980 when it became the Republic of Zimbabwe .
- ( 1899 - 1903 ). Now part of Brazil .
- ( 1846 - 1848 ). Now part of the United States Of America .
- ( 1861 - 1865 ). Originally formed on February 4, 1861 by seven Southern slave states ( South Carolina , Mississippi , Florida , Alabama , Georgia , Texas , and Louisiana ) after confirmation of the election of Abraham Lincoln as President Of The United States . Jefferson Davis was selected as its first President the next day. After the American Civil War began, the states of Virginia , Tennessee , Arkansas , and North Carolina joined. Recognized internationally only by Saxe-Coburg And Gotha , though recognized by some nations as a "belligerent power". Now part of the United States Of America .
- (Est. 1810 ). A unification of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O'ahu, Maui, Moloka'i, Lāna'i and the Big Island of Hawai'i. Now part of the United States Of America .
- ( 1894 - 1898 ). Now part of the United States Of America .
- ( 1836 - 1845 ). Five nations recognized this entity. Now part of the United States Of America .
- ( 1771 - 1791 ). Now part of the United States Of America .
- ( 1836 - 1845 ). Today's Rio Grande Do Sul , part of Brazil .
- ( 1990 - 1997 ). Signed a peace deal with Papua New Guinea giving the island autonomy pending an independence referendum within a decade.
- ( 1987 - 1988 ). This Polynesian-inhabited island which is administered by (Melanesian) Fiji declared its independence from Fiji by separatists after the military coups in Fiji in 1987. It did not have any substantive support.
- . The Nouméa Accord s of 1998 postponed a Referendum on independence until after 2014.
These Regimes had control over the territory of a country for which most other states recognized a different government as being the legitimate government:
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- ( 1979 - 1989 ). Set up by the Vietnamese after their invasion and rout of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Only a few Soviet-Bloc nations recognized this entity, while the UN, China, and most other nations recognized the Khmer Rouge's Democratic Kampuchea government. Succeeded by the State of Cambodia , then the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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