Talk:List of sovereign states/Sandbox3i2

Name in English, and the official, national, and other important languages of the state [1] Membership within the UN System [2] Sovereignty dispute Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty [3]
A A A
 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
A UN member state A None Afghanistan is a party to the ICJ, a member of all UN specialized agencies (except the IMO), and a member of the IAEA.
 Gabon – Gabonese Republic
  • French: Gabon – République gabonaise
A UN member state A None Gabon is a party to the ICJ, a member of all UN specialized agencies, and a member of the IAEA.
 Korea, South – Republic of Korea
  • Korean: 한국 – 대한민국
    Han’guk – Taehan Min’guk
A UN member state B Claimed by Georgia Claimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia South Korea is a party to the ICJ, a member of all UN specialized agencies, and a member of the IAEA. South Korea has one special autonomous province: Jeju-do.[4]
A B A
A B B
 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 [5]
B Non-member observer state, but member of one or more related agencies Not a UN member state, but member of one or more related agencies A None Vatican City is 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"[6] and a member of the IAEA, ITU, UPU, and WIPO. 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).
 Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo
  • Albanian: Kosova – Republika e Kosovës
  • Serbian: Косово – Република Косово
    Kosovo – Republika Kosovo
B Non-member observer state, but member of one or more related agencies Not a UN member state, but member of one or more related agencies B Claimed by Georgia Claimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Kosovo is a member of the IMF and the WBG. It has obtained diplomatic recognition from 114 UN member states and from the Republic of China (Taiwan). Serbia claims the territory as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija and considers it to be under an interim United Nations administration. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory and exercises limited control over North Kosovo.
ZZ C B
ZZ C C
 Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia
  • Abkhaz: Аҧсны – Аҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра
    Apsny – Apsny Akheyntkarra
  • Russian: Aбхазия – Республика Абхазия
    Abkhaziya – Respublika Abkhaziya
D No membership B Claimed by Georgia Claimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Abkhazia has obtained diplomatic regognition from Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[7][8] Georgia claims the territory as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
 Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland
  • Somali: Soomaaliland – Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland
  • Arabic: ارض الصومال – جمهورية ارض الصومال
    Ard as-Sūmāl – Jumhūrīyat Ard as-Sūmāl
D No membership B Claimed by Georgia Claimed by North Korea Claimed by Serbia Claimed by Somalia Somaliland has not been diplomatically recognized by any other state. [9]
ZZ ZZ C

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  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. ^ This column indicates whether or not a state is a member of the United Nations. It also indicates which non-member states participate in the United Nations System through membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency or one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. All United Nations members belong to at least one specialized agency and are parties to the statute of the International Court of Justice.
  3. ^ Information is included on
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference autonomous was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Source for name in official languages is the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (see references)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference unnms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Russia condemned for recognizing rebel regions". CNN.com. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  8. ^ Harding, Luke (14 December 2009). "Tiny Nauru struts world stage by recognising breakaway republics". London: Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  9. ^ See Regions and territories: Somaliland (30 December 2005). BBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2006.