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World's 10 countries that don’t officially exist

TEN COUNTRIES THAT DON’T OFFICIALLY EXIST

Republic of Somaliland
Where: Horn of Africa
Capital: Hargeisa
Declared independence from somalia in 1991. not recognised internationally.


Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Trans-dniester) 
Where: Between Moldova and Ukraine Capital: Tiraspol
Declared independence from moldova in 1990; not recognised by most nations, except three that are also non-un members.


Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Where: Surrounded by Azerbaijan
Capital: Stepanakert
Declared independence in 1991, though still claimed by Azerbaijan and not recognised by most nations, except three that are also non-un members.


Republic of Abkhazia
Where: Black sea coast between Georgia and russia
capital: sukhumi
Declared independence from Georgia in 1999, and has subsequently been recognised by states including russia, nicaragua, Venezuela, nauru, tuvalu and three others themselves not recognised by the un.


Republic of China (Taiwan) 
Where: South China Sea
Capital: Taipei
effectively independent since the end of the chinese civil war in 1949, taiwan is recognised by only 21 un members and the Holy see.


Sahrawi arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara)
Where: Between Morocco and Mauritania
Capital: Laayoune republic
declared in 1976, but Western sahara is still claimed by morocco, which still governs the majority of its territory.


Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Where: Northern third of Cyprus
Capital: North Nicosia/Lefkosa
Declared independence in 1983, following turkish invasion of cyprus. recognised as a state only by turkey.


Republic of Kosovo
Where: Balkans, between Serbia and albania
Capital: Pristina
Declared independence from serbia in 2008 following long-running conflict. recognised by usA and many Western european nations, but not by all un members.


State of palestine 
Where: West Bank of Jordan and Gaza Strip Capital: Ramallah/east Jerusalem
Declared independent by the Palestine liberation organization. Around two-thirds of un member states have recognised Palestine.


Republic of South Ossetia
Where: North of Georgia
Capital: Tskhinvali
Declared independence from Georgia in 1991, but recognised by only a few countries including russia, nicaragua and some european nations, but not all un members.

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