What Are Some of the World’s Unrecognized Countries? | NowThis World
Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and Somaliland are just a few of the dozens of unrecognized countries in the world today. Here's a look at how these three partially recognized states came to be...
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Right now, there are 195 countries on Earth. But over the last few decades, the world has witnessed the birth of a few new nations. East Timor split away from Indonesia and gained sovereignty in 2002, and South Sudan became the world’s newest nation in 2011. But for every successful bid at nationhood, there’s also many more failed attempts: Think of Catalonia or Iraqi Kurdistan’s dramatic bids for independence just last year. These examples got us thinking about other “inbetweener” states. Hey guys I’m Judah, this is NowThis World and today we’re to talk about just a few of the dozens of “partially recognized states” around the globe. First on our list is Abkhazia. To most of the world, Abkhazia is a region inside of the country Georgia. I...
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Right now, there are 195 countries on Earth. But over the last few decades, the world has witnessed the birth of a few new nations. East Timor split away from Indonesia and gained sovereignty in 2002, and South Sudan became the world’s newest nation in 2011. But for every successful bid at nationhood, there’s also many more failed attempts: Think of Catalonia or Iraqi Kurdistan’s dramatic bids for independence just last year. These examples got us thinking about other “inbetweener” states. Hey guys I’m Judah, this is NowThis World and today we’re to talk about just a few of the dozens of “partially recognized states” around the globe. First on our list is Abkhazia. To most of the world, Abkhazia is a region inside of the country Georgia. I...
