Common and formal names Membership within the UN System Sovereignty dispute Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty' – Republic of Abkhazia | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |D No membership | style="background:#fcc;" | Recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |- |'D Member of eight UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status) A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with at least 63 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.' – Republic of Kosovo | style="background:#e2efda;" |D Member of two UN specialized agencies | style="background:#fcc;" | Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has and the Republic of China (Taiwan), while 18 of those states have recognised Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo. |- |'D Member of five UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status) A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with at least 28 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.' – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |D No membership | style="background:#fcc;" | Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus. |- |'D No membershipThe Polisario Front, which administers the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is recognized by the UN as the legitimate representative of the people of Western Sahara.Question of Western Sahara A/RES/34/37 (1979)Question of Western Sahara A/RES/35/19 (1980) Recognised at some stage by , of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union, an international organization with permanent observer status at the UN General Assembly.
Common and formal names Membership within the UN System Sovereignty dispute Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty' – Republic of Abkhazia | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |D No membership | style="background:#fcc;" | Recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia, and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |- |'D Member of eight UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status) A state in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands maintains diplomatic relations with at least 63 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. The Cook Islands is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.' – Republic of Kosovo | style="background:#e2efda;" |D Member of two UN specialized agencies | style="background:#fcc;" | Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was placed under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 1999. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, and it has and the Republic of China (Taiwan), while 18 of those states have recognised Kosovo only to later withdraw their recognition. Serbia continues to maintain its sovereignty claim over Kosovo. Other UN member states and non UN member states continue to recognise Serbian sovereignty or have taken no position on the question. Kosovo is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The Republic of Kosovo has de facto control over most of the territory, with limited control in North Kosovo. |- |'D Member of five UN specialized agenciesA None(See political status) A state in free association with New Zealand, Niue maintains diplomatic relations with at least 28 other states and is recognized as a sovereign state by a number of them. Niue is a member of multiple UN agencies with full treaty-making capacity. It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship.' – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | style="background:LemonChiffon;" |D No membership | style="background:#fcc;" | Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus. |- |'D No membershipThe Polisario Front, which administers the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is recognized by the UN as the legitimate representative of the people of Western Sahara.Question of Western Sahara A/RES/34/37 (1979)Question of Western Sahara A/RES/35/19 (1980) Recognised at some stage by , of which have since withdrawn or frozen their recognition. It is a founding member of the African Union, an international organization with permanent observer status at the UN General Assembly.