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The criteria for inclusion on this list are limited to polities that claim sovereignty, lack recognition from at least one UN member state, and either: [15] [16] satisfy the declarative theory of statehood, or [17] [18] are recognised (constitutive theory) as a state by at least one UN member state. [19]
These countries are given on a separate list below. The list does not include duplicated entries for states that have declared independence multiple times, only using the most recent one. Subnational entities are usually not included in the list. Some of these dates of independence might be disputed.
For a list of territorial disputes including these, see List of territorial disputes. A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states , but have not been universally recognised as such.
Declared independence from Iran, but then occupied by Iran after the withdrawal of the Soviet Red Army from the north of the country. Manipur State: 1947–1949 Now part of India and Myanmar including Kabaw Valley: Manipur was a princely state of the British Indian Empire from 1891 to 1947. It was granted independence at midnight of 14 August 1947.
List of active autonomist and secessionist movements, representing those nations which are currently part of a transnational state but would like to secede from the state. List of unrecognized states , representing those states which have declared independence, but whose independence has not been recognised by the majority of the international ...
The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
This is a list of sovereign states in the 2020s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2020 and the present day. It contains 210 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .