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]
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).
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.
^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.