List of flags and coats of arms of de facto regimes

This list of flags and coats of arms of de facto regimes contains currently existing state or state-like entities that have de facto achieved a degree of stability and independence through permanent sovereign power that is equivalent to that of an internationally recognized state , which such recognition of the However, sovereignty is (largely) denied.

Lists of national flags and coats of arms of states that are fully sovereign under international law can be found under List of National Flags and List of National Coats of Arms . Flags and coats of arms of dependent, non-independent territories can be found under the list of flags and coats of arms of dependent territories .

Political unity	flag	Coat of arms seal	Remarks
Republic of Abkhazia			The Republic of Abkhazia , which declared its independence from Georgia in 1992 , is currently recognized by four member states of the United Nations as well as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh , the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic . See also : Caucasus War 2008
Artsakh Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh)			The Republic of Artsakh , which declared its independence from the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1991 , is currently not recognized by any member state of the United Nations, but is recognized by the Republic of Abkhazia , the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic . However, Armenia expressly reserves the right to recognize its independence. See also : Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Republic of China			The Republic of China was founded in 1912. It claims all of China, but now only exists in Taiwan . It is currently recognized by 16 member states of the United Nations and the Holy See . See also : Legal Status of Taiwan
Republic of Kosovo			The Republic of Kosovo , which declared its independence from the Republic of Serbia in 2008 , is currently recognized by 114 member states of the United Nations as well as the Republic of China , the Cook Islands and Niue .
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus			The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , which declared its independence in 1983, is currently only recognized by one member state of the United Nations - Turkey . See also : Cyprus conflict
Transnistrian Moldavian Republic			The Transnistrian Moldovan Republic , which declared its independence in 1990 from the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic , now the Republic of Moldova , is not currently recognized by any member state of the United Nations, but is recognized by the Republic of Abkhazia , the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Republic of South Ossetia . See also : Transnistria conflict
State of Palestine			The State of Palestine , which declared its independence from Israel in 1988 , is recognized by 134 members of the United Nations, the Holy See and the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic . See also : Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sahara Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara)			The Sahara Arab Democratic Republic , which declared its independence from Spain in 1976 and whose territory is claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco , is currently recognized by 34 member states of the United Nations. See also : Western Sahara conflict
Republic of South Ossetia			The Republic of South Ossetia , which declared its independence from Georgia in 1991 , is currently recognized by four member states of the United Nations as well as the Republic of Abkhazia , the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria . See also : Caucasus War 2008
Republic of Somaliland			The Republic of Somaliland , which in 1991 declared its independence from that of the Somali Republic, now the Federal Republic of Somalia , is not recognized by any state. See also : Somali Civil War
Puntland			Puntland is a region in north-eastern Somalia in the Horn of Africa , whose political leadership proclaimed an autonomous state with the capital Garoowe during the Somali civil war in 1998 . Puntland is not recognized nationally or internationally. See also : Border dispute between Somaliland and Puntland

See also

• List of areas not recognized as independent states by the United Nations
• List of states in the world
• Community of unrecognized states
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
• Proportions of the national flags

Web links

Commons : National Flags  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - Largest website about the flags of the world