De facto independent, de jure part of | It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by |
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Population of the and the | De facto independent, de jure part of |
Excluding Overseas Territories and Collectivities: , , , , , , and.
The census figure refers to , excluding its of and , the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999 | The government and most of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula a part of Ukraine's territory |
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However includes all territory in the region where there are ongoing insurgencies by separatist forces | The UN the as a |
Excludes 242,862, census 2011 and 53,559, census 2015.
2Republic of China also includes the minor islands of , , , etc | Including the and , Russia's disputed administrative areas on the |
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De facto independent, de jure part of |
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