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List of sovereign states - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. |
 | | In order to be listed here as a de facto independent country, article 1 of the Montevideo Convention from 1933 is followed, which means that entity should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states. |
 | | 7: Palestine: "State of Palestine" was declared 1988 and recognized by a series of Arab and Muslim countries, see also: proposals for a Palestinian state and Palestinian territories. |
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