Top 10 SECRET COUNTRIES You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Описание: How many countries are there in the world? It seems like a simple question, but the answer is far more complicated than you might think. The UN, for example, lists 193 member states, but this completely excludes not only Taiwan and Kosovo, but also Vatican City. Other means of measurement are just as difficult. Were you to count only places that issue their own passports, you’d have to say Scotland and Wales are not countries, but the Knights of Malta (who own literally no territory) are. Does that make sense to you?

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10. Somaliland
9. Iraqi Kurdistan
8. Transnistria
7. Western Sahara (SADR)
6. Abkhazia
5. Seborga
4. Puntland
3. Freetown Christiania
2. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
1. Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somalilan...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-...
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iraq/iraq...
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/meet-pe...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-...
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/politi...
http://www.economist.com/blogs/econom...
http://foreignpolicy.com/2011/01/19/w...
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2017/01/2...