• a state currently not recognized by one given state (but possibly by others), see List of states with limited recognition
• a proclaimed state currently not recognized by any other state, without de-facto control over its claimed territory, see
  • Lists of active separatist movements
  • Government in exile
    Government in exile
    A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile usually operate under the assumption that they will one day return to their...
    
    
• historical entities:
  • List of historical unrecognized states
  • List of historical separatist movements

See also

• Flags of unrecognized and partially recognized states
• Diplomatic recognition
  Diplomatic recognition
  Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...