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Non-JetPunk Countries Recognized by the Department of State

According to the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. has maintained diplomatic relations with 226 current or former countries of the world. However, JetPunk only recognizes 196. Try to name all of the "countries" which the Department of State recognizes, but JetPunk does not.
Countries which the Department of State lists but deems a "former country" are shaded in blue
The "sovereign nation" columns indicate which country/countries JetPunk would consider to possess that area
There are some countries which JetPunk recognizes but the Department of State does not; those are not included
Quiz by jacoba
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Last updated: December 28, 2023
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First submittedDecember 27, 2023
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Sovereign Nation
Answer
Austria, Germany, Italy,
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia,
Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia,
Poland, Serbia, Ukraine,
Romania, Montenegro
Austrian Empire
Germany
Baden
Germany
Bavaria
Germany
Brunswick and Lüneburg
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica, Honduras,
El Salvador, Guatemala,
Nicaragua
Central American Federation
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Congo Free State
Czechia, Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Duchy of Parma
Germany
East Germany
Germany
Federal Government of Germany
Italy
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Germany
Hanover
Germany
Hanseatic Republics
United States
Hawaii
Germany
Hesse
Serbia, North Macedonia,
Kosovo
Kingdom of Serbia
North Korea, South Korea
Korea
Sovereign Nation
Answer
Japan
Lew Chew
Germany
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Germany
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Germany
Nassau
Germany
North German Confederation
Germany
North German Union
Germany
Oldenburg
South Africa
Orange Free State
Vatican City, Italy
Papal States
Italy
Piedmont-Sardinia
Italy
Republic of Genoa
Germany
Schaumburg-Lippe
United States
Texas
Italy
Two Sicilies
Russia, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine,
Moldova, Georgia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
USSR
Germany
Württemberg
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, North Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Yugoslavia
3 Comments
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Level 65
Dec 28, 2023
I love the idea of this quiz, but I think the instructions need to be cleaned up.

According to this State Department web page, the U.S. counts 197 independent states. I think 226 is probably the total number of polities the U.S. has had diplomatic relations with over time.

The fact that the U.S. has acknowledged Germany and its present-day borders seems to me a de facto recognition that polities like East Germany, Bavaria and Braunschweig-Lüneburg are no longer sovereign states.

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Level 57
Dec 28, 2023
Thank you! When I searched for "list of countries in the world", the list containing stuff like the Austrian Empire and Bavaria came up rather than the accurate current, list. I don't really know why this is, but I have amended the description.
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Level 68
Dec 28, 2023
Should you add Serbia as a type in for Kingdom of Serbia