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by prmoustache 868 days ago
Oh irony is that first country I had when visiting the site was Palestine.
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Can you explain how that makes it ironic?
Because it's not recognized as a State by Israel and a few other countries.
It's a big game of cat, mouse, pride, and political points.

-> Around 30 member states of the UN also fail to recognize the statehood of Israel...

And because that fact is quite salient in current geopolitical affairs.
There are couple of entities in the game whose statehood is debated / contested.
I mean, there is no "objective" list of countries everyone agrees on, nor how many are there in total. You're gonna upset some people regardless of which definition you choose.
Absolutely
Taiwan and Kosovo would be some other examples.