| Contested State | Birth date | Origin | Patron State | Original (veto) state | Recognition |
| Abkhazia | 1999 | Secession | Russia | Georgia | Peer & patron |
| South Ossetia (Alania) | 1992 | Secession | Russia | Georgia | Peer & patron |
| Nagorno Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh) | 1992 | Self-proclaimed Independence | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Peer |
| Transdniestrian Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | 1991 | Secession | Russia | Moldova | Peer |
| Republika Srpska | 1991 | Secession | Serbia | Bosnia | Peer & patron |
| Tetovo Valley | 1990 | a | Albania | Northern Macedonia | Peer |
| Kosovo | 1991 | Self-proclaimed independence | Kosovo | Serbia | Partial |
| Palestine | 1988 | Self-proclaimed independence |
| Israel (veto) | Titular |
| Northern Cyprus | 1983 | Aggression, occupation & secession | Turkey | Republic of Cyprus | Patron |