| Population of the and the | |
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| The census figure refers to , excluding its of and , the former of which returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and the latter on 20 December 1999 | The government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia a part of Georgia's territory |
De facto independent, de jure part of.
| The UN the as a | It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by |
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| The government and most of the world's other states consider the Crimean Peninsula a part of Ukraine's territory | De facto independent, de jure part of |
Administration is split between and the , both of which claim the entire territory.
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