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The 14 pages that link to State recognition, each with the reason it gives.

• SecessionRelated: A seceding entity may declare independence without gaining broad international recognition.

• Territorial integrityRelated: Recognition can affirm existing borders without deciding every territorial claim.

• AnnexationRelated: Other states’ refusal to recognize an annexation can deny it international legitimacy.

• Sovereign stateRelated: It is often confused with the underlying question of whether an entity qualifies as a state.

• Peace treatyRelated: Peace terms can depend on which parties are recognized as legitimate counterparts.

• MicrostateRelated: Disputes over recognition complicate attempts to define microstates by a single objective rule.

• Dependent territoryRelated: A territory’s claimed independence does not automatically settle how other states treat its status.

• Stimson DoctrineRelated: The doctrine used recognition as leverage without physically undoing the territorial seizure.

• Puppet stateRelated: Foreign sponsorship can complicate whether other governments recognize a puppet regime as legitimate.

• Independence referendumRelated: A vote for independence does not by itself guarantee other states will recognize the new state.

• Country (politics)Related: Recognition affects diplomatic relations but does not settle every dispute over countryhood.

• One countryRelated: International recognition can affect whether a single territory is treated as a country.