"They know very well that there are countries where gay marriage is not recognised, countries where being gay means you could be killed and sentenced to death," he said.
Nauru even used its membership of the UN general assembly as a money-making exercise, accepting tens of millions of dollars in exchange for "recognising" countries, such as the Russian-backed breakaway republics Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Nauru even used its membership of the UN general assembly as a money-making exercise, accepting tens of millions of dollars in exchange for "recognising" countries, such as Russian-backed breakaway republics Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Note that there are more NOCs than recognised countries.
While each of 15 territories which once formed the Union became an internationally recognised country, Chechnya had no such luck; because it was legally part of the Russian republic, its independence bid was seen as an illegal act of secession.
The first nation to recognise my country was Morocco.
I hardly recognise my country.
I don't recognise my country," she says, sadly.
Kosovo declared their independence from Serbia in 2008, however Belgrade still does not recognise the country.
"Those who love France", he said, "do not recognise our country".
