Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of states with limited recognition" in English language version.
The creation of puppet states or of puppet governments does not give them any special status under international law in the occupied territory. Therefore the puppet governments and puppet states have no greater rights in the occupied territory than the occupant himself. Their actions should be considered as actions of the occupant and hence subject to the limitations of the Hague Regulations.
incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1940 took place against the will of the population, and was never recognised de jure by most countries
It is an official relationship in numerous respects, but not diplomatic. Put another way, the bilateral partnership is deemed official due to the signatures of two foreign ministers. On the other hand, it differs from Taiwan's relationships with its more formal diplomatic allies.
This is important to consider, when discussing statehood in Puntland state, as in many ways, it functions as an independent state very much like the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.
他方、日本が承認していない北朝鮮は国連に加盟しています。
Ankara does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state that is otherwise recognized internationally as the sole sovereign authority over the whole island.
我が国は、北朝鮮を国家承認していない。したがって、我が国と北朝鮮との間には、一についてで述べた国際法上の主体である国家の間の関係は存在しない。このような我が国と北朝鮮との関係については、日朝平壌宣言の署名当時においても同様である。ただし、同宣言は、日朝関係の今後の在り方を、日朝両首脳の議論の結果として記したものであり、政治的に重要な文書と認識している。
incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1940 took place against the will of the population, and was never recognised de jure by most countries