Georgia and most of the U.N. member states have not recognized Abkhazia's independence and still has an administrative apparatus for the Autonomous Republic; its independence is recognized by Russia and three other U.N. member states. Controlled by: Abkhazia Gorno-Badakhshan Tajikistan Crimea Claimed by: Ukraine Controlled by: Russia Karakalpakstan Uzbekistan Western Sahara Southern Provinces Madrid Accords Claimed by: Morocco Controlled by: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sector Bissau Guinea-Bissau Territorial unit Gagauzia Moldova Transnistria Claimed by: Moldova In 1990, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic declared its independence from the Soviet Union. While Moldova has not formally recognized Transnistria's independence and still has an administrative apparatus for the Autonomous Province, its independence is recognized by 3 other non-UN member states.