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Chechnya broke from Russia in 1991, but this move was not recognized by Moscow. Nor was it recognized by the world community. The agreement that ended 1994-1996 conflict actually left Chechen status in limbo until 2001

Consequently, Chechnya should not be listed as an independent country (yet). It should also (rather) be removed from the list of countries

To the anonymous author of the entry: fait accompli method will not help independence! It will just produce more confusion and misunderstanding, which is the last thing all conflicts need!!! -- Piotr Wozniak

What Encyclopedia should care about are actual facts, not Russian propaganda. In 1991-1994 and 1996-1999 it was a normal country, with all features you would expect from an independent country, and it certainly wasn't part of Russia. If Chechnya were to be removed from Countries of the world, Taiwan would also had to be, and that would be a plain absurd. Chinese government in Beijing still doesn't recognize Taiwan's independence, nor most of what you call world community do. But the facts are that it's independent country. Chechnya was also before last war.

You do not list important criteria: legal basis (1996 treaty) and/or (degree of) recognition by other countries. Parallels to Taiwan are remote (e.g. see: CIA Factbook country list). Recognition by Beijing and Moscow are not critical indeed -- Piotr Wozniak

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