The 11 current pariah states

Pariah states are states that are considered expelled because of their government. Anyone who does not abide by international rules or refuses to cooperate with the international community in wide areas must expect sanctions. Many of the former and current pariah states owe their classification to their autocratic rule, under which their own people suffer.

The 11 countries listed here have a total of 215.91 m inhabitants and thus account for 2.8 percent of the world's population.

Country	Region	Area	Population
Belarus	Eastern Europe	207,600 km²	9.4 M
Burma	Southeast Asia	676,590 km²	54.4 M
Equatorial Guinea	Central Africa	28,050 km²	1.4 M
Eritrea	Eastern Africa	117,600 km²	3.5 M
Israel	Western Asia	22,070 km²	9.2 M
Kosovo	Southern Europe	10,887 km²	1.8 M
North Korea	East Asia	120,540 km²	25.8 M
Sudan	Northern Africa	1,879,358 km²	43.8 M
Syria	Western Asia	185,180 km²	17.5 M
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	447,400 km²	34.2 M
Zimbabwe	Eastern Africa	390,760 km²	14.9 M

Pariah states vs. rogue states

The term pariah state is closely related to the word "rogue state" coined by George W: Bush. Unlike rogue states, pariah states do not have a fixed definition, but only characteristics that indicate possible violations. These include above all the production and use of weapons of mass destruction, the toleration of terrorism, a lack of freedom of expression and democracy, and the violation of human rights. Unlike rogue states, a pariah state does not necessarily pose a threat to other states. Instead, the grievances are often directed only against one's own population.

Who is considered a pariah state is also not uniformly defined. Even the German Wikipedia names other countries than, for example, the Spanish one. The English Wikipedia does not mention any countries at all and only lists their characteristics.

Georgia, Iran, Northern Cyprus, Uganda and Venezuela are also often mentioned. What most definitions have in common is that states such as China and Cuba are often discussed, but are never excluded as pariah states. The "Republic of China" (so Taiwan) also appears occasionally. In addition to the states considered to be independent, individual territories are also considered to be expelled. These include in particular Abkhazia, the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Former Pariah States

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