Number of U.N. member states recognizing Kosovo as an independent state: 72
Number of U.N. member states recognizing Palestine as an independent state: 106
Number of world's 20 most populous states recognizing Palestine as an independent state: 15
Number of world's 20 most populous states recognizing Kosovo as an independent state: 4
Does the USA recognize Kosovo as an independent state? Yes
Does the USA recognize Palestine as an independent state? No
Which state does Israel recognize as independent? Neither
[data by courtesy of John Whitbeck (click on the title of this post)]
