(CNN) — They have their own governments, passports, citizens and even currency in some cases.
But for various complicated reasons, a number of countries around the world do not officially exist — some are even left off maps.
That didn’t stop Guilherme Canever trying to visit them. The Brazilian author traveled to 16 unrecognized nations between 2009 and 2014 and recounts his experiences in his latest book “Unrecognized Nations: Travels To Countries That Do Not Exist,” which is released this month.
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