Overview
As of 2008 Ireland maintains diplomatic relations with 173 states (including the Republic of Kosovo), the Holy See and the European Union.
Ireland has not yet established diplomatic relations with:
- Grenada, Guatemala, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname;
- Benin, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo;
- Bhutan;
- Marshall Islands, Niue, Tonga;
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta;
- states with limited recognition except Kosovo.
Read more about this topic: Foreign Relations Of The Republic Of Ireland