There are almost 200 official countries in the world. But there are dozens more unrecognized nations determined to be independent. Simon Reeve set out to visit several of these lesser-known places. <br /> <br />5 - Nagorno Karabakh <br />Situated in south-western Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh is a richly fertile area of striking beauty scarred by its violent history. <br /> <br />Soldiers still face each other in trenches only 100m apart. <br /> <br />He goes out with a team of de-miners who fail to convince locals to take a detour around a minefield, before ending his journey at a local wedding.
