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.
5 - Nagorno Karabakh
Situated in south-western Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh is a richly fertile area of striking beauty scarred by its violent history.
Soldiers still face each other in trenches only 100m apart.
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.