Both of the coutries you name specifically, and all of the nation-states in Europe have defined and internationally accepted boundaries, have been recognized by and have established relations with neighboring nation-states, and are part of the world community.
The CSA never had any of those things.
Perhaps you should have read upthread enough to know what we are talking about.
forthedeclaration indicated that the ability to defend its independence was the only criterion for nationhood.
But wait! In flies El Capitan with a laundry list of other criteria. forthedeclaration may not know you as well as I do, so he should probably be apprised that once evidence of your given criteria is presented, tha bar is raised. Further evidence will only raise it higher, until the task before us is to jump out of a bottomless pit over the Sears tower.
Apparently, the two of you should duke it out.