Country ranking for field: disputes international 1997

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This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government.

1	Cyprus	1974
2	Afghanistan	some support from RABBANI and MASOOD to anti-government Islamic fighters in Tajikistan's civil war; support to Islamic militants worldwide by some factions; question over which group should hold Afghanistan's seat at the UN
3	Palmyra Atoll	none
4	New Zealand	territorial claim in Antarctica
5	Nicaragua	territorial disputes with Colombia over the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank; with respect to the maritime boundary question in the Golfo de Fonseca the International Court of Justice
6	Niger	Libya claims about 19400 km² in northern Niger; demarcation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past is completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria
7	Nigeria	demarcation of international boundaries in vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past is completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria; dispute with Cameroon over land and maritime boundaries in the vicinity of the Bakasi Peninsula has been referred to the ICJ
8	Niue	none
9	Norfolk Island	none
10	North Korea	short section of boundary with China is indefinite; Demarcation Line with South Korea
11	Northern Mariana Islands	none
12	Norway	territorial claim in Antarctica
13	Oman	no defined boundary with most of UAE but Administrative Line in far north
14	Pacific Ocean	some maritime disputes
15	Pakistan	status of Kashmir with India; water-sharing problems with upstream riparian India over the Indus
16	Palau	none
17	Panama	none
18	Netherlands Antilles	none
19	Papua New Guinea	none
20	Paracel Islands	occupied by China but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
21	Paraguay	short section of the boundary with Brazil just west of Salto del Guaira
22	Peru	three sections of the boundary with Ecuador are in dispute
23	Philippines	involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Malaysia Taiwan Vietnam and possibly Brunei; claims Malaysian state of Sabah
24	Pitcairn Islands	none
25	Poland	none
26	Portugal	sovereignty over Timor Timur
27	Puerto Rico	none
28	Qatar	territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundary with Bahrain; in 1996 agreed with Saudi Arabia to demarcate border per 1992 accord; that process is ongoing
29	Romania	dispute with Ukraine over continental shelf of the Black Sea under which significant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed to two-year negotiating period after which either party can refer dispute to the International Court of Justice
30	Russia	inherited disputes from former USSR including sections of the boundary with China; islands of Etorofu Kunashiri and Shikotan and the Habomai group occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945 administered by Russia claimed by Japan; Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakstan Russia and Turkmenistan; potential dispute with Ukraine over Crimea; Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical order agreement in December 1996 which Estonia is prepared to sign and ratify in January 1997; Estonia had claimed over 2000 km² of Russian territory in the Narva and Pechora regions - based on boundary established under the 1920 Peace Treaty of Tartu; based on the 1920 Treaty of Riga Latvia had claimed the Abrene/Pytalovo section of the border ceded by the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic to Russia in 1944; has made no territorial claim in Antarctica
31	Rwanda	none
32	New Caledonia	Matthew and Hunter Islands claimed by France and Vanuatu
33	Nepal	none
34	Saint Helena	none
35	Marshall Islands	claims US territory of Wake Island
36	Lesotho	none
37	Liberia	none
38	Libya	maritime boundary dispute with Tunisia; Libya claims about 19400 km² in northern Niger and part of southeastern Algeria
39	Liechtenstein	claims 1600 km² of Czech territory confiscated from its royal family in 1918; the Czech Republic insists that restitution does not go back before February 1948 when the communists seized power
40	Lithuania	dispute with Russia over the position of the riparian and maritime boundary with Kaliningrad Oblast; disputes maritime border with Latvia
41	Luxembourg	none
42	Macau	none
43	Macedonia	dispute with Greece over name; in September 1995 Skopje and Athens signed an interim accord resolving their dispute over symbols and certain constitutional provisions; Athens also lifted its economic embargo on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Albanians in Macedonia claim discrimination in education access to public-sector jobs and representation in government
44	Madagascar	claims Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island
45	Malawi	dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa
46	Malaysia	involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Philippines Taiwan Vietnam and possibly Brunei; State of Sabah claimed by the Philippines; Brunei may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides Brunei into two parts; two islands in dispute with Singapore; two islands in dispute with Indonesia
47	Maldives	none
48	Mali	none
49	Malta	Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries particularly for oil exploration
50	Martinique	none
51	Navassa Island	claimed by Haiti
52	Mauritania	none
53	Mauritius	claims the island of Diego Garcia in UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory; claims French-administered Tromelin Island
54	Mayotte	claimed by Comoros
55	Mexico	none
56	Midway Islands	none
57	Moldova	certain territory of Moldova and Ukraine - including Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina - are considered by Bucharest as historically a part of Romania; this territory was incorporated into the former Soviet Union following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1940
58	Monaco	none
59	Mongolia	none
60	Montserrat	none
61	Morocco	claims and administers Western Sahara but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991; Spain controls five places of sovereignty
62	Mozambique	none
63	Myanmar	none
64	Namibia	quadripoint with Botswana Zambia and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; dispute with Botswana over uninhabited Kasikili
65	Nauru	none
66	Réunion	none
67	Saint Kitts and Nevis	none
68	Latvia	based on the 1920 Treaty of Riga Latvia had claimed the Abrene/Pytalovo section of border ceded by the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic to Russia in 1944; disputes maritime border with Lithuania
69	Ukraine	dispute with Romania over continental shelf of the Black Sea under which significant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed to two-year negotiating period after which either party can refer dispute to the International Court of Justice; potential dispute with Russia over Crimea; has made no territorial claim in Antarctica
70	The Netherlands	none
71	Togo	none
72	Tokelau	none
73	Tonga	none
74	Trinidad and Tobago	none
75	Tromelin Island	claimed by Madagascar Mauritius and Seychelles
76	Tunisia	maritime boundary dispute with Libya; land boundary dispute with Algeria settled in 1993; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries particularly for oil exploration
77	Turkey	complex maritime air and territorial disputes with Greece in Aegean Sea; Cyprus question with Greece; Hatay question with Syria; dispute with downstream riparians
78	Turkmenistan	Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakstan Russia and Turkmenistan
79	Turks and Caicos Islands	none
80	Tuvalu	none
81	U.S. Virgin Islands	none
82	Uganda	none
83	United Arab Emirates	location and status of boundary with Saudi Arabia is not final de facto boundary reflects 1974 agreement; no defined boundary with most of Oman but Administrative Line in far north; claims two islands in the Persian Gulf occupied by Iran:Lesser Tunb
84	The Bahamas	none
85	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland question with Ireland; Gibraltar question with Spain; Argentina claims Falkland Islands
86	United States	maritime boundary disputes with Canada
87	Uruguay	two short sections of the boundary with Brazil are in dispute - Arroyo de la Invernada
88	Uzbekistan	none
89	Vanuatu	claims Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia
90	Venezuela	claims all of Guyana west of the Essequibo River; maritime boundary dispute with Colombia in the Gulf of Venezuela
91	Vietnam	maritime boundary with Cambodia not defined; involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea with China Malaysia Philippines Taiwan and possibly Brunei; unresolved maritime boundary with Thailand; maritime boundary dispute with China in the Gulf of Tonkin; Paracel Islands in the South China Sea occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; offshore islands and sections of boundary with Cambodia are in dispute
92	Wake Island	claimed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands
93	Wallis and Futuna	none
94	West Bank	West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
95	Western Sahara	claimed and administered by Morocco but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
96	Western Samoa	none
97	Yemen	a large section of boundary with Saudi Arabia is not defined; a dispute with Eritrea over sovereignty of the Hanish Islands in the southern Red Sea has been submitted to arbitration under the auspices of the International Court of Justice
98	Zambia	quadripoint with Botswana Namibia and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; Democratic Republic of the Congo-Tanzania-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it has been informally reported that the indefinite section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia boundary has been settled
99	The Gambia	short section of boundary with Senegal is indefinite
100	Thailand	boundary dispute with Laos; unresolved maritime boundary with Vietnam; parts of border with Cambodia in dispute; maritime boundary with Cambodia not clearly defined
101	Saint Lucia	none
102	South Africa	Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom
103	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	none
104	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	focus of maritime boundary dispute between Canada and France; in 1992 an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone area of 12348 km² to settle the dispute
105	San Marino	none
106	Saudi Arabia	large section of boundary with Yemen not defined; location and status of boundary with UAE is not final de facto boundary reflects 1974 agreement; Kuwaiti ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islands is disputed by Saudi Arabia; in 1996 agreed with Qatar to demarcate border per 1992 accord; that process is ongoing
107	Senegal	short section of boundary with The Gambia is indefinite
108	Serbia and Montenegro	disputes with Bosnia and Herzegovina over Serbian populated areas; Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian republic; Eastern Slavonia which was held by ethnic Serbs during the ethnic conflict is currently being overseen by the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia; reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia will occur in 1997; Serbia and Montenegro is disputing Croatia's claim to the Prevlaka Peninsula in southern Croatia because it controls the entrance to Kotor Bay in Montenegro; Prevlaka is currently under observation by the UN military observer mission in Prevlaka
109	Seychelles	claims Tromelin Island
110	Sierra Leone	none
111	Singapore	two islands in dispute with Malaysia
112	Slovakia	Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Hungary; unresolved property issues with Czech Republic over redistribution of former Czechoslovak federal property
113	Slovenia	maritime border dispute with Croatia over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic; the border issue is currently under negotiation; Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II
114	Solomon Islands	none
115	Somalia	most of the southern half of the boundary with Ethiopia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Ethiopia over the Ogaden
116	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	administered by the UK claimed by Argentina
117	Tanzania	dispute with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa
118	South Korea	Demarcation Line with North Korea; Liancourt Rocks claimed by Japan
119	Spain	Gibraltar question with UK; Spain controls five places of sovereignty
120	Spratly Islands	all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China Taiwan and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984 Brunei established an exclusive economic zone which encompasses Louisa Reef but has not publicly claimed the island
121	Sri Lanka	none
122	Sudan	administrative boundary with Kenya does not coincide with international boundary; administrative boundary with Egypt does not coincide with international boundary creating the "Hala'ib Triangle" a barren area of 20580 km²
123	Suriname	claims area in French Guiana between Litani Rivier and Riviere Marouini
124	Svalbard	Svalbard is the focus of a maritime boundary dispute in the Barents Sea between Norway and Russia
125	Swaziland	Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom
126	Sweden	none
127	Switzerland	none
128	Syria	Golan Heights is Israeli occupied; Hatay question with Turkey; dispute with upstream riparian Turkey over Turkish water development plans for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; Syrian troops in northern central and eastern Lebanon since October 1976
129	São Tomé and Príncipe	none
130	Taiwan	involved in complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Malaysia Philippines Vietnam and possibly Brunei; Paracel Islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; Japanese-administered Senkaku-shoto
131	Tajikistan	boundary with China in dispute; territorial dispute with Kyrgyzstan on northern boundary in Isfara Valley area; foreign support to Islamic fighters based in northern Afghanistan in Tajikistan's civil war
132	Lebanon	Israeli troops in southern Lebanon since June 1982; Syrian troops in northern central and eastern Lebanon since October 1976
133	Kyrgyzstan	territorial dispute with Tajikistan on southwestern boundary in Isfara Valley area
134	Laos	boundary dispute with Thailand
135	China	boundary with India in dispute; disputed sections of the boundary with Russia remain to be settled; boundary with Tajikistan in dispute; short section of the boundary with North Korea is indefinite; involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with Malaysia Philippines Taiwan Vietnam and possibly Brunei; maritime boundary dispute with Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin; Paracel Islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; claims Japanese-administered Senkaku-shoto
136	British Virgin Islands	none
137	Brunei	may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides the country; all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China Taiwan and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984 Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef but has not publicly claimed the island
138	Bulgaria	none
139	Burkina Faso	none
140	Burundi	none
141	Cabo Verde	none
142	Cambodia	offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam are in dispute; maritime boundary with Vietnam not defined; parts of border with Thailand in dispute; maritime boundary with Thailand not clearly defined
143	Cameroon	demarcation of international boundaries in vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past is completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria; dispute with Nigeria over land and maritime boundaries in the vicinity of the Bakasi Peninsula has been referred to the International Court of Justice
144	Canada	maritime boundary disputes with the US
145	Cayman Islands	none
146	Central African Republic	none
147	Chad	demarcation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past is completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria
148	Chile	short section of the southern boundary with Argentina is indefinite; Bolivia has wanted a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific Ocean since the Atacama area was lost to Chile in 1884; dispute with Bolivia over Rio Lauca water rights; territorial claim in Antarctica
149	Christmas Island	none
150	Brazil	short section of the boundary with Paraguay just west of Salto das Sete Quedas
151	Clipperton Island	none
152	Cocos Islands	none
153	Colombia	maritime boundary dispute with Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; territorial dispute with Nicaragua over Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank
154	Comoros	claims French-administered Mayotte
155	Congo	long segment of boundary with Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Congo River is indefinite
156	Cook Islands	none
157	Coral Sea Islands	none
158	Costa Rica	none
159	Croatia	Eastern Slavonia which was held by ethnic Serbs during the ethnic conflict is currently being overseen by the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia; reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia will occur in 1997; Croatia and Italy have not resolved a bilateral issue dating from WWII over property and ethnic minority rights; maritime border dispute with Slovenia over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic; the border issue is currently under negotiation; Serbia and Montenegro is disputing Croatia's claim to the Prevlaka Peninsula in southern Croatia because it controls the entrance to Kotor Bay in Montenegro; Prevlaka is currently under observation by the UN military observer mission in Prevlaka
160	Cuba	US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease
161	Czech Republic	Liechtenstein claims restitution for 1600 km² of Czech territory confiscated from its royal family in 1918; the Czech Republic insists that restitution does not go back before February 1948 when the communists seized power; individual Sudeten German claims for restitution of property confiscated in connection with their expulsion after World War II; unresolved property issues with Slovakia over redistribution of property of the former Czechoslovak federal government
162	Côte d'Ivoire	none
163	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo-Tanzania-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it has been informally reported that the indefinite section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia boundary has been settled; long section with Republic of the Congo along the Congo river is indefinite
164	Denmark	Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Iceland Ireland and the UK
165	British Indian Ocean Territory	the island of Diego Garcia is claimed by Mauritius
166	Bouvet Island	none
167	Dominica	none
168	Australia	territorial claim in Antarctica
169	Algeria	part of southeastern region claimed by Libya; land boundary dispute with Tunisia settled in 1993
170	American Samoa	none
171	Andorra	none
172	Angola	none
173	Anguilla	none
174	Antarctica	Antarctic Treaty defers claims
175	Antigua and Barbuda	none
176	Arctic Ocean	some maritime disputes
177	Argentina	short section of the boundary with Chile is indefinite; claims British-administered Falkland Islands
178	Armenia	Armenia supports ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the longstanding separatist conflict against the Azerbaijani Government; traditional demands on former Armenian lands in Turkey have subsided
179	Aruba	none
180	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	none
181	Atlantic Ocean	some maritime disputes
182	Austria	none
183	Botswana	quadripoint with Namibia Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; dispute with Namibia over uninhabited Kasikili
184	Azerbaijan	Armenia supports ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the longstanding separatist conflict against the Azerbaijani Government; Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakstan Russia and Turkmenistan
185	Bahrain	territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundary with Qatar
186	Baker Island	none
187	Bangladesh	a portion of the boundary with India in dispute; Bangladesh and India signed a treaty 12 December 1996 to share water from the Ganges
188	Barbados	none
189	Bassas da India	claimed by Madagascar
190	Belarus	treaty with Lithuania defining the border awaits demarcation
191	Belgium	none
192	Belize	border with Guatemala in dispute; talks to resolve the dispute are ongoing
193	Benin	none
194	Bermuda	none
195	Bhutan	none
196	Bolivia	has wanted a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific Ocean since the Atacama area was lost to Chile in 1884; dispute with Chile over Rio Lauca water rights
197	Bosnia and Herzegovina	disputes with Serbia over Serbian populated areas
198	Djibouti	none
199	Dominican Republic	none
200	Albania	the Albanian Government supports protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians outside of its borders; Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic; Albanians in Macedonia claim discrimination in education access to public-sector jobs and representation in government
201	Isle of Man	none
202	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	none
203	Holy See	none
204	Honduras	land boundary dispute with El Salvador mostly resolved by 11 September 1992 International Court of Justice
205	Hong Kong	none
206	Howland Island	none
207	Hungary	Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Slovakia
208	Iceland	Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark Ireland and the UK
209	India	boundaries with Bangladesh and China in dispute; status of Kashmir with Pakistan; water-sharing problems with downstream riparian Pakistan over the Indus
210	Indian Ocean	some maritime disputes
211	Indonesia	sovereignty over Timor Timur
212	Iran	Iran and Iraq restored diplomatic relations in 1990 but are still trying to work out written agreements settling outstanding disputes from their eight-year war concerning border demarcation prisoners-of-war and freedom of navigation and sovereignty over the Shatt al-Arab waterway; Iran occupies two islands in the Persian Gulf claimed by the UAE:Lesser Tunb
213	Iraq	Iran and Iraq restored diplomatic relations in 1990 but are still trying to work out written agreements settling outstanding disputes from their eight-year war concerning border demarcation prisoners-of-war and freedom of navigation and sovereignty over the Shatt al Arab waterway; in November 1994 Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687
214	Ireland	Northern Ireland question with the UK; Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark Iceland and the UK
215	Israel	West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Golan Heights is Israeli occupied; Israeli troops in southern Lebanon since June 1982
216	Guyana	all of the area west of the Essequibo River claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New
217	Italy	Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II; Croatia and Italy have not resolved a bilateral issue dating from WWII over property and ethnic minority rights
218	Jamaica	none
219	Jan Mayen	none
220	Japan	islands of Etorofu Kunashiri Shikotan and the Habomai group occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945 now administered by Russia claimed by Japan; Liancourt Rocks disputed with South Korea; Senkaku-shoto
221	Jarvis Island	none
222	Jersey	none
223	Johnston Atoll	none
224	Jordan	none
225	Juan de Nova Island	claimed by Madagascar
226	Kazakhstan	Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakstan Russia and Turkmenistan
227	Kenya	administrative boundary with Sudan does not coincide with international boundary
228	Kingman Reef	none
229	Kiribati	none
230	Kuwait	in November 1994 Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687
231	Haiti	claims US-administered Navassa Island
232	Guinea	none
233	Ecuador	three sections of the boundary with Peru are in dispute
234	French Polynesia	none
235	Egypt	administrative boundary with Sudan does not coincide with international boundary creating the "Hala'ib Triangle" a barren area of 20580 km²
236	El Salvador	land boundary dispute with Honduras mostly resolved by 11 September 1992 International Court of Justice
237	Equatorial Guinea	maritime boundary dispute with Gabon because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay
238	Eritrea	a dispute with Yemen over sovereignty of the Hanish Islands in the southern Red Sea has been submitted to arbitration under the auspices of the ICJ
239	Estonia	Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical border agreement in December 1996 which Estonia is prepared to sign and ratify in January 1997; Estonia had claimed over 2000 km² territory in the Narva and Pechory regions in Russia - based on boundary established under the 1920 Peace Treaty of Tartu
240	Ethiopia	most of the southern half of the boundary with Somalia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Somalia over the Ogaden
241	Europa Island	claimed by Madagascar
242	Falkland Islands	administered by the UK claimed by Argentina
243	Faroe Islands	none
244	Federated States of Micronesia	none
245	Fiji	none
246	Finland	none
247	France	Madagascar claims Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island; Comoros claims Mayotte; Mauritius claims Tromelin Island; Seychelles claims Tromelin Island; Suriname claims part of French Guiana; territorial claim in Antarctica
248	French Guiana	Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini
249	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
250	Guinea-Bissau	none
251	Gabon	maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay
252	Gaza Strip	West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
253	Georgia	none
254	Germany	none
255	Ghana	none
256	Gibraltar	source of friction between Spain and the UK
257	Glorioso Islands	claimed by Madagascar
258	Greece	complex maritime air and territorial disputes with Turkey in Aegean Sea; Cyprus question with Turkey; dispute with The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over name; in September 1995 Skopje and Athens signed an interim accord resolving their dispute over symbols and certain constitutional provisions; Athens also lifted its economic embargo on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
259	Greenland	none
260	Grenada	none
261	Guadeloupe	none
262	Guam	none
263	Guatemala	border with Belize in dispute; talks to resolve the dispute are ongoing
264	Guernsey	none
265	Zimbabwe	quadripoint with Botswana Namibia and Zambia is in disagreement

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