Country ranking for field: disputes international 2000

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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	North Korea	33-km section of boundary with China in the Paektu-san
3	Palau	none
4	New Caledonia	Matthew and Hunter Islands claimed by France and Vanuatu
5	New Zealand	territorial claim in Antarctica
6	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 ICJ referred to the line determined by the 1900 Honduras-Nicaragua Mixed Boundary Commission and advised that some tripartite resolution among El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua likely would be required; maritime boundary dispute with Honduras in the Caribbean Sea is before the ICJ; legal dispute over navigational rights of San Juan River on border with Costa Rica
7	Niger	Libya claims about 19400 km² in northern Niger; delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria
8	Nigeria	delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria; dispute with Cameroon over land and maritime boundaries around the Bakasi Peninsula is currently before the ICJ; maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea because of disputed jurisdiction over oil-rich areas in the Gulf of Guinea
9	Norfolk Island	none
10	Northern Mariana Islands	none
11	Norway	territorial claim in Antarctica
12	Oman	northern boundary with the UAE has not been bilaterally defined; northern section in the Musandam Peninsula is an administrative boundary
13	Pacific Ocean	some maritime disputes
14	Pakistan	status of Kashmir with India; water-sharing problems with India over the Indus River
15	Palmyra Atoll	none
16	Nepal	over approximately 96500 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
17	Panama	none
18	Paracel Islands	occupied by China but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
19	Peru	none
20	Philippines	involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Malaysia Taiwan Vietnam and possibly Brunei; claim to Malaysia's Sabah State has not been fully revoked
21	Pitcairn Islands	none
22	Poland	none
23	Puerto Rico	none
24	Qatar	the territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands and the maritime boundary dispute with Bahrain are currently before the International Court of Justice
25	Romania	dispute with Ukraine over continental shelf of the Black Sea under which significant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed in 1997 to two-year negotiating period after which either party can refer dispute to the ICJ
26	Russia	dispute over at least two small sections of the boundary with China remain to be settled despite 1997 boundary agreement; islands of Etorofu Kunashiri and Shikotan and the Habomai group occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945 now administered by Russia claimed by Japan; Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia and Turkmenistan; Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical border agreement in December 1996 which has not been ratified; draft treaty delimiting the boundary with Latvia has not been signed; has made no territorial claim in Antarctica
27	Rwanda	Rwandan military forces are supporting the rebel forces in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
28	Réunion	none
29	Netherlands Antilles	none
30	Afghanistan	support to Islamic militants worldwide by some factions; question over which group should hold Afghanistan's seat at the UN
31	Saint Helena	none
32	Martinique	none
33	Latvia	draft treaty delimiting the boundary with Russia has not been signed; has not ratified 1998 maritime boundary agreement with Lithuania
34	Lebanon	Israeli troops in southern Lebanon since June 1982; Syrian troops in northern central and eastern Lebanon since October 1976
35	Liberia	none
36	Libya	maritime boundary dispute with Tunisia; Libya claims about 19400 km² in northern Niger and part of southeastern Algeria
37	Liechtenstein	claims 1600 km² of land in the Czech Republic 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
38	Lithuania	ongoing talks over maritime boundary dispute with Latvia
39	Luxembourg	none
40	Macedonia	dispute with Greece over its name; the border commission formed by The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro in April 1996 to resolve differences in delineation of their mutual border has made no progress so far; Albanians in F	.Y
41	Madagascar	claims Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island
42	Malaysia	involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Philippines Taiwan Vietnam and possibly Brunei; Philippines have not fully revoked claim to Sabah State; two islands in dispute with Singapore; Sipadan and Ligitan Islands in dispute with Indonesia
43	Mali	none
44	Malta	Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries particularly for oil exploration
45	Mauritania	none
46	Nauru	none
47	Mauritius	claims the Chagos Archipelago
48	Mayotte	claimed by Comoros
49	Mexico	none
50	Midway Islands	none
51	Moldova	separatist Transnistria region comprising the area between the Nistru
52	Monaco	none
53	Mongolia	none
54	Montserrat	none
55	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
56	Mozambique	none
57	Myanmar	sporadic border hostilities with Thailand over border alignment and ethnic Shan rebels operating in cross-border region
58	Namibia	dispute with Botswana over uninhabited Kasikili
59	Navassa Island	claimed by Haiti
60	Saint Lucia	none
61	Saint Kitts and Nevis	none
62	U.S. Virgin Islands	none
63	The Gambia	short section of boundary with Senegal is indefinite
64	The Netherlands	none
65	Togo	none
66	Tokelau	none
67	Tonga	none
68	Trinidad and Tobago	none
69	Tromelin Island	claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius
70	Tunisia	maritime boundary dispute with Libya; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries particularly for oil exploration
71	Turkey	complex maritime air and territorial disputes with Greece in Aegean Sea; Cyprus question with Greece; dispute with downstream riparian states
72	Turkmenistan	Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia and Turkmenistan
73	Turks and Caicos Islands	none
74	Tuvalu	none
75	Uganda	Ugandan military forces are supporting the rebel forces in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
76	Thailand	parts of the border with Laos are indefinite; maritime boundary with Vietnam resolved August 1997; parts of border with Cambodia are indefinite; maritime boundary with Cambodia not clearly defined; sporadic conflict with Burma over alignment of border
77	Ukraine	dispute with Romania over continental shelf of the Black Sea under which significant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed in 1997 to two-year negotiating period after which either party can refer dispute to the ICJ; has made no territorial claim in Antarctica
78	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
79	United Kingdom	Northern Ireland issue with Ireland
80	United States	maritime boundary disputes with Canada
81	Uruguay	two short sections of the boundary with Brazil are in dispute - Arroyo de la Invernada
82	Uzbekistan	none
83	Vanuatu	claims Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia
84	Venezuela	claims all of Guyana west of the Essequibo River; maritime boundary dispute with Colombia in the Gulf of Venezuela
85	Vietnam	maritime boundary with Cambodia not defined; involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Malaysia Philippines Taiwan and possibly Brunei; maritime boundary with Thailand resolved August 1997; maritime boundary dispute with China in the Gulf of Tonkin; Paracel Islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; offshore islands and sections of boundary with Cambodia are in dispute; agreement on land border with China was signed in December 1999 but details of alignment have not been made public
86	Wake Island	claimed by Marshall Islands
87	Wallis and Futuna	none
88	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
89	The Bahamas	none
90	Tajikistan	portions of the boundary with China are indefinite; territorial dispute with Kyrgyzstan on northern boundary in Isfara Valley area
91	Kyrgyzstan	territorial dispute with Tajikistan on southwestern boundary in Isfara Valley area; periodic target of Islamic terrorists from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
92	Somalia	most of the southern half of the boundary with Ethiopia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Ethiopia over the Ogaden
93	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	none
94	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	none
95	Samoa	none
96	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; June 1999 agreement has furthered the goal of definitively establishing the border with Qatar
97	Senegal	short section of boundary with The Gambia is indefinite
98	Serbia and Montenegro	disputes with Bosnia and Herzegovina over Serbian populated areas; Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian republic; Serbia and Montenegro is disputing Croatia's claim to the Prevlaka Peninsula in southern Croatia because it controls the entrance to Boka Kotorska in Montenegro; Prevlaka is currently under observation by the UN military observer mission in Prevlaka
99	Seychelles	claims Chagos Archipelago in British Indian Ocean Territory
100	Sierra Leone	none
101	Singapore	two islands in dispute with Malaysia
102	Slovakia	ongoing Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Hungary; agreement with Czech Republic signed 24 November 1998 resolves issues of redistribution of former Czechoslovak federal property - approval by both parliaments is expected in 2000
103	Slovenia	significant progress has been made with Croatia toward resolving a maritime border dispute over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic; Italy and Slovenia made progress in resolving bilateral issues
104	Solomon Islands	none
105	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
106	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; claims Japanese-administered Senkaku-shoto
107	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	claimed by Argentina
108	South Korea	Demarcation Line with North Korea; Liancourt Rocks
109	Southern Ocean	Antarctic Treaty defers claims
110	Spain	Gibraltar issue with UK; Spain controls five places of sovereignty
111	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 fishing zone which encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the island
112	Sri Lanka	none
113	Suriname	claims area in French Guiana between Litani Rivier and Riviere Marouini
114	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
115	Sweden	none
116	Switzerland	none
117	Syria	Golan Heights is Israeli occupied; 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
118	São Tomé and Príncipe	none
119	Laos	parts of the border with Thailand are indefinite
120	Kiribati	none
121	Kuwait	in November 1994 Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border with Kuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687
122	Chad	delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria
123	Bouvet Island	none
124	Brazil	two short sections of boundary with Uruguay are in dispute - Arroio Invernada
125	British Indian Ocean Territory	the Chagos Archipelago is claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles
126	British Virgin Islands	none
127	Brunei	possibly involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China Malaysia Philippines Taiwan and Vietnam; in 1984 Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the island
128	Burundi	none
129	Cabo Verde	none
130	Cambodia	portions of boundary with Vietnam are disputed; parts of border with Thailand are indefinite
131	Cameroon	delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad the lack of which led to border incidents in the past is complete and awaits ratification by Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria; dispute with Nigeria over land and maritime boundaries around the Bakasi Peninsula and Lake Chad is currently before the ICJ as is a dispute with Equatorial Guinea over the exclusive maritime economic zone
132	Canada	maritime boundary disputes with the US
133	Cayman Islands	none
134	Central African Republic	none
135	Chile	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
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	disputes with Serbia over Serbian populated areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina
137	China	boundary with India in dispute; dispute over at least two small sections of the boundary with Russia remain to be settled despite 1997 boundary agreement; portions of the boundary with Tajikistan are indefinite; 33-km section of boundary with North Korea in the Paektu-san
138	Christmas Island	none
139	Clipperton Island	none
140	Cocos Islands	none
141	Colombia	maritime boundary dispute with Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; territorial disputes with Nicaragua over Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank
142	Comoros	claims French-administered Mayotte; the islands of Anjouan
143	Congo	most of the Congo river boundary with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indefinite
144	Cook Islands	none
145	Coral Sea Islands Territory	none
146	Costa Rica	none
147	Croatia	Eastern Slavonia which was held by ethnic Serbs during the ethnic conflict between the Croats and the Serbs was returned to Croatian control by the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia on 15 January 1998; Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from World War II over property and ethnic minority rights; significant progress has been made with Slovenia toward resolving a maritime border dispute over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic; Serbia and Montenegro is disputing Croatia's claim to the Prevlaka Peninsula in southern Croatia because it controls the entrance to Boka Kotorska in Montenegro; Prevlaka is currently under observation by the UN Military Observer Mission in Prevlaka
148	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
149	Botswana	dispute with Namibia over uninhabited Kasikili
150	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
151	Côte d'Ivoire	none
152	Atlantic Ocean	some maritime disputes
153	Algeria	part of southeastern region claimed by Libya
154	American Samoa	none
155	Andorra	none
156	Angola	none
157	Anguilla	none
158	Antarctica	Antarctic Treaty defers claims
159	Antigua and Barbuda	none
160	Arctic Ocean	some maritime disputes
161	Argentina	claims UK-administered Falkland Islands
162	Armenia	Armenia supports ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the longstanding separatist conflict against the Azerbaijani Government; traditional demands regarding former Armenian lands in Turkey have subsided
163	Aruba	none
164	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	none
165	Australia	territorial claim in Antarctica
166	Bhutan	over approximately 96500 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
167	Austria	none
168	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 Kazakhstan Russia and Turkmenistan
169	Bahrain	the territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar Islands and the maritime boundary dispute with Qatar are currently before the International Court of Justice
170	Baker Island	none
171	Bangladesh	a portion of the boundary with India is indefinite; dispute with India over South Talpatty/New Moore Island
172	Barbados	none
173	Bassas da India	claimed by Madagascar
174	Belarus	none
175	Belgium	none
176	Belize	territory in Belize claimed by Guatemala; precise alignment of boundary in dispute
177	Benin	none
178	Bermuda	none
179	Czech Republic	Liechtenstein claims restitution for 1600 km² of land in the Czech Republic 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; agreement with Slovakia signed 24 November 1998 resolves issues of redistribution of former Czechoslovak federal land - approval by both parliaments is expected in 2000
180	Democratic Republic of the Congo	the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movement which occupies much of the eastern portion of the state; most of the Congo river boundary with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite
181	Albania	the Albanian Government supports protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians outside of its borders but has downplayed them to further its primary foreign policy goal of regional cooperation; Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic; Albanians in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia claim discrimination in education access to public-sector jobs and representation in government
182	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
183	Guyana	all of the area west of the Essequibo River claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New
184	Haiti	claims US-administered Navassa Island
185	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	none
186	Holy See	none
187	Honduras	the Honduras-El Salvador Border Protocol ratified by Honduras in May 1999 established a framework for a long-delayed border demarcation which is currently underway; with respect to the maritime boundary in the Golfo de Fonseca the ICJ referred to the line determined by the 1900 Honduras-Nicaragua Mixed Boundary Commission and advised that some tripartite resolution among El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua likely would be required; maritime boundary dispute with Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea
188	Hong Kong	none
189	Howland Island	none
190	Hungary	ongoing Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Slovakia
191	Iceland	Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark Ireland and the UK
192	India	boundary with China in dispute; status of Kashmir with Pakistan; water-sharing problems with Pakistan over the Indus River
193	Indian Ocean	some maritime disputes
194	Indonesia	Sipadan and Ligitan Islands in dispute with Malaysia
195	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
196	Guernsey	none
197	Ireland	Northern Ireland issue with the UK
198	Isle of Man	none
199	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
200	Italy	Italy and Slovenia made progress in resolving bilateral issues; Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from World War II over property and ethnic minority rights
201	Jamaica	none
202	Jarvis Island	none
203	Johnston Atoll	none
204	Jordan	none
205	Juan de Nova Island	claimed by Madagascar
206	Kazakhstan	Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined among Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia and Turkmenistan; Russia leases approximately 6000 km² of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome
207	Kenya	administrative boundary with Sudan does not coincide with international boundary
208	Kingman Reef	none
209	Guinea-Bissau	none
210	Guatemala	territory in Belize claimed by Guatemala; precise alignment of boundary in dispute
211	Denmark	Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Iceland Ireland and the UK
212	Fiji	none
213	Djibouti	none
214	Dominica	none
215	Dominican Republic	none
216	Ecuador	none
217	Egypt	Egypt asserts its claim to the 'Hala'ib Triangle' a barren area of 20580 km² under partial Sudanese administration that is defined by an administrative boundary which supersedes the treaty boundary of 1899
218	El Salvador	the Honduras-El Salvador Border Protocol ratified by Honduras in May 1999 established a framework for a long-delayed border demarcation which is currently underway; with respect to the maritime boundary in the Golfo de Fonseca the ICJ referred to the line determined by the 1900 Honduras-Nicaragua Mixed Boundary Commission and advised that some tripartite resolution among El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua likely would be required
219	Equatorial Guinea	exclusive maritime economic zone boundary dispute with Cameroon is presently before the ICJ; maritime boundary dispute with Gabon because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay; maritime boundary dispute with Nigeria and Cameroon because of disputed jurisdiction over oil-rich areas in the Gulf of Guinea
220	Estonia	Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical border agreement in December 1996 which has not been signed or ratified as of 1 January 2000
221	Europa Island	claimed by Madagascar
222	Falkland Islands	claimed by Argentina
223	Faroe Islands	none
224	Federated States of Micronesia	none
225	Finland	none
226	Guam	none
227	France	Madagascar claims Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island; Comoros claims Mayotte; Mauritius claims Tromelin Island; territorial dispute between Suriname and French Guiana; territorial claim in Antarctica
228	French Guiana	Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini
229	French Polynesia	none
230	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	'Adelie Land' claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
231	Gabon	maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay
232	Georgia	none
233	Germany	remaining legal issues
234	Ghana	none
235	Gibraltar	source of friction between Spain and the UK
236	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 its name
237	Grenada	none
238	Guadeloupe	none
239	Yemen	a large section of boundary with Saudi Arabia is not defined

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