List of territorial disputes
This is a list of the territorial disputes that have continued to this day, i.e. conflicting territorial claims between states or other areas.
- Note on the list:
- Bold type means complete rule, italicized partial rule.
Disputes between states that recognize each other
Africa
- Abyei : Sudan and South Sudan
- Southeast Algeria : Algeria and Libya
- Bassas da India , the island of Europe and the island of Juan de Nova (each part of the Îles Éparses ) in the Strait of Mozambique : France and Madagascar
- Cabinda Province : Angola and Republic of the Congo
- Chirac pastures : Morocco and Algeria
- Ceuta and Melilla : Spain and Morocco
- Chagos Archipelago : United Kingdom , Mauritius and Seychelles
- Doumeira : Djibouti and Eritrea ( Eritrean-Djiboutian border conflict )
- Îles Glorieuses : France , Madagascar and Seychelles
- Hala'ib triangle , Bir Tawil : Egypt and Sudan
- Isla Perejil : Spain and Morocco
- Ilemi Triangle : Kenya , Ethiopia and South Sudan
- Lake Malawi (former name: Lake Nyassa): Malawi and Tanzania
- KaNgwane Swazi-Homeland: South Africa and Swaziland
- Kariba Electricity Plant and Sindabezi Island : Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Lunchinda-Pweto : Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mayotte : France and Comoros
- Mbane Island : Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
- Northwest Niger : Niger and Libya (25,000 km²)
- Ogaden : Ethiopia and Somalia
- Socotra : Yemen and Somalia
- Tromelin : France , Mauritius and Madagascar
America
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Argentina and United Kingdom since 1833
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands : Argentina and United Kingdom
- Isla Brasilera : Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay
- Campos de Hielo Sur : Argentina and Chile
- Chilean Antarctic Territory : Chile and United Kingdom
- Northern tip of Chile: today the Región de Arica y Parinacota , Región de Tarapacá and Región de Atacama : between Bolivia , Chile and Peru ( Saltpeter War 1883); see also Departamento Litoral
- Southern half of Belize : Belize and Guatemala
- Sapodilla Cays : Belize , Guatemala (historically claimed all of Belize) and Honduras
- Conejo Island : El Salvador and Honduras
- Bajo Nuevo Bank (also called Petrel Islands): Honduras , Jamaica , Colombia and United States
- San Andrés and Providencia : Honduras , Colombia and Nicaragua
- Rio San Juan between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
- Los Monjes Islands: Colombia and Venezuela (classified as a latent conflict; since 1871)
- Isla Aves (Bird Island): Dominica and Venezuela
- Guyana west of the Essequibo ( Guiana Esequiba ): Guyana and Venezuela
- Guyana east of the Courantyne : Guyana and Suriname
- French Guiana west of the Marouini : France and Suriname
- Navassa Island : Haiti and United States
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base : Cuba and United States (leased area)
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Territory claims between Canada and the United States
- Beaufort Sea ( Alaska / Yukon )
- Dixon Entrance ( Alaska / British Columbia )
- Machias Seal Island ( Maine / New Brunswick )
- North Rock ( Maine / New Brunswick )
- Strait of Juan de Fuca ( Washington / British Columbia )
- Northwest Passage : The United States propagates the waters as international.
- Hans Island : Canada and Denmark
Asia and Oceania
- Abu Musa Islands and the Tunb Islands in the Strait of Hormuz : Iran and United Arab Emirates
- Aksai Chin : People's Republic of China and India
- Large parts of Arunachal Pradesh : India and People's Republic of China
- Bagys and Turkistan : Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
- Mount Baitou : People's Republic of China , North Korea
- Bangi Daar : Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Banaba Island : Kiribati and Fiji
- Northern Bhutan : Bhutan and People's Republic of China
- Bougainville : Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
- Chittagong Hill Tracts : Bangladesh and India
- Doi Lang : Myanmar and Thailand
- Dilumi / Memo : 37 ha between Indonesia and East Timor (dispute over)
- Durand Line : Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Fatu Sinai ( Pulau Batek ): Indonesia and East Timor (dispute over)
- Golan Heights : Israel and Syria
- Huangyan Dao : People's Republic of China , the Philippines, and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Isfara , Sughd Province : Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
- former princely state of Junagadh : India and Pakistan
- Kalapani region along the Kalapani river (approx. 400 km), parts of the Susta region and the Antudanda region : India and Nepal
- Kashmir : India (union territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh ) and Pakistan (see Kashmir conflict )
- Lower Kuril Islands : Russia and Japan
- Liancourt Rocks : South Korea , North Korea, and Japan (North Korea is not recognized by Japan)
- Limbang area : Brunei and Malaysia
- Matthew and Hunter Islands : Vanuatu and New Caledonia ( France )
- Minerva Reefs : Tonga and Fiji
- Naktuka : Indonesia and East Timor (dispute ended)
- Área Cruz : Indonesia and East Timor (dispute ended)
- Paracel Islands : People's Republic of China , Republic of China (Taiwan) and Vietnam
- Pichvni : Georgia and Russia
- Prachinburi : Thailand and Cambodia
- Prasat Preah Vihear temple : Cambodia (province of Preah Vihear ) and Thailand ( Amphoe Kantharalak ) (→ border conflict over Prasat Preah Vihear )
- Qarah and Umm Al Maradim : Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
- Sabah (North Borneo ): Philippines and Malaysia
- Shebaa farms : Israel and Lebanon , also Syria (according to the Syrian and Lebanese view the area belongs to Lebanon, but the UN counts it to Syria)
- Senkaku Islands : Japan , People's Republic of China, and Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Sir Creek : India and Pakistan
- Socotra Rock : South Korea , North Korea , Republic of China (Taiwan) , People's Republic of China (North and South Korea do not recognize each other)
- Spratly Islands : People's Republic of China , Republic of China (Taiwan) , Vietnam , Philippines (partial), Malaysia (partial) and Brunei (partial);
- Olosenga Island (formerly Swains Island; Samoa): USA and Tokelau
- Vozrozhdeniye Peninsula ( Aral Sea ): Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- Wake : United States and Marshall Islands
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West Bank (and until 2005 also Gaza Strip ): Israel and Palestinian Authority
- East Jerusalem : Israel , the UN and the Palestinian Authority
- Zhongsha Islands : People's Republic of China , Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam
- Tannu Uriankhai : Russia and Mongolia
Europe
- Mainland border between Slovenia and Croatia (→ International conflicts between the successor states of Yugoslavia )
- Sea border between Slovenia and Croatia (→ International conflicts of the successor states of Yugoslavia)
- Border between Croatia and Serbia on the Danube (→ International conflicts of the successor states of Yugoslavia)
- Lake Constance : Switzerland (entire area divided by center line) and Germany / Austria (open lake area outside the shore zone as a common area of all riparian countries)
- Gibraltar : United Kingdom and Spain
- Imia : Greece and Turkey
- Crimea : Russia and Ukraine
- Mont Blanc : France and Italy (runs the border south of the summit or exactly over it) → border on the Mont Blanc
- Olivenza : Spain and Portugal
- Rockall : United Kingdom , Iceland , Ireland and Denmark
- Sea border between Germany and the Netherlands (→ German-Dutch border question )
- Sea border between Romania and Bulgaria , dispute over 17 km² of the Black Sea , where natural gas is suspected
Disputes within states and with sub-national entities
- Black Hills : United States Government and Lakota Indians
- Ceará and Piauí (Brazil)
- Southern Labrador Territory (Canada) : Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador
- Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq (see Disputed Areas of Northern Iraq )
- Lower Elbe (and German Bight ): Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony
Disputes between political entities with a claim to the state that do not recognize each other
- Abkhazia : Abkhazia and Georgia
- Northern Cyprus : Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Republic of Cyprus
- Korea : North Korea and South Korea
- Kosovo : Kosovo and Serbia
- Kurdistan / Southeast Anatolia: Kurdistan and Turkey
- Nagorno-Karabakh : Artsakh and Azerbaijan Republic
- Puntland : Puntland and Somalia
- Sanaag , Sool and Togdheer : Puntland , Somaliland and Maakhir
- Somaliland : Somaliland and Somalia
- South Ossetia : South Ossetia and Georgia
- North and East Sri Lanka : Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka
- Taiwan , Kinmen , Matsu Islands , Penghu Islands, Dongsha Islands : Republic of China (Taiwan) and People's Republic of China
- Transnistria : Transnistria and Moldova
- Western Sahara : Saharawi and Morocco
- Western New Guinea : Republic of West Papua and Indonesia
Antarctic
The Antarctic Treaty of December 1, 1959, which came into force on June 23, 1961, forms the framework for the administration of the Antarctic through agreements and conferences. It freezes all territorial claims of the countries to Antarctic areas as long as the treaty is valid and the country is a contracting party (any country can withdraw at any time).
See also
- Territory claim
- List of countries not recognized under international law
- Territorial peculiarities in southwest Germany after 1810
Web links
Commons : Maps of areas where territorial disputes exist or exist - collection of images, videos and audio files
literature
- Peter Calvert (Ed.): Border and Territorial Disputes of the World. 4th edition. Harper, London 2004, ISBN 978-0-9543811-3-4 .