List of territorial disputes
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This is a list of extant territorial disputes around the world. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; italics, one or more claimants' partial control.
[edit] Disputes involving states that recognize each other
[edit] In Africa and neighbouring seas
[edit] In America
[edit] Territory disputed between Canada and the United States
Main article:List of areas disputed by Canada and the United States
| Territory |  Canadian Claimant |
 American Claimant |
|---|---|---|
| Machias Seal Island |  New Brunswick |
 Maine |
| North Rock | New Brunswick |
Maine |
| Strait of Juan de Fuca |  British Columbia |
 Washington |
| Dixon Entrance | British Columbia |
 Alaska |
| Portland Canal | British Columbia |
Alaska |
| Beaufort Sea |  Yukon |
Alaska |
| Northwest Passage and some other Arctic waters | Canadian territorial waters |
Claimed by U.S. to be international waters |
[edit] In Asia and the Pacific
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| Type | Territory | Currently Administered by | Claimants |
| Land: | Aksai Chin |  |
  2 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | |
2 |
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| Baekdu Mountain |  |
 2 2 |
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| East Turkestan | |
 1 2 |
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| Heixiazi/Bolshoy Ussuriysky (Eastern part)2 |  |
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| Indo-Bangladesh enclaves3 |  |
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| Kashmir3 |  |
2 |
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| Kachin State |  |
 1 2 |
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| Kayin State | |
 1 |
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| Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands3 | |
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| Mainland China2 | |
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| Mongolia2 |  |
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| Pamir Mountains (Northern and central parts)2 |  |
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| Wakhan Corridor2 |  |
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| Pattani |  |
 1 |
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| Sabah2 |  |
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| Shan State | |
 1 |
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| Sixty-Four Villages East of the Heilongjiang River2 | |
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| Tannu Uriankhai (now Tuva Republic of Russia)2 | |
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| Tibet | |
 1 2 |
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| Trans-Karakoram Tract | |
2 |
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| Wa State | |
 1 |
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| Islands and Waters: | Kinmen | |
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| Liancourt Rocks | |
 2 |
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| Macclesfield Bank | |
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| Matsu | |
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| Paracel Islands | |
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| Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge |  |
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| Pratas Islands | |
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| Scarborough Shoal | |
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| Senkaku Islands | |
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| Sir Creek3 | |
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| Socotra Rock | |
2 2 |
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| Southern Kuril Islands | |
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| Spratly Islands3 | |
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| Taiwan and Pescadores2 | |
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| Notes: | 1Government in exile/exiled group. 2Inactive dispute. 3Divided among multiple claimants. |
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[edit] In Europe
[edit] Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities
- Belgaum: Karnataka and Maharashtra (in
India) 
Ceara and 
Piaui in 
Brazil- Lubicon traditional territory between the Peace River and Athabasca River and north of Lesser Slave Lake: The
Lubicon Cree Nation and the Government of Canada (in Canada). - Southern edge of Labrador:
Quebec and 
Newfoundland and Labrador (in Canada). - Large area of Yucatán Peninsula: Mexican states of
Campeche and 
Quintana Roo (in 
Mexico). - North Kosovo: theoretically under interim UN administration, but de facto governed as continued part of
Serbia. - A one-mile wide section along the 35th Parallel:
Georgia and 
Tennessee[18][19] (in 
the United States).
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[edit] Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other
- See also: List of unrecognized countries
[edit] Formally frozen dispute
- See also demilitarized zone
[edit] Antarctica
The Antarctic Treaty System, formed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica and provides administration for the continent, which is carried out through consultative member meetings. It freezes the territorial claims of all signatories (all claimants have acceded) for as long as the treaty is in force. However, it is not a final settlement; parties can choose to withdraw from the System at any time. Furthermore, only a minority of states have signed it, and it is not formally sanctioned by the United Nations. Thus, Antarctica remains the only part of the planet any (non-signatory) state can still lay claim to as terra nullius (on the grounds of it not having been part of any existing state's legal and effective territory).
[edit] Outer Mongolia
When the Constitution of the Republic of China was adopted on 25 December 1947, the Republic of China did recognize the statehood of the Mongolian People's Republic with Soviet pressure. After the UN General Assembly Resolution 505 was passed in 1952, the Republic of China withdrew such a recognition in 1953 and therefore claimed Greater Mongolia including Outer Mongolia.
On 26 November 1993, the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China in its Interpretation 328 called the constitutional territory beyond the reach of judicial review and thus avoided the question as whether Mongolia should be considered the constitutional territory of the Republic of China.[23]
The Republic of China has once again recognized the statehood of Mongolia in 2002 (but still claiming Tannu Uriankhai administered by Russia), thus freezing the territorial claim. However, the Constitution of the Republic of China does mention Mongolia in four articles:
- Article 26
- The National Assembly shall be composed of the following delegates:
- One delegate shall be elected from each hsien, municipality, ......;
- Delegates to represent Mongolia shall be elected on the basis of four for each league and one for each Special banner;
- ......
- Article 64
- Members of the Legislative Yuan shall be elected in accordance with the following provisions:
- Those to be elected from the provinces ......;
- Those to be elected from Mongolian Leagues and Banners;
- ......
- Article 91
- The Control Yuan shall be composed of Members who shall be elected by Provincial and Municipal Councils, the local Councils of Mongolia and Tibet, and Chinese citizens residing abroad. Their numbers shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
- Five Members for each Province;
- Two Members for each municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan;
- Eight Members for the Mongolian Leagues and Banners;
- ......
- Article 119
- The local self-government of Mongolian Leagues and Banners shall be prescribed by law.
The Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China has superseded these articles except Article 119.
Despite these, the Yearbook of the Republic of China 2005 Version published by the Government Information Office does claim Outer Mongolia.[24]
[edit] Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control
[edit] References
- ^ E.g. the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Field Listing - Disputes - international, CIA World Factbook
- ^ African Affairs - Sign In Page
- ^ Zapaterostirs anger of Morocco - International Herald Tribune
- ^ Middle-East-Info.org - Algeria
- ^ Why are Egypt and Sudan in dispute over the Hala'ib Triangle?(Quizzical)(Brief Article) | Geographical | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ The Court finds that Kasikili/Sedudu Island forms part of the territory of Botswana | Market Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Compte rendu du déplacement d'une délégation du groupe interparlementaire France-Afrique centrale au Gabon, en Guinée équatoriale et à Sao Tomé-et-Principe, parliamentary report of the French Senate, 2003.
- ^ Zapaterostirs anger of Morocco - International Herald Tribune
- ^ African Affairs - Sign In Page
- ^ Foroums Fox Presidency
- ^ UNAM
- ^ Yahoo News
- ^ Google search
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa The Republic of China (ROC) now based in Taiwan is involved in territorial disputes with many countries near China while not recognized by any of them due to having no diplomatic relations. The ROC recognizes neither the People's Republic of China (PRC) nor its border agreements or treaties with any other countries while Article 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of China states that "The territory of the Republic of China according to its existing national boundaries shall not be altered except by resolution of the National Assembly." Section 5 of Article 4 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China now overrides this provision.
- ^ a b c The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) do not recognize each other.
- ^ Japan does not recognize the statehood of North Korea.
- ^ "Lawmakers Say Part Of Tenn. Belongs To Ga.", WSMV-TV, February 11, 2008
- ^ Shaila Dewan, Georgia Claims a Sliver of the Tennessee River, The New York Times, February 22, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g . Relinquished by the People's Republic of China but still claimed by the Republic of China.
- ^ Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 9, Section 2
- ^ Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Preamble
- ^ Judicial Yuan Interpretation 328 translated by Professor J. P. Fa
- ^ (Chinese) Yearbook of the Republic of China 2005 Version (中華民國年鑑『 九十四年版 』): The land of the Mainland Area
