- List of territorial disputes
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This is a list of ongoing territorial disputes around the world. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; italics, one or more claimants' partial control;
Contents
Disputes between recognized sovereign states
Africa
Territory Claimants Notes Abyei Sudan
South Sudan
Both Sudan and South Sudan claim the area. Takeover by north May 2011 Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island France
Madagascar[1]
Badme Ethiopia
Eritrea[1]
Bakassi Cameroon
Nigeria
This area was handed over by Nigeria to Cameroon following an International Court of Justice ruling, but the Senate of Nigeria has decreed the handover of territory was illegal. Banc du Geyser Madagascar
Comoros
France
Bir Tawil None
Egypt administrated
De jure no man's land. Egypt and Sudan both claim different borders in which they would have the Hala'ib Triangle, leaving the Bir Tawil to the other. As both claim the Hala'ib Triangle, neither claims Bir Tawil. Bure Ethiopia
Eritrea[2]
Caprivi Strip boundary tripoints/quadripoint Botswana
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Ceuta[3] Spain
Morocco
Chagos Archipelago United Kingdom
Mauritius
Seychelles
United Kingdom administers as part of British Indian Ocean Territory Part of Gicumbi District, Northern Province Rwanda
Uganda
Glorioso Islands France
Madagascar
Seychelles
Comoros
Hala'ib Triangle Egypt
Sudan[4]
Previously under joint administration; Egypt now maintains full de facto control Perejil Island Spain
Morocco
After the 2002 incident, both countries agreed to return to the status quo previous to the incident.[5] Islas Chafarinas Spain
Morocco
Ilemi Triangle Kenya
South Sudan
Part of Kabale District Uganda
Rwanda
Kafia Kingi South Sudan
Sudan
Both Sudan and South Sudan claim the area. [6] Kangawane Swazi homelands in parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
Swaziland
Sindabezi Island Zambia
Zimbabwe[citation needed]
Part of the Katemba region Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Koualou village Burkina Faso
Benin
Area near Logoba/Moyo District South Sudan
Uganda
Lunchinda-Pweto province Zambia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mayotte France
Comoros[1]
Under the 2009 referendum, the population supported becoming an overseas department of France, and so became one on March 31, 2011. Mbañie Island, Cocotiers, and Congas Island Gabon
Equatorial Guinea[7]
Islands in Mbamba Bay, Lake Nyasa Tanzania
Malawi
Melilla[3] Spain
Morocco
Migingo Island vicinity, and, farther north, the vicinity of the islands of Lolwe, Oyasi, Remba, Ringiti and Sigulu, all a maritime rights dispute in Lake Victoria. Kenya
Uganda
Several islands in the Ntem River Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Several villages near the Okpara River Benin
Niger
Peñón de Alhucemas Spain
Morocco
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Spain
Morocco
Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island Eritrea
Djibouti
Rukwanzi Island and the Semliki River valley Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
the Rufunzo Valley and Sabererwa Rwanda
Burundi
Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the Savage Islands Portugal
Spain
Socotran Archipelago Yemen
Somalia
Somalia, while not formally claiming the archipelago, asked for the United Nations to look into "the status" of the Socotran archipelago (i.e., whether or not it "should" belong to Yemen or rather Somalia).[8] South East Algeria Algeria
Libya
Tromelin Island France
Mauritius
Seychelles
Tsorona-Zalambessa Ethiopia
Eritrea[2]
Wadi Halfa Salient Egypt
Sudan
Yenga (border hamlet), and left bank of the Makona and Moa rivers Sierra Leone
Guinea
Asia and the Pacific
Further information: Territorial disputes in the South China SeaTerritory Claimants Notes Aasal, Al-Qaa, Al-Qasr, Deir Al-Aashayer, Kfar Kouq and Tufail Lebanon
Syria
Abu Musa Iran
United Arab Emirates
Part of Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area United Kingdom
Cyprus
Aksai Chin (part of Jammu and Kashmir, see below)[1] People's Republic of China
India
Possibly also the ROC.[note 1] South Tibet People's Republic of China
India
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet, namely Cherkip Gompa, Dho, Dungmar, Gesur, Gezon, Itse Gompa, Khochar, Nyanri, Ringung, Sanmar, Tarchen and Zuthulphuk People's Republic of China
Bhutan
Possibly also the ROC.[note 1] Boraibari Bangladesh
India
Boraibari falls under the adverse possession category with the map suggesting that it should be within India but it was being controlled by Bangladesh authority since 1971. Daikhata-Dumabari India
Bangladesh
Various areas: Dak Jerman/Dak Duyt, Dak Dang/Dak Huyt, the La Drang area and the islands of Baie/Koh Ta Kiev, Milieu/Koh Thmey, Eau/Koh Ses, Pic/Koh Thonsáy and the Northern Pirates/Koh Po Cambodia
Vietnam
David Gareja monastery complex boundary dispute Georgia
Azerbaijan
Demchok, Chumar, Kaurik, Shipki Pass, Jadh, and Lapthal People's Republic of China
India
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Disputed areas located between Aksai Chin and Nepal, all occupied by India except for most of the Demchok parcel. Part of Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area United Kingdom
Cyprus
Doi Lang Burma
Thailand
Fasht Ad Dibal and Qit'at Jaradeh Bahrain
Qatar
These were not included, in the 2001 International Court of Justice judgement, as low-tide elevations. several areas in the Fergana Valley Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Greater and Lesser Tunbs Iran
United Arab Emirates
Hibernia Reef Australia
Indonesia
Ieodo Island/Suyan Rock (aka Socotra Rock) South Korea
People's Republic of China
Also possibly claimed by:
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
North Korea[note 2]
Imia/Kardak Greece
Turkey
Indo-Bangladesh enclaves India
Bangladesh
Isfara Valley Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Kachatheevu Island India
Sri Lanka
Given to Sri Lanka by India in 1974. Karang Unarang Indonesia
Malaysia
Jammu and Kashmir[1] India
Pakistan
Some areas are controlled by the People's Republic of China (see "Aksai Chin" above and "Trans-Karakoram Tract" below). Kalapani region, the smaller Susta River dispute and the smaller still Antudanda and Nawalparasi disputes India
Nepal
Khuriya Muriya Islands Oman
Yemen
Korea North Korea
South Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea administers North Korea, but Article 1 of the Constitution of North Korea reads: "The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent socialist State representing the interests of all the Korean people." The Republic of Korea administers South Korea, but Article 3 of the Constitution of South Korea reads: "The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands." Kula Kangri and mountainous areas to the west of this peak, plus the western Haa District of Bhutan People's Republic of China
Bhutan
Possibly also the ROC.[note 1] South Kuril Islands (Northern Territories)[1] Russia
Japan
Lathitila India
Bangladesh
Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo in Korean, Takeshima in Japanese)[1][note 2][note 3] South Korea
North Korea
Japan
Ligitan and Sipadan Malaysia
Indonesia
The 2002 International Court of Justice ruling awarded both islands to Malaysia, but left unsettled the maritime boundary immediately southwest and west of the islands between Malaysia and Indonesia. Macclesfield Bank People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Vietnam
Philippines
Matthew and Hunter Islands[1] Vanuatu
France
Minerva Reefs Tonga
Fiji
Fiji claims that the entire reef is submerged at high tide, negating use of Minerva as a basis for any sovereignty or maritime EEZ claim by Tonga under the rules of UNCLOS. Muhurichar river island India
Bangladesh
Certain islands in the Naf River Bangladesh
Burma
Small areas of Oecusse District East Timor
Indonesia
Okinotorishima Japan
People's Republic of China
The PRC does not claim ownership of the islet; rather, it argues that it is not large enough to entitle Japan to the EEZ of the surrounding ocean. Paracel Islands[1] People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Vietnam
"Point 20"; a small area of land reclaimed from the sea by Singapore Singapore
Malaysia
Malaysia claims the land was reclaimed in its territorial waters Part of Poipet commune Thailand
Cambodia
Prachinburi area Thailand
Cambodia
Preah Vihear Temple (Khao Phra Wihan) and adjacent ruins Thailand
Cambodia
Temple complex awarded to Cambodia by an International Court of Justice ruling in 1962, but Cambodian–Thai border dispute continues over areas immediately adjacent to the temple. Pulau Batek/Fatu Sinai Indonesia
East Timor
Ceded by Timor-Leste to Indonesia in August 2004. Pyrdiwah India
Bangladesh
Qarooh and Umm Al Maradim Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Sabah (North Borneo) Malaysia
Philippines
Philippines lays a dormant claim on Sabah on the basis that it is a historical part of the Sulu Sultanate (see North Borneo dispute).
Scarborough Shoal Philippines
People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Philippines defends the atoll with naval activity; tensions continue over sovereignty of the atoll, fishing rights in surrounding waters, placement of a survey marker by China, etc. Philippines
has released a law that proclaims the islands as a "regime of islands".Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai)[1] Japan
People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
Shaksgam Valley People's Republic of China
India
Possibly also the ROC.[note 1] Shatt al-Arab Iran
Iraq
Siachen Glacier and Saltoro Ridge area India
Pakistan
Sir Creek India
Pakistan
South Talpatti/New Moore/Purbasha Island India
Bangladesh
This former dispute over a small island never more than two meters above sea level was contested from the island's appearance in the 1970s to its disappearance in the first decade of the 2000s. While land disputes here no longer exist, the maritime boundary is yet to be defined.[9] Spratly Islands Republic of China (Taiwan)[note 1]
People's Republic of China
Vietnam
Philippines (part)
Malaysia (part)
Brunei (part)
Philippines
has released a law that proclaims the islands as a "regime of islands".[1]Swains Island[1] United States
Tokelau
This claim is unsupported by New Zealand, of whom Tokelau is a dependency. New Zealand formally recognises the USA's sovereignty over Swains Island.[10]
Exclusive Economic Zone near the Tasman Sea Australia
Japan
Japan continues to do whaling operations in the area. For more info see Whaling in Japan Parts of Three Pagodas Pass Burma
Thailand
Trans-Karakoram Tract People's Republic of China
India
Tumen River (disputed sovereignty of certain islands)[1][note 2]
Possibly also the ROC.[note 1]People's Republic of China
North Korea
South Korea
The islands of Ukatny, Zhestky and the disputed 'island' of Malozhemchuzny[11] Russia
Kazakhstan
Vozrozhdeniya Island (now a peninsula) Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Wake Island[1] United States
Marshall Islands
Yalu River (disputed sovereignty of certain islands)[1][note 2] People's Republic of China
North Korea
South Korea
The allocation to North Korea of all of the large islands in the lower Yalu River, including Pidan and Sindo at the mouth, is now clear.[12] The river's maritime rights remain shared between the two nations. Golan Heights Israel
Syria
Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 (the Six-Day War.) This includes a 10 mi wide strip along the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). Shebaa Farms Israel
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia – United Arab Emirates border dispute United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Europe
Territory Claimants Notes Aegean dispute Greece
Turkey
Broad number of delimitation disputes about a.o. national airspace, territorial waters and exclusive economic zones. Includes Imia/Kardak dispute. Mont Blanc summit dispute France
Italy
Carlingford Lough boundary dispute Ireland
United Kingdom
Some areas by the Danube
Parts of Osijek and Sombor districtsCroatia
Serbia
Eastern coast of Narva river and Petseri County Russia
Estonia
Russia recognized them as a part of Estonia with Treaty of Tartu, 1920. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia continued administering it. Ems estuary and Dollart Bay (western part) Netherlands
Germany
Settled in 1960s (agreeing to disagree) Gibraltar United Kingdom
Spain[1]
Spain claims territory under the Treaty of Utrecht conditions. Gulf of Piran Slovenia
Croatia
An agreement was signed (and ratified by Croatia's parliament on Nov. 20, 2009) to pursue binding arbitration to both the land and maritime portions of this ongoing dispute Isthmus between Gibraltar and Spain United Kingdom
Spain
Spain claims territory as illegally occupied since it was not included into the Treaty of Utrecht. Imia/Kardak Greece
Turkey
Part of Aegean dispute Kosa Tuzla Island Ukraine
Russia
Karki exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan Armenia
Azerbaijan
Armenia occupied this Azerbaijani exclave in January 1990 as part of the wider Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict, although Karki is not in the vicinity of the NK. Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent districts Armenia
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani districts adjacent to NK that are also occupied by Armenia are: Aghdam, Fizuli, Lachin, Kelbajar, Qubatli, Jabrayil and Zangilan. Armenian land border with Turkey remains closed over this occupation since 1993[1] Lake Constance Austria
Germany
Switzerland
Lough Foyle boundary dispute Ireland
United Kingdom
An area near Montalmus peak Andorra
Spain[citation needed]
Olivenza (including the municipality of Táliga) Spain
Portugal
In 1801, during the War of the Oranges, Spain, with French military support, occupied the territory of Olivenza (in Portuguese Olivença). By the Treaty of Vienna (1815), Spain should return the territory to Portugal but, until today, it never complied with the terms of the agreement. Pichvni [13] Georgia
Russia
Prevlaka Croatia
Montenegro
Maritime border in the Adriatic[citation needed] Croatia
Montenegro
Rockall United Kingdom
Ireland
Denmark
Iceland
Only the UK claims the rock itself. Ireland and Britain have agreed upon a demarcation of the surrounding sea-bed. Denmark and Iceland claim that the Rockall trough limits the Irish and British claims to the waters surrounding the rock and to the Rockall Bank. Sastavci Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Island of Šarengrad Serbia
Croatia
Military complex near Sveta Gera, in the area of Žumberak/Gorjanci Slovenia
Croatia
Maritime border with Poland Foreign relations of Denmark#International disputes Denmark
Poland
Small 3m-by-60m strip along the Passetto di Borgo in the vicinity of the Vatican City Holy See
Italy
Veliki Školj and Mali Školj (near Neum) Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Island of Vukovar Croatia
Serbia
Northern America
Territory Claimants Notes Hans Island Canada
Denmark
Claimed by both Canada and Denmark (on behalf of Greenland). Continental shelf in the eastern Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 nautical miles Cuba
Mexico
United States
Overlap on the eastern gap of the Gulf of Mexico between an area of continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles from Cuba, an area of continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles from Mexico and an area of continental shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles from the United States. (The case of the western gap was solved by a treaty between Mexico and the United States of America on the delimitation of the continental shelf in the western Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 nautical miles, of June 9, 2000.)[14] Territory disputed between Canada and the United States
Main article: List of areas disputed by Canada and the United StatesTerritory Canadian Claimant
U.S. 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 U.S. claims navigation rights Central America and the Caribbean
Territory Claimants Notes Isla Aves Venezuela
Dominica
Dominica abandoned the claim to the island in 2006, but continues to claim the adjacent seas. Southern half of Belize Belize
Guatemala
Guatemala formerly claiming all Belize. Bajo Nuevo Bank Colombia
Nicaragua
United States
Jamaica
Honduras has recognised the sovereignty of Colombia; other claimants have not. Calero Island Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Conejo Island Honduras
El Salvador
Navassa Island [1] United States
Haiti
San Andrés and Providencia Colombia
Nicaragua
Honduras de facto recognises Colombian claim. Sapodilla Cay Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
Guatemala formerly claiming all Belize. Serranilla Bank Colombia
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
Jamaica has recognised the sovereignty of Colombia; other claimants have not. South America
Territory Claimants Notes Not specified Chile
Bolivia
Bolivia claims and demands sovereign sea access, lost during the War of the Pacific 1879. Ankoko Island/Isla de Anacoco Venezuela
Guyana
Arroyo de la Invernada or Rincón de Artigas and Vila Albornoz Brazil
Uruguay
Dispute in the 235 km2 (91 sq mi) Invernada River region near Masoller, over which tributary represents the legitimate source of the Quaraí River/Cuareim River Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)[1] United Kingdom
Argentina
See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute French Guiana west of the Marouini River France
Suriname
Guaíra Falls/Sete Quedas Brazil
Paraguay
The disputed islands were submerged by the reservoir of Itaipú. Guyana east of the Upper Courantyne River Guyana
Suriname
Guyana west of the Essequibo River (Guayana Esequiba) Guyana
Venezuela
Isla Brasilera/Ilha Brasileira Brazil
Uruguay
Uruguayan officials claim that the island falls under their Artigas Department Isla Suárez/Ilha de Guajará-mirim Bolivia
Brazil
Los Monjes Archipelago[1] Venezuela
Colombia
Colombia no longer claims the islands, only the surrounding waters. Pacific Ocean Sea border Chile
Peru
This arguably covers 19,000–35,000 square metres of sea near border marker number one. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[1] United Kingdom
Argentina
Including Shag Rocks. See South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute Southern Patagonian Ice Field between
Monte Fitz Roy and Cerro DaudetArgentina
Chile
Parts of the border still officially undefined. Disputes between recognized sovereign states and other states
Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities
Territory Country Internal Claimants Notes Belgaum India
Karnataka
MaharashtraKasaragod India
Kerala
KarnatakaLubicon traditional territory between the Peace River and Athabasca River and north of Lesser Slave Lake Canada
Alberta
Lubicon Lake Indian Nation (Cree)Northern Alberta Southern edge of Labrador Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
This was formerly an international dispute between Canada, which includes Quebec, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, at the time a separate country. Although Canada accepted the current border, Quebec never did. A wide section from the 35th parallel north to one-mile south. United States
Tennessee
Georgia
Due to an inaccurate measurement in 1818, Georgia claims the correct 35th latitude north, and does so in a chance of a drought, it would have access to the Tennessee River.[19][dead link][20] 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).
Historical Disputes, since been settled
Territory Former Claimants Dispute Started Dispute Settled Notes Sakhalin Island Russian Empire
Empire of Japan
1845 1875 Japan unilaterally proclaimed sovereignty over the whole island in 1845, but its claims were ignored by the Russian Empire. The 1855 Treaty of Shimoda acknowledged that both Russia and Japan had joint rights of occupation to Sakhalin, without setting a definite territorial demarcation. As the island became settled in the 1860s and 1870s, this ambiguity led to increasing friction between settlers. Attempts by the Tokugawa shogunate to purchase the entire island from the Russian Empire failed, and the new Meiji government was unable to negotiate a partition of the island into separate territories. In the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875), Japan agreed to give up its claims on Sakhalin in exchange for undisputed ownership of the Kuril Islands.
Alaska Boundary Dispute United States
Canada
1821 1903 Disputed between the United States and Canada (then a British Dominion with its foreign affairs controlled from London). The dispute had been going on between the Russian and British Empires since 1821, and was inherited by the United States as a consequence of the Alaska Purchase in 1867. It was resolved by arbitration in 1903 with a delegation that included 3 Americans, 2 Canadians, and 1 British delegate that became the swing vote. By a 4 to 2 vote, the final resolution favored the American position. Canada did not get an outlet from the Yukon gold fields to the sea. The disappointment and anger in Canada was directed less at the United States, and more at the British government for betraying Canadian interests in pursuit of a friendly relationship between Britain and the United States. Isla Martín García Argentina
Uruguay
1879 1973 After the Conquest of the Desert was formally launched in 1879, many indigenous leaders captured were confined there. The island was transferred to Argentine Navy jurisdiction in 1886. The island's distance from the Uruguayan territory is less than two miles, and its jurisdictional status was formallty established by the Treaty of Río de la Plata between Uruguay and Argentina on November 19, 1973. Tenedos Greece
Turkey
1920 1923 In 1920, following World War I, the Treaty of Sèvres with the defeated Ottoman Empire granted the island to Greece, who joined the war in Allies' side in May 1917. The new Turkish Government of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, based in Ankara, which was not party to the treaty, overthrew the Ottoman government, which signed but did not ratify the treaty. After the Turkish War of Independence ended in Greek defeat in Anatolia, and the fall of Lloyd George and his Middle Eastern policies, the western powers agreed to the Treaty of Lausanne with the new Turkish Republic, in 1923. This treaty made Tenedos and Imbros part of Turkey, and it guaranteed a special autonomous administrative status there to accommodate the Greeks. Clipperton Island Mexico
France
1897 1931 Disputed between France and Mexico. On January 28, 1931, King Victor Emanuel finally declared Clipperton to be a French possession, and has remained relatively undisputed ever since. Shaksgam Valley Pakistan
(still claimed by:
India
People's Republic of China)
1947 1963 Pakistan gave its claim to China (PRC), and possibly claimed by the ROC. Northern Ireland Ireland
United Kingdom
1920 1999 Formerly disputed between Ireland and the United Kingdom since partition in 1920, it was settled by the Good Friday Agreement in 1999, when Ireland renounced its claim. However, both countries acknowledged that the territory can rejoin the rest of Ireland if separate referendums in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland approve of the former's cession. Hawar Islands Qatar
Bahrain
1971 2001 Formely disputed between Qatar and Bahrain, it was settled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. In the June 2001 decision, Bahrain kept the Hawar Islands and Qit'at Jaradah but dropped claims to Janan Island and Zubarah on mainland Qatar, while Qatar retained significant maritime areas and their resources. The agreement has furthered the goal of definitively establishing the border with Saudi Arabia and Saudi-led mediation efforts continue. Pytalovo (Abrene in Latvia) Latvia
Russia
1991 2007 Pytalovo was part of independent Latvia as Abrene until Latvia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. Latvia disputed Russian jurisdiction over the region until signing a border treaty with Russia in 2007. Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x The Republic of China (ROC), now based in Taiwan, is involved in territorial disputes with many governments bordering China. Due to the One-China policy, it has no formal diplomatic relations with any of these states. The ROC recognises neither the People's Republic of China (PRC) nor its border agreements or treaties with any other countries. 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 d 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g . Relinquished by the People's Republic of China but still claimed by the Republic of China.
See also
- Demilitarized zone
- Dependent territory
- List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
- List of sovereign states
- Neutral territory
- Table of administrative divisions by country
- Territorial claims in the Arctic
- Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf
- List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders
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