List of territorial disputes

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This is a list of extant territorial disputes around the world. A claimant's full control is indicated in bold, one or more claimant's partial control indicated in italics.

1 Disputes involving states that recognize each other
2 Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities
3 Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other
4 Formally frozen dispute
5 Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control
6 References
7 See also

[edit] Disputes involving states that recognize each other

[edit] Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities

Black Hills: United States government and the Lakota Nation
Ceara and Piaui
Southern edge of Labrador: Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador

[edit] Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other

See also: List of unrecognized countries

Abkhazia: Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia
Northern Cyprus: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Republic of Cyprus
mainland China: People's Republic of China, Republic of China^[2]
Heixiazi / Bolshoy Ussuriyskiy:
- Eastern half: Russia and Republic of China^[4]
- Western half: People's Republic of China and Republic of China
Israel proper: Israel and (unofficially) the Palestinian National Authority (The map of "liberated Palestine" on the official website of the PNA, official PA schoolbooks, and official emblem of the PNA, PLO, and other groups all include Israel's entire territory)^[5]
Kachin State (north part west of Gaoligong Mountain (zh:高黎贡山), the white area on the lower (south) portion of the accomanying Chinese map west of Yunnan): Myanmar and Republic of China^[4]
North Korea: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea. The ROK's constitution states that "The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands."^[6]
South Korea: Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Nagorno-Karabakh: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan
Pamir Mountains (the white area on the left-hand (west) portion of the accomanying Chinese map west of Xinjiang):
- Northern and central parts: Tajikstan and Republic of China^[4]
- Southern part: Afghanistan and Republic of China^[4]
Puntland: Puntland and Somalia
Sixty-Four Villages East of the Heilongjiang River: Russia and Republic of China^[4]
Somaliland: Somaliland and Somalia
South Ossetia: Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia
Northern and eastern Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka and Tamil Eelam
Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, Matsu Islands, Pratas Islands: Republic of China and People's Republic of China. The ROC's constitution states that "The modifications of the functions, operations, and organization of the Taiwan Provincial Government may be specified by law."^[7] The PRC's consitution states "Taiwan is part of the sacred territory of the People's Republic of China. It is the lofty duty of the entire Chinese people, including our compatriots in Taiwan, to accomplish the great task of reunifying the motherland."^[8]
Transnistria: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and Moldova
Tannu Uriankhai: Russia, Mongolia and Republic of China^[4]
Western Sahara: Morocco and Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
West Bank: Israel and the Palestinian National Authority

[edit] Formally frozen dispute

See also demilitarized zone

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).

When the Constitution of the Republic of China was adopted on 25 December 1947, the Republic of China did recognize the statehood of the People's Republic of Mongolia 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. The Republic of China has once again recognized the statehood of Mongolia in 2002, thus freezing the territorial claim, but as the Constitution of the Republic of China still mentions Mongolia in Article 119 that has not been superseded, there are different opinions as to whether such a recognition is constitutional. On 26 November 1993, the Judicial Yuan 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.

[edit] Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control

See List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

[edit] References

^ ^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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 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."
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Relinquished by the People's Republic of China but still claimed by the Republic of China.
^ When the Palestinians say "End of occupation", what do they mean?
^ s:Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Article 3
^ s:Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 9, Section 2
^ s:Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Preamble

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List of territorial disputes

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[edit] Disputes involving states that recognize each other

[edit] In Africa and neighbouring seas

[edit] In the Americas

[edit] In Asia and the Pacific

[edit] In Europe

[edit] Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities

[edit] Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other

[edit] Formally frozen dispute

[edit] Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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