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List of territorial disputes

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This is a list of territorial disputes that continue to this day, i.e. conflicting territorial claims between states or other territories.

Note to the list:
Bold printing means complete rule, italicized partial rule.

Disputes between States Recognizing Each Other

Africa

Abyei: Sudan and South Sudan
Southeast Algeria: Algeria and Libya
Bakassi Peninsula: Cameroon and Nigeria, since 1990s, border war, so far > 46 dead and 1,700 displaced persons; 2002 Judgment of the International Court of Justice, 12. June 2006 Greentree contract

Bassas da India, the island of Europe and the island of Juan de Nova (belongs to the Îles Éparses) in the Strait of Mozambique: France and Madagascar
Province of Cabinda: Angola and the Republic of Congo
Chirac pastures: Morocco and Algeria
Ceuta: Spain and Morocco
Îles Éparses de l’océan India: France and Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar
Îles Glorieuses: France, Madagascar and Seychelles
Jau (South Kordofan): South Sudan and Sudan
Hala’ib Triangle, Bir Tawil: Egypt and Sudan
Ilemi Triangle: Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan
Malawi (previous name: Nyassasee): Malawi and Tanzania
KaNgwane Swazi Homeland: South Africa and Eswatini
Electricity company Kariba and the island of Sindabezi: Zambia and Zimbabwe
Lunchinda-Pweto: Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo
Mayotte: France and Comoros
Mbane Island: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
Melilla: Spain and Morocco
Migingo: Kenya and Uganda
Northwest Nigeria: Niger and Libya (25,000 km2)
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera: Spain and Morocco
Isla del Perejil: Spain and Morocco
Ras Doumeira: Eritrea and Djibouti since 1993 (Eritrean-Djiboutian border conflict)
Ogaden: Ethiopia and Somalia
Sokotra: Yemen and Somalia
Tromelin: France, Mauritius and Madagascar
Lake Rukwanzi: Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
River Wadi Draa: Morocco and Algeria
Maritime border between Kenya and Somalia

America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Argentina and United Kingdom since 1833 (now territory without self-government)
South Georgia and the Southern Sandwich Islands: Argentina and United Kingdom
Isla Brasilera: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Campos de Hielo Sur: Argentina and Chile
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
Islands of San Andrés and Providencia: Colombia and Nicaragua
Southern half of Belize: Belize and Guatemala
Sapodilla Cays: Belize, Guatemala (had historical claims to total Belgium) and Honduras
Island of Conejo: El Salvador and Honduras
Island of Corocoro: Guyana and Venezuela
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 in