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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.

Disputes involving states that recognize each other

In Africa and neighbouring seas

In the Americas

In Asia and the Pacific

ǂ This section includes territorial disputes involving the Republic of China now based in Taiwan but not recognized by other countries listed here. The Republic of China and the People's Republic of China do not recognize each other. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea do not recognize each other. See also #Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other below.

In Europe

Disputes between a state and its subnational entities, or between subnational entities

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

See also: List of unrecognized countries

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. 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claim, but as the Constitution of the Republic of China still mentions Mongolia in Article 119 that has not been superseded, there are different opinions as to whether such a recognition is constitutional.

Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control

See also

Reference

Lists of places | Disputed territories

Territorios ocupatos u letigatos | Liste der Gebietsdispute | Liste de territoires contestés | Liste over omstridte områder

 

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