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The terms country, state, and nation can have various meanings. Therefore, diverse lists of these entities are possible. Wikipedia offers the following lists:
  • the list of countries, listing countries in the sense of independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), inhabited dependent territories, and areas of special sovereignty.
  • the list of sovereign states, listing sovereign states with information on the extent of their sovereignty. It includes both states widely recognized (de jure) to be sovereign and entities that claim sovereignty while exercising de facto control over (part of) their claimed territory.
Related lists are the lists of federations, unrecognized countries, autonomous areas, dependent territories, territorial disputes, and Government in exile. In some contexts country and state is also used for some subnational entities.1 More lists of countries can be found at the lists of countries.

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.

Contents

Disputes involving states that recognize each other

In Africa and neighbouring seas

Territory Claimants Notes
Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of MadagascarMadagascar2
Badme Flag of EthiopiaEthiopia
Flag of EritreaEritrea2
Bakassi Flag of CameroonCameroon
Flag of NigeriaNigeria		 This area was handed over by Nigeria to Cameroon following an ICJ ruling, but the Senate of Nigeria has decreed that in their opinion the handover of territory was illegal.
Banc du Geyser Flag of MadagascarMadagascar
Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of the ComorosThe Comoros
Béchar Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
(former) Bogomerom archipelago (parts) Flag of ChadChad
Flag of NigeriaNigeria
Bure Flag of EthiopiaEthiopia
Flag of EritreaEritrea3
Caprivi Strip boundary tripoints/quadripoint Flag of BotswanaBotswana
Flag of NamibiaNamibia
Flag of ZambiaZambia
Flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe
Ceuta4 Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Chagos Archipelago Flag of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Flag of MauritiusMauritius
Flag of the SeychellesThe Seychelles		 United Kingdom claims as part of British Indian Ocean Territory
Chirac pastures Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria5
part of Gicumbi District, North Province Flag of RwandaRwanda
Flag of UgandaUganda
Glorioso Islands Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of MadagascarMadagascar
Flag of the SeychellesThe Seychelles
Flag of the ComorosThe Comoros
Hala'ib Triangle Flag of EgyptEgypt
Flag of SudanSudan6
Isla de Alborán Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Isla Perejil Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Islas Chafarinas Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Ilemi Triangle Flag of KenyaKenya
Flag of EthiopiaEthiopia
Flag of SudanSudan
part of Kabale District Flag of UgandaUganda
Flag of RwandaRwanda
Kangawane Swazi homelands in parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu Natal Flag of South AfricaSouth Africa
Flag of SwazilandSwaziland
Kariba Power Station and Sindabezi Island Flag of ZambiaZambia
Flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe
Kasikili/Sedudu Flag of BotswanaBotswana
Flag of NamibiaNamibia7
Part of the Katemba region Flag of AngolaAngola
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Koualou village Flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Flag of BeninBenin
Lete Island, Tondi Kwara Barou and neighbouring islands Flag of BeninBenin
Flag of NigerNiger		 Adjudicated by the ICJ in 2005 in favour of Niger.
Area near Logoba/Moyo District Flag of SudanSudan
Flag of UgandaUganda
Lunchinda-Pweto province Flag of ZambiaZambia
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Mayotte Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of the ComorosComoros2
Mbañie Island, Cocotiers, and Congas Island Flag of GabonGabon
Flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea8
islands in Mbamba Bay, Lake Nyasa Flag of TanzaniaTanzania
Flag of MalawiMalawi
Melilla9 Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Migingo Island Flag of UgandaUganda
Flag of KenyaKenya
Flag of TanzaniaTanzania
several islands in the River Ntem Flag of CameroonCameroon
Flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea
North West Niger (about 25,000 square km) Flag of NigerNiger
Flag of LibyaLibya
Ogaden Flag of EthiopiaEthiopia
Flag of SomaliaSomalia
several villages near the Okpara River Flag of BeninBenin
Flag of NigerNiger
Peñón de Alhucemas Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Flag of SpainSpain
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Raheita Flag of DjiboutiDjibouti
Flag of EritreaEritrea
Rukwanzi Island Flag of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of UgandaUganda
the Rufunzo Valley and Sabererwa Flag of RwandaRwanda
Flag of BurundiBurundi
Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the Savage Islands Flag of PortugalPortugal
Flag of SpainSpain
Strip of land in Semliki river Flag of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of UgandaUganda
South East Algeria Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria
Flag of LibyaLibya
Socotra Flag of YemenYemen
Flag of SomaliaSomalia
Tindouf Flag of AlgeriaAlgeria
Flag of MoroccoMorocco
Triangular area of land south east of Toummo Flag of NigerNiger
Flag of LibyaLibya
Tromelin Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of MauritiusMauritius
Flag of the SeychellesThe Seychelles
Tsorona-Zalambessa Flag of EthiopiaEthiopia
Flag of EritreaEritrea 10
Wadi Haifa Salient Flag of EgyptEgypt
Flag of SudanSudan
Yenga (border hamlet), and left bank of the Makona and Moa rivers Flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Flag of GuineaGuinea

In The Americas

Territory Claimants Notes
Ankoko Island/Isla de Anacoco Flag of VenezuelaVenezuela
Flag of GuyanaGuyana
Arroyo de la Invernada or Rincón de Artigas Flag of BrazilBrazil
Flag of UruguayUruguay
Atacama corridor Flag of ChileChile
Flag of BoliviaBolivia
Flag of PeruPeru		 Occupation under Chile since the end of the Pacific War.
Southern half of Belize Flag of BelizeBelize
Flag of GuatemalaGuatemala		 Guatemala formerly claiming all Belize.
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Islands) Flag of ColombiaColombia
Flag of the United StatesUnited States
Flag of JamaicaJamaica
Flag of HondurasHonduras		 Honduras does not actively pursue its claim.
Isla Aves (Bird Island) Flag of VenezuelaVenezuela
Flag of DominicaDominica
Santa Barbara Islands11121314 Flag of the United StatesUnited States
Flag of MexicoMexico		 Mexico's claim is considered dormant.
Conejo Island Flag of HondurasHonduras
Flag of El SalvadorEl Salvador
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)2 Flag of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Flag of ArgentinaArgentina
French Guiana west of the Marouini River Flag of FranceFrance
Flag of SurinameSuriname
Guantánamo Bay2 Flag of the United StatesUnited States
Flag of CubaCuba		 The United States is the territory's lease-holder, but Cuba retains de jure sovereignty.
Guaira Falls/Sete Quedas Flag of BrazilBrazil
Flag of ParaguayParaguay
Guyana east of the Upper Courantyne River Flag of GuyanaGuyana
Flag of SurinameSuriname
Guyana west of the Essequibo River (Guayana Esequiba) Flag of GuyanaGuyana
Flag of VenezuelaVenezuela
Hans Island Flag of CanadaCanada
Flag of DenmarkDenmark		 Denmark claims the island as part of Greenland.
Isla Brasilera/Ilha Brasileira Flag of BrazilBrazil
Flag of UruguayUruguay
Flag of ArgentinaArgentina		 Argentina only claims the surrounding waters.
Isla Suárez/Ilha de Guajará-mirim Flag of BoliviaBolivia
Flag of BrazilBrazil
Los Monjes archipelago2 Flag of VenezuelaVenezuela
Flag of ColombiaColombia
Area near Mejito De La Cruz Flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica
Flag of NicaraguaNicaragua
Navassa Island2 Flag of the United StatesUnited States
Flag of HaitiHaiti		 Dormant claims:
Flag of CubaCuba
Flag of ColombiaColombia
Flag of JamaicaJamaica
Flag of MexicoMexico
Flag of HondurasHonduras
Quita Sueño Bank Flag of ColombiaColombia
Flag of NicaraguaNicaragua
Pacific Ocean Sea border Flag of ChileChile
Flag of PeruPeru		 This arguably covers 19,000-35,000 square metres of land near border marker number one.
Land around the Rio San Juan (approximately 300 square kilometres) Flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica
Flag of NicaraguaNicaragua
San Andrés and Providencia Flag of ColombiaColombia
Flag of NicaraguaNicaragua		 Honduras de facto recognizes Colombian claim.
Sapodilla Cays Flag of BelizeBelize
Flag of GuatemalaGuatemala
Flag of HondurasHonduras		 Guatemala formerly claiming all Belize.
Serranilla Bank Flag of ColombiaColombia
Flag of the United StatesUnited States
Flag of NicaraguaNicaragua
Flag of HondurasHonduras
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands2 Flag of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Flag of ArgentinaArgentina		 Including Shag Rocks.
Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Mount Fitzroy and Cerro Daudet Flag of ArgentinaArgentina
Flag of ChileChile		 Parts of the border still officially undefined.

Territory disputed between Canada and the United States

Main article:List of areas disputed by Canada and the United States

Territory Flag of CanadaCanadian Claimant Flag of the United StatesAmerican Claimant
Machias Seal Island Flag of New BrunswickNew Brunswick Flag of MaineMaine
North Rock Flag of New BrunswickNew Brunswick Flag of MaineMaine
Strait of Juan de Fuca Flag of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Flag of WashingtonWashington
Dixon Entrance Flag of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Flag of AlaskaAlaska
Portland Canal Flag of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Flag of AlaskaAlaska
Beaufort Sea Flag of YukonYukon Flag of AlaskaAlaska
Northwest Passage and some other Arctic waters Flag of CanadaCanadian territorial waters Flag of AlaskaAlaska

In Asia and the Pacific

Territory Claimants Notes
Aasal, Al-Qaa, Al-Qasr, Deir Al-Aashayer, Kfar Kouq and Tufail Flag of LebanonLebanon
Flag of SyriaSyria
Abu Musa Flag of IranIran
Flag of the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Aksai Chin Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
Flag of IndiaIndia
Flag of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China		 215
Tawang District in Arunachal Pradesh, India Flag of IndiaIndia
Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
Flag of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China15
Northern part of the Baekdu Mountain Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
Flag of South KoreaRepublic of Korea
Flag of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China15		 Territory's Chinese name is Changbai Mountain
Not claimed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The DPRK has recognized the northern part of the Baekdu Mountain as territory of the PRC in 1962.
Banaba Island Flag of KiribatiKiribati
Flag of FijiFiji
Bagys and Hazrat-e Turkestan Flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan
Flag of KazakhstanKazakhstan
Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet, namely Cherkip Gompa, Dho, Dungmar, Gesur, Gezon, Itse Gompa, Khochar, Nyanri, Ringung, Sanmar, Tarchen and Zuthulphuk Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
Flag of BhutanBhutan
Flag of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China15
Part of the area between the Blue Line and the UNIFIL zone boundary Flag of LebanonLebanon
Flag of IsraelIsrael
Boraibari Flag of BangladeshBangladesh
Flag of IndiaIndia
Bougainville Flag of Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Flag of the Solomon Islandsthe Solomon Islands
Bukit Jeli Flag of MalaysiaMalaysia
Flag of ThailandThailand
Chumbi and Dobta Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
Flag of IndiaIndia
Flag of the Republic of ChinaRepublic of China15
Daikhata-Dumabari Flag of IndiaIndia
Flag of BangladeshBangladesh
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 Tonsay and the Northern Pirates/Koh Po Flag of CambodiaCambodia
Flag of VietnamVietnam
Doi Lang Flag of BurmaBurma