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Territorial dispute
A territorial dispute or boundary dispute is a disagreement over the possession (law), possession or control of territories (land, maritime territory, water or airspace) between two or more political entities.
Context and definitions
Territorial ...
s have occurred throughout history, over lands around the world. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; ''italics'' indicates one or more claimants' partial control.
Ongoing disputes between UN member/observer states
Africa
Americas
North America
= Territorial disputes between Canada and the United States
=South America
Antarctica
The Antarctic Treaty, formed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, is a key component for the management ofAntarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
and helps provide administration for the continent, which is carried out through consultative member meetings.
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Ongoing disputes involving states with limited international recognition
Ongoing boundary disputes within a state
Historic disputes, subsequently settled
Africa
Americas
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
Disputes over territorial waters
Notes
See also
* Demilitarized zone *Dependent territory
A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state and remains politically outside the controll ...
* Frozen conflict
* List of administrative divisions by country
Administrative divisions by country
Legend
* The "Type" column indicates a federation (which includes lower-level units that exercise some sovereignty), unitary state (where the highest-level entity is the only sovereign), or regional st ...
* List of border conflicts
* List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders
* List of internal boundary disputes in the Philippines
* List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership with ...
* Lists of active separatist movements
* Neutral territory
* Territorial claims in the Arctic
* Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf
References
External links
* {{Authority control * Territorial disputes Territorial disputes