Disputes Between Recognized Sovereign States and Other States
See also: List of states with limited recognition| Territory | Claimants | Notes |
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| Abkhazia | Republic of Abkhazia Georgia |
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| Village of Aibga and surrounding area | Republic of Abkhazia Russia |
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| Eastern part of Bhutan | Bhutan Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| North Cyprus | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Cyprus |
Republic of Cyprus claims the whole island. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (self declared state) claims the northern part of the island |
| Mainland China, Hainan, and other islands controlled by the PRC. | People's Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Moldovan-controlled area of Dubăsari district | Moldova Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
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| East Jerusalem | Israel Palestinian Authority |
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| A small area of Gilgit-Baltistan | Pakistan Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Kokkina/Erenköy exclave | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Cyprus |
This area is separated from the rest of the land controlled by North Cyprus by land controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. |
| Heixiazi / Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island (eastern half) |
Russia Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Split by the People's Republic of China and Russia in 2004 |
| Heixiazi / Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island (western half) |
People's Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Split by the People's Republic of China and Russia in 2004 |
| Kachin State | Myanmar Republic of China (Taiwan) |
North part west of the Gaoligong Mountains (高黎貢山) in western Yunnan, China, and the Division of Sagaing: Jiangxinpo (江心坡) and Nankan (南坎). |
| 106.40 square kilometres of formerly Chinese territory in Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Kosovo | Serbia Republic of Kosovo |
Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 98 UN member states. |
| Kutuzov Island | Russia Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent districts | Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijan |
Much of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and some surrounding territory is under the control of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is claimed by Azerbaijan. |
| Outer Mongolia | Mongolia Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Outer Mongolia has been excluded from Enforcement Rules for the Act Governing Relations between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area since 2002. However, Outer Mongolia remains part of the ROC in the Constitution of the Republic of China. |
| Part of the Rasŏn administrative division | North Korea Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Sixty-Four Villages East of the Heilongjiang River | Russia Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Somaliland | Somaliland Somalia |
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| South Ossetia | Republic of South Ossetia Georgia |
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| 'Border' checkpoint near Strovilia | United Kingdom Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
UK's claim in regard to its Sovereign Base Areas Technically, of course, this also involves Cyprus; the checkpoint is partially on UN-administered land, and Cyprus claims all of the island. (See: Europe) |
| Taiwan Penghu Jinmen Matsu Islands Pratas Islands |
Republic of China (Taiwan) People's Republic of China |
See also: Anti-Secession Law Legal status of Taiwan |
| Transnistria | Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Moldova |
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| Tuva | Russia Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Varnita, Copanca and Bendery (also known as Tighina or Bender) | Moldova Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |
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| The West Bank (called Judea and Samaria in Israel) | Israel Palestinian Authority |
See Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| Western Sahara | Morocco Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
The United Nations keeps the Western Sahara in its list of Non-Self-Governing Territories and considers the sovereignty issue as unresolved pending a final solution. To that end, the UN sent a mission in the territory to oversee a referendum on self-determination in 1991, but it never happened. Administration was relinquished by Spain in 1976. |
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