List of territorial disputes

Territorial disputes 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

Territory Claimants Notes
Abyei, Heglig, Jodha, Kafia Kingi and Kaka  Sudan
 South Sudan
Both Sudan and South Sudan have claimed the area after the civil war that led to South Sudan’s independence. Heglig was controlled by South Sudan in mid-April 2012 but retaken by the Sudan. Abyei was taken in May 2012.
Banc du Geyser  Madagascar
 Comoros
 France
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern Territories.
Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island  France
 Madagascar
De facto a part of the French overseas territory of the French Southern Territories.
Ceuta, Melilla, other plazas de soberanía  Spain
 Morocco
Ceuta and Melilla are administered by Spain as autonomous cities.An incident on Perejil Island happened in 2002, after which both countries agreed to return to status quo.
Chagos Archipelago  United Kingdom
 Mauritius
 Maldives
United Kingdom administers the archipelago as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. An advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice has found the United Kingdom administration to be unlawful and called upon the United Kingdom to complete the process of decolonization with respect to Mauritius.
Doumeira Mountain, Ras Doumeira and Doumeira Island  Eritrea
 Djibouti
Basis of the Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict of 2008. Disputed territory occupied by Eritrea following withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers in June 2017. Alternatively transliterated as the Dumaira Mountains.
Glorioso Islands  France
 Madagascar
 Comoros
De facto a part of the French overseas territory of the French Southern Territories.
Hala’ib Triangle  Egypt
 Sudan
Previously under joint administration; Egypt now maintains full de facto control of the Hala’ib Triangle. The boundaries claimed by Egypt and Sudan both include the Hala’ib Triangle. The area of Bir Tawil close to the triangle is unclaimed by both countries.
Ilemi Triangle  Kenya
 South Sudan
De facto controlled by Kenya. Ethiopian tribes have used and made raids in the land, but the Ethiopian government has never made a claim to it, agreeing it was Sudanese in 1902, 1907 and 1972 treaties.
KaNgwane and Ingwavuma  South Africa
 Eswatini
Eswatini claims territories which it states were confiscated during colonial times. The area claimed by Eswatini is the former bantustan of KaNgwane, which now forms the northern parts of Jozini and uMhlabuyalingana local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, and the southern part of Nkomazi, the southeastern part of Umjindi and the far eastern part of Albert Luthuli local municipalities in Mpumalanga.
Koalou village and surrounding area  Burkina Faso
 Benin
Burkina Faso and Benin retain a border dispute at this 68 km2 triangular area of land near the tripoint border with Togo. In a 2008 meeting, it was declared that the territory was a neutral zone, neither Burkinabé nor Beninese, making it technically unclaimed. According to the UN Refugee Agency in 2015, there were issues of children being born stateless in the area, however a Beninese civil registration office has taken control of registering births in the area.
Kpéaba village area (near Sipilou/Siquita)  Ivory Coast
 Guinea
The Guinean military occupied this village for 1 month from January to February 2013, before withdrawing in preparation of talks. In December 2016, Guinea soldiers and civilians attacked the village, killing 1 and wounding several others, before returning to their side of the border. According to the Guinean Minister of Defence, the Guinean army had been asked not to send any soldiers to this area and had no involvement in this incident.
Area near Logoba/Moyo District  South Sudan
 Uganda
A 1914 British colonial order defined the international border based on the tribal boundary between the Kuku of Kajokeji (South Sudan) and the Ma’di of Moyo (Uganda). However, the border was never formally demarcated. In 2014, a conflict was triggered by the Ugandan national census when Ugandan officials were detained by South Sudan authorities.
Border near Chiengi, Lunchinda-Pweto Province  Zambia
 Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia and Congo have different interpretations of the borders set out in an 1894 treaty between British settlers and Leopold II, King of the Belgians. There have been incidents between armies of both countries in 1996, 2006, and 2016. In March 2020, Zambia deployed troops on the Congolese side of the border.
Mayotte  France
 Comoros
Under the 2009 referendum, the population supported becoming an overseas department of France, and so became one on March 31, 2011.
Islands in Mbamba Bay, Lake Nyasa  Tanzania
 Malawi
Lundo Is. and Mbambo Is. are claimed as part of the lake, as Malawi claims to the shore based on 1890 Anglo-German treaty. See Tanzania–Malawi dispute.
Mbañie Island, Cocotiers and Congas Island  Gabon
 Equatorial Guinea
Contested islands in Corisco Bay, valuable for their oil.
Migingo Island vicinity, and, farther north, the vicinity of the islands of Lolwe, Oyasi, Remba, Ringiti and Sigulu, all a maritime rights dispute in Lake Victoria.  Kenya
 Uganda
In 2009, Migingo Island became a disputed territory when Uganda raised its national flag. The dispute is related to fishing rights in Lake Victoria. Before 2004 the island was uninhabited, but now is home to Kenyans and Ugandans fisherpeople.
Several islands in the Congo River  Republic of the Congo
 Democratic Republic of Congo
Most of the boundary in the Congo River remains undefined.
Several islands in the Ntem River  Cameroon
 Equatorial Guinea
Several villages near the Okpara River  Benin
 Nigeria
Orange River border line  Namibia
 South Africa
Namibia claims the border lies along the middle of the river, while South Africa claims it lies along the north bank.
The Rufunzo Valley and Sabanerwa  Rwanda
 Burundi
In 1965, river Kanyaru changed course due to heavy rains. Burundians point to Rwandan farmers for contributing to the change of course by rice-growing.
Rukwanzi Island and the Semliki River valley  Democratic Republic of Congo
 Uganda
The dispute is related to fishing rights in Lake Edward and Lake Albert.
Sindabezi Island  Zambia
 Zimbabwe
Socotra Archipelago  Yemen
 Somalia
Somalia, while not formally claiming the archipelago, asked for the United Nations to look into “the status” of the Socotran archipelago (i.e., whether or not it “should” belong to Yemen or rather Somalia).
Tromelin Island  France
 Mauritius
De facto a part of the French overseas territory of the French Southern Territories.
Wadi Halfa Salient  Egypt
 Sudan
Most of the disputed territory were villages flooded by Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan Dam.
Western Sahara  Morocco
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Polisario Front)
Territory controlled by Morocco (80%) since 1975 outside of the international law, and classified by the UN as a Non-Self-Governing Territory.

Asia

Territorial claims in the South China Sea

Map showing disputed territories of India

The final borders of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after the 1994 ceasefire was signed

Territory Claimants Notes
Afghanistan Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Ashmore and Cartier Islands  Australia
 Indonesia
Indonesia argues that the islands, known in Indonesian as Kepulauan Pasir, were first discovered and inhabited by local fishermen from Lesser Sunda Islands, which were then part of Dutch East Indies.
Aarsal, Deir El Aachayer, Kfar Qouq, Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer, Qaa, Qasr and Tuffah  Lebanon
 Syria
Shatt al-Arab  Iran
 Iraq
Abu Musa  Iran
 United Arab Emirates
Greater and Lesser Tunbs  Iran
 United Arab Emirates
Nagorno-Karabakh region  Artsakh
 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
Internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh supported by Armenia.
Part of Syunik Province  Azerbaijan
 Armenia
Internationally recognized as part of Armenia, forces from Azerbaijan took control of a small part of Armenia’s Syunik province on 12 May 2021, claiming the occupied area.
Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan Pakistan
India India
Administered by Pakistan and claimed by India. Part of the Kashmir conflict.
Jammu and Kashmir  India
 Pakistan
Part of the Kashmir conflict. Both India and Pakistan claim the former independent princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947. A UN-mediated ceasefire put a halt to the conflict in January 1949. The UN resolution called for both the countries to demilitarise the region, following which a plebiscite would be held. However, no demilitarisation plan acceptable to both the countries could be agreed. The countries fought two further wars in 1965 and 1971. Following the latter war, the countries reached the Simla Agreement, agreeing on a Line of Control between their respective regions and committing to a peaceful resolution of the dispute through bilateral negotiations. An armed insurgency broke out in 1989 in the Indian administered part of Kashmir, demanding “independence”. Pakistan is believed to provide arms and training to the militants.
Aksai Chin  China
 India
It is an area administered by China and claimed by India. China conquered Aksai Chin as an aftermath of the 1962 Sino Indian war. There are rumours that China wanted to annex Aksai Chin in the fear of India giving Independence to Tibet as Dalai Lama had fled to India for help.
Tawang  India
 China
It is a disputed territory between China and India. It is controlled and administered by India and claimed by China. It is located in Arunachal Pradesh a state in India. It was once under control after 1962 Sino Indian War but China later withdrew its troops from Tawang and it was again being controlled by India till today.
Arunachal Pradesh  India
 China
This is another border dispute in Sino-Indian border dispute. In China it is known as South Tibet. Even though It is a border dispute between India and China, unlike Tawang, it has never gone under direct Chinese control. China wants it to be part of her because there are many links between Arunachal Pradesh’s monasteries and Tibet’s monasteries. So if Tibet is in China’s control then Arunachal Pradesh also has to be in Chinese control is China’s point of view.
David Gareja monastery complex boundary dispute  Georgia
 Azerbaijan
Doi Lang  Myanmar
 Thailand
Fasht Ad Dibal and Qit’at Jaradah  Bahrain
 Qatar
These were not included in the 2001 International Court of Justice judgement, as low-tide elevations.
Several areas in the Fergana Valley  Kyrgyzstan
 Tajikistan
 Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan: Barak is a tiny Kyrgyz village in the Fergana Valley region (where Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet). In August 1999, the area around Barak was occupied by Uzbekistan. Barak became a de facto enclave only 1.5 km from the shifted main border. (Map) In August 2018 Kyrgyz and Uzbek authorities agreed to a land swap that would eliminate the exclave. The exchange process may take up to two years. Tajikistan: There are three Tajik exclaves, all of them in the Fergana Valley. One of them, the village of Sarvan, is surrounded by Uzbek territory, whereas the remaining two, the village of Vorukh and a small settlement near the Kyrgyz railway station of Kairagach, are each surrounded by Kyrgyz territory. Uzbekistan: There are four Uzbek exclaves, all inside Kyrgyz territory in the Fergana Valley. Two of them are the towns of Sokh and Shakhimardan and the other two the tiny territories of Chon-Qora and Jani-Ayil. There may be a fifth Uzbek exclave inside of Kyrgyzstan. Most of the border in the area is still not demarcated.
Isfara Valley  Kyrgyzstan
 Tajikistan
Ambalat  Indonesia
 Malaysia
38 km stretch of border at pass of the Kabaw  India
 Myanmar
India’s government acknowledges that its border with Myanmar is not yet demarcated, but does not consider there to be a “dispute”.
Golan Heights  Israel
 Lebanon (only claims Shebaa Farms)
 Syria
Syrian territory captured by Israel in 1967 (the Six-Day War), and unilaterally annexed by Israel in 1981. In 2008, a plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly voted by 161–1 in favor of a motion on the “occupied Syrian Golan” that reaffirmed support for UN Resolution 497; United Nations, December 5, 2008). During the Syrian civil war period, Syrian Arab Republic had lost direct control of the Eastern Golan areas and retreated from cease-fire line with Israel (in favor of various rebel and Jihadist groups), though did regain the area in 2018.
Israel within the Green Line  Israel
State of Palestine Palestine
See Israeli–Palestinian conflict
West Bank and East Jerusalem  Israel

 Civilian rule by Israel proper applied in East Jerusalem
 Military occupation has jurisdiction over all matters in Area C and security-related matters in Area B

 Palestine
has jurisdiction over all matters in Area A and civil matters in Area B

See Israeli occupation of the West Bank
Kalapani region, the smaller Susta River dispute and the smaller still Antudanda and Nawalparasi disputes  India
   Nepal
Kalapani is administered by India while Susta is administered by Nepal. The few remaining border disagreements with Nepal since delineation was announced 98% complete in 2019. See Territorial disputes of India and Nepal.
Artsvashen exclave of Gegharkunik province, de jure part of Armenia; Karki exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Yukhari Askipara and Barkhudarli, both exclaves of Qazakh Rayon de jure part of Azerbaijan; “Yaradullu” is controlled by Azerbaijan along with occupying the much larger de jure Armenian territory surrounding it.  Armenia
 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan and Armenia have controlled these areas as part of the wider Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Khuriya Muriya Islands  Oman
 Yemen
Korean Peninsula north of the Military Demarcation Line  North Korea
 South Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea administers North Korea, but Article 1 of the Constitution of North Korea reads: “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent socialist State representing the interests of all the Korean people.” The Republic of Korea administers South Korea, but Article 3 of the Constitution of South Korea reads: “The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands.”
Korean Peninsula south of the Military Demarcation Line  South Korea
 North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea administers North Korea, but Article 1 of the Constitution of North Korea reads: “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is an independent socialist State representing the interests of all the Korean people.” The Republic of Korea administers South Korea, but Article 3 of the Constitution of South Korea reads: “The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands.”
South Sakhalin/Karafuto, Kuril/Chishima, and South Kuril/Chishima Islands (Northern Territories)  Russia
 Japan
After the end of World War II, the Japanese government abandoned its territorial claims to the Kuril Islands (except for a few islands in the south) and South Sakhalin in The Treaty of San Francisco. However, since the Soviet Union did not sign that treaty, the Japanese government has stated that the ownership of those territories is undecided and they do not recognize the territorial claims of the Soviet Union (current the Russian Federation). For this reason, these lands are shown as unowned land by any country in white color on most official maps in Japan.
Dokdo/Takeshima  South Korea
 North Korea
 Japan
Incorporated into Korea in 1900 but claimed by Japan in 1905. And occupied by South Korea since 1952.
Certain islands in the Naf River  Bangladesh
 Myanmar
Noktundo  Russia
 South Korea
In 1990, the former Soviet Union and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) signed a border treaty which made the border run through the center of the Tumen river, leaving Noktundo in Russia. South Korea refused to acknowledge the treaty.
“Pedra Branca”; several islets at the eastern entrance to the Singapore Strait  Singapore
 Malaysia
The International Court of Justice rendered its decision on 23 May 2008 that sovereignty over Pedra Branca belongs to Singapore; sovereignty over Middle Rocks belongs to Malaysia. It said sovereignty over South Ledge would remain disputed until the states could determine the ownership of the territorial waters in which it is located.
“Point 20”; a small area of land reclaimed from the sea by Singapore  Singapore
 Malaysia
Malaysia claims the land was reclaimed in its territorial waters.
O’Tangav area (claimed as part of Stung Treng Province)  Laos
 Cambodia
Area near Preah Vihear Temple (Khao Phra Wihan)  Thailand
 Cambodia
Temple complex awarded to Cambodia by an International Court of Justice ruling in 1962; “promontory” measuring 0.3 km2 immediately adjacent to temple awarded to Cambodia by ICJ ruling in 2013; both countries acknowledge continuing dispute over an additional 4.3 km2 immediately northwest of the 2013 ruling’s area.
Qaruh and Umm al Maradim  Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia
Part of Sabah (North Borneo)  Malaysia
 Philippines
The Philippines retains a claim on the eastern part of Sabah (see North Borneo dispute) on the basis claimed by the Government of the Philippines that the territory is only leased by the former Sultanate of Sulu to British North Borneo Company, of which the Philippines argued that it should be the successor state of all Sulu past territories.
Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute  United Arab Emirates
 Saudi Arabia
Siachen Glacier and Saltoro Ridge area  India
 Pakistan
Controlled by India after Operation Meghdoot in 1984.
Sir Creek  India
 Pakistan
A dispute over where in the estuary the line falls; only small areas of marsh land are disputed, but significant maritime territory is involved. It is divided mid-creek.
Parts of Three Pagodas Pass  Myanmar
 Thailand
The islands of Ukatnyy, Zhestky and Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy  Russia
 Kazakhstan
Ungar-Too (Ungar-Tepa) mountain  Uzbekistan
 Kyrgyzstan
Vozrozhdeniya Island (now a peninsula)  Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
Limbang District  Malaysia
 Brunei
Limbang District was part of Brunei until it was forced to cede it to the Raj of Sarawak in 1890. Since then Brunei is divided territorially into two. It was claimed by Brunei in 1967 in order to reconnect the country. It forms the main part of the Brunei–Malaysia border#Disputes. Malaysia claimed to settle the issue in 2009, however this was disputed by Brunei.

Europe

Territory Claimants Notes
Russia–Ukraine border  Russia
 Ukraine
Since 2001 Russia delays an establishment of the border with Ukraine.
Tuzla Island and Strait of Kerch; Sarych The conflict arose in 2003 when the Russian authorities started to build a dam towards the island. Ukraine then established a border garrison on the island for a closer surveillance. The reason for the conflict was the fact that Tuzla island’s strategic location gave Ukraine full rights over the main channel in the Strait of Kerch and, thus, the access to the Sea of Azov. The conflict was based on the division of the Black Sea Fleet and a lease agreement of the Sevastopol Naval facilities.
Sea of Azov (“Mutual jurisdiction”)
Crimea In 2014, Russian Federation annexed the Crimean peninsula in a disputed referendum. Russian ownership of Crimea is recognized by a minority of countries. The General Assembly Resolution 68/262 by votes 100 “in favor”, 11 “against”, 58 “abstained” and 24 abstentions noted that Crimea was part of Ukraine. But still Crimea is practically a de facto state of Russia as most of the control is in Russia’s hands. 
Aegean dispute, Imia/Kardak  Greece
 Turkey
Broad number of delimitation disputes about a.o. national airspace, territorial waters and exclusive economic zones. Includes Imia/Kardak dispute.
Mont Blanc summit dispute  France
 Italy
France asserts that the principal peaks on the Mont Blanc massif—Dôme du Goûter, Punta Helbronner, and Mont Blanc lie in French territory, while Italy asserts that the summits are shared.
Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle boundary dispute  Ireland
 United Kingdom
Lough Foyle divides County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Carlingford Lough divides County Louth, Republic of Ireland, and County Down, Northern Ireland.
Gibraltar  United Kingdom
 Spain
Dispute over the interpretation of the Treaty of Utrecht and the location of the border.
Rockall  Ireland
 United Kingdom
 Denmark
 Iceland
Disputed uninhabited island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Dollart bay  Germany
 Netherlands
The exact course of the border through this bay is disputed, yet the countries have agreed to disagree by signing a treaty in 1960.
Lake Constance  Germany
 Austria
  Switzerland
Switzerland holds the view that the border runs through the middle of the lake.
Austria is of the opinion that the contentious area belongs to all the states on its banks.
Germany holds an ambiguous opinion.
Olivenza and Vila Real (including the municipality of Táliga)  Spain
 Portugal
In 1801, during the War of the Oranges, Spain, with French military support, occupied the territory of Olivenza (in Portuguese Olivença). During the Vienna Treaty, the signatory powers (including Spain) agreed with the Portuguese arguments concerning its claim on Olivença but Spain never fulfilled its duty of giving the city of Olivença and its territory back to Portugal.
Croatia-Serbia border dispute  Croatia
 Serbia
Limited areas along the Danube
Parts of Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia Counties and West and South Bačka Districts
Island of Šarengrad
Island of Vukovar
Croatia-Slovenia border disputes  Slovenia
 Croatia
Gulf of Piran An agreement was signed (and ratified by Croatia’s parliament on 20 November 2009) to pursue binding arbitration to both the land and maritime portions of this continuing dispute.In 2015 collusion between the Slovenian judge on the arbitration panel and a representative from the Slovenian government was uncovered. The Croatian Sabor voted to withdraw from the arbitration, citing allegations of significant breaches of arbitration rules by Slovenia as the reason.

Despite this the arbitration tribunal continued its work, issuing a ruling in 2017.

Military complex near Sveta Gera The complex is in the area of Žumberak/Gorjanci
Prevlaka  Croatia
 Montenegro
Sastavci  Serbia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tip of the Klek peninsula, and the islands of Veliki Školj and Mali Školj (near Neum)  Croatia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Near Bousignies-sur-Roc  France
 Belgium
In 2021 a Belgian farmer moved a stone demarking the Franco-Belgian border approximately two meters into French territory. The farmer was ordered to move the stone back by the local government.

North and Central America

Territory Claimants Notes
Aves Island  Venezuela
 Dominica
Dominica abandoned the claim to the island in 2007, but continues to claim the adjacent seas, as do some neighboring states.
Bajo Nuevo Bank  Colombia
 Nicaragua
 Jamaica
 United States
Honduras has recognized the sovereignty of Colombia; other claimants have not. On November 19, 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Colombia has sovereignty over Bajo Nuevo.
Southern half of Belize  Belize
 Guatemala
Guatemala formerly claimed all of Belize.
Conejo Island  Honduras
 El Salvador
Navassa Island  United States
 Haiti
The U.S. has claimed the island since 1857, based on the Guano Islands Act of 1856. Haiti’s claim over Navassa goes back to the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that established French possessions in Mainland Hispaniola, that were transferred from Spain by the treaty as well as other specifically named nearby islands.
Sapodilla Cay  Belize
 Guatemala
 Honduras
Guatemala formerly claimed all of Belize.
Serranilla Bank  Colombia
 Honduras
 Nicaragua
 United States
Jamaica has recognized the sovereignty of Colombia; other claimants have not. On November 19, 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Colombia has sovereignty over Serranilla.
Oyster Pond  Netherlands
 France
Claimed by both The Kingdom of the Netherlands (on behalf of Sint Maarten) and France.
Hans Island  Canada
Denmark Denmark ( Greenland)
Claimed by both Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark (on behalf of Greenland).

Territory disputed between Canada and the United States

Territory Canada Canadian claimant United States U.S. claimant
Machias Seal Island New Brunswick Maine
North Rock New Brunswick Maine
Strait of Juan de Fuca British Columbia Washington
Dixon Entrance British Columbia Alaska
Beaufort Sea Northwest Territories, Yukon Alaska
Northwest Passage and some other Arctic waters Canadian territorial waters U.S. claims navigation rights

Oceania

Territory Claimants Notes
Matthew and Hunter Islands  Vanuatu
 France
Minerva Reefs  Tonga
 Fiji
Fiji claims that the entire reef is submerged at high tide, negating use of Minerva as a basis for any sovereignty or maritime EEZ claim by Tonga under the rules of UNCLOS.
Swains Island United States United States
 Tokelau
Tokelau’s claim is unsupported by New Zealand, of whom Tokelau is a dependency. New Zealand formally recognises the USA’s sovereignty over Swains Island.
Wake Island United States United States
 Marshall Islands

South America

Territory Claimants Notes
Guayana Esequiba (Guyana west of the Essequibo River) and Ankoko Island/Isla de Anacoco  Guyana
 Venezuela
Venezuela and Guyana have overlapping maritime area claims as well. Barbados and Guyana have since signed joint cooperation agreement over this area.
Arroyo de la Invernada or Rincón de Artigas and Vila Albornoz  Brazil
 Uruguay
Dispute in the 237 km2 Invernada River region near Masoller, over which tributary represents the legitimate source of the Quaraí River/Cuareim River (the UN does not officially recognize the claim)
Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands  United Kingdom
 Argentina
Including Shag Rocks. See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute
French Guiana west of the Marouini River  France
 Suriname
Tigri Area east of the Upper Courantyne River  Guyana
 Suriname
The Tigri Area (Dutch: Tigri-gebied) is a wooded area that has been disputed since around 1840 by Suriname and Guyana. It involves the area between the Upper Corentyne River (also called New River), the Coeroeni River and the Kutari River. This triangular area is in Guyana known as the New River Triangle. In 1969 the conflict ran high on and since then the Tigri Area is controlled by Guyana and claimed by Suriname. In 1971 both governments in Trinidad agreed that they continue talks over the border issue and withdraw their military forces from the disputed Triangle. Guyana has never held upon this agreement.
Isla Brasilera/Ilha Brasileira  Brazil
 Uruguay
Uruguayan officials claim that the island falls under their Artigas Department (the UN does not officially recognize the claim)
Isla Suárez/Ilha de Guajará-mirim  Bolivia
 Brazil
An island in the river that serves as a border between Bolivia and Brazil, alongside others 80 island not assigned to any country, the island is closer to Bolivia but despite this, is economically dependent of the Brazilian city of Guajará-Mirim, both countries signed in 1958 a treaty that keep the island in a status quo
Gulf of Venezuela and Los Monjes Archipelago surrounding waters  Colombia
 Venezuela
Dispute regarding the undefined sea border between both countries.
Southern Patagonian Ice Field between