utanese refugees, 90% of whom are in seven United Nations
Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps
Bolivia:
has wanted a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific Ocean
since the Atacama area was lost to Chile in 1884; dispute with Chile
over Rio Lauca water rights
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
none
Botswana:
none
Bouvet Island:
none
Brazil:
none
British Indian Ocean Territory:
the Chagos Archipelago is claimed by
Mauritius and Seychelles
British Virgin Islands:
none
Brunei:
possibly involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly
Islands with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam; in
1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses
Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands, but has not publicly
claimed the island
Burkina Faso:
none
Burma:
sporadic border hostilities with Thailand over border
alignment and ethnic Shan rebels operating in cross-border region
Burundi:
none
Cambodia:
portions of boundary with Vietnam are disputed; parts of
border with Thailand are indefinite
Cameroon:
delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity
of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past,
is complete and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and
Nigeria; tripartite maritime boundary and economic zone dispute with
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria is currently before the ICJ
Canada:
maritime boundary disputes with the US (Dixon Entrance,
Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Machias Seal Island)
Cape Verde:
none
Cayman Islands:
none
Central African Republic:
none
Chad:
delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of
Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past,
has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger,
and Nigeria
Chile:
Bolivia has wanted a sovereign corridor to the South Pacific
Ocean since the Atacama area was lost to Chile in 1884; dispute with
Bolivia over Rio Lauca water rights; territorial claim in Antarctica
(Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and
British claims
China:
most of boundary with India in dispute; dispute over at least
two small sections of the boundary with Russia remains to be
settled, despite 1997 boundary agreement; portions of the boundary
with Tajikistan are indefinite; 33-km section of boundary wit
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