ntry has engendered a
massive flow of refugees to southern Guinea and Liberia
Guinea-Bissau:
none
Guyana:
all of the area west of the Essequibo (river) claimed by
Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper Courantyne) and
Courantyne/Kutari [Koetari] rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne)
Haiti:
claims US-administered Navassa Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
none
Holy See (Vatican City):
none
Honduras:
with respect to the maritime boundary in the Golfo de
Fonseca, the ICJ referred to the line determined by the 1900
Honduras-Nicaragua Mixed Boundary Commission and advised that some
tripartite resolution among El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
likely would be required; the maritime boundary dispute with
Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea is before the ICJ
Hong Kong:
none
Howland Island:
none
Hungary:
Gabcikovo/Nagymaros Dam dispute with Slovakia is before the
ICJ
Iceland:
Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark and the
UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the
Rockall area); dispute with Denmark over the Faroe Islands fisheries
median line boundary within 200 NM; disputes with Denmark, the UK,
and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary
outside 200 NM
India:
boundary with China in dispute; status of Kashmir with
Pakistan; water-sharing problems with Pakistan over the Indus River
(Wular Barrage); a portion of the boundary with Bangladesh is
indefinite; exchange of 151 enclaves along border with Bangladesh
subject to ratification by Indian parliament; dispute with
Bangladesh over New Moore/South Talpatty Island
Indian Ocean:
some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
Indonesia:
Sipadan and Ligitan Islands in dispute with Malaysia
Iran:
Iran and Iraq restored diplomatic relations in 1990 but are
still trying to work out written agreements settling outstanding
disputes from their eight-year war concerning border demarcation,
prisoners-of-war, and freedom of navigation and sovereignty over the
Shatt al Arab waterway; Iran occupies two islands in the Persian
Gulf claimed by the UAE: Lesser Tunb (called Tunb as Sughra in
Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Kuchek in Persian by Iran) and
Greater Tunb (called Tunb al Kubra in Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye
Tonb-e Bozorg in Persian by Iran); Iran jointly administers with the
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