claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty
is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the
issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since
September 1991

Yemen:
a June 2000 treaty delimited the boundary with Saudi Arabia,
but final demarcation requires adjustments based on tribal
considerations

Yugoslavia:
Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from
Yugoslavia; Croatia and Yugoslavia are negotiating the status of the
strategically important Prevlaka Peninsula, which is currently under
a UN military observer mission (UNMOP); the February 2001 agreement
with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia settled alignment of
boundary, stipulating implementation within two years

Taiwan:
involved in complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with
China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; Paracel
Islands occupied by China, but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; claims
Japanese-administered Senkaku-shoto (Senkaku Islands/Diaoyu Tai), as
does China

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@Economic aid - donor

Australia:
ODA, $1.43 billion (FY97/98)

Austria:
ODA, $472 million (1999)

Belgium:
ODA, $764 million (1997)

Canada:
ODA, $1.3 billion (1999)

Denmark:
ODA, $1.63 billion (1999)

Finland:
ODA, $379 million (1997)

France:
ODA, $6.3 billion (1997)

Germany:
ODA, $5.6 billion (1998)

Iceland:
$NA

Ireland:
ODA, $245 million (2000)

Italy:
ODA, $1.3 billion (1997)

Japan:
ODA, $9.1 billion (1999)

Luxembourg:
ODA, $160 million (1999)

Netherlands:
ODA, $3.5 billion (2000 est.)

New Zealand:
ODA, $123 million (1995)

Norway:
ODA, $1.4 billion (1998)

Portugal:
ODA, $271 million (1995)

Saudi Arabia:
pledged $100 million in 1993 to fund reconstruction of
Lebanon; since 1993, Saudi Arabia has committed $208 million for
assistance to the Palestinians

Spain:
ODA, $1.3 billion (1995)

Sweden:
ODA, $1.7 billion (1997)

Switzerland:
ODA, $1.1 billion (1995)

United Kingdom:
ODA, $3.4 billion (1997)

United States:
ODA, $6.9 billion (1997)

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@Economic aid - recipient

Afghanistan:
US provided about $70 million in humanitarian
assistance in 1997; US continues to contribute to multilateral
assistance