Entities with disputed sovereignty

  • Falkland IslandsBritish Overseas Territory

    Sovereignty also claimed by Argentina

  • GibraltarBritish Overseas Territory

    Sovereignty also claimed by Spain

  • KosovoNot a member or observer state of the UN

    Declared independence in 2008. Claimed by Serbia.

  • MayotteOverseas region of France

    Sovereignty also claimed by the Comoros

  • TaiwanNot a member or observer state of the UN

    Governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Claimed by the People's Republic of China.

  • Western SaharaTerritory of undetermined status

    Controlled by Morocco (most of the territory, including the main towns) and by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (the eastern part). Both claim the whole territory.