Border disputes of the world

57 disputed areas worldwide: occupied and breakaway territories and areas claimed by more than one state. Pick a dispute to see who administers and who claims it.

Count: 57
Occupied or breakaway: 11
Largest area: Western Sahara (268,921 km²)

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By continent

Asia22 Africa14 South America8 Europe7 North America4 Oceania2

All border disputes

Areas: Natural Earth (disputed areas). Country shapes in the atlas follow international law and UN resolutions (e.g. Crimea as part of Ukraine). Kosovo and Taiwan are shown as separate territories because they govern themselves; their status is marked as disputed.