ral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and
contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian; demarcation of
land boundary with Kazakhstan has started but Caspian seabed
delimitation remains stalled
Turks and Caicos Islands
have received Haitians fleeing economic and
civil disorder
Tuvalu
none
Uganda
Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic
groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government
forces; Ugandan refugees have fled the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
into the southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border
Ukraine
1997 boundary treaty with Belarus remains un-ratified due to
unresolved financial claims, stalling demarcation and reducing
border security; delimitation of land boundary with Russia is
complete but the parties have agreed to defer demarcation; maritime
boundary through the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait remains unresolved
despite a December 2003 framework agreement and on-going
expert-level discussions; Moldova and Ukraine have established joint
customs posts to monitor transit through Moldova's break-away
Transnistria Region which remains under OSCE supervision; Ukraine
and Romania have taken their dispute over Ukrainian-administered
Zmiyinyy (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary to the ICJ
for adjudication; Romania opposes Ukraine's reopening of a
navigation canal from the Danube border through the Ukraine to the
Black Sea
United Arab Emirates
because the treaties have not been made public,
the exact alignment of the boundary with Saudi Arabia is still
unknown; boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in
2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al
Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and maps showing the
alignment have not been published; UAE engage in direct talks and
solicit Arab League support to resolve disputes over Iran's
occupation of Lesser and Greater Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island
United Kingdom
in 2003, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by
referendum to remain a British colony and against a "total shared
sovereignty" arrangement while demanding participation in talks
between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant
Gibraltar greater autonomy; Mauritius and Seychelles claim the
Chagos Archipelago (Briti
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