nce of
Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money laundering,
smuggling, arms and drug trafficking, and fundraising for extremist
organizations; uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over
Braziliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint
with Argentina in question

Armenia
Armenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists in
Nagorno-Karabakh and militarily occupies 16% of Azerbaijan -
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) continues
to mediate dispute; border with Turkey remains closed over
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute; traditional demands regarding former
Armenian lands in Turkey have subsided; ethnic Armenian groups in
Javakheti region of Georgia seek greater autonomy from the new
Georgian Government

Aruba
none

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Indonesian groups challenge Australia's
claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed the surrounding waters
to Indonesian traditional fishing and has created a national park in
the region while continuing to prospect for hydrocarbons in the
vicinity

Atlantic Ocean
some maritime disputes (see littoral states)

Australia
the 1999 maritime delimitation established partial
maritime boundaries with East Timor over part of the Timor Gap but
temporary resource-sharing agreements over an unreconciled area
grant Australia 90% share of exploited gas reserves and hamper
creation of a southern maritime boundary with Indonesia (see Ashmore
and Cartier Islands disputes); Australia asserts a territorial claim
to Antarctica and to its continental shelf (see Antarctica)

Austria
minor disputes with the Czech Republic over the Temelin
Nuclear Power Plant

Azerbaijan
Armenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists in
Nagorno-Karabakh and militarily occupies about one-sixth of
Azerbaijan - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) continues to mediate dispute; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and
Russia ratify Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on
equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on an even one-fifth
allocation and challenges Azerbaijan's hydrocarbon exploration in
disputed waters; talks resume with Turkmenistan on dividing the
seabed in 2004 as both sides await an ICJ decision on contested
oilfields in the middle of the Caspian; Azerbaijan protests Georgian
constructions at the Red Bridge crossing and several other small
segments