the Svalbard Treaty zone
Oman
boundary agreement signed and ratified with UAE in 2003 for
entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah
enclaves
Pacific Ocean
some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
Pakistan
Kashmir remains the world's largest and most highly
militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto
administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and
Pakistan (Azad Kashmir, and Northern Areas), but recent discussions
and confidence-building measures among the parties are beginning to
defuse tensions; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding lands to
China in 1965 boundary agreement; disputes with Pakistan over Indus
River water sharing and the terminus of the Sir Creek Estuary at the
mouth of the Rann of Kutch, which prevents maritime boundary
delimitation; Pakistani maps continue to show Junagadh claim in
India's Gujarat State; despite largely successful UN efforts at
voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million Afghan refugees continue to
reside in Pakistan, many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent
troops into remote tribal areas to control the border with
Afghanistan to stem organized terrorist and other illegal
cross-border activities; regular meetings with Afghan and coalition
allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments
Palau
border delineation disputes being negotiated with Philippines,
Indonesia
Palmyra Atoll
none
Panama
none
Papua New Guinea
seeks assistance from Australia to control illegal
cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including
smuggling, drug trafficking, and Indonesian squatters and
secessionists
Paracel Islands
occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Paraguay
unruly region at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay
borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and drug
trafficking, and fundraising for extremist organizations
Peru
Bolivia has reanimated its claim to restore the Atacama
corridor ceded to Chile and adjoining Peru in 1884 to secure
sovereign maritime assess for Bolivian natural gas
Philippines
involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia,
Taiwan, Vietnam and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands, known
locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands, the 2002 "Declaration on
the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," has eased tensions
but falls s
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