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The Philippines retains a claim on the eastern part of Sabah (see North Borneo dispute) on the basis claimed by the Government of the Philippines that the territory is only leased by the former Sultanate of Sulu to British North Borneo Company, of which the Philippines argued that it should be the successor state of all Sulu past territories.
Pages in category "Territorial disputes of the United Kingdom" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... British Indian Ocean Territory; C.
The vast majority of this land area constitutes the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory (the land area of all the territories excepting the Antarctic territory is only 18,015 km 2 [6,956 sq mi]), while the two largest territories by population, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, account for about half of the total BOT population.
1919–1922 — The Treaty of Versailles divides Germany's African colonies into mandates of the victors (which largely become new colonies of the victors). Most of Cameroon becomes a French mandate with a small portion taken by the British and some territory incorporated into France's previously existing colonies; Togo is mostly taken by the British, though the French gain a slim portion ...
The dispute escalated into the Falklands War in 1982 over the islands' sovereignty, in which Argentina was defeated. The Falkland islanders voted overwhelmingly to remain a British Overseas Territory in 2013. There is a territorial claim in Antarctica, the British Antarctic Territory, which overlaps with areas claimed by Chile and Argentina. [58]
Pakistan's and India's dispute over the territory of Kashmir stems from events leading up to independence from the British. Additionally, as of 2020, Pakistani maps lay claim to the territory of the former Princely State of Junagadh which acceded to Pakistan but was annexed into India following the Annexation of Junagadh .
That the 2013 referendum, in which 99.8% of Falklands voters voted to remain a British Overseas Territory on a 92% turnout, was an exercise in self-determination that "demonstrated beyond all doubt" the islanders' views on the dispute; and that the result should be respected by all other countries including Argentina. [84] [109] [110]
Territorial disputes of the United Arab Emirates (4 P) Territorial disputes of the United Kingdom (7 C, 12 P) Territorial disputes of the United States (5 C, 5 P)