Central and western africa, Asia and the Middle East emerge as the areas of the world with most active territorial conflicts. The countries that are shaded grey do not have any disputes. The most interesting dispute to me that this map shows is that Portugal refuses to recognize territory, even though Spain has controlled it for two centuries.
Central and western africa, Asia and the Middle East emerge as the areas of the world with most active territorial conflicts. The countries that are shaded grey do not have any disputes. The most interesting dispute to me that this map shows is that Portugal refuses to recognize territory, even though Spain has controlled it for two centuries.
Central and western africa, Asia and the Middle East emerge as the areas of the world with most active territorial conflicts. The countries that are shaded grey do not have any disputes. The most interesting dispute to me that this map shows is that Portugal refuses to recognize territory, even though Spain has controlled it for two centuries.
This map shows the countries that are involved in a land or border
dispute of some kind throughout the world. It categorizes their conflicts
according to their gravity, ranging from dormant disputes to active conflicts. Central and Western Africa, Asia and the Middle East emerge as the areas of the world with most active territorial conflicts. The countries that are shaded grey do not have any disputes. The most interesting dispute to me that this map shows is that Portugal refuses to recognize territory, even though Spain has controlled it for two centuries. This dispute is because of different interpretations of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz.