Uruguay:
none
Uzbekistan:
occasional target of Islamic insurgents based in
Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Vanuatu:
claims Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia
Venezuela:
claims all of Guyana west of the Essequibo (river);
maritime boundary dispute with Colombia in the Gulf of Venezuela
Vietnam:
maritime boundary with Cambodia not defined; involved in a
complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia,
Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Brunei; maritime boundary
agreement with China in the Gulf of Tonkin awaits ratification;
Paracel Islands occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan;
portions of boundary with Cambodia are in dispute; agreement on land
border with China was signed in December 1999, but details of
alignment have not yet been made public
Virgin Islands:
none
Wake Island:
claimed by Marshall Islands
Wallis and Futuna:
none
West Bank:
West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with
current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement
- permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
Western Sahara:
claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty
is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the
issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since
September 1991