Hong Kong
none
Howland Island
none
Hungary
Hungary has yet to amend status law extending special social
and cultural benefits to ethnic Hungarians in neighboring states,
who protest the law
Iceland
Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark,
Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary
agreement in the Rockall area); dispute with Denmark over the Faroe
Islands' fisheries median line boundary within 200 NM; disputes with
Denmark, the UK, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental
shelf boundary outside 200 NM
India
much of the rugged, militarized boundary with China is in
dispute, but the two sides have participated in more than 13 rounds
of joint working group sessions on this issue; India objects to
Pakistan ceding lands to China in 1965 boundary agreement that India
believes are part of disputed Kashmir; with Pakistan, armed
stand-off over the status and sovereignty of Kashmir continues;
disputes with Pakistan over Indus River water sharing and the
terminus of the Rann of Kutch, which prevents maritime boundary
delimitation; Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to work on
resolution of disputed boundary sections; dispute with Bangladesh
over New Moore/South Talpatty Island in the Bay of Bengal prevents
maritime boundary delimitation
Indian Ocean
some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
Indonesia
East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee continues to meet
regularly to survey and delimit land boundary; East Timor refugees
delay return from camps in Indonesia; maritime delimitations with
Australia and East Timor await further discussions; ICJ awarded
Sipadan and Ligitan islands to Malaysia in 2002; Indonesian
secessionists, squatters and illegal migrants create repatriation
problems for Papua New Guinea
Iran
Iran protests Afghanistan's limiting flow of dammed waters on
Helmand River tributaries in response to prolonged drought in
region; thousands of Afghan refugees still reside in Iran; despite
restored diplomatic relations in 1990, disputes with Iraq over
maritime and land boundaries, navigation channel, and other issues
from eight-year war persist; UAE engage direct talks and Arab League
support to resolve disputes over Iran's occupation of Tunb Islands
and Abu Musa Island; Iran insists on division of the Caspian Sea
into five equal sectors, while other littoral states have generally
agreed to equidistant seabed boundaries - Iran has threatened
Azerbaijanian hydrocarbon exploration in disputed waters
Iraq
despite restored diplomatic relations in 1990, disputes with
Iran over maritime and land boundaries, navigation channel, and
other issues from eight-year war persist; land and Shatt al Arab
boundary demarcation put an end to claims to Kuwait and to Bubiyan
and Warbah islands, but no maritime boundary exists with Kuwait in
the Persian Gulf; Iraq protests Turkey's hydrological projects to
regulate the Tigris and Euphrates rivers upstream
Ireland
disputes with Iceland, Denmark, and the UK over the Faroe
Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 NM