Saint Vincent and the Grenadines joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
Samoa
none
San Marino
none
Sao Tome and Principe
none
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled
security barrier along sections of the now fully demarcated border
with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities; Kuwait and Saudi
Arabia continue discussions on a maritime boundary with Iran; Saudi
Arabia claims Egyptian-administered islands of Tiran and Sanafir
Senegal
The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau attempt to stem separatist
violence, cross border raids, and arms smuggling into their
countries from Senegal's Casamance region, and in 2006, respectively
accepted 6,000 and 10,000 Casamance residents fleeing the conflict;
2,500 Guinea-Bissau residents fled into Senegal in 2006 to escape
armed confrontations along the border
Serbia
Serbia with several other states protest the U.S. and other
states' recognition of Kosovo's declaring itself as a sovereign and
independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities
along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of
Kosovo-Serbia boundary; several thousand NATO-led KFOR peacekeepers
under UNMIK authority continue to keep the peace within Kosovo
between the ethnic Albanian majority and the Serb minority in
Kosovo; Serbia delimited about half of the boundary with Bosnia and
Herzegovina, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute
Seychelles
together with Mauritius, Seychelles claims the Chagos
Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)
Sierra Leone
as domestic fighting among disparate ethnic groups,
rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea,
Liberia, and Sierra Leone gradually abates, the number of refugees
in border areas has begun to slowly dwindle; Sierra Leone considers
excessive Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define
the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa rivers and protests
Guinea's continued occupation of these lands including the hamlet of
Yenga occupied since 1998
Singapore
disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh
water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works,
bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and
Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awards sovereignty of Pedra Branca
(Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks
to Malaysia, but does not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or
disposition of South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work
on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by
defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy
remains a problem in the Malacca Strait