11.   Taiwan and China say the islands have belonged to them for centuries, and they have received vigorous backing from Hong Kong and Macau Chinese.

12.   The lake forms part of the boundary between Zaire and Rwanda, but the island belongs to Zaire.

13.   The Japanese government has refused to accept Russian conditions on fishing on the grounds that the islands belong to Japan.

14.   The seven islands belong to the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System.