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Originally Posted by Rochard
There are land disputes all around the world.
Japan and Russia have a dispute about the Kuril islands. Seems these islands were Japanese since the late 1800s, but at the close of WWII Russia attacked and invaded them, and took them over. Since then Japan has been demanding Russia give the islands back. But so far as the Russians are concerned, those islands now belong to Russia - and the Russian government is in charge there.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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The list of land disputes still alive today must be huge. Some off the top of my head:
Falklands
Gibralta
The Arctic
Basque regions
The Balkans
Israel
The guy next door who thinks your shed is 1 foot on his property.
Just put the last one in for fun, but it is about as stupid as that in my eyes.