The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g. 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g. 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...

Territory Claimants Notes Aves Island Venezuela Dominica Dominica abandoned the claim to the island in 2007, but continues to claim the adjacent seas, as do some neighboring states.: Bajo Nuevo Bank Colombia Jamaica Nicaragua United States Honduras has recognized the sovereignty of Colombia; other claimants have not. On November 19, 2012, the International …