As an archipelago, the Philippines shares no land borders with any country, although the country claims a land border with Malaysia as a consequence ofits territorial claims over the eastern portion of the Malaysian state ofSabah.
The maritime borders of the country are complicated by theSouth China Sea dispute and lack of delimitation agreements withPalau.
The following are countries shares maritime borders with the Philippines.
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 China | The Philippines shares a maritime border with China in theSouth China Sea although the extent of the border is disputed by the two countries.[1] The Philippine claim covers an area of the South China Sea island which its government has designated as "West Philippine Sea" which includes the likewise internationally contestedSpratly Islands andScarborough Shoal. China claims virtually all of the South China Sea via itsnine dash line claim of China straddles near the western coastline of the Philippines. |
 Japan[2] | |
 Indonesia | Main article:Indonesia–Philippines border |
 Malaysia | Main article:Malaysia–Philippines border The international treaty limits separating the Philippines and Malaysia are situated between theTurtle Islands municipality ofTawi-Tawi in the Philippines and the Malaysian state ofSabah.[3][4]Portions of Sabah itself are subject to aterritorial dispute between the two countries. Malaysia also claims portions of theSpratly Islands |
 Palau | The exact boundaries of Palau and the Philippines is remained to be defined by delimitation talks. A final agreement has not been made regarding the issue.[5] The two countries share a maritime border with Palau situated southeast of the Philippines.[6][7] |
 Taiwan (Republic of China) | North of the Philippines is the Republic of China (ROC) controlledTaiwan island. The Philippines has a dispute with the ROC regarding their EEZs in theBashi Channel.[8] Republic of China also shares the same claims in theSouth China Sea by the People's Republic of China. |
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