Bakassi

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Bakassi is a peninsula in the Gulf of Guinea, historically disputed between Nigeria and Cameroon and known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic location.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
peninsula
adjudicatedBy International Court of Justice NERFINISHED
borderedBy Cameroon NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED
borderType land border
maritime border
climate tropical
conflictType territorial dispute
countryClaim Cameroon NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED
currentAdministrativeStatus Kombo-Abedimo subdivision (Cameroon) NERFINISHED
Kombo-Itindi subdivision (Cameroon) NERFINISHED
part of South-West Region, Cameroon
demographicIssue population with Cameroonian nationality
population with Nigerian nationality
population with dual or disputed status
economicActivity artisanal fishing
small-scale trade
environment creeks and estuaries
mangrove swamps
ethnicallyInhabitedBy Efik people NERFINISHED
Ibibio people NERFINISHED
other Cross River peoples
formerAdministrativeStatus Bakassi Local Government Area (Nigeria) NERFINISHED
part of Cross River State, Nigeria
formerlyClaimedBy Nigeria NERFINISHED
fullHandoverCompletedYear 2008
GreentreeAgreementSignYear 2006
hasNaturalResource crustaceans
fish
offshore hydrocarbons (suspected)
ICJJudgmentResult sovereignty awarded to Cameroon
ICJJudgmentYear 2002
knownFor rich fishing grounds
strategic location
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED
partOf Cameroon NERFINISHED
relatedTreaty Anglo-German agreements on spheres of influence in West Africa NERFINISHED
strategicImportance access to offshore oil and gas prospects
control of fishing zones
control of maritime boundary
subjectOf Nigeria–Cameroon border dispute
case concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria NERFINISHED
transferProcess Greentree Agreement NERFINISHED
transferredBy Nigeria NERFINISHED
transferredTo Cameroon NERFINISHED

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