Philippines since it is very near to Philippines
According to my extensive research, NO ONE own the Spratly Islands, but the Chinese dynasty during year 200 AD claim it and saying those part of the Island are belongs to them. In addition, Chinese dynasty named this island "Nansha Island." This island was not Spratly back since 1791 Captain Spratle name under his name. For sure, China never own Spratley Island, but more relatively (but not really, its close) own Philippine government..
The Philippines claims ownership over the Spratly Islands but there are multiple countries, including China and Vietnam, that also claim sovereignty over all or parts of the islands. Sabah is part of Malaysia, not the Philippines.
Spratlys islands has a lot of oil. And it has a lot of natural resources. That is why china wants is so badly,they are selfish and they want to own something eventhough it belongs to someone, they will force it. China is a big bully compared to the other countries.. the spratly islands really belongs to philippines...
Who should own the Spratly islands and why? Actually the Philippines was sold by Spain to the United States during the 1900s. Nobody can deny that. These list of countries, including China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei, were not establish yet Unlike Spain in the Philippines. do this list of countries had Jose Rizal?
the palau islands is a territory of the philippines and other islands of philippine sea and other islands of the south china sea (west philippine sea) it's are spratly islands(kalayaan islands),scarborough shoal(panatag island) and other parts of south china sea(west philippine sea) and other parts of philippine sea.
I think you mean what Indian Ocean country of islands has its own continental shelf - It it Seychelles
technically it is not a country. it is a district or just an island. something like that. The Chatham Islands is not a country on its own. It is part of New Zealand.
Not as a group. The Cayman Islands, for instance, is a country, so is the British Virgin islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba and many others.
I think you mean what Indian ocean country of islands has its own continental shelf - It it Seychelles
The Cape Verde Islands became independent from the U.K in 1975. They are officially recognised as a country in their own right.
Everyone deserves respect because we're all unique in our own way.
Açores (Azores Islands) is an autonomous region of Portugal.