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*The main part of [[Lake Constance]] (without islands) is considered by [[Austria]] to be a condominium between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This view is not shared by [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]
*The main part of [[Lake Constance]] (without islands) is considered by [[Austria]] to be a condominium between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This view is not shared by [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]
* The [[Moselle River]], is a condominium between [[Luxembourg]] and [[Germany]], who share bridges and at least one island (near [[Schengen, Luxembourg|Schengen]]). Established by Treaty in 1816
* The [[Moselle River]], is a condominium between [[Luxembourg]] and [[Germany]], who share bridges and at least one island (near [[Schengen, Luxembourg|Schengen]]). Established by Treaty in 1816
*[[Pheasant Island]] (also known as Conference Island, ''Konpantzia'' in Basque, ''Île de la Conférence'' in French or ''Isla de los Faisanos'' in Spanish) in the [[Bidassoa|River Bidassoa]] between France and Spain. Established by the [[Treaty of the Pyrenees]] in 1659
*[[Pheasant Island]] (also known as Conference Island, ''Konpantzia'' in Basque, ''Île de la Conférence'' in French or ''Isla de los Faisanes'' in Spanish) in the [[Bidassoa|River Bidassoa]] between France and Spain. Established by the [[Treaty of the Pyrenees]] in 1659


The term is sometimes even applied to a similar arrangement between members of a Monarch's countries in (personal or formal) union, as was the case for the district of [[Fiume]] (Rieka), shared between [[Hungary]] and [[Croatia]] within the Hapsburg Empire since 1868.
The term is sometimes even applied to a similar arrangement between members of a Monarch's countries in (personal or formal) union, as was the case for the district of [[Fiume]] (Rieka), shared between [[Hungary]] and [[Croatia]] within the Hapsburg Empire since 1868.

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For the modern American meaning as a type of housing, see Condominium

In international law, a condominium (plural either condominia, as in Latin, or condominiums) is a political territory (state or border area) in or over which two or more sovereign powers formally agree to share equally dominium (in the sense of sovereignty) and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it up into 'national' zones.

Although a condominium has always been recognized as a theoretical possibility, condominiums have been rare in practice. A major problem, and the reason why so few have existed in practice, is the difficulty of ensuring co-operation between the sovereign powers; once the understanding fails, the status is likely to become untenable.

The word is recorded in English since c.1714, from Modern Latin, apparently coined in Germany c.1700 from Latin com- "together" + dominum "right of ownership" (compare domain).

Current condominia

The term is sometimes even applied to a similar arrangement between members of a Monarch's countries in (personal or formal) union, as was the case for the district of Fiume (Rieka), shared between Hungary and Croatia within the Hapsburg Empire since 1868.

Co-principality

Under French law, Andorra was once considered to be a French–Spanish condominium, although it is more commonly classed as a co-principality, since it is itself a sovereign state, not a possession of one or more foreign powers, even though the quality of Head of State is shared ex officio by two foreigners.

Former Western condominia

Former Colonial condominia

Other project

See also

Sources and references

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