A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. Types of administrative and/or political territories include Many types of legally administered territories, each of which is a non-sovereign geographic area Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population.

There are varying degrees and forms of dependence, commonly distinguished from other subnational entities in that they are not considered to be part of the motherland or mainland of the governing State. Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population Motherland is a term that may refer to a mother country, ie the place of one's birth the place of origin of an Ethnic group or Immigrant, or a Metropole Mainland is usually the Continental part of a region as opposed to the Islands nearby In most cases they also represent a different order of separation. A subnational entity typically represents a division of the State proper, while a dependent territory might be an overseas territory that enjoys a greater degree of autonomy. For instance, many of them have more or less separate legal systems from the governing States. Varies among different legal and constitutional traditions, these territories may or may not be considered part of the States.

The areas separately referred to as non-independent are territories that are disputed, are occupied, have a government in exile or have a non-negligible independence movement. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more States or over the possession or control of land by one state after it has conquered Belligerent military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power and instead resides in a foreign Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising

Contents 1 Lists of dependent territories 1.1 Australia 1.2 Chile 1.3 China 1.4 Denmark 1.5 France 1.6 Netherlands 1.7 New Zealand 1.8 Norway 1.9 United Kingdom 1.10 United States 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Lists of dependent territories

Currently there are 59 dependencies on this list, not including those listed as under China. Out of the list below, Australian, British and New Zealand territories are part of the Commonwealth realm - their governing States are in personal union under the same British monarch. A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II as their respective Monarch A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy All claims south of 60 degrees south (in Antarctica) are not recognised or are disputed. They are italicised. Uninhabited territories or territories with no permanent population are marked with hash keys/number symbols (#).

The list includes several territories that are not included in the list of non-self-governing territories [1] listed by the General Assembly of the United Nations (which also includes Western Sahara, since 1990, the General Assembly reaffirmed that the question of Western Sahara was a question of decolonization which remained to be completed by the people of Western Sahara). The United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories documents countries that according to the United Nations, are non- decolonized. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory

A number of political entities have a special position recognized by international treaty or agreement (i. e. Åland in Finland, Hong Kong & Macau in the Peoples Republic of China, and Svalbard in Norway). Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Svalbard is an Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional These are not dependent territories in the strict sense of the meaning, but have in some way a similar position. See List of special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement for more information. A number of geographical political entities have a special position recognized by international treaty or agreement ( Andorra, Åland in Finland

Australia

See also: States and territories of Australia

External territory	Administration
Ashmore and Cartier Islands #	From Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands are two groups of small low-lying uninhabited tropical Islands in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. [2]
Australian Antarctic Territory #	From Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage. The Australian Antarctic Territory ( AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia and is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation
Christmas Island	From Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department. The Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi northwest of [2]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands #
Heard Island and McDonald Islands #	From Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage. The Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI are barren islands located in the Southern Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to
Norfolk Island	Commonwealth responsibilities administered from Canberra through the Attorney-General's Department. Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand [2]

Chile

Division	Administration
Chilean Antarctic Territory	Chile's Antarctic claim. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Permanent Chilean stations and settlements The largest population center is located on King George Island and consists of Frei Montalva Station, which has an
Easter Island	Self-governing overseas special territory since 2007.
Juan Fernández Islands	Self-governing overseas special territory since 2007. The Juan Fernández Islands is a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about 667 km off the coast of Chile

China

Note that the following are only similar to dependencies, but really autnomous territories. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Tibet is currently demanding similar status. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European

• Taiwan/Republic of China
• Macau
• Hong Kong

Denmark

Division	Administration
Faroe Islands	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1948. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse Part of the Kingdom of Denmark but not of the European Union. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Greenland	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1979. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Left the European Union in 1986.

France

See also: Overseas departments and territories of France

The Overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion are integral parts of the French Republic, and are therefore not dependencies. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The French Overseas Departments and Territories ( French: départements d'outre-mer and territoires d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of Overseas region (Région d'outre-mer is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of Metropolitan French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Territory	Administration
Clipperton Island#	Atoll administered by the Minister for Overseas Territories. Clipperton Island ( French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion) is a nine-square-kilometre coral Atoll in the Eastern Pacific No permanent population.
French Polynesia	Overseas collectivity since 2003; Overseas country since 2004. French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the The French overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer or COM) like the French regions, themselves are first-order Administrative divisions Overseas country ( French: pays d'outre-mer or POM) is the new designation for the Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands #	Overseas territory since 1955, administered from Paris by an Administrateur Superieur (since May 2000, François Garde assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves Hermoso). The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Includes Île Amsterdam, Île Saint-Paul, Îles Crozet and the Îles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, five islands in the Mozambique Channel and Indian Ocean, plus Adélie Land, the French-claimed sector of Antarctica. New Amsterdam or Île Amsterdam ˈilɑmstəˈdɑm (meaning Amsterdam island after the Dutch Capital) is a French Île Saint-Paul ( St Paul Island) is an Island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean, with an area The Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet or officially Archipel Crozet) are a sub- Antarctic Archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean The Kerguelen Islands (in French: commonly Îles Kerguelen or Archipel de Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen or Archipel The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean ( French: Îles Éparses or Îles éparses de l'océan indien) consist of four small coral islands and an atoll Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at and Point Alden at, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland No permanent population.
Mayotte	Departmental collectivity since 2001; overseas collectivity since 2003.
New Caledonia	"Sui generis" collectivity since 1999; appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Sui generis (English pronunciation ( IPA) /ˌsuːiˈdʒɛnərɪs/ roughly "SOO-ee JEN-a-ris" Latin pronunciation /ˌsuːiˈgeneris/ is a Neo-Latin The United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories documents countries that according to the United Nations, are non- decolonized.
Saint Barthélemy	overseas collectivity since 2007. Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity
Saint Martin	overseas collectivity since 2007.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial collectivity since 1985; overseas collectivity since 2003. The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the
Wallis and Futuna	Overseas territory since 1961; overseas collectivity since 2003. Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands ( French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna,

Netherlands

See also: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Country	Administration
Aruba	Full autonomy in internal affairs obtained upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986; Government of the Netherlands responsible for defense and foreign affairs. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Netherlands and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are two distinct geographical and administrative entities Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary Representative democracy, a Constitutional monarchy and a Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but not of the European Union. The Netherlands and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are two distinct geographical and administrative entities The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Netherlands Antilles	Full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Government of the Netherlands responsible for defense and foreign affairs. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not of the European Union. The Netherlands Antilles will be dissolved on 15 December 2008.  Curaçao and  Sint Maarten will become autonomous regions in their own right. Curaçao (ˈkjuːrəsaʊ in English Dutch: Curaçao, Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an Island in the southern Caribbean Sea, For the island of St Martin on the whole see Saint Martin, for the French side see Saint Martin (France and for other uses see Saint Martin (disambiguation  Bonaire,  Saba and  Sint Eustatius will become special municipalities of the Netherlands. The Island Territory of Bonaire ( Dutch: Eilandgebied Bonaire, Papiamento: Teritorio Insular di Boneiru) is one of five island areas SABA was a German manufacturer for electronic equipment from the Black Forest up to the 1980s Sint Eustatius, also known as Statia, or Saint Eustace, is one of the islands which make up the Netherlands Antilles; it is in the northern Leeward

New Zealand

See also: Realm of New Zealand

In free association	Administration
Cook Islands	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1965. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Realm of New Zealand is the territory in which the Queen in right of New Zealand is head of state The Cook Islands ( Cook Islands Māori: Kūki 'Āirani) are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands are fully responsible for their internal affairs; New Zealand, in consultation, retains some responsibility for external affairs and defence. As of 2005, the Cook Islands have diplomatic relations in their own name with eighteen countries.
Niue	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974. Niue (niːˈʔuːeɪ/ /ˈnjuːeɪ in English is an Island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. Niue is fully responsible for its internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defence. New Zealand's responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue.
Territory	Administration
Tokelau	Self-administering territory of New Zealand. Tokelau (ˈtoʊkəlaʊ is a territory of New Zealand that consists of three tropical coral Atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. As it moves toward free association with New Zealand, Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution. A UN-sponsored referendum on self-governance in February 2006 did not produce the two-thirds supermajority necessary for changing the current political status. The Tokelau self-determination referendum of 2006, supervised by the United Nations, was held from February 11 to February 15, 2006. A supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple Majority in order to have Another one was in October 2007, which failed to reach the 2/3 margin. A referendum on self-determination was held in Tokelau on 20 October and on 22–24 October 2007 but fell short of the required total by 16 votes
Ross Dependency #	New Zealand's Antarctic claim. The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and other land masses in the Southern Ocean) claimed by New Zealand.

Norway

See also: Possessions of Norway

Dependency	Administration
Bouvet Island #	Dependency administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Yngling -ruled ( Ragnar Lodbrok 's sons and Fairhair dynasty) Norse-Gael kingdoms in the British Isles: Kingdom of York (centre Bouvet Island (Bouvetøya also historically known as Liverpool Island or Lindsay Island) is an uninhabited Sub-antarctic volcanic Island (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. In Norway, the Minister of Justice and the Police is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and a member of Government of Norway
Peter I Island #	Dependency (subject to the Antarctic Treaty System) administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police. Peter I Island (in Norwegian Peter I Øy) is a volcanic Island located near Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate International relations with respect to (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. In Norway, the Minister of Justice and the Police is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and a member of Government of Norway
Queen Maud Land #

United Kingdom

See also: British overseas territories, Crown dependency, and Sovereign Base Areas

Overseas territories	Administration
Anguilla	British overseas territory. Queen Maud Land is an English translation of Dronning Maud Land, the official name in use by Norwegian authorities and British Antarctic Survey on the part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United The Sovereign Base Areas are military bases located on territory in which the United Kingdom is sovereign but which are separated from the ordinary British territory Anguilla (English pronunciation ang-GWILL-ah, æŋˈɡwɪlə is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward
Bermuda	British overseas territory or self-governing territory as defined by the UK. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
British Antarctic Territory #	The UK's Antarctic claim. The British Antarctic Territory is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom.
British Indian Ocean Territory #	British overseas territory administered by a commissioner resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting
British Virgin Islands	British overseas territory with internal self-government. The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico.
Cayman Islands	British overseas territory. The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac
Falkland Islands	British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
Gibraltar	British overseas territory, also claimed by Spain. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Montserrat	British overseas territory. Montserrat (ˌmɒntsəˈræt is British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena	British overseas territory. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory Saint Helena also administers Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa Tristan da Cunha (ˈtrɪstən də ˈkuːnə is a group of remote volcanic Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2816 km (1750 miles from South
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands #	British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Administered from the Falkland Islands by the Governor of the Falkland Islands as representative of the British monarch. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy
Turks and Caicos Islands	British overseas territory. The Turks and Caicos Islands ( TCI) (ˈtɜːks ænd ˈkeɪkəs are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies
Sovereign Base Areas	Administration
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory administered by the Commander of British Forces, Cyprus. Note SBAs are primarily required as military bases and not ordinary dependent territories
Crown dependency	Administration
Guernsey	Crown dependency
Jersey
Isle of Man

United States

See also: Insular area and Territories of the United States

Under terms of treaties with Cuba, the United States leases Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Thus it's not a dependent territory under the sovereignty of the United States.

Territory	Administration
American Samoa	Unincorporated and unorganized territory administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U. American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U The Office of Insular Affairs is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees federal administration of several United States possessions S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. The United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories documents countries that according to the United Nations, are non- decolonized.
Baker Island #	Unincorporated territory of the U. Baker Island is an uninhabited Atoll located just north of the Equator in the central Pacific Ocean about 3100 km (1670  nmi) southwest S. administered from Washington, D. C. as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U. National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain Protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. S. Department of the Interior.
Howland Island #
Jarvis Island #
Johnston Atoll #
Kingman Reef #
Midway Atoll #
Guam	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between Guam and the U. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Jarvis Island (also formerly known as Bunker Island) is an uninhabited 4 Johnston Atoll is a 130 km² Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean at, about 1400 kilometers (750  nm) west of Hawaii. Kingman Reef is a largely submerged uninhabited tropical Atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and Midway Atoll (or Midway Island or Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Pihemanu Kauihelani) is a 2 Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U. S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. The United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories documents countries that according to the United Nations, are non- decolonized.
Navassa Island #	Unincorporated territory of the U. Navassa Island ( French: La Navase, Haitian Kreyòl: Lanavaz or Lavash) is a small uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea S. administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Also claimed by Haiti and privately via the Guano Islands Act. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: The Guano Islands Act ( §§ 1411-1419 is federal legislation passed by the U
Northern Mariana Islands	Commonwealth in political union with the U. The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI is a commonwealth in Political union with the United This article is about US insular areas For US States that designate themselves as "Commonwealths" see Commonwealth (United States. S. ; federal funding administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U. S. Department of the Interior.
Palmyra Atoll #	Incorporated territory of the U. Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated Atoll administered by the United States government. S. , partly privately and partly federally owned. Administered from Washington, D. C. by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the U. S. Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the lagoon and 12 nm of surrounding sea. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian.
Puerto Rico	Unincorporated organized territory of the U. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} S. with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the U. This article is about US insular areas For US States that designate themselves as "Commonwealths" see Commonwealth (United States. S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President. The Executive Office of the President ( EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting
U.S. Virgin Islands	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the U. The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U. The Office of Insular Affairs is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees federal administration of several United States possessions S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. The United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories documents countries that according to the United Nations, are non- decolonized.
Wake Island #	Unincorporated territory supervised by the U.S. Air Force and administered from Washington, D. Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a Coral atoll having a Coastline of 12 miles (19 kilometers in the North Pacific Ocean C. by the U. S. Department of the Interior. Also claimed by the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

See also

• List of current heads of government of dependencies
• Associated state
• Assymmetric federation
• Condominium, joint sovereignty over an area shared by two or more states. This is a list of current heads of government of dependencies i An associated state is the minor partner in a formal free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a (usually larger nation for which no other specific 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
• Federacy
• List of autonomous areas by country
• List of countries
• List of sovereign states
• List of subnational entities
• List of territorial disputes
• List of unrecognized countries
• Special member state territories and their relations with the EU
• Suzerainty
• Unclaimed Antarctic territories
• Colony
• Settler colonialism

References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U. A federacy is a Form of government where one or several substate units enjoy considerably more independence than the majority of the substate units ||-||}This list of Autonomous areas arranged by country gives an overview of autonomous areas of the world Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The table below indicates the types and where known numbers of Administrative divisions currently (as of 2007 used by countries and their major dependent territories This is a list of extant Territorial disputes around the world ||}These lists of unrecognized or partially recognized countries give an overview of contemporary geopolitical entities that wish to be recognized as Sovereign As of 2007 the European Union has 27 member states, most of which participate in all EU policy areas and programs or have signed up to do so Suzerainty (ˈsjuːzərənti RP or /ˈsjuːzəreɪnti/ RP) (/ˈsuːzərənti/ GA) is a situation in which a Region or people is a Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water This is an alphabetical list of Antarctic territories and territorial claims. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Settler Colonialism is a policy of conquering a land to send Settlers in order to shape its demographic similarly as in the Metropole. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the S. government publication, is in the public domain. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

• George Drower, Britain's Dependent Territories, Dartmouth, 1992
• George Drower, Overseas Territories Handbook, TSO, 1998

External links

• WorldStatesmen- includes former dependent states

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic