The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 Government
Dependency status In 31 editions of 36.
Dependency status was published in 31 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 63 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1997 edition
- 63
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Dependency status” (1997 to 2025), and under 1 other heading in a few entries, mostly where the source split this field into parts.
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Africa
8 entriesBassas da India
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Europa Island
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Glorioso Islands
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Juan de Nova Island
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Tromelin Island
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Antarctic Region
4 entriesFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands
overseas territory of France since 1955; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
territory of Australia; administered by the Ministry for Sport, Territories, and Local Government
South Georgia and the now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
dependent territory of the UK; administered by a civil commissioner based in the Falkland Islands
Arctic Region
3 entriesJan Mayen
- territory of Norway;
- administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard);
- however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Svalbard
- territory of Norway;
- administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen;
- by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway
Asia
1 entryBritish Indian Ocean Territory
dependent territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
Central America and the Caribbean
12 entriesAruba
part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954
Virgin Islands
- organized,
- unincorporated territory of the US;
- administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs,
- US Department of the Interior
Europe
5 entriesNorth America
3 entriesClipperton Island
possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic
Oceania
20 entriesAmerican Samoa
unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the US Department of Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs
Baker Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Cook Islands
- free association with New Zealand;
- Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs;
- New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs, in consultation with the Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
territory of Australia; administered by the Ministry for Sport, Territories, and Local Government
Guam
organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Howland Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Jarvis Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Johnston Atoll
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Kingman Reef
- unincorporated territory of the US;
- administered by the US Navy;
- however, it is awash the majority of the time, so it is not usable and is uninhabited
Midway Islands
- unincorporated territory of the US;
- formerly administered by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division;
- this facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently undergoing transfer of accountability and responsibility to the US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Niue
- in free association with New Zealand;
- Niue fully responsible for internal affairs;
- New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs
Northern Mariana Islands
- commonwealth in political union with the US;
- federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs
Palmyra Atoll
- incorporated territory of the US;
- privately owned,
- but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs,
- US Department of the Interior
Wake Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Army and Strategic Defense Command since 1 October 1994
South America
2 entriesSoutheast Asia
5 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Ministry for Sport, Territories, and Local Government
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Dependency status”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/dependency-status/1997.