The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 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 1998 edition carries it in 63 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1998 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 from Paris by a high commissioner of the Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- dependent territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina;
- administered from London by a civil commissioner who is also the governor of the Falkland Islands;
- Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
Arctic Region
3 entriesGreenland
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979
Jan Mayen
- territory of Norway;
- administered from Oslo 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 Insular Affairs,
- US Department of the Interior
Europe
5 entriesFaroe Islands
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
North 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 Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Baker Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Cook Islands
- self-governing in 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 from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Guam
organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Howland Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, 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 from Washington, DC 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 from Washington, DC, by the US Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) and managed cooperatively by DSWA 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 from Washington, DC 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 from Washington, DC, by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division;
- this facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993;
- on 31 October 1996, through a Presidential executive order, the jurisdiction and control of the atoll was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Niue
- self-governing in free association with New Zealand;
- Niue fully responsible for internal affairs;
- New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs
Norfolk Island
territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport and Territories
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 Insular Affairs
Palmyra Atoll
- incorporated territory of the US;
- privately owned,
- but administered from Washington,
- DC by the Office of Insular Affairs,
- US Department of the Interior
Tokelau
territory of New Zealand; note-Tokelauans are drafting a constitution, developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward fee association with Wellington
Wake Island
- unincorporated territory of the US;
- administered from Washington, DC by the Department of the Interior;
- occasional activities on the island are managed by the US Army under a US Air Force contract
South America
2 entriesSoutheast Asia
5 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Christmas Island
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Macau
Chinese territory under Portuguese administration; note-scheduled to revert to China on 20 December 1999
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Dependency status”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/dependency-status/1998.