Dependency status In 31 editions of 36.

possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

territorial collectivity of France

overseas department of France

overseas territory of the UK

possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion

territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo

overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)

territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage

• overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina;
• administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II;
• Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is a scientific base

part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979

• territory of Norway;
• since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland;
• however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service

• territory of Norway;
• administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen;
• by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway

overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London

overseas territory of the UK

• part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
• full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles;
• Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

overseas territory of the UK

overseas department of France

overseas department of France

overseas territory of the UK

• unincorporated territory of the US;
• administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior;
• in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island;
• there has also been a private claim advanced against the island

• part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
• full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954;
• Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

commonwealth associated with the US

overseas territory of the UK

organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948

overseas territory of the UK

British crown dependency

British crown dependency

British crown dependency

overseas territory of the UK

possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic

self-governing territorial collectivity of France

unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior

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

• self-governing in free association with New Zealand;
• Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs;
• New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense, in consultation with the Cook Islands

territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories

overseas territory of France since 1946

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

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

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

unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Honolulu, HI, by Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior

note: on 1 September 2000, the Department of the Interior accepted restoration of its administrative jurisdiction over Kingman Reef from the Department of the Navy; Executive Order 3223 signed 18 January 2001 established Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge to be administered by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; this refuge is managed to protect the terrestrial and aquatic wildlife of Kingman Reef out to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea limit

• 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

overseas territory of France since 1956

• self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974;
• Niue fully responsible for internal affairs;
• New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense;
• however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue

territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories

commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs

• incorporated territory of the US;
• privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior;
• the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 NM territorial sea or within the lagoon

overseas territory of the UK

• self-administering territory of New Zealand;
• note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution and developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand

• unincorporated territory of the US;
• administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior;
• activities on the island are managed by the US Air Force

overseas territory of France

overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina

overseas department of France

territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services

territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services

territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services

special administrative region of China

special administrative region of China