Dependency status In 31 editions of 36.

possessions of France; administered by the Senior Administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), resident in Reunion

departmental collectivity of France

overseas department of France

overseas territory of the UK

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 Michel CHAMPON (since 20 December 2004), 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

• member country 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 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico;
• 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

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

• unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status;
• policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President

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 UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

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

• 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 lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004

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

territorial collectivity of France since 1998

• 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

overseas territory of the UK

• self-administering territory of New Zealand;
• note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand;
• a UN sponsored referendum on self-governance, in February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status

unincorporated territories 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

note on Palmyra Atoll:

• incorporated Territory of the US;
• partly privately owned and partly federally owned;
• 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

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

non-self governing territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services

non-self governing 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