The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 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 2016 edition carries it in 58 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2016 edition
- 58
- 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
1 entrySaint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
overseas territory of the UK
Antarctic Region
4 entriesBouvet Island
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police
French Southern And Antarctic Lands now French Southern and Antarctic Lands
overseas territory of France since 1955
Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands now Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Sustainability,
- Environment,
- Water,
- Population and Communities (Australian Antarctic Division)
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 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
Arctic Region
3 entriesGreenland
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979
Jan Mayen
- 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;
- in 2010 Norway designated the majority of Jan Mayen as a nature reserve
Svalbard
- 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
Asia
1 entryBritish Indian Ocean Territory
overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
Central America and the Caribbean
13 entriesAruba
- constituent 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
Curacao
- constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
- full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010;
- Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
Puerto Rico
- 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
Sint Maarten
- constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
- full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010;
- Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
Virgin Islands
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
Europe
5 entriesFaroe Islands
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
Middle East
2 entriesNorth America
3 entriesSaint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon
self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France
Oceania
20 entriesAmerican Samoa
unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
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 and defense in consultation with the Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
- territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
- Local Government,
- Arts and Sport
French Polynesia
- overseas lands of France;
- overseas territory of France from 1946-2003;
- overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due to its degree of autonomy
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 Honolulu, Hawaii, 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
Kingman Reef
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 nm territorial sea limit
Midway Islands
- unincorporated territory of the US;
- formerly administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy;
- 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 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
Norfolk Island
- self-governing territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
- Local Government,
- Arts and Sport
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 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
Tokelau
- 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 October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
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
Wake Island
- unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US;
- administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior;
- activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force
South America
1 entrySoutheast Asia
5 entriesAshmore And Cartier Islands now Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
- Local Government,
- Arts and Sport
Christmas Island
- non-self governing territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
- Local Government,
- Arts and Sport
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- non-self governing territory of Australia;
- administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
- Local Government,
- Arts and Sport
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2016, “Dependency status”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/dependency-status/2016.