Dependency status In 31 editions of 36.

overseas territory of the UK

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

overseas territory of France since 1955

note: note

• territory of Australia;
• administered from Canberra by the Department of Sustainability,
• Environment,
• Water,
• Population and Communities (Australian Antarctic Division)

• 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

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;
• in 2010 Norway designated the majority of Jan Mayen as a nature reserve

• 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

• 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

overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing

overseas territory of the UK

• constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
• full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010;
• Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

overseas territory of the UK

• unorganized, 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;
• Haiti has claimed the island since the 19th century

unincorporated organized territory of the US; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President

overseas collectivity of France

overseas collectivity of France

note: the only French overseas collectivity that is part of the EU

• constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
• full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010;
• Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

overseas territory of the UK

unincorporated organized 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

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

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

overseas territory of the UK

possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France

overseas collectivity of France

unincorporated 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 Regional Australia,
• Local Government,
• Arts and Sport

• 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

unincorporated organized 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, 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

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

• 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

• territorial collectivity (or a sui generis collectivity) of France since 1998;
• an independence referendum took place on 4 November 2018 with a majority voting to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo;
• two additional referenda, still unsceheduled, may occur in 2020 and 2022

• 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

self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport

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 - 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

• unincorporated unorganized 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: incorporated unorganized 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 unorganized territory of the US;
• administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior;
• activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the 11th US Air Force and managed from Pacific Air Force Support Center

overseas collectivity of France

overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina

• territory of Australia;
• administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
• Local Government,
• Arts and Sport

• non-self governing territory of Australia;
• administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
• Local Government,
• Arts and Sport

• non-self governing territory of Australia;
• administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia,
• Local Government,
• Arts and Sport

special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

special administrative region of the People's Republic of China