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@2006 Dependency status
American Samoa
unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US;
administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the
Interior
Anguilla
overseas territory of the UK
Aruba
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
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
territory of Australia; administered by
the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
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
Bassas da India
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Bermuda
overseas territory of the UK
Bouvet Island
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar
Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
British Indian Ocean Territory
overseas territory of the UK;
administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office in London
British Virgin Islands
overseas territory of the UK; internal
self-governing
Cayman Islands
overseas territory of the UK
Christmas Island
territory of Australia; administered by the
Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Clipperton Island
possession of France; administered by France from
French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
territory of Australia; administered from
Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional
Services
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 the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Europa Island
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
overseas territory of the UK; also
claimed by Argentina
Faroe Islands
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing
overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
French Guiana
overseas department of France
French Polynesia
overseas territory of France since 1946
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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)
Gibraltar
overseas territory of the UK
Glorioso Islands
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Greenland
part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas
administrative division of Denmark since 1979
Guadeloupe
overseas department of France
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
Guernsey
British crown dependency
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
territory of Australia;
administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of
the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Hong Kong
special administrative region of China
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
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
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
Jersey
British crown dependency
Johnston Atoll
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
Juan de Nova Island
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
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-nautical-mile territorial sea limit
Macau
special administrative region of China
Man, Isle of
British crown dependency
Martinique
overseas department of France
Mayotte
territorial collectivity of France
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
Montserrat
overseas territory of the UK
Navassa Island
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
Netherlands Antilles
part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full
autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Dutch Government
responsible for defense and foreign affairs
New Caledonia
overseas territory of France since 1956
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
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 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
Pitcairn Islands
overseas territory of the UK
Puerto Rico
commonwealth associated with the US
Reunion
overseas department of France
Saint Helena
overseas territory of the UK
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
self-governing territorial collectivity of
France
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; Grytviken,
formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is a scientific base
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
Tokelau
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
Tromelin Island
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Turks and Caicos Islands
overseas territory of the UK
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
Wake Island
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
Wallis and Futuna
overseas territory of France