Editing Dependent territory (section)

===China===
{{Main|Special administrative regions of China}}

The [[China|People's Republic of China]] (PRC) has two special administrative regions (SARs) that are governed according to the [[Constitution of the People's Republic of China|constitution]] and respective basic laws. The SARs greatly differ from [[Mainland China]] in administrative, economic, legislative, and judicial terms including by currency, [[left- and right-hand traffic|left-hand versus right-hand traffic]], official languages, and immigration control. Although the PRC does claim sovereignty over [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan]] (governed by the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]]), it is not listed here as the PRC government does not have ''de facto'' control of the territory.

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! Special administrative region !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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| {{flag|Hong Kong}}|| Former [[British Hong Kong|British colony]]. Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since 1997 according to the [[Sino-British Joint Declaration]], an international [[treaty]] registered with the [[United Nations]]. The ''[[Hong Kong Basic Law]]'' purports to provide for the territory to enjoy a "high degree" of autonomy per the "[[one country, two systems]]" model under the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|central government of China]]. Although the territory is not part of mainland China, it is officially considered an integral part of the People's Republic of China.<ref>[http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2007-01/17/content_498423.htm 广电总局批准31个境外频道在涉外宾馆等申请接收]. Gov.cn (2006-12-30). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgb/rkpcgb/qgrkpcgb/t20110428_402722232.htm 2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报（第1号）] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618152810/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgb/rkpcgb/qgrkpcgb/t20110428_402722232.htm |date=2012-06-18 }}. Stats.gov.cn. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref><ref>[http://big5.huaxia.com/sw/cjzx/jjdt/00265648.html 項懷誠：香港是社保基金境外投資的首選地之一] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617170730/http://big5.huaxia.com/sw/cjzx/jjdt/00265648.html |date=2013-06-17 }}. Big5.huaxia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref>|| [[ISO 3166-2:HK|HK]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:CN|CN-HK]]
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| {{flag|Macau}}|| Former [[Portuguese Macau|Portuguese colony]]. Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since 1999 according to the [[Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration]], an international treaty registered with the United Nations. The ''[[Macao Basic Law]]'' provides for the territory to enjoy a high degree of autonomy per the "one country, two systems" model under the central government of China. Although the territory is not part of mainland China, it is officially considered an integral part of the People's Republic of China.|| [[ISO 3166-2:MO|MO]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:CN|CN-MO]]
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