Editing Dependent territory (section)

==Lists of similar entities==
The following entities are, according to the law of their state, integral parts of the state but exhibit many characteristics of dependent territories. This list is generally limited to entities that are either subject to an international treaty on their status, uninhabited, or have a unique level of autonomy and are largely self-governing in matters other than international affairs. It generally does not include entities with no unique autonomy, such as the [[overseas departments and regions of France|five overseas departments and regions]] ([[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]], [[Mayotte]], and [[Réunion]]) of France; the [[Caribbean Netherlands|BES islands]] ([[Bonaire]], [[Sint Eustatius]], and [[Saba (island)|Saba]]) of the Netherlands; [[Jan Mayen]] of Norway; and [[Palmyra Atoll]] of the United States.

Entities with only limited unique autonomy, such as [[Barbuda]] of Antigua and Barbuda; [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]] of Malaysia; the [[Autonomous Regions of Portugal|two autonomous regions]] (the [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]]) of Portugal; [[Nevis]] of Saint Kitts and Nevis; the [[Canary Islands]] and the [[Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities|two autonomous cities]] ([[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]]) of Spain; [[Northern Ireland]] of the United Kingdom; and entities with non-recognized unique autonomy, such as [[Kurdistan Region|Kurdistan]] of Iraq; [[Wa State|Wa]] of Myanmar; [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] of Palestine; [[Puntland]] of Somalia; [[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria|Rojava]] of Syria; and [[Zanzibar]] of Tanzania are also not included. All claims in Antarctica are listed in ''italics''.

===Australia===
{{Main|States and territories of Australia#External territories {{!}}States and territories of Australia § External territories}}

[[Australia]] has six external territories in its administration and one Antarctic claim.

Debate remains as to whether the external territories are integral parts of Australia,{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} due to their not being part of Australia in 1901, when its constituent states federated (with the exception of the [[Coral Sea Islands]], which was a part of [[Queensland]]).<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Carney
  | first = Gerard
  | title = The constitutional systems of the Australian states and territories
  | publisher = Cambridge University Press
  | year = 2006
  | location = Canberra
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6Pd8F1mFp1oC
  | isbn = 978-0-521-86305-6 }}</ref> Norfolk Island was self-governing from 1979 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/the-end-of-self-government-on-norfolk-island/7530806 |title=The end of Norfolk Island's self-government |work=ABC |last=Phillips |first=Keri |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> The external territories are often grouped separately from Australia proper for statistical purposes.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! External territory !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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| {{flag|Christmas Island}} || rowspan=3 | Administered from [[Canberra]] by the [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts]]<ref name="DITRDC">{{cite web |title=Territories of Australia |url = https://www.regional.gov.au/territories/ |publisher=The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |date=2020-02-28 |access-date=2020-04-25 |quote=The Australian Government, through the department, administers the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and the Coral Sea Islands. The department also manages the Government's interests in the Australian Capital Territory, and the Northern Territory.}}</ref> || [[ISO 3166-2:CX|CX]]
|-
| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} || [[ISO 3166-2:CC|CC]]
|-
| {{flag|Norfolk Island}} || [[ISO 3166-2:NF|NF]]
|-
! External territory<br />(uninhabited) !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{flag|Ashmore and Cartier Islands}} || rowspan=2 | Administered from Canberra by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts<ref name="DITRDC" /> || rowspan="2" | No unique ISO 3166 country codes
|-
| {{flag|Coral Sea Islands}}{{NoteTag|[[Willis Island]] is permanently staffed and occupied by a small team of meteorologists.}}
|-
| {{flag|Heard Island and McDonald Islands|Heard Island <br/>and McDonald Islands}} || Administered from Canberra by the [[Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment]]<ref name="DITRDC" /> || [[ISO 3166-2:HM|HM]]
|-
! External territory<br />(uninhabited, claimed) !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| ''{{flag|Australian Antarctic Territory}}'' || Administered from Canberra by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment<ref name="DITRDC" /> || No unique ISO 3166 country codes
|}

===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.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Special administrative region !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{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]]
|-
| {{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]]
|}

===Denmark===
{{Main|Danish Realm}}

The [[Danish Realm|Kingdom of Denmark]] contains two autonomous territories with their own governments and legislatures, and input into foreign affairs.<ref name="Rakitskaya">{{cite journal |last1=Rakitskaya |first1=Inna A. |last2=Molchakov |first2=Nikita Y. |title=Democratization of territorial constitution : current trends and the constitutional experience of Denmark |journal=International Journal of Economics and Business Administration |date=2019 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=166–172 |url=https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/45623 |access-date=11 November 2020 |publisher=Eleftherios Thalassinos |issn=2241-4754}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Autonomous territory !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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| {{flag|Faroe Islands}}|| Autonomous since 1948.<ref name="Rakitskaya"/> A constituent part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but not of the [[European Union]]. Although it is not part of metropolitan [[Denmark]], it is officially considered an integral part of the [[Kingdom of Denmark]].|| [[ISO 3166-2:FO|FO]]
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}|| Autonomous since 1979.<ref name="Rakitskaya"/> A constituent part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but withdrew from the [[European Economic Community]] in 1985. Although it is not part of metropolitan [[Denmark]], it is officially considered an integral part of the [[Kingdom of Denmark]].|| [[ISO 3166-2:GL|GL]]
|}

===Finland===
{{Main|Regions of Finland}}
{{Further|Administrative divisions of Finland|Åland Islands dispute}}
{{See also||Special territories of members of the European Economic Area#Åland}}

[[Finland]] has one [[Regions of Finland#Åland|autonomous region]] that is also subject to international treaties.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Autonomous region !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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| {{flag|Åland}}|| Åland is governed according to the ''[[Åland convention|Act on the Autonomy of Åland]]'' and international treaties. These laws guarantee the islands' autonomy in Finland, which has ultimate sovereignty over them, as well as a demilitarised status. || [[ISO 3166-2:AX|AX]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FI|FI-01]]
|}

===France===
{{Main|Overseas France}}
{{Further|Overseas collectivity|Overseas territory (France)}}
{{See also|Overseas country of France}}

[[France]] has overseas six autonomous collectivities and two uninhabited territories (one of which includes an Antarctic claim). This does not include its "standard" [[overseas departments and regions of France|overseas regions]] (which are also overseas [[departments of France|departments]]) of [[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]], [[Mayotte]], and [[Réunion]]. Although also located overseas, they have the same status as the regions of [[metropolitan France]]. Nonetheless, all of France's overseas territory is considered an integral part of the [[French Fifth Republic|French Republic]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Overseas collectivity !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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| {{flag|French Polynesia}} || [[Overseas collectivity]] since 2003; [[overseas country of France|overseas country]] since 2004. Appears on the [[United Nations list of non-self-governing territories]] || [[ISO 3166-2:PF|PF]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-PF]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Barthélemy|local}} || Seceded from [[Guadeloupe]] to become an overseas collectivity in 2007 || [[ISO 3166-2:BL|BL]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-BL]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Martin|local}} || Seceded from Guadeloupe to become an overseas collectivity in 2007. It is the only overseas collectivity that is fully part of the European Union. || [[ISO 3166-2:MF|MF]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-MF]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}} || [[Territorial collectivity]] since 1985. Overseas collectivity since 2003 || [[ISO 3166-2:PM|PM]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-PM]]
|-
| {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} || Overseas territory since 1961. Overseas collectivity since 2003 || [[ISO 3166-2:WF|WF]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-WF]]
|-
! ''Sui generis'' collectivity !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia|local}} || "''[[Sui generis]]''" collectivity<ref name="Outre-mer">{{cite web|url=http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/?presentation-nouvelle-caledonie.html&artpage=3-3|title=Nouvelle-Calédonie Présentation|website=Outre-Mer.gouv.fr|publisher=[[Minister of the Overseas (France)|Ministre des Outre-mer]]|language=fr|trans-title=New Caledonia Presentation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521094530/http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/?presentation-nouvelle-caledonie.html&artpage=3-3|archive-date=21 May 2013|access-date=24 November 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref> since 1998.<ref name="Dependency Status">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/dependency-status/|title=Field Listing :: Dependency Status|website=[[The World Factbook|CIA.gov/Library/Publications/Resources/The-World-Factbook/]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=7 April 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Appears on the [[United Nations list of non-self-governing territories]] || [[ISO 3166-2:NC|NC]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-NC]]
|-
! Overseas state private property<br />(uninhabited) !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{flag|Clipperton Island}} || The island is administered under the direct authority of the French government<ref name="LegiF">{{cite web|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000000879815/2020-11-24/|title=Loi n° 55-1052 du 6 août 1955 portant statut des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises et de l'île de Clipperton|website=LegiFrance.gouv.fr|publisher=[[Légifrance]]|language=fr|trans-title=Law n° 55-1052 of 6 August 1955 relating to the statute of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and of the island of Clipperton|date=6 August 1955|access-date=24 November 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref> by the French [[Minister of the Overseas]]. || [[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-CP]]
|-
! Overseas territory<br />(uninhabited) !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} || TAAF (''[[French Southern and Antarctic Lands|Terres australes et antartiques françaises]]'') is an [[overseas territory (France)|overseas territory]] since 1955, administered from [[Paris]] by an ''Administrateur Supérieur''. The territory includes the Antarctic claim of ''[[Adélie Land]]''<ref name="FactbookFS">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/french-southern-and-antarctic-lands/|title=Antarctica :: French Southern and Antarctic Lands|website=[[The World Factbook|CIA.gov/Library/Publications/The-World-Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|date=20 May 2020|access-date=3 June 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and several islands in the [[Indian Ocean]], including [[Crozet Islands]], [[Kerguelen Islands]], [[Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands]] and [[Scattered Islands]] || [[ISO 3166-2:TF|TF]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:FR|FR-TF]]{{refn|group=note|The Antarctic claim of ''[[Adélie Land]]'' (a district of the [[French Southern and Antarctic Lands|TAAF]])<ref name="FactbookFS"/> is not included within the ISO 3166 designation. The ISO designates the remainder of the TAAF the "French Southern Territories".<ref name="ISOTF">{{cite web|url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TF|title=French Southern Territories|website=[[iso.org|ISO.org]]|publisher=[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]|date=26 November 2018|access-date=3 June 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
|}

===Netherlands===
{{Main|Kingdom of the Netherlands}}
{{Further|Dutch Caribbean}}

The Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises three autonomous "constituent countries" in the Caribbean (listed below) and one constituent country, the [[Netherlands]], with most of its area in Europe but also encompassing three [[Caribbean Netherlands|overseas Caribbean municipalities]]—[[Bonaire]], [[Sint Eustatius]], and [[Saba (island)|Saba]] (these three [[special municipality (Netherlands)|Caribbean municipalities]] are excluded here because they are directly administered by the [[Netherlands#Government and politics|Government of the Netherlands]]<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty], U.S. Department of State. "Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands". Retrieved 17 June 2016.</ref>). All citizens of the Dutch Kingdom share the same nationality and are thus [[European Union citizenship|citizens of the European Union]], but only the European portion of the Kingdom is a part of the territory of the Union, the [[European Union Customs Union|Customs Union]], and the [[Eurozone]] while other areas have [[special territories of members of the European Economic Area|overseas countries and territory]] status.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Constituent country !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
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|{{flag|Aruba}}|| Defined as a "country" ("''land''") within the Kingdom by the [[Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands|Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands]], Aruba obtained full autonomy in internal affairs upon separation from the [[Netherlands Antilles]] in 1986. Part of the Kingdom but not in Europe, its [[Dutch nationality law|citizenship]] nonetheless includes status as citizens of the European Union (the Kingdom government coincides almost exactly with the [[Politics of the Netherlands|Government of the Netherlands]], and is responsible for defence, foreign affairs, and nationality law).|| [[ISO 3166-2:AW|AW]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:NL|NL-AW]]
|-
|{{flag|Curaçao}}
| rowspan="2" |Defined as a "country" ("''land''") within the Kingdom by the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten were part of the Netherlands Antilles until it was dissolved in October 2010. Part of the Kingdom but not in Europe, their citizenship nonetheless includes status as citizens of the European Union (the Kingdom government coincides almost exactly with the Government of the Netherlands, and is responsible for defence, foreign affairs, and nationality law).|| [[ISO 3166-2:CW|CW]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:NL|NL-CW]]
|-
|{{flag|Sint Maarten}}|| [[ISO 3166-2:SX|SX]] ''or''
[[ISO 3166-2:NL|NL-SX]]
|}

===Norway===
{{Main|List of possessions of Norway}}
{{Further|Svalbard and Jan Mayen}}

[[Norway]] has, in the Arctic, one inhabited archipelago with restrictions placed on Norwegian sovereignty — [[Svalbard]].<ref name="SpitsTreaty">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Spitsbergen_Treaty#Article_3.|title=Spitsbergen Treaty|publisher=[[Wikisource]]|date=9 February 1920|access-date=16 November 2020|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="GovSval">{{cite web|url=http://www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx?m=45301|title=The Svalbard Treaty|publisher=[[Governor of Svalbard]]|date=9 April 2008|access-date=24 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723003932/http://www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx?m=45301|archive-date=23 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Unlike the country's dependent territory ([[Bouvet Island]]) and Antarctic claims ([[#Norway|see above]]), Svalbard is a part of the Kingdom of Norway.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Skagestad |first1=Odd Gunnar |editor1-last=Skreslet |editor1-first=Stig |title=Jan Mayen Island in Scientific Focus |date=2004 |publisher=Springer Netherlands |isbn=978-1-4020-2955-4 |page=272 |url=http://www.ogskagestad.info/attachments/File/JanMayenSciFocus04.pdf |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210815/http://www.ogskagestad.info/attachments/File/JanMayenSciFocus04.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2014 |chapter=The Scope for Norwegian Commitments Related to International Research on Jan Mayen Island}}</ref> Norway also has one uninhabited remote archipelago located in the Arctic, [[Jan Mayen]], but it is excluded in this list as the island is directly administered by the [[Nordland County Municipality]] and none of the considerations established for Svalbard Treaty are attributed to it.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Territory !! Administration !! ISO 3166 country code
|-
| {{flag|Svalbard}}|| This Arctic archipelago is the northernmost permanent civilian settlement in the world. Not incorporated into any county, it is administered by a [[Governor of Svalbard|governor]] appointed by the Norwegian government. Since 2002, its main settlement of [[Longyearbyen]] has [[Longyearbyen Community Council|elected a local government]]. Other settlements include the Russian mining community of [[Barentsburg]], the research station of [[Ny-Ålesund]], and the mining outpost of [[Sveagruva]]. The [[Svalbard Treaty]] of 1920 recognises Norwegian sovereignty (administered since 1925 as a sovereign part of the Kingdom of Norway) but established Svalbard as a [[free economic zone]]<ref name="SpitsTreaty"/> and a [[demilitarized zone|demilitarised zone]]. ||| [[ISO 3166-2:SJ|SJ]] ''or''<br>[[ISO 3166-2:NO|NO-21]]
|}