Dependent territory Totally Explained

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A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that doesn't possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State.
There are varying degrees and forms of dependence, commonly distinguished from other subnational entities in that they're not considered to be part of the motherland or mainland of the governing State. In most cases they also represent a different order of separation. A subnational entity typically represents a division of the State proper, while a dependent territory might be an overseas territory that enjoys a greater degree of autonomy. For instance, many of them have more or less separate legal systems from the governing States. Varies among different legal and constitutional traditions, these territories may or may not be considered part of the States.
The areas separately referred to as non-independent are territories that are disputed, are occupied, have a government in exile or have a non-negligible independence movement.

Lists of dependent territories

Currently there are 59 dependencies on this list. Out of the list below, Australian, British and New Zealand territories are part of the Commonwealth realm - their governing States are in personal union under the same British monarch. All claims south of 60 degrees south (in Antarctica) are not recognised or are disputed. They are italicised. Uninhabited territories or territories with no permanent population are marked with hash keys/number symbols (#).
The list includes several territories that are not included in the list of non-self-governing territories (External Link

) listed by the General Assembly of the United Nations (which also includes Western Sahara, since 1990, the General Assembly reaffirmed that the question of Western Sahara was a question of decolonization which remained to be completed by the people of Western Sahara).
A number of political entities have a special position recognized by international treaty or agreement (for example Åland in Finland, Hong Kong & Macau in the Peoples Republic of China, and Svalbard in Norway). These are not dependent territories in the strict sense of the meaning, but have in some way a similar position. See List of special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement for more information.

Australia

External territory	Administration
Ashmore and Cartier Islands #	From Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department.
Australian Antarctic Territory #	From Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
	From Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department.

Coral Sea Islands #
Heard Island and McDonald Islands #	From Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
	Commonwealth responsibilities administered from Canberra through the Attorney-General's Department.

Chile

Division	Administration
	Self-governing overseas special territory since 2007.
Juan Fernández Islands	Self-governing overseas special territory since 2007.

Denmark

Division	Administration
	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1948. Part of the Kingdom of Denmark but not of the European Union.
	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1979. Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Left the European Union in 1986.

France

ť The Overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion are integral parts of the French Republic, and are therefore not dependencies.

Territory	Administration
Clipperton Island#	Atoll administered by the Minister for Overseas Territories. No permanent population.
	Overseas collectivity since 2003; Overseas country since 2004.
#	Overseas territory since 1955, administered from Paris by an Administrateur Superieur (since May 2000, François Garde assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves Hermoso). Includes Île Amsterdam, Île Saint-Paul, Îles Crozet and the Îles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, five islands in the Mozambique Channel and Indian Ocean, plus Adélie Land, the French-claimed sector of Antarctica. No permanent population.
	Departmental collectivity since 2001; overseas collectivity since 2003.
	"Sui generis" collectivity since 1999; appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
	overseas collectivity since 2007.
Saint Martin	overseas collectivity since 2007.
	Territorial collectivity since 1985; overseas collectivity since 2003.
	Overseas territory since 1961; overseas collectivity since 2003.

Netherlands

Country	Administration
	Full autonomy in internal affairs obtained upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986; Government of the Netherlands responsible for defense and foreign affairs. Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but not of the European Union.
	Full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Government of the Netherlands responsible for defense and foreign affairs. Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not of the European Union.The Netherlands Antilles will be dissolved on 15 December 2008. and will become autonomous regions in their own right., and will become special municipalities of the Netherlands.

New Zealand

In free association	Administration
	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1965. The Cook Islands are fully responsible for their internal affairs; New Zealand, in consultation, retains some responsibility for external affairs and defence. As of 2005, the Cook Islands have diplomatic relations in their own name with eighteen countries.
	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974. Niue is fully responsible for its internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defence. New Zealand's responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue.
Territory	Administration
	Self-administering territory of New Zealand. As it moves toward free association with New Zealand, Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution. A UN-sponsored referendum on self-governance in February 2006 didn't produce the two-thirds supermajority necessary for changing the current political status. Another one was in October 2007, which failed to reach the 2/3 margin.
Ross Dependency #	New Zealand's Antarctic claim.

Norway

Dependency	Administration
Bouvet Island #	Dependency administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police.
Peter I Island #	Dependency (subject to the Antarctic Treaty System) administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police.
Queen Maud Land #

United Kingdom

Overseas territories	Administration
	British overseas territory.
	British overseas territory or self-governing territory as defined by the UK.
#	The UK's Antarctic claim.
#	British overseas territory administered by a commissioner resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.
	British overseas territory with internal self-government.
	British overseas territory.
	British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina.
	British overseas territory, also claimed by Spain.
	British overseas territory.
	British overseas territory.
	British overseas territory. Saint Helena also administers Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
#	British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina. Administered from the Falkland Islands by the Governor of the Falkland Islands as representative of the British monarch.
	British overseas territory.
Sovereign Base Areas	Administration
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory administered by the Commander of British Forces, Cyprus. Note SBAs are primarily required as military bases and not ordinary dependent territories
Crown dependency	Administration
	Crown dependency

United States

Under terms of treaties with Cuba, the United States leases Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Thus it's not a dependent territory under the sovereignty of the United States.

Territory	Administration
	Unincorporated and unorganized territory administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Baker Island #	Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered from Washington, D.C. as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Howland Island #
Jarvis Island #
Johnston Atoll #
Kingman Reef #
Midway Atoll #
	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between Guam and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
	Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico. Also claimed by Haiti and privately via the Guano Islands Act.
	Commonwealth in political union with the U.S.; federal funding administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Palmyra Atoll #	Incorporated territory of the U.S., partly privately and partly federally owned. Administered from Washington, D.C. by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the lagoon and 12 nm of surrounding sea.
	Unincorporated organized territory of the U.S. with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President.
	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Wake Island #	Unincorporated territory supervised by the U.S. Air Force and administered from Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Also claimed by the Marshall Islands.

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