Dependency status (2004)

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Informations about Dependency status in 2004 year

	Akrotiri	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
	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
	Dhekelia	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
	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 Michel CHAMPON (since 20 December 2004), 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
	Isle of Man	British crown dependency
	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
	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 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; 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 conducted by the US Army under a caretaker permit from the US Air Force
	Wallis and Futuna	overseas territory of France