| | Dependency status (2003) | Dependency status (2005) |
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Akrotiri |
- |
overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
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Bassas da India |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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Dhekelia |
- |
overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
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Europa Island |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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French Polynesia |
overseas territory of France since 1946 |
overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004 |
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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) |
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) |
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Glorioso Islands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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Juan de Nova Island |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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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 |
unincorporated territory of the US; formerly administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy; 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs |
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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 |
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 |
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Tromelin Island |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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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 |
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities on the island are conducted by the US Air Force |