| | Dependency status (2005) | Dependency status (2004) |
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Bassas da India |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
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Europa Island |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
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French Polynesia |
overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004 |
overseas territory of France since 1946 |
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Glorioso Islands |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
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Juan de Nova Island |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
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Midway Islands |
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 |
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 |
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Netherlands Antilles |
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 |
part of 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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Tromelin Island |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
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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 conducted 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 Army under a caretaker permit from the US Air Force |