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	Dependency status (2006)	Dependency status (2004)
Aruba	member country 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	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
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
Christmas Island	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
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
French Polynesia	overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004	overseas territory of France since 1946
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
Iles Eparses	possessions of France; administered by the Senior Administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), resident in Reunion	-
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
Mayotte	departmental collectivity of France	territorial collectivity of France
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
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
New Caledonia	territorial collectivity of France since 1998	overseas territory of France since 1956
Puerto Rico	unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President	commonwealth associated with the US
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	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
Tokelau	self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN sponsored referendum on self-governance, in February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status	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 the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	unincorporated territories 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 note on Palmyra Atoll: incorporated Territory of the US; partly privately owned and partly federally owned; 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	-
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