| | Dependency status (2006) | Dependency status (2007) |
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Bassas da India |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
- |
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Christmas Island |
non-self governing territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
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Clipperton Island |
possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic |
possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France |
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Coral Sea Islands |
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories |
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Transport and Regional Services |
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Europa Island |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
- |
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French Guiana |
overseas department of France |
- |
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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) |
overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Eric PILLOTON (since 10 April 2007) |
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Glorioso Islands |
possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
- |
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Guadeloupe |
overseas department of France |
- |
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Iles Eparses |
possessions of France; administered by the Senior Administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), 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 |
- |
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Martinique |
overseas department of France |
- |
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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 |
unorganized, 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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Norfolk Island |
territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories |
self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Transport and Regional Services |
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Reunion |
overseas department of France |
- |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
self-governing territorial collectivity of France |
self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France |
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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 |
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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 - 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 October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status |
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Tromelin Island |
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 conducted by the US Air Force |
unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force |