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	Dependency status (2008)	Dependency status (2006)
Akrotiri	a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Bassas da India	-	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Christmas Island	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Clipperton Island	possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France	possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Coral Sea Islands	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Dhekelia	a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Europa Island	-	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Guiana	-	overseas department of France
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Eric PILLOTON (since 10 April 2007)	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)
Glorioso Islands	-	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Guadeloupe	-	overseas department of France
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
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
Martinique	-	overseas department of France
Navassa 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	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
Norfolk Island	self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Reunion	-	overseas department of France
Saint Barthelemy	overseas collectivity of France	-
Saint Martin	overseas collectivity of France	-
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France	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	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 October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the 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 February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status
Tromelin Island	-	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Wake Island	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	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