Territories, Colonies, and Dependencies

Source: The World Factbook, 2005

The following is a list of dependencies-territories under the jurisdiction of another country.

Under Australian Jurisdiction (6)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Norfolk Island

Under Danish Jurisdiction (2)

Faroe Islands
Greenland

Under Dutch Jurisdiction (2)

Aruba
Netherlands Antilles

Under French Jurisdiction (16)

Bassas da India
Clipperton Island
Europa Island
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Glorioso Islands
Guadeloupe
Juan de Nova Island
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Réunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Tromelin Island
Wallis and Futuna

Under New Zealand Jurisdiction (3)

Cook Islands
Niue
Tokelau

Under Norwegian Jurisdiction (3)

Bouvet Island
Jan Mayen
Svalbard

Under UK Jurisdiction (15)

Anguilla
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Jersey
Isle of Man

Pitcairn Islands

Saint Helena

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

Under U.S. Jurisdiction (14)

American Samoa
Baker Island
Guam
Howland Island
Jarvis Island
Johnston Atoll
Kingman Reef
Midway Islands
Navassa Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Palmyra Atoll
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wake Island

Disputed Territories (6): Antarctica, Gaza Strip, Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western Sahara

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