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This list contains 47 dependencies or similar entities, 15 of which (plus  Western Sahara) are on the list of non-self governing territories of the United Nations, subject to decolonization with the assistance of the  UN C24

Contents 1  European Union Outermost Regions 1.1  Finland 1.2  France 2  Australia 3  Denmark — towards independence 4  France 4.1 Towards independence 4.2 Towards OMR 4.3 Others 5  Netherlands 5.1 Country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands 5.2 To be changed 6  New Zealand 6.1 Free Association 6.2 Towards Free Association 7  Norway 8  People's Republic of China — Special Administrative Regions 9  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.1 Crown Dependencies 9.2 Overseas Territories 9.2.1 High autonomy 9.2.2 Medium autonomy 9.2.3 Low autonomy 9.2.4 No autonomy 10  United States of America 10.1 Organized, Unincorporated Territories 10.1.1 Commonwealths 10.2 Unorganized, Unincorporated Territories

[edit]  European Union Outermost Regions

[edit]  Finland

•  Åland Islands

[edit]  France

•  French Guiana
•  Guadeloupe
•  Martinique
•  Réunion

[edit]  Australia

•  Christmas Island
•  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
•  Norfolk Island

[edit]  Denmark — towards independence

•  Faroe Islands — independence movement experienced a setback when suspected hydrocarbon resources could not be located.
•  Greenland — a referendum on independence could be held in the future.

[edit]  France

[edit] Towards independence

•  French Polynesia (POM) — government actively working towards independence.
•  New Caledonia (CSG,  UN C24) — referendum to be held in 2014 or later.
•  Wallis and Futuna (COM)

[edit] Towards OMR

•  Mayotte (COM) — claimed by  Comoros, to become département d'outre-mer and part of the EU.

[edit] Others

•  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TOM) — Bassas da India, Europa and Juan da Nova claimed by  Madagascar; Glorioso claimed by  Madagascar and  Seychelles; Tromelin claimed by  Mauritius.
•  Saint Barthélemy (COM)
•  Saint Martin (COM)
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (COM)

[edit]  Netherlands

[edit] Country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

•  Aruba — will likely stay autonomous.

[edit] To be changed

•  Netherlands Antilles —  Curaçao and  Sint Maarten will become autonomous countries and  Bonaire,  Saba and  Sint Eustatius will become outermost regions as the Kingdom Islands on 15 December 2008.

[edit]  New Zealand

[edit] Free Association

•  Cook Islands
•  Niue

[edit] Towards Free Association

•  Tokelau ( UN C24) — might hold a third referendum on becoming an associated state after the Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2006 and Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2007 failed by a small margin.

[edit]  Norway

• Bouvet Island
• Svalbard
• Jan Mayen

[edit]  People's Republic of China — Special Administrative Regions

•  Hong Kong — will keep its status until 2047.
•  Macau — will keep its status until 2049.

[edit]  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

[edit] Crown Dependencies

•  Guernsey
•  Isle of Man
•  Jersey

[edit] Overseas Territories

[edit] High autonomy

•  Bermuda ( UN C24) — enjoys the highest degree of autonomy. Active independence movement.
•  Turks and Caicos Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys the highest degree of autonomy. Joining  Canada has repeatedly been proposed.

[edit] Medium autonomy

•  Anguilla ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Would prefer free association?
•  British Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway.[1]
•  Cayman Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway.[2]
•  Gibraltar ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway, referendum to be held in 2006.[3]  Spain continues to demand negotiations on sovereignty.
•  Montserrat ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy.

[edit] Low autonomy

•  Falkland Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy.  Argentina continues to demand negotiations.
•  Pitcairn Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform deferred until 2006.
•  Saint Helena ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy.

[edit] No autonomy

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia/Sovereign Base Areas — to be ceded to  Cyprus upon reunification?
•  British Indian Ocean Territory — claimed by  Mauritius. Once the lease of Diego Garcia to the  United States will have expired in 2016, the BIOT will be ceded to Mauritius?
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — enjoys no autonomy.  Argentina continues to demand negotiations.

[edit]  United States of America

[edit] Organized, Unincorporated Territories

•  Guam ( UN C24) — wants to become a Commonwealth.
•  United States Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — referendum in 1993 met with insufficient interest, no more recent information. Drafting constitution until 27 July 2008.[4]

[edit] Commonwealths

•  Northern Mariana Islands — situation unclear.
•  Puerto Rico — about half the population wants Puerto Rico to become a state, next referendum might have a decisive outcome.

[edit] Unorganized, Unincorporated Territories

•  American Samoa ( UN C24) — currently exploring the various possible options.[5] [6] [7]
• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
  •  Baker Island
  •  Howland Island
  •  Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  •  Kingman Reef
  • Midway Atoll
  • Navassa Island — claimed by  Haiti
  • Palmyra Atoll
  • Wake Island — claimed by  Marshall Islands