e. A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlling state's integral area. A dependent territory is commonly distinguished from a country subdivision by being considered not to be a constituent part of a sovereign state.
A dependent territory is a territory that is not fully independent or sovereign. They belong to a sovereign state, and are dependent on that state to some degree. There are varying degrees and forms of such a dependence. They are commonly distinguished from subnational entities in that they are not considered to be part of the state. A subnational entity typically represents a division of the country proper, while a dependent territory is a legally separate territory that enjoys a greater degree
Overseas territories (inhabited)AdministrationISO 3166 country codesHouse of Assembly of Anguilla handles domestic affairs. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.AI-Parliament of Bermuda handles domestic affairs and the territory is defined by the UK as self-governing. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.BM-Administered by the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory, reporting to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Original population removed between 1967 and 1973, and presently restricted to military personnel. Also claimed by Mauritius.IO-House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands handles domestic affairs. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesVG-A dependent territory is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area. This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division , which forms an integral part of the ...
Region, territory or Crown dependencyTitleNameSinceAdministrator26 September 20193 January 202118 January 202130 June 2020The territories are members of the Commonwealth of Nations through the United Kingdom. The inhabited territories compete in their own right at the Commonwealth Games, and three of the territories ( Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands) sent teams to the 2016 Summer Olympics .
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A territory is an administrative division, usually an area that is under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state. In most countries, a territory is an organized division of an area that is controlled by a country but is not formally developed into, or incorporated into, a political unit of the country that is of equal status to other political units that may often be referred to by words such as "provinces" or "regions" or "states". In international politics, a territory is usually either the tota
The origins of the word territory begin with the Proto-Indo-European root ters. From this emerged the Latin word terra and later the Latin word territorium. Territory made its debut as a word in Middle English during the 14th century. At this point the suffix -orium, which denotes place, was replaced with -ory which also expresses place.
Examples for different types of territory include the following: 1. Capital territory 2. Dependent territory 3. Disputed territory, a geographic area claimed by two or more rival governments. For example, the territory of Kashmir is claimed by the governments of both India and Pakistan; for each country involved in the dispute, the whole territory is claimed as a part of the existing state. Another example is the Republic of China, whose sovereignty status is disputed by and territory claimed by
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories and other areas of special sovereignty.
In the Wikipedia article "Norway," Jan Mayen is described as an integral overseas territory, and in the Wikipedia article "List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent," the United States is described as a federation consisting of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory (which would be Palmyra Atoll).
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Dependency claims without general international recognition, including all claims in Antarctica, are listed in italics. The list includes several territories that are not included in the list of non-self-governing territories listed by the General Assembly of the United Nations.This list includes territories that have not been legally incorporated into their governing state.
The following entities have been legally included as a full part of their governing country, but are often described as dependencies. Most inhabited territories have their own country codes.
Three Crown dependencies are in a form of association with the UK. They are independently administrated jurisdictions, although the British Government is solely responsible for defence and international representation, and has ultimate responsibility for ensuring good government. They do not have diplomatic recognition as independent states, but they are not an integrated part of the UK, nor do they form part of the European Union. The UK Parliament retains the ability to legislate for the Crown dependencies even without the agreement of the insular legislatures. None of the Crown dependencies has representatives in the UK Parliament. Bermuda and Gibraltar have similar relationships to the UK as the Crown dependencies. While Britain is officially responsible for defence and international representation, these jurisdictions maintain their own militaries and have been granted limited diplomatic powers, in addition to having internal self-government. Nevertheless, they are British over...
Associated stateColonisationCondominiumFederacyThis article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.
Sep 14, 2019 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository English: This overview contains the flags of the dependent territories that have flags of their own (even if unofficial). Several autonomous regions are also included.
This is a list of women who had been appointed as leaders of constituent states and dependent territories. This list also separates between the dependent territory leaders and the autonomous area leaders.
NameCountry / StateOfficeMandate startOlga Antipina21 January 202011 January 202011 January 202019 November 2019