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Regions that have been admitted as states under the United States Constitution in addition to the original thirteen were, most often, prior to admission, territories or parts of territories of this kind. As the United States grew, the most populous parts of the organized territory would achieve statehood.
This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. The number shows how many people live in each country. Countries with the most people are at the top of the list. Countries with the fewest people are at the bottom. Also see: List of countries, List of countries by area, List of countries by population density.
Notes: Svalbard, Norway: Although it does not fit the definition of autonomous area (not possessing partial internal sovereignty), Svalbard has the sovereignty of Norway limited by the Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 and therefore is considered as having special status (as it is considered fully integrated with Norway, and not a dependency, it is a sui generis case).
List of sovereign states; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions. List of first-level administrative divisions by population; List of FIPS region codes in FIPS 10-4, withdrawn from the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) in 2008
Many of these territories are often described as dependencies or autonomous areas . 3. Dependent territories of sovereign states. Two of these territories ( French Polynesia and New Caledonia) are associate members of the Pacific Islands Forum, while five others ( American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna ...
The total number of countries in the African continent varies due to the instability throughout the region. See the List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa article for a current list. Great instability was created by graft under leaders in West Africa.
List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 250 to 1,000 square kilometers; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 0.1 to 250 square kilometers; See also. List of countries and dependencies by area; List of administrative divisions by country; Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
