The following is a list of dependencies, colonies, and territories that are under the jurisdiction of another country.
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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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