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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Abkhazia | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Georgia |
| American Samoa | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Anguilla | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Aruba | Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | External territory of Australia |
| Baker Island | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Bermuda | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Bouvet Island | Dependent territory of Norway |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
| British Virgin Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Cayman Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Christmas Island | External territory of Australia |
| Clipperton Island | French government possession |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | External territory of Australia |
| Cook Islands | Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand . It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship , but is independent in its international affairs. |
| Coral Sea Islands | External territory of Australia |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Faroe Islands | Self-governing territory of the Danish Realm |
| French Guiana | Part ( overseas department ) of France |
| French Polynesia | Overseas collectivity of France |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Overseas territory of France |
| Gibraltar | Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
| Greenland | Country of the Kingdom of Denmark |
| Guadeloupe | Part ( overseas department ) of France |
| Guam | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Guernsey | Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | External territory of Australia |
| Hong Kong | Special administrative region of China |
| Howland Island | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Isle of Man | Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
| Jarvis Island | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Jersey | Crown dependency of the United Kingdom |
| Johnston Atoll | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Kingman Reef | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Kosovo | De facto sovereign state recognized by 108 UN member states A United Nations mandate in Serbian territory was put in place starting in 1999. |
| Macau | Special administrative region of China |
| Martinique | Part ( overseas department ) of France |
| Mayotte | Overseas department of France |
| Montserrat | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Azerbaijan |
| Navassa Island | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| New Caledonia | Sui generis collectivity (special collectivity) of France |
| Niue | Self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand . It shares a head of state with New Zealand as well as having shared citizenship , but is independent in its international affairs. |
| Norfolk Island | Self-governing territory of Australia |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Palmyra Atoll | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Pitcairn Islands | Overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
| Puerto Rico | Unincorporated commonwealth of the USA |
| Sahrawi | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition. It claims the territory of Western Sahara , most of which is controlled by Morocco . |
| Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity of France |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity of France |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| South Ossetia | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Georgia |
| Svalbard | Special territory of Norway (recognized by international treaty) |
| Taiwan | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of China . |
| Tokelau | Dependent territory of New Zealand |
| Transnistria | De facto sovereign state lacking general international recognition Recognized by the United Nations as part of Moldova |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Territory of the United Kingdom |
| Virgin Islands | Unincorporated organized territory of the USA |
| Wake Island | Insular area of the United States of America |
| Wallis and Futuna | Overseas collectivity of France |
