Dependent territory

A **dependent territory**, **dependent area** or **dependency** is a territory that is not fully independent or sovereign,
and also not fully part of a independent country. As such, a dependent territory is included in such types of territories from associated states to non-self-governing territorys (for example, a colony).

A dependent territory is commonly different from a subnational entity of which is considered to be not a part of the sovereign state nor its constituent part, instead, is understood a division of a state proper. A dependent territory often maintains some degree of autonomy not enjoyed by the administrative divisions of the country. Historically, most colonies were considered to be dependent territories. Not all autonomous polities are dependent territories, and not all dependent territories are autonomous. Most inhabited dependent territories have their own ISO 3166 code.

Some polities inhabit positions taken from the treaty or other such agreement, thereby creating a such certain degree of autonomy (for example, a difference in immigration rules). Those entities are sometimes considered to be, or are at least grouped with, dependent territories, but are officially considered by their governing states to be an integral part of those states. Such as a example is Åland, a autonomous region of Finland.

## Summary 
The article include the following:
### Dependent territories 
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* 1 dependency and 1 Antarctic claim, as well as two self-governing states are included in the listing for New Zealand
* 1 uninhabited dependency and 2 dependency claims are included in the listing for Norway
* 10 inhabited overseas territories, 2 overseas territories with no permanent population, 3 crown dependencies, 2 sovereign military bases and 1 Antarctic claim are included in the listing for United Kingdom
* 5 inhabited territories and 9 islands with no permanent population are included in the number for the United States

### Similar entities 
, a dependent territory of Australia in Asia]]

* 6 external territories and 1 Antarctic claim are included in the listing for Australia
* 2 special administrative regions are included in the listing for China
* 2 autonomous territories are included in the listing for Denmark
* 1 autonomous region is included in the listing for Finland
* 5 overseas collectivities, 1 *sui generis* collectivity and 2 overseas territories are included in the listing for France
* 3 autonomous territories are included in the listing for Netherlands
* 1 unincorporated area is included in the listing for Norway

.  Coloured areas without labels are integral parts of their respective sovereign states. Antarctica is shown as a condominium instead of individual claims.]]

## Lists of dependent territories 
This list includes all territories that have not been legally incorporated into their governing state, including several territories that are not on the list of non-self-governing territories of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Dependency claims without general international recognition, including all claims in Antarctica, are listed in *italics*.

### New Zealand
*Summary:* New Zealand has one dependent territory (Tokelau) and a *territorial claim in Antarctica*, as well as two self-governing associated states.

### Norway
*Summary:* Norway has 1 dependent territory and *2 dependency claims*.

### United Kingdom
*Summary:* the United Kingdom has 13 Overseas Territories (10 autonomous, 1 restricted to military personnel, 1 uninhabited, 1 group of Sovereign Base Areas), 3 Crown dependencies (autonomous), and *1 dependency claim*.

### United States
*Summary:* the United States has 11 dependent territories and 2 dependency claims. The uninhabited Palmyra Atoll is administered similarly to some of these territories, but unlike the others is a fully incorporated part of the United States.

## Lists of similar entities
The following entities are according to the law of the state as well as some laws of some states, integral parts of the state, but exhibit many characteristics of dependent territories. The list is limited to territories that are related to an internacional treaty, uninhabited, or have some degree of autonomy, and are largely self-governing rather than international affairs. It generally doesn't include areas without some degree of autonomy such as the overseas regions of France, the BES islands of Netherlands, Jan Mayen of Norway and Palmyra Atoll of United States. Areas with only limited degree of autonomy such as Barbuda of Antigua and Barbuda, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, the autonomous regions of Portugal, Nevis of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and the two autonomous cities of Spain and Zanzibar of Tanzania are also not included in this list. Antarctic claims are listed in *italics*.

### Australia
*Summary*: Australia has 6 external territories (3 autonomous and 3 uninhabited) and one *Antarctic claim*.

Although all territories of Australia are considered to be fully integrated in its federative system, and the official status of an external territory does not differ largely from that of a mainland territory, debate remains as to whether the external territories are integral parts of Australia, due to their not being part of Australia in 1901, when its constituent states federated. They are often listed separately for statistical purposes.

### China
*Summary*: China has two special administrative regions.

### Denmark
*Summary*: Denmark has two autonomous regions.

### Finland
*Summary*: Finland has 1 autonomous region 

### France
*Summary*: France has 5 overseas collectivities, 1 *sui generis* collectivity and two overseas territories (1 autonomous, of which includes an *Antarctic claim*, and 1 uninhabited). By contrast, the overseas regions of France don't have any degree of autonomy, and therefore excluded from the list. Nonetheless, all of France's overseas territories are considered to be an integral part of the French Republic

### Netherlands
*Summary*:Netherlands has three autonomous territories.

### Norway
*Summary*:Norway has 1 unincorporated area with limited sovereignty.

## Description
, French Polynesia]]
, British Indian Ocean Territory]]

Several terms can be used to refer to the dependencies and/or territories. These terms include overseas territories, crown dependencies, overseas possessions, unincorporated territories, and areas of special sovereignty. Crown dependencies are self-governing crown possessions, which the British government solely protects and represent at international levels. *Unincorporated* is a term that Americans used to refer to territories where the US Constitution only partially applies. France refers to its semi-autonomous territories as *overseas collectivities* while the Netherlands uses the phrase *constituent countries* to refer to its territories.

There are 55 dependencies and territories, of which most of them are islands in the world's oceans. Although the British Empire no longer exists, the United Kingdom has the most dependencies or overseas territories. It has 17 unincorporated and dependent territories, including Gibraltar and Falkland Islands, and the United States also have sizeable numbers of dependencies, with some of the US-known territories including Puerto Rico and Guam. However, some dependent territories are affected by territorial disputes. A special case is Antarctica, where they made dependency claims here, including the overlap extent beetwen Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom

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## Notes
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