compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 August 2011
| territory | cont. | administering country | population, 2011 | area, km2 | date attained status | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | AS | Georgia/Russia | 54,000 | 8,432 | 2008 | disputed |
| Adelie Land | AN | France | 0 | 432,000 | 1955 | disputed |
| Akrotiri | AS | United Kingdom | 7,800 | 123 | 1960 | special |
| American Samoa | OC | United States | 67,242 | 199 | 1899 | |
| Anguilla | NA | United Kingdom | 15,094 | 91 | 1971 | |
| Antarctica | AN | (see note) | 0 | 2,770,000 | 1961 | unclaimed |
| Argentine Antarctica | AN | Argentina | 200 | 482,800 | 1957 | disputed |
| Aruba | NA | Netherlands | 106,113 | 193 | 1986 | |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | AS | Australia | 0 | 5 | 1931 | disputed |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | AN | Australia | 0 | 5,896,500 | 1933 | disputed |
| Bermuda | NA | United Kingdom | 68,679 | 53.3 | 1612 | |
| Bonaire | NA | Netherlands | 13,901 | 288 | 2010 | external region |
| Bouvet Island | AN | Norway | 0 | 58.5 | 1927 | |
| British Antarctic Territory | AN | United Kingdom | 0 | 1,226,600 | 1820 | disputed |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | AS | United Kingdom | 100 | 60 | 1965 | |
| British Virgin Islands | NA | United Kingdom | 25,383 | 151 | 1956 | |
| Cayman Islands | NA | United Kingdom | 51,384 | 264 | 1959 | |
| Chilean Antarctica | AN | Chile | 0 | 630,000 | 1940 | disputed |
| Christmas Island | AS | Australia | 1,402 | 135 | 1958 | |
| Clipperton Island | OC | France | 0 | 6 | 1935 | |
| Cocos Islands | AS | Australia | 596 | 14 | 1955 | |
| Cook Islands | OC | New Zealand | 11,124 | 232.6 | 1901 | |
| Coral Sea Islands | OC | Australia | 0 | 3 | 1969 | |
| Curacao | NA | Netherlands | 142,180 | 444 | 2010 | |
| Dhekelia | AS | United Kingdom | 7,800 | 130.8 | 1960 | special |
| Falkland Islands | SA | United Kingdom | 3,140 | 12,173 | 1832 | |
| Faroe Islands | EU | Denmark | 49,267 | 1,393 | 1948 | |
| French Guiana | SA | France | 238,929 | 83,534 | 2003 | external region |
| French Polynesia | OC | France | 294,935 | 3,521 | 1903 | |
| French Southern Lands | AN | France | 0 | 7,747 | 1955 | |
| Gaza Strip | AS | Israel | 1,657,155 | 360 | 1967 | special |
| Gibraltar | EU | United Kingdom | 28,956 | 6.5 | 1704 | |
| Greenland | NA | Denmark | 57,670 | 2,166,086 | 1380 | |
| Guadeloupe | NA | France | 406,621 | 1,628 | 2003 | external region |
| Guam | OC | United States | 183,286 | 544 | 1944 | |
| Guernsey | EU | United Kingdom | 65,068 | 78 | 1066 | |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | AN | Australia | 0 | 412 | 1947 | |
| Hong Kong | AS | China | 7,122,508 | 1,104 | 1997 | special |
| Howland, Baker and Jarvis Islands | OC | United States | 0 | 9.7 | 1857 | |
| Isle of Man | EU | United Kingdom | 84,655 | 572 | 1765 | |
| Jan Mayen | EU | Norway | 0 | 377 | 1929 | |
| Jersey | EU | United Kingdom | 94,161 | 116 | 1066 | |
| Johnston Atoll | OC | United States | 0 | 2.36 | 1858 | |
| Kingman Reef | OC | United States | 0 | 0.03 | 1922 | |
| Macau | AS | China | 573,003 | 28 | 1999 | special |
| Martinique | NA | France | 401,260 | 1,128 | 2003 | external region |
| Mayotte | AF | France | 209,530 | 374 | 2011 | external region |
| Midway Islands | OC | United States | 40 | 6.2 | 1867 | |
| Montserrat | NA | United Kingdom | 5,140 | 102 | 1956 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | AS | Azerbaijan/Armenia | 141,400 | 11,458 | 1991 | disputed |
| Navassa Island | NA | United States | 0 | 5.4 | 1857 | |
| New Caledonia | OC | France | 256,275 | 18,576 | 1853 | |
| Niue | OC | New Zealand | 1,311 | 260 | 1974 | |
| Norfolk Island | OC | Australia | 2,169 | 34.55 | 1913 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | OC | United States | 46,050 | 471.1 | 1947 | |
| Palmyra Atoll | OC | United States | 12 | 3.9 | 1959 | |
| Paracel Islands | AS | China | 0 | 0 | 1974 | disputed |
| Peter I Island | AN | Norway | 0 | 156 | 1931 | disputed |
| Pitcairn Islands | OC | United Kingdom | 48 | 47 | 1838 | |
| Puerto Rico | NA | United States | 3,989,133 | 9085 | 1898 | |
| Queen Maud Land | AN | Norway | 0 | 2,570,000 | 1939 | disputed |
| Reunion | AF | France | 847,431 | 2,511.60 | 2003 | external region |
| Ross Dependency | AN | New Zealand | 0 | 420,000 | 1923 | disputed |
| Saba | NA | Netherlands | 1,877 | 13 | 2010 | external region |
| Saint Barthelemy | NA | France | 7,367 | 21 | 2007 | |
| Saint Eustatius | NA | Netherlands | 2,927 | 21 | 2010 | external region |
| Saint Helena | AF | United Kingdom | 7,700 | 308 | 1659 | |
| Saint Martin | NA | France | 30,615 | 54.4 | 2007 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA | France | 5,888 | 242 | 1604 | |
| Sint Maarten | NA | Netherlands | 37,429 | 34 | 2010 | |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | SA | United Kingdom | 0 | 3,903 | 1985 | |
| South Ossetia | AS | Georgia/Russia | 177,000 | 3,900 | 2008 | disputed |
| Spratly Islands | AS | China | 0 | 5 | 2002 | disputed |
| Svalbard | EU | Norway | 2,019 | 62,045 | 1920 | external region |
| Tokelau | OC | New Zealand | 1,384 | 10.11 | 1949 | |
| Transnistria | EU | Moldova | 518,000 | 4,163 | 1990 | disputed |
| Turkish Cyprus | AS | Turkey | 293,741 | 3,354 | 1983 | disputed |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | United Kingdom | 44,819 | 616.3 | 1959 | |
| Virgin Islands | NA | United States | 109,666 | 344.1 | 1917 | |
| Wake Island | OC | United States | 100 | 6.5 | 1898 | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | OC | France | 15,398 | 142 | 1842 | |
| West Bank | AS | Israel | 2,568,555 | 5,860 | 1967 | special |
| Western Sahara | AF | Morocco | 507,160 | 266,000 | 1979 | disputed |
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