Territories and other external sub-national regions of the world

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 August 2011

territorycont.administering countrypopulation, 2011area, km2date attained statusnotes
AbkhaziaASGeorgia/Russia54,0008,4322008disputed
Adelie LandANFrance0432,0001955disputed
AkrotiriASUnited Kingdom7,8001231960special
American SamoaOCUnited States67,2421991899 
AnguillaNAUnited Kingdom15,094911971 
AntarcticaAN(see note)02,770,0001961unclaimed
Argentine AntarcticaANArgentina200482,8001957disputed
ArubaNANetherlands106,1131931986 
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsASAustralia051931disputed
Australian Antarctic TerritoryANAustralia05,896,5001933disputed
BermudaNAUnited Kingdom68,67953.31612 
BonaireNANetherlands13,9012882010external region
Bouvet IslandANNorway058.51927 
British Antarctic TerritoryANUnited Kingdom01,226,6001820disputed
British Indian Ocean TerritoryASUnited Kingdom100601965 
British Virgin IslandsNAUnited Kingdom25,3831511956 
Cayman IslandsNAUnited Kingdom51,3842641959 
Chilean AntarcticaANChile0630,0001940disputed
Christmas IslandASAustralia1,4021351958 
Clipperton IslandOCFrance061935 
Cocos IslandsASAustralia596141955 
Cook IslandsOCNew Zealand11,124232.61901 
Coral Sea IslandsOCAustralia031969 
CuracaoNANetherlands142,1804442010 
DhekeliaASUnited Kingdom7,800130.81960special
Falkland IslandsSAUnited Kingdom3,14012,1731832 
Faroe IslandsEUDenmark49,2671,3931948 
French GuianaSAFrance238,92983,5342003external region
French PolynesiaOCFrance294,9353,5211903 
French Southern LandsANFrance07,7471955 
Gaza StripASIsrael1,657,1553601967special
GibraltarEUUnited Kingdom28,9566.51704 
GreenlandNADenmark57,6702,166,0861380 
GuadeloupeNAFrance406,6211,6282003external region
GuamOCUnited States183,2865441944 
GuernseyEUUnited Kingdom65,068781066 
Heard and McDonald IslandsANAustralia04121947 
Hong KongASChina7,122,5081,1041997special
Howland, Baker and Jarvis IslandsOCUnited States09.71857 
Isle of ManEUUnited Kingdom84,6555721765 
Jan MayenEUNorway03771929 
JerseyEUUnited Kingdom94,1611161066 
Johnston AtollOCUnited States02.361858 
Kingman ReefOCUnited States00.031922 
MacauASChina573,003281999special
MartiniqueNAFrance401,2601,1282003external region
MayotteAFFrance209,5303742011external region
Midway IslandsOCUnited States406.21867 
MontserratNAUnited Kingdom5,1401021956 
Nagorno-KarabakhASAzerbaijan/Armenia141,40011,4581991disputed
Navassa IslandNAUnited States05.41857 
New CaledoniaOCFrance256,27518,5761853 
NiueOCNew Zealand1,3112601974 
Norfolk IslandOCAustralia2,16934.551913 
Northern Mariana IslandsOCUnited States46,050471.11947 
Palmyra AtollOCUnited States123.91959 
Paracel IslandsASChina001974disputed
Peter I IslandANNorway01561931disputed
Pitcairn IslandsOCUnited Kingdom48471838 
Puerto RicoNAUnited States3,989,13390851898 
Queen Maud LandANNorway02,570,0001939disputed
ReunionAFFrance847,4312,511.602003external region
Ross DependencyANNew Zealand0420,0001923disputed
SabaNANetherlands1,877132010external region
Saint BarthelemyNAFrance7,367212007 
Saint EustatiusNANetherlands2,927212010external region
Saint HelenaAFUnited Kingdom7,7003081659 
Saint MartinNAFrance30,61554.42007 
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNAFrance5,8882421604 
Sint MaartenNANetherlands37,429342010 
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSAUnited Kingdom03,9031985 
South OssetiaASGeorgia/Russia177,0003,9002008disputed
Spratly IslandsASChina052002disputed
SvalbardEUNorway2,01962,0451920external region
TokelauOCNew Zealand1,38410.111949 
TransnistriaEUMoldova518,0004,1631990disputed
Turkish CyprusASTurkey293,7413,3541983disputed
Turks and Caicos IslandsNAUnited Kingdom44,819616.31959 
Virgin IslandsNAUnited States109,666344.11917 
Wake IslandOCUnited States1006.51898 
Wallis and Futuna IslandsOCFrance15,3981421842 
West BankASIsrael2,568,5555,8601967special
Western SaharaAFMorocco507,160266,0001979disputed

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