User:Nightstallion/dependencies

This list contains 40 dependencies or similar entities, 15 of which (plus Western Sahara) are on the list of non-self governing territories of the United Nations, subject to decolonization with the assistance of the UN C24

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France

• French Guiana
• Guadeloupe — Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy voted to become separate COM on 6 December 2003.
• Martinique
• Réunion

Denmark

Towards Independence

• Faroe Islands — independence movement experienced a setback when suspected hydrocarbon resources could not be located.
• Greenland — a referendum on independence will most likely be held in 2006.

France

Towards Independence

• French Polynesia
• New Caledonia ( UN C24) — referendum to be held in 2014 or later.
• Wallis and Futuna

Others

• French Southern and Antarctic Lands
• Mayotte — claimed by Comoros.
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Netherlands

Subject of Discussion in 2005

• Aruba — will likely stay autonomous.
• Netherlands Antilles — File:FlagofCuracao.png Curaçao and Sint Maarten will most likely become autonomous. File:FlagofBonaire.png Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius will most likely become outermost regions.

New Zealand

Free Association

• Cook Islands
• Niue

Towards Free Association

• Tokelau ( UN C24) — is currently drafting a constitution, referendum likely before 2006.

People's Republic of China

Special Administrative Regions

• Hong Kong — will keep its status until 2047.
• Macau — will keep its status until 2049.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Crown Dependencies

• Guernsey
• Isle of Man
• Jersey

Overseas Territories

• Anguilla ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Would prefer free association?
• Bermuda ( UN C24) — enjoys the highest degree of autonomy. Active independence movement.
• British Indian Ocean Territory — claimed by Mauritius. Once the lease of Diego Garcia to the United States will have expired in 2016, the BIOT shall be ceded to Mauritius.
• British Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway.
• Cayman Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy. Wants greater rights for self-determination.
• Falkland Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy. Argentina continues to demand negotiations.
• Gibraltar ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway. Spain continues to demand negotiations.
• Montserrat ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy.
• Pitcairn Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform deferred until 2006.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — enjoys no autonomy. Argentina continues to demand negotiations.
• Turks and Caicos Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Joining Canada has repeatedly been proposed.

United States of America

Commonwealths

• Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico — about half the population wants Puerto Rico to become a state.

Organized, Unincorporated Territories

• Guam ( UN C24) — referendum on self-determination scheduled for 2 November 2004 postponed for unknown reasons.
• United States Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — situation unclear.

Unorganized, Unincorporated Territories

• American Samoa ( UN C24) — Officially prefers to remain a territory of the United States since 1993.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands