Name |
Official
Name |
Location |
Area |
Capital
City |
Head/Chief
of State |
Head
of Government |
Form
of
Government |
Dependency
Status |
Currency |
Akrotiri

|
Akrotiri
Sovereign Base Area |
Eastern
Mediterranean, peninsula on coast of Cyprus |
47.5
sq mi,
123 sq km |
Episkopi Cantonment |
Monarch of the UK |
Administrator |
N/A |
Special form of Overseas territory of UK |
Euro |
American
Samoa

|
American
Samoa |
Group of islands
in the South Pacific
Ocean |
77.2 sq mi,
200 sq km |
Fagatogo (legislative
and judicial);
Utulei (executive) |
President of the US |
Governor |
N/A |
Unincorporated, unorganised
territory of USA |
US dollar |
Anguilla

|
Anguilla |
Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico |
39.4
sq mi,
102 sq km |
The Valley |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
East Caribbean dollar |
Aruba

|
Aruba |
Southern Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela |
75 sq mi,
193 sq km |
Oranjestad |
Monarch
of the Netherlands |
Prime minister |
Parliamentary democracy |
Non-metropolitan territory of Netherlands |
Aruban guilder/florin |
Ashmore
and Cartier Islands[1]

|
Territory
of Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
Indian Ocean, between Australia and Timor island |
1.9
sq mi,
5 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Territory of Australia |
N/A |
Bermuda

|
Bermuda |
North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina |
20.5 sq mi,
53.1 sq km |
Hamilton |
Monarch of the UK |
Premier |
Parliamentary self-governing territory |
Overseas territory of UK |
Bermudian dollar |
Bouvet
Island[1]

|
Bouvet
Island |
South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Cape of Good Hope |
18.9
sq mi,
49 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Territory of Norway |
N/A |
British
Indian Ocean Territory[2]

|
British
Indian Ocean Territory |
Archipelago in Indian Ocean, south of India |
23.2
sq mi,
60 sq km
|
N/A |
Monarch of the UK |
Commissioner |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
US dollar |
British
Virgin Islands

|
British
Virgin Islands |
Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico |
59
sq mi,
153 sq km |
Road Town |
Monarch of the UK |
Premier |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
US dollar |
Cayman
Islands

|
Cayman
Islands |
Central America, Caribbean |
101.2
sq mi,
262 sq km |
George Town |
Monarch of the UK |
Leader of government business |
British crown colony |
Overseas territory of UK |
Caymanian dollar |
Christmas
Island

|
Territory
of Christmas Island |
Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia |
52.1
sq mi,
135 sq km |
The Settlement |
Monarch of the UK |
Administrator |
N/A |
Non-self governing territory of Australia |
Australian dollar |
Clipperton
Island[1]

|
Clipperton
Island |
North Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico |
2.3
sq mi,
6 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Possession of France |
N/A |
Cocos
(Keeling) Islands

|
Territory
of Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia |
5.4
sq mi,
14 sq km |
West Island |
Monarch of the UK |
Administrator |
N/A |
Non-self governing territory of Australia |
Australian dollar |
Cook
Islands

|
Cook
Islands |
South Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and New Zealand |
91.4
sq mi,
236.7 sq km |
Avarua |
Monarch of the UK |
Prime minister |
Self-governing Parliamentary democracy |
Self-governing in free association with New Zealand |
New Zealand dollar |
Coral
Sea Islands[2]

|
Coral
Sea Islands Territory |
Coral Sea, northeast of Australia |
<1.2
sq mi,
<3 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Territory of Australia |
N/A |
Curacao

|
Land
Curacao |
Caribbean,
off the coast of Venezuela |
171.4
sq mi,
444 sq km |
Willemsted |
Monarch
of the Netherlands |
Prime minister |
Parliamentary |
Constituent country of Netherlands |
Netherlands
Antillean guilder |
Dhekelia

|
Dhekelia
Sovereign Base Area |
Eastern
Mediterranean, peninsula on coast of Cyprus |
50.5
sq mi,
130.8 sq km |
Episkopi Cantonment |
Monarch of the UK |
Administrator |
N/A |
Special form of Overseas territory of UK |
Euro |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

|
Falkland
Islands |
Southern South America, east of southern Argentina |
4,700
sq mi,
12,173 sq km |
Stanley |
Monarch of the UK |
Governor |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
Falkland pound |
Faroe
Islands

|
Faroe
Islands |
North of the British Isles between Norwegian Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean |
540.1 sq mi,
1,398.8 sq km |
Torshavn |
Monarch of Denmark |
Prime minister |
N/A |
Part of the Kingdom of Denmark |
Faroese krone |
French
Guiana

|
Department
of French Guiana |
Northern South
America, bordering Atlantic Ocean, Brazil and Surinam |
32,253 sq mi,
83,534 sq km |
Cayenne |
President of France |
Prefect |
N/A |
Overseas department of France |
Euro |
French
Polynesia

|
French
Polynesia |
South Pacific Ocean, between South America and Australia |
1,544
sq mi,
4,000 sq km |
Papeete |
President of France |
President (of French Polynesia) |
N/A |
Overseas country of France |
CFP francs |
French
Southern and Antarctic Lands[2][3]

|
Territory
of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Southeast and east of Africa, southern Indian Ocean |
2,991.3 sq mi,
7,747.4 sq km
(plus approx. 193,051 sq mi/ 500,000 sq km of Adelie Land) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Overseas territory of France |
N/A |
Gibraltar

|
Gibraltar |
Southwestern Europe, southern end of Iberian Peninsula |
2.5
sq mi,
6.5 sq km |
Gibraltar |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
Gibraltar pound |
Greenland

|
Greenland |
North Atlantic Ocean, east of northern Canada |
836,330
sq mi,
2,166,086 sq km |
Nuuk |
Monarch of Denmark |
Prime minister |
Parliamentary democracy within constitutional Monarchy |
Part of the Kingdom of Denmark |
Danish krone |
Guadeloupe

|
Department
of Guadeloupe |
Eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
658
sq mi,
1,705 sq km |
Basse-Terre |
President of France |
Prefect |
N/A |
Overseas department of France |
Euro |
Guam

|
Territory
of Guam |
North Pacific Ocean, south of Northern Mariana Islands |
209 sq mi,
541 sq km |
Hagatna |
President of the US |
Governor |
N/A |
Self-governing, organised, unincorporated territory of USA |
US dollar |
Guernsey

|
Bailiwick
of Guernsey |
Western Europe, English Channel, northwest of France |
30.2 sq mi,
78.1 sq km |
Saint Peter Port |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
Parliamentary democracy |
British crown dependency |
Guernsey pound |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands[1]

|
Territory
of Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and Antarctica |
159.1
sq mi,
412 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Territory of Australia |
N/A |
Hong Kong

|
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
East Asia, bordering China and South China Sea |
426
sq mi,
1,104 sq km |
N/A |
President of China |
Chief executive |
Limited democracy |
Special administrative region of China |
Hong Kong dollar |
Isle of Man

|
Isle
of Man |
Irish Sea, between Ireland and Great Britain |
220.9 sq mi,
572.0 km |
Douglas |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
Parliamentary democracy |
British crown dependency |
Manx pound |
Jan Mayen[2]

|
Jan
Mayen |
Northern Europe, between Greenland Sea and Norwegian Sea |
145.6
sq mi,
377 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Territory of Norway |
N/A |
Jersey

|
Bailiwick
of Jersey |
Western Europe, English Channel |
45.6 sq mi,
118.2 sq km |
Saint Helier |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
Parliamentary democracy |
British crown dependency |
Jersey pound |
Macau

|
Macau
Special Administrative Region |
Eastern Asia, bordering China and South China Sea |
11.1 sq mi,
28.6 sq km |
N/A |
President of China |
Chief executive |
Limited democracy |
Special administrative region of China |
pataca |
Martinique

|
Department
of Martinique |
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, between Dominica and Saint
Lucia |
436
sq mi,
1,128 sq km |
Fort-de-France |
President of France |
Prefect |
N/A |
Overseas department of France |
Euro |
Mayotte

|
Departmental
Collectivity of Mayotte |
Indian Ocean, between northern tip of Madagascar and African
mainland |
144.1 sq mi,
373.3 sq km |
Mamoudzou |
President of France |
President of the General Council |
N/A |
Overseas department of France |
Euro |
Montserrat

|
Montserrat |
Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
39.4
sq mi,
102 sq km |
Plymouth |
Monarch of the UK |
Chief minister |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
East Caribbean dollar |
Navassa Island[1]

|
Navassa
Island |
Caribbean Sea, west of Haiti |
2.1
sq mi,
5.4 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Unincorporated, unorganised territory of USA |
N/A |
New
Caledonia

|
New
Caledonia |
South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
7,172 sq mi,
18,575 sq km |
Noumea |
President of France |
President
of the government |
N/A |
Territorial collectivity of France |
CFP franc |
Niue

|
Niue |
South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga |
100.4
sq mi,
260 sq km |
Alofi |
Monarch of the UK |
Premier |
Self-governing Parliamentary democracy |
self-governing in free association with New Zealand |
New Zealand dollar |
Norfolk
Island

|
Territory
of Norfolk Island |
South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
13.4
sq mi,
34.6 sq km |
Kingston |
Monarch of the UK |
Administrator |
N/A |
Self-governing territory of Australia |
Australian dollar |
Northern
Mariana Islands

|
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
North Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and Philippines |
184.2
sq mi,
477 sq km |
Saipan |
President of the US |
Governor |
commonwealth |
Commonwealth in political union with USA |
US dollar |
Pitcairn
Islands

|
Pitcairn,
Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands |
South Pacific Ocean, between Peru and New Zealand |
18.1
sq mi,
47 sq km |
Adamstown |
Monarch of the UK |
Governor |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
New Zealand dollar |
Puerto
Rico

|
Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico |
Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba |
3,515 sq mi,
9,104 sq km |
San Juan |
President of the US |
Governor |
Commonwealth |
Organised, unincorporated territory of USA with commonwealth
status |
US dollar |
Réunion

|
Department
of Réunion |
Western Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and near Mauritius |
968 sq mi,
2,507 sq km |
Saint-Denis |
President of France |
Prefect |
N/A |
Overseas department of France |
Euro |
Saint
Barthélemy

|
Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy |
Caribbean Sea, northwest of Guadeloupe |
8.1
sq mi,
21 sq km |
Gustavia |
President of France |
President of the Territorial Council |
N/A |
Overseas collectivity of France |
Euro |
Saint
Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha


|
Saint
Helena |
South Atlantic Ocean, between South America and Africa |
159.5
sq mi,
413 sq km |
Jamestown |
Monarch of the UK |
Governor |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
Saint Helenian pound |
Saint
Martin

|
Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin |
Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico (northern part of
the island divided between France and the Netherlands) |
21
sq mi,
54.4 sq km |
Marigot |
President of France |
President of the Territorial Council |
N/A |
Overseas collectivity of France |
Euro |
Saint
Pierre and Miquelon

|
Territorial
Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland |
93.4
sq mi,
242 sq km |
Saint-Pierre |
President of France |
President of the Territorial Council |
N/A |
Self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France |
Euro |
Sint
Maarten

|
Land Saint Martin |
Caribbean Sea, east of the Virgin Islands (southern part of
the island divided between France and the Netherlands) |
13 sq mi,
34 sq km |
Philipsburg |
Monarch
of the Netherlands |
Prime minister |
Parliamentary |
Constituent country within Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Netherlands Antillean guilders |
South
Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[2]

|
South
Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
South Atlantic Ocean, east of tip of South America |
1507
sq mi
3,903 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
N/A |
Svalbard

|
Svalbard |
Northern Europe, north of Norway |
23560
sq mi,
61,020 sq km |
Longyearbyen |
Monarch of Norway |
Governor |
N/A |
Territory of Norway |
Norwegian krone |
Taiwan

|
Republic
of
China |
North of the Philippines southeast of mainland China |
13,972
sq mi,
36,188 sq km |
Taipei |
President |
Premier |
Multi-party republic |
Republic of China |
new Taiwan dollar |
Tokelau

|
Tokelau |
South Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and New Zealand |
4.6
sq mi,
12 sq km |
N/A |
Monarch of the UK |
Head of Tokelau |
N/A |
Territory of New Zealand |
New Zealand dollar |
Turks
and Caicos Islands

|
Turks
and Caicos Islands |
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas |
366 sq mi,
948 sq km |
Grand Turk |
Monarch of the UK |
Governor |
N/A |
Overseas territory of UK |
US dollar |
United
States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges[2][4]

|
United
States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges |
North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean |
8.6 sq mi,
22.41 sq km
(land only) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Unincorporated territories of USA[5] |
N/A |
Virgin
Islands

|
Virgin
Islands of the United States |
Between Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean |
136
sq mi,
353 sq km |
Charlotte Amalie |
President of the US |
Governor |
N/A |
Organised, unincorporated territory of USA |
US dollar |
Wake
Island[2]

|
Wake
Island |
North Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and Northern Mariana Islands |
2.5
sq mi,
6.5 sq km |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
unorganised, unincorporated territory of USA |
N/A |
Wallis
and Futuna

|
Territory
of the Wallis and Futuna Islands |
South Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and New Zealand |
54.8
sq mi,
142 sq km |
Mata-Utu |
President of France |
President of the Territorial Assembly Council |
N/A |
Overseas territory of France |
CFP franc |
 |
Notes
1. Uninhabited.
2. No permanent/indigenous inhabitants.
3. Divided into five administrative districts: Iles Crozet,
Iles Kerguelen, Iles Eparses (Europa Island, Glorioso Islands,
Juan de Nova Island, Tromelin Island, Bassa da India), Ile
Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam and 'Adelie Land'.
4. Comprises of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,
Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands and Palmyra Atoll.
5. Part of Palmyra Atoll is privately owned.
Sources
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013.
New York : Skyhorse Pub., 2013.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc., 2009.
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