User:Nightstallion/dependencies

This list contains 50 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

•  Åland Islands

•  French Guiana
•  Guadeloupe
•  Martinique
•  Mayotte
•  Réunion

•  Christmas Island
•  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
•  Norfolk Island

•  Faroe Islands — independence movement experienced a setback when suspected hydrocarbon resources could not be located.
•  Greenland — a referendum on independence could be held in the future.

•  French Polynesia (POM) — government actively working towards independence.
•  New Caledonia (CSG,  UN C24) — referendum to be held in 2014 or later.
•  Wallis and Futuna (COM)

•  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TOM) — Bassas da India, Europa and Juan da Nova claimed by  Madagascar; Glorioso claimed by  Madagascar and  Seychelles; Tromelin claimed by  Mauritius.
•  Saint Barthélemy (COM)
•  Saint Martin (COM)
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (COM)

•  Aruba — will likely stay autonomous.
•  Curaçao — will likely stay autonomous.
•  Sint Maarten — will likely stay autonomous.

•  Bonaire,  Saba and  Sint Eustatius will become outermost regions as the BES islands

•  Cook Islands
•  Niue

•  Tokelau ( UN C24) — might hold a third referendum on becoming an associated state after the Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2006 and Tokelauan self-determination referendum, 2007 failed by a small margin.

• Bouvet Island
•  Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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

•  Guernsey
•  Isle of Man
•  Jersey

•  Bermuda ( UN C24) — enjoys the highest degree of autonomy. Active independence movement.
•  Turks and Caicos Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys the highest degree of autonomy. Joining  Canada has repeatedly been proposed.

•  Anguilla ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Would prefer free association?
•  British Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway.[1]
•  Cayman Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway.[2]
•  Gibraltar ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy. Constitutional reform underway, referendum to be held in 2006.[3]  Spain continues to demand negotiations on sovereignty.
•  Montserrat ( UN C24) — enjoys a medium degree of autonomy.

•  Falkland Islands ( UN C24) — enjoys a low degree of autonomy.  Argentina continues to demand negotiations.
•  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.

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia/Sovereign Base Areas — to be ceded to  Cyprus upon reunification?
•  British Indian Ocean Territory — claimed by  Mauritius. Once the lease of Diego Garcia to the  United States will have expired in 2016, the BIOT will be ceded to Mauritius?
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — enjoys no autonomy.  Argentina continues to demand negotiations.

Guam and CNMI could merge and become another state.[4]

•  Guam ( UN C24) — wants to become a Commonwealth.
•  United States Virgin Islands ( UN C24) — referendum in 1993 met with insufficient interest, no more recent information. Drafting constitution until 27 July 2008.[5]

•  Northern Mariana Islands — situation unclear.
•  Puerto Rico — about half the population wants Puerto Rico to become a state, next referendum might have a decisive outcome.

•  American Samoa ( UN C24) — currently exploring the various possible options.[6] [7] [8]
• United States Minor Outlying Islands:
  •  Baker Island
  •  Howland Island
  •  Jarvis Island
  • Johnston Atoll
  •  Kingman Reef
  • Midway Atoll
  • Navassa Island — claimed by  Haiti
  • Palmyra Atoll
  • Wake Island — claimed by  Marshall Islands