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A dependent territory, dependent area, dependency or autonomous territory is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area. A dependency is commonly distinguished from other subnational entities in that they are not considered to be part of the integral territory of the governing state. A subnational entity typically represents a division of the state ''proper'', while a dependent territory often maintains a great degree of autonomy from the controlling state. Historically, most colonies were considered to be dependencies of their controlling state. The dependencies that remain generally maintain a very high degree of political autonomy. At the same time, not all autonomous entities are considered to be dependencies.〔(United Nations Trusteeship Council )〕 Many political entities have a special position recognized by international treaty or agreement resulting in a certain level of autonomy or differences in immigration rules. These are sometimes〔(United Nations General Assembly 15th Session - The Trusteeship System and Non-Self-Governing Territories (pages:509-510) )〕 considered dependencies,〔(Listaba.com )〕 but are officially considered by their controlling states to be integral parts of the state.〔 Examples are Åland (Finland), Hong Kong (China), and Macau (China).〔(The World Factbook ). Cia.gov. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.〕 ==Summary of list contents== The following listings indicate ''(or can be interpreted to indicate):'' ;Dependent territories *2 states in free association, 1 dependent territory and ''1 dependency claim'' in the listing for New Zealand; *1 dependent territory and ''2 dependency claims'' in the listing for Norway; *12 dependent territories, 3 Crown dependencies, 1 group of sovereign base areas and ''1 dependency claim'' in the listing for the United Kingdom; *13 dependent territories and ''2 dependency claims'' in the listing for the United States. ;Other entities *6 territories in administration and ''1 dependency claim'' in the listing for Australia; *2 special administrative regions in the listing for China; *2 territories with autonomy in internal affairs in the listing for Denmark; *1 territory governed according to an act and international treaties in the listing for Finland; *8 autonomous overseas possessions in the listing for France; *3 territories with autonomy in internal affairs and 3 integrated territories in the listing for the Netherlands; *2 territories with limited sovereignty in the listing for Norway; *1 unorganized incorporated territory and 3 sovereign states in free association in the listing for the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dependent territory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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