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A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state and remains politically outside the controlling state's integral area.
For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see North America: countries and territories. Geologically, North America is joined with South America by the Isthmus of Panama to form the Americas .
Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions and dependent territories overseen by the federal government of the United States.The American territories differ from the U.S. states and Indian reservations in that they are not sovereign entities.
This is a list of leaders of dependent territories. A dependent 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. [ 1 ]
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.
This is a list of lists of countries and territories by various criteria. A country or territory is a geographical area, either in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) or state (a political entity). [1]
Greenland, where about 57,000 people live, is a fully autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland's economy is dependent on Danish subsidies and fishing. America has tried to buy it ...
George Town, Cayman Islands, has consequently become the largest city among the dependent territories, partly because of the constant and healthy flow of immigration to the city and the territory as a whole, which saw its population jump 26% from 2010 to 2021, the fastest population growth of any of the territories. [12]