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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] This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division, which forms an integral part of the 'parent' state.
 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2022) |
The majority of the world's dependent territories are legacies of nineteenth and twentieth century colonial empires.[2] This list divides the world's inhabited dependent territories roughly into half: those which are dependencies of Commonwealth nations, formerly members of the British Empire and all of which have King Charles III as head of state; and the remainder. Governors, managers or wardens of uninhabited dependent territories are excluded.
Seven sovereign states possess one or more dependent territories: the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Norway.
| State | Government | Head of state | Represented by | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Julia Crouch | Premier Ellis Webster |
 Bermuda |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Rena Lalgie | Premier Edward David Burt |
 British Virgin Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Daniel Pruce | Premier Natalio Wheatley |
 Cayman Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Jane Owen | Premier Julianna O'Connor-Connolly |
 Christmas Island |
Non-self-governing dependency | King Charles III of Australia | Administrator Farzian Zainal | Shire President Gordon Thomson |
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Non-self-governing dependency | King Charles III of Australia | Administrator Farzian Zainal | Shire President Aindil Minkom |
 Cook Islands |
Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand |
King Charles III of New Zealand | King's Representative (not otherwise styled) Sir Tom Marsters | Prime Minister Mark Brown |
 Falkland Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Alison Blake | Chief Executive Andy Keeling |
 Gibraltar |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Sir Ben Bathurst | Chief Minister Fabian Picardo |
 Guernsey |
Crown dependency | King Charles III of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) | Lieutenant-Governor Richard Cripwell | Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon President Lyndon Trott |
 Isle of Man |
Crown dependency | King Charles III of the United Kingdom (as Lord of Mann) | Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Lorimer | Chief Minister Alfred Cannan |
 Jersey |
Crown dependency | King Charles III of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) | Lieutenant-Governor Jerry Kyd | Bailiff Sir Timothy Le Cocq Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham |
 Montserrat |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Sarah Tucker | Premier Reuben Meade |
 Niue |
Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand |
King Charles III of New Zealand | High Commissioner Fisa Igilisi Pihigia | Premier Dalton Tagelagi |
 Norfolk Island |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of Australia | Administrator George Plant | Self-government abolished in 2015 |
 Pitcairn Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Iona Thomas | Mayor Simon Young |
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
Non-self-governing dependency | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Nigel Phillips | Chief Minister Julie Thomas |
 Tokelau |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of New Zealand | Administrator Don Higgins | Head of Government Alapti Tavite |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | Premier Washington Misick |
| State | Government | Head of state | Head of territory | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Sauli Niinistö of Finland, represented by Governor Peter Lindbäck | Premier Katrin Sjögren | |
 American Samoa |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga | |
 Aruba |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt | Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
 Curaçao |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Lucille George-Wout | Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas | |
 Faroe Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | King Frederik X of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell Johansen | Prime Minister Mette Frederiksn | |
 French Polynesia |
Presidential democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by High Commissioner Éric Spitz | President Moeai Brotherson | |
 Greenland |
Parliamentary democracy | King Frederik X of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Julie Præst Wilche | Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede | |
 Guam |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Lou Leon Guerrero | |
 New Caledonia |
Parliamentary democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by High Commissioner Louis Le Franc | President of the Government Louis Mapou | |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Arnold Palacios | |
 Puerto Rico |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Pedro Pierluisi | |
 Sint Maarten |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Ajamu Baly | Prime Minister Luc Mecelina | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Albert Bryan | |
 Wallis and Futuna |
Presidential democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by Administrator-Superior Blaise Gourtay | President of the Territorial Assembly Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka | |
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