List of African dependencies
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List of African dependencies and other territories — including their respective capitals:
External territories[edit]
France[edit]
French Southern Territories[note 1] — Saint Pierre, Réunion
- Crozet Islands — Alfred Faure
- Kerguelen Islands — Port-aux-Français
- Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands — Martin-de-Viviès
- Scattered Islands — Saint Pierre, Réunion
- Bassas da India — N/A
- Europa Island — N/A
- Glorioso Islands — N/A
- Banc du Geyser — N/A
- Juan de Nova Island — N/A
- Tromelin Island — N/A
United Kingdom[edit]
British Indian Ocean Territory[note 2] — Camp Justice
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[note 2] — Jamestown
Internal territories[edit]
France[edit]
Italy[edit]
- A.^ A continental island on the African Plate, Sicily is geologically a part of Africa, but geopolitically a part of Europe.[3]
Portugal[edit]
Madeira[note 5] — Funchal
- Savage Islands — N/A
South Africa[edit]
Spain[edit]
Canary Islands[note 7] — Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Ceuta — Ceuta[note 9]
Melilla — Melilla[note 9]
Plazas de soberanía[note 10] — N/A
Tanzania[edit]
Condominium[edit]
Terra nullius[edit]
Disputed territories[edit]
- A.^ Lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
- B.^ Located in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
- C.^ Lies partly within the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
- D.^ Located outside the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
- E.^ Lies mostly within the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Political status[edit]
- ^ Overseas territory of France
- ^ a b British overseas territory
- ^ a b Overseas department and region of France
- ^ Region of Italy
- ^ Autonomous region of Portugal
- ^ Overseas possession of South Africa
- ^ Autonomous community of Spain
- ^ a b Province of Spain
- ^ a b Autonomous city of Spain
- ^ Unincorporated overseas minor territories of Spain
- ^ Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania
- ^ Condominium between South Sudan and the Sudan[4]
- ^ Terra nullius
See also[edit]
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Autonomous Regions of Portugal
- British Overseas Territories
- Dependent territories in Africa
- Overseas department and region
- Overseas territory (France)
- Political status of Western Sahara
- Provinces of Spain
- Regions of Italy
Notes[edit]
- ^ Tanaka, Yoshifumi (July 14, 2006). Predictability and Flexibility in the Law of Maritime Delimitation. Hart. ISBN 9781841135816 – via Google Books.
- ^ Continental shelf boundary: Italy – Tunisia
- ^ Facts About the African Plate
- ^ Pending the result of a future referendum. Currently, the area is jointly administered by South Sudan and the Sudan.
- ^ Pending the result of a future referendum. Currently, about 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic while the remaining 80% of the territory is occupied and administered by neighboring Morocco.