An outlying territory or separate area is a state
territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self-government, ...
geographically separated from its parent territory and lies beyond
Exclusive Economic Zone
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine natural resource, reso ...
of its
parent territory.
The tables below are lists of outlying territories which are marked by distinct, non-
contiguous maritime boundaries
A maritime boundary is a conceptual division of Earth's water surface areas using physical geography, physiographical or human geography, geopolitical criteria. As such, it usually bounds areas of exclusive sovereignty, national rights over mine ...
or land boundaries:
Outlying geographical regions
Outlying territories outside the continent
Outlying uninhabited dependent territories
Outlying dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty
Notes
* ''1. Enclaves are not included''.
* ''2. Disputed outlying territories in the
Spratly Islands are not included''.
See also
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership with ...
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List of dependent territories
External links
Maritime boundaries Countries’ EEZWiktionary-outlyingA European outlying territory
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Borders
Dependent territories