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Akrotiri
Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
the
Antarctica
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll
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Bouvet Island
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Clipperton Island
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Coral Sea Islands
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Dhekelia
Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Jan Mayen
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Navassa Island
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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Spratly Islands
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Wake Island
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Western Sahara
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administered from London; often regarded as being on Diego Garcia
federalIndia
New Delhi · 1.42B
communistChina
Beijing · 1.41B
constitutionalUnited States
Washington, D.C. · 338.0M
presidentialIndonesia
Jakarta · 283.6M
Government types
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