the Interior as
part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Juan de Nova Island
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Kingman Reef
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from
Washington, DC, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Department of the Interior
note: on 1 September 2000, the Department of the Interior accepted
restoration of its administrative jurisdiction over Kingman Reef
from the Department of the Navy; Executive Order 3223 signed 18
January 2001 established Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge to be
administered by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; this
refuge is managed to protect the terrestrial and aquatic wildlife of
Kingman Reef out to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea limit
Macau
special administrative region of China
Man, Isle of
British crown dependency
Martinique
overseas department of France
Mayotte
territorial collectivity of France
Midway Islands
unincorporated territory of the US; formerly
administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy, under Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has
been operationally closed since 10 September 1993; on 31 October
1996, through a presidential executive order, the jurisdiction and
control of the atoll was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife
Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge system
Montserrat
overseas territory of the UK
Navassa Island
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by
the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from
the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto
Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and
maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on
the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim
advanced against the island
Netherlands Antilles
part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full
autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Dutch Government
responsible for defense and foreign affairs
New Caledonia
overseas territory of France since 1956
Niue
self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974;
Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains
responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these
responsibilitie
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