word | | Dependency status |
| administrative | Greenland | part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979 |
| administrative | Hong Kong | special administrative region of China |
| administrative | Macau | special administrative region of the People's Republic of China |
| administrator | Akrotiri | a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
| administrator | Dhekelia | a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
| advanced | Navassa Island | ... 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 |
| Affairs | American Samoa | unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior |
| affairs | Aruba | constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs |
| affairs | Cook Islands | self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense in consultation with the Cook Islands |
| affairs | Curacao | constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs |
| Affairs | Guam | organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior |