dependent territory

territory that does not possess full political independence as a sovereign state
class administrative_territorial_entity_type Q161243
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dependent territory

Summary

dependent territory is an administrative territorial entity type[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of administrative_territorial_entity_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,517 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dependent territory's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity type[3].
  • dependent territory's instance of is recorded as geographical feature[4].
  • dependent territory's instance of is recorded as territory[5].
  • dependent territory is a type of administrative territorial entity[6].
  • dependent territory is a type of political territorial entity[7].
  • dependent territory's Commons category is recorded as Dependent territories[8].
  • dependent territory is the opposite of metropole[9].
  • dependent territory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dependent territories[10].
  • dependent territory's described at URL is recorded as https://www.whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#dependency[11].
  • dependent territory's different from is recorded as integral overseas territory[12].
  • dependent territory's has list is recorded as list of dependent territories[13].
  • dependent territory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

Why It Matters

dependent territory ranks in the top 2% of administrative_territorial_entity_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,517 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dependent territory. Retrieved April 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dependent-territory
MLA “dependent territory.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 1 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dependent-territory.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dependent-territory_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dependent territory}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dependent-territory}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-01}}
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  1. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia portal id zavisimaia-territoriia-1bb5ed
    Great russian encyclopedia portal id
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    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q4835091]]"
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