dependent territory
territory that does not possess full political independence as a sovereign state
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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 (4,419 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: geographical feature[3]
- Subclass of: administrative territorial entity[4], political territorial entity[5]
- Commons category: Dependent territories[6]
- Opposite of: metropole[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dependent territories[8]
- Described at URL: https://www.whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#dependency[9]
- Used by: by dependent territory[10]
- Different from: integral overseas territory[11]
- Has list: list of dependent territories[12]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
- P14439: 000663[14]
Why It Matters
dependent territory has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]