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Overseas Territories of the World with a Map

A territory is an area that is too small or insignificant to be considered for provincehood, usually an island. There are many of these in the world, primarily owned by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. How many of them can you name?
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Country
Overseas Territory(s)
AUS
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
AUS
Christmas Island
AUS
Cocos Islands
AUS
Coral Sea Islands
AUS
Norfolk Island
AUS
Heard and McDonald Islands
CN
Hong Kong
CN
Macau
DK
Faroe Islands
DK
Greenland
FR
Bassas da India
FR
Clipperton Island
FR
Europa Island
FR
French Polynesia
FR
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
FR
Glorioso Islands
FR
Juan de Nova Island
FR
New Caledonia
FR
Saint Barthelemy
FR
Saint Martin
FR
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
FR
Tromelin Island
FR
Wallis and Futuna
NL
Aruba
NL
Curacao
NL
Sint Maarten
NL
Netherlands Antilles
NZ
Cook Islands
NZ
Tokelau
NZ
Niue
NO
Bouvet Island
NO
Jan Mayen
NO
Svalbard
UK
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Country
Overseas Territory(s)
UK
Anguilla
UK
Bermuda
UK
British Indian Ocean Territory
UK
British Virgin Islands
UK
Cayman Islands
UK
Falkland Islands
UK
Gibraltar
UK
Guernsey
UK
Isle of Man
UK
Jersey
UK
Montserrat
UK
Saint Helena
UK
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UK
Turks and Caicos Islands
UK
Pitcairn Islands
USA
American Samoa
USA
Baker Island
USA
Guam
USA
Howland Island
USA
Jarvis Island
USA
Johnston Atoll
USA
Kingman Reef
USA
Midway Islands
USA
Navassa Island
USA
Northern Mariana Islands
USA
Palmyra Atoll
USA
Puerto Rico
USA
U.S Virgin Islands
USA
Wake Island
Disputed between CN, TW, MY, PH, VN, and BN
Paracel Islands
Disputed between CN, TW, MY, PH, VN, and BN
Spratly Islands
Disputed between Israel and Palestine
West Bank
Disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front
Western Sahara
Disputed between AR, AU, CL, FR, NZ, NO, and UK
Antarctica
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jun 19, 2021
Update Log:

?/?/20-Added an SVG map with dots for better experience.

4/03/21-Added Netherland, China, and various missing overseas territories. Hopefully will be able to remove the dots and highlight French Guiana, Greenland, Falklands, and Puerto Rico, Western Sahara, West Bank and add Antarctica.

4/04/21-Disputed territories will now be gray.

6/10/21-It's been a while! Updated Navassa island to be disputed (USA and Haiti), removed Reunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique, added some more type-ins, and added information for disputed territories. Also removed Antarctica as a viable answer because it doesn't show up on the map.

6/19/21- Added a whole load of type-ins, most notably adding the ability to not have to type in the full name (Ex: 'Jarvis Atoll' now accepts 'Jarvis'), fixed broken dots, and removed grey dots (weren't changing color to green when answered). Removed French administrative subdivisions, and re-added missing overseas territories.

toowise
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Level 78
Jan 10, 2021
Dhekelia is usually Akrotiri and Dhekelia, the source you use has them seperate although in that case you missed out Akrotiri. But usually they are listed together as one territory.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jan 10, 2021
Hey toowise, thanks for the tip! I'll make sure to fix it right away.
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jan 10, 2021
Good quiz and challenging. I tried "South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands" which didn't work; I was a trifle miffed when I noted that the reason was that I had omitted the word "the"!
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jan 10, 2021
I tried making it a clickable map, but then I realized that not every territory is listed on the map, so I made a text quiz instead. Also, I know how it is when I miss the spelling by one word or a letter, and it's really frustrating! I know how you feel :D. Thanks for the positive feedback!
InfiniteBulk
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2021
Good quiz, the only thing I would change is the title itself. "Countries by Oversea Territories" would perhaps be more relevant. I am now officially invested in your quizzes, therefore I am your first subscriber.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2021
Thank you for your support! "Countries by Oversea Territories" does sound a lot cleaner, I will make sure to fix it :D
Sesel
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Level 40
Jan 11, 2021
Please check the spelling of "Antarctic" and "Antarctica."
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2021
Sorry about that, I have fixed the mistake. I never knew that 'Antarctica' had a sneaky 'c!' Thanks for letting me know!
nios
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Level 53
Jan 15, 2021
French Guiana, Mayotte, Martinique, Reunion and Guadeloupe are all considered integral parts of France and have the same status as any other region of France. Otherwise good quiz.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jan 15, 2021
I know that they are considered a part of France, but they aren't connected to the French mainland so I added them.
InfiniteBulk
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Level 65
Feb 1, 2021
Due to formalities, I would change the title once more. Switch territories to regions, it would make more sense if you are including French Guiana. Then modify instructions to fit the criteria.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Feb 1, 2021
Thanks for checking out my quizzes, and I’ll make sure to fix it!
InfiniteBulk
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Level 65
Feb 1, 2021
It would be hard unless you used a spreadsheet to change this now, so next time try to increase the opacity so the circles arent so small.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Feb 1, 2021
How would using a spreadsheet make inputting coordinates easier? Because then you would have to input the coords into the spreadsheet then re-paste them into the dot placer.
InfiniteBulk
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2021
Using a spreadsheet allows you to save the dot placing information. Just copy and paste your dot info from the dot placing page and put it on a spreadsheet. Because you press tab, it goes into the cells perfectly. Then just press ctrl+a on the spreadsheet and copy that back on the dot placer if you ever want to edit the SVG.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2021
Ohh alright.
WashingMachine
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Level 68
Apr 2, 2021
Good quiz, but you're missing the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Palmyra Atoll, Saint Barthelemy, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Apr 3, 2021
The list I used didn’t include some of those, but I’ll add them when I can, as I’m currently away from home. I remember purposely not including Netherlands territories for some reason, but now that this quiz actually has takes I’ll add them.
imanew
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Level 63
Jun 1, 2021
Looks like you're still missing the Northern Mariana Islands.
Baxtergrad
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Level 52
Apr 4, 2021
If you're going to have French Guiana and the other regions of France, you'll also have to include Hawaii.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Apr 4, 2021
Hawaii and Alaska are states, but french Guiana isn't really a state. It's more of a overseas department. Hawaii is more of a non-continental state. I'll add a caveat explaining.
Baxtergrad
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Level 52
Apr 5, 2021
So you're going to include French Guiana and friends because it doesn't feel like a direct part?
peardestroyer
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Level 56
Apr 9, 2021
@Potatoe - yes it is. French Guiana is to France as Hawaii is to the United States.
InfiniteBulk
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Level 65
Apr 9, 2021
Sorry Potatoe, but they're right.
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Apr 9, 2021
;-;

guess I'll fix it tomorrow....

is it just French Guiana, or Reunion and others too?

peardestroyer
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Level 56
Apr 13, 2021
Only french guiana, i think
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Apr 13, 2021
Ah, alright
imanew
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Level 63
Jun 1, 2021
No, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France

French administrative subdivisions are a bit of a mess, but French Guiana has the same status as Réunion, Mayotte, Guadeloupe and Martinique. All of these are departments with equal status to the departments within continental France, and should NOT be on this quiz.

Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jun 1, 2021
Damn.... this quiz has so many holes. I'll fix this when I can...
Chad
+1
Level 63
May 22, 2021
Would I not be correct to say that Navassa island is disputed (Haiti and USA)?
Potatoe1187
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Level 65
May 24, 2021
You are correct actually! The source I used listed the USA as owner of the island. I will fix the SVG when I can.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jun 10, 2021
Nice quiz! But I'm a bit confused on why Hong Kong and Macau are considered overseas territories?

Also, I think you could be a bit more generous with type-ins. For example, I think you should accept just "St Pierre" for St Pierre and Miquelon, and anything with "Indian Ocean" for BIOT (so that people don't have to type out "territories").

Potatoe1187
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Level 65
Jun 10, 2021
Yessir! This was my first quiz that I fell in love with so I'll try and make it the best. I'll set aside today to work on all my quizzes for you guys.

Thanks for the suggestion aswell ;D

Potatoe1187
+1
Level 65
Jun 10, 2021
Ah, also Hong Kong and Macau are territories, not incorporated cities as of now.

@JWatson24

Hong Kong's Wikipedia Page

KiwiJami
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Level 68
Jun 16, 2021
Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Northern Mariana Islands have the dots but aren't included on the quiz, Turks and Caicos, Akrotiri and another island SVG isn't working.
Potatoe1187
+1
Level 65
Jun 17, 2021
First off... you have my name ;0. Matheus is a pretty rare name to have, ive only had one friend with the name aswell. I'll try and fix the dots, ive been changing the SVG a bunch so thats probably why its not working.
MG17
+1
Level 43
Jun 22, 2021
In Brazil, Matheus is super common lol

It’s just not my name

Potatoe1187
+1
Level 65
Jun 22, 2021
In America, its not too common, unfortunately ;/

Everyone always pronounces my name incorrectly...

Stevo
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Level 69
Mar 21, 2022
Aren't all the french islands around Madagascar (excluding Reunion and Mayotte) administrated together as the Scattered Islands?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattered_Islands_in_the_Indian_Ocean

Furthermore, these islands are a subdivision of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands

Might be worth including under French Southern and Antarctic Lands?

Potatoe1187
+1
Level 65
Mar 21, 2022
There are many ways to change this quiz, but my source lists those various islands as 'possetions of france administered from Reunion'

Forgot to include that those islands are disputed by Madagascar but nobodys perfect ;)

Stevo
+1
Level 69
Jun 26, 2022
ok no worries.

Btw im pretty sure the Netherlands Antilles hasnt existed for a decade

Dhamo9585
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Level 66
Jun 30, 2022
Pls accept Bonaire
Dumpling45
+1
Level 33
Nov 19, 2022
Great quiz! The only thing I would change is adding Saba and St Eustacius. These are overseas territories of the Netherlands I believe.
Papidopi
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Level 23
Jun 26, 2023
Love your quiz. Territories always drive me crazy. Very original. Thanks.

Just an observation.

Just like UK has Gibraltar,

Spain has two cities within Morocco's territory.

Ceuta and Melilla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Spain_border

MST
+1
Level 54
Mar 22, 2024
Your quiz is incorrect in so many ways, I just quit playing
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