Territorial autonomy
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States wishing to retain territorial integrity in opposition to ethnic or indigenous demands for self-determination or independence sometimes offer or impose limited territorial autonomy.
Since World War I, there has been an increasing impetus for colonial powers to create limited autonomous regions to change world perception of their exploitation and subjugation of the dominion territory. World pressure for liberation of such colonies has been a central theme with the Atlantic Charter, United Nations Charter, and finally United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 1514 and 1541 signed in December 1960. As the decolonization process of Self-determination described in the United Nations resolutions would inevitably result in fiscal and political loss, the colonial powers of the twenty first century[citation needed] such as People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Indonesia must increasingly relay upon limiting public support of the decolonization of such territories.
In Indonesia, separatist journalists have stated: "Autonomy was the last resort of colonisers everywhere in order to maintain their colonial territories and a manipulation strategy to conceal the reality of colonisation."[1]
The table below lists of territorial autonomies ( sub-regional territorial autonomies is not included ):
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| Outlying territorial autonomies | State |
|---|---|
 American Samoaunorganized, unincorporated territory |
 United States |
 Anguillaoverseas territory |
 United Kingdom |
 Arubaautonomous region |
 Kingdom of the Netherlands |
 Azoresautonomous region |
 Portugal |
 Bermudaoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 British Virgin Islandsoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Canary Islandsautonomous community |
 Spain |
 Cayman Islandsoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Cook Islandsoverseas territory |
 New Zealand |
 Easter Island (Rapa Nui)spec. territory |
 Chile |
 Falkland Islandsoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Faroe Islandsautonomous region |
 Denmark |
 French Polynesiaoverseas country |
 France |
 Greenlandautonomous region |
Denmark |
 Gibraltaroverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Guamorganized, unincorporated territory |
United States |
 Madeiraautonomous region |
Portugal |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Mayotte_(local).svg.png){kind=small} Mayottedepartmental collectivity |
France |
 Melillaautonomous city |
Spain |
 Pitcairn Islandsoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Puerto Ricoorganized, unincorporated territory |
United States |
 Nakhchivanautonomous republic |
Azerbaijan |
 Netherland Antillestill 2009 |
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| New Caledonia sui generis collectivity (overseas territory) |
France |
 Niueoverseas territory |
New Zealand |
 Norfolk Islandexternal territory |
 Australia |
 Northern Mariana Islandsorganized, unincorporated territory |
United States |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saint_Barthelemy_(local).svg.png){kind=small} Saint Barthelemyoverseas collectivity |
France |
 Saint Helenaoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
| Saint Martin overseas collectivity |
France |
 Saint-Pierre and Miquelonoverseas collectivity |
France |
 Tokelauterritory |
New Zealand |
 Turks and Caicos Islandsoverseas territory |
United Kingdom |
 Virgin Islands, U.S.organized, unincorporated territory |
United States |
 Wallis and Futunaoverseas collectivity |
France |
[edit] References
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- Ethnic and Special Autonomy in China
- The Buddhist Channel Tibet campaign may boil over after Dalai Lama - criticism of Tibet autonomy effort
- United Nations Information Service East Timor Reject Proposed Special Autonomy
- Special autonomy for Aceh and West Papua an overview
- Five years of special autonomy have brought no improvements
- Cantonisation: Historical Paths to Territorial Autonomy for Regional Cultural Communities
- The working autonomies in Europe
- The World's Working Regional Autonomies, Thomas Benedikter, Anthem Press, 2007
- Public Participation and Minorities, report by Minority Rights Group, 2003
- From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt, study by Minority Rights Group, 2007
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