self-governing territory
C2839
concept
A self-governing territory is a geographically defined area that exercises autonomous control over its internal affairs under its own local government, while remaining formally subject to a larger sovereign state.
All labels observed (30)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de facto state | 11 |
| autonomous territory | 8 |
| autonomous province | 7 |
| self-governing territory canonical | 6 |
| special administrative region | 6 |
| autonomous republic | 5 |
| autonomous region of Italy | 3 |
| de facto autonomous region | 3 |
| secessionist state | 3 |
| territorial collectivity of France | 3 |
| Australian-administered territory | 2 |
| autonomous administrative territory | 2 |
| autonomous political entity | 2 |
| autonomous territorial government | 2 |
| constituent territory | 2 |
| self-governing region | 2 |
| Inuit self-governing region | 1 |
| autonomous oblast of Russia | 1 |
| autonomous regional authority | 1 |
| autonomous territorial entity | 1 |
| federal territory of Canada | 1 |
| self-governed territorial lands | 1 |
| self-governing British Crown dependency | 1 |
| self-governing administrative district | 1 |
| self-governing administrative unit | 1 |
| self-governing colony | 1 |
| self-governing island country | 1 |
| semi-autonomous political entity | 1 |
| semi-autonomous region | 1 |
| sovereign base area | 1 |
Instances (80)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Naso Tjër Di Comarca | autonomous territory |
| Egypt Eyalet | autonomous province |
| Somaliland | de facto state |
| Kaesong Industrial Region | special administrative region |
| Brčko District | self-governing administrative unit |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | autonomous administrative territory |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir | autonomous administrative territory |
| Greenland | autonomous territory |
| Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | autonomous republic |
| Corsica | territorial collectivity of France |
|
TRNC
surface form:
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
|
de facto state |
| Nunavut | federal territory of Canada |
| Adjara | autonomous republic |
| Territory of New Guinea | Australian-administered territory |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | autonomous oblast of Russia |
|
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
surface form:
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
|
de facto state |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | autonomous region of Italy |
| Aosta Valley | autonomous region of Italy |
| Grand Duchy of Posen | autonomous province |
| Karakalpakstan | autonomous republic |
| RAEOA | special administrative region |
| Faroe Islands | — |
|
PMR
surface form:
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
|
de facto state |
|
Königsboden (Royal Land)
surface form:
Königsboden
|
autonomous territory |
| Saxon Seats | self-governing administrative district |
| Mount Lebanon Emirate | autonomous political entity |
| Jabal Druze State | semi-autonomous political entity |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | de facto state |
| European Netherlands | constituent territory |
| Comarcas of Panama | autonomous territorial entity |
| Puducherry (parts) | constituent territory |
| Banovina of Croatia | autonomous province |
| Norfolk Island | — |
| Republic of Yucatán | secessionist state |
| Territory of Papua | Australian-administered territory |
| Province of Trento | autonomous province |
| German-speaking Belgium | autonomous political entity |
| Republic of Artsakh | de facto state |
| Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria | de facto autonomous region |
| South Ossetia | de facto state |
| Cook Islands | self-governing island country |
|
Ellan Vannin
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
self-governing British Crown dependency |
| Niue | — |
| Collectivity of Corsica | territorial collectivity of France |
| Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | autonomous region of Italy |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | sovereign base area |
| South Tyrol | autonomous province |
| Oecusse | special administrative region |
| Regional Government of Sicily | autonomous regional authority |
| Government of Åland | autonomous territorial government |