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territory wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 etymology 2 types toggle types subsection 2 1 overseas territory 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents territory 75 languages obolo العربية azərbaycanca تۆرکجه беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская български বাংলা brezhoneg bosanski català нохчийн کوردی čeština чӑвашла cymraeg deutsch esperanto español eesti فارسی français frysk galego עברית हिन्दी hrvatski հայերեն interlingua bahasa indonesia ido italiano 日本語 jawa ქართული 한국어 къарачай малкъар lingála lietuvių latviešu malagasy македонски मराठी nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål پنجابی português română русский sicilianu srpskohrvatski српскохрватски simple english slovenčina slovenščina shqip српски srpski svenska தமிழ் тоҷикӣ ไทย tagalog türkçe татарча tatarça удмурт українська اردو oʻzbekcha ўзбекча tiếng việt 吴语 მარგალური ייִדיש 閩南語 bân lâm gí 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia area of land under a jurisdiction territorial redirects here for the type of military organization see military reserve force for other uses see territory disambiguation part of a series on politics outline index category primary topics outline of political science index of politics articles politics by country politics by subdivision political economy political history political history of the world political philosophy systems anarchy city state collective leadership confessional democracy dictatorship directorial federacy feudalism hybrid regime meritocracy monarchy parliamentary presidential republic semi parliamentary semi presidential theocracy academic disciplines political science political scientists international relations theory comparative politics election science political analysis political theory policy studies political psychology political sociology public administration bureaucracy street level technocracy adhocracy service public civil policy public policy doctrine domestic policy foreign policy civil society public interest government branches separation of powers legislature executive judiciary election commission related topics sovereignty polity state country biology and political orientation critique of political economy political censorship political organisations theories of political behavior subseries electoral systems elections voting unitarism federalism government forms governance ideology culture political campaigning political parties politics portal v t e lapland is a sparsely populated territory in northern europe a view from saana in finnish lapland a territory is an area of land sea or space belonging or connected to a particular country person or animal 1 in international politics a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self government i e an area that is under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state as a subdivision a territory in most countries is an organized division of an area that is controlled by a country but is not formally developed into 1 or incorporated into a political unit of that country which political units are of equal status to one another and are often referred to by words such as provinces regions or states in its narrower sense it is a geographic region such as a colonial possession that is dependent on an external government 2 etymology edit the origins of the word territory begin with the proto indo european root ters to dry 3 from this emerged the latin word terra earth land and later the latin word territorium land around a town 4 5 territory made its debut as a word in middle english during the 14th century at this point the suffix orium which denotes place was replaced with ory which also expresses place 6 types edit examples for different types of territory include the following capital territory or federal capital territory usually a specially designated territory where a country s seat of government is located as such in the federal model of government no one state or territory takes pre eminence because the capital lies within its borders a capital territory can be one specific form of federal district dependent territory a territory that is not an independent sovereign state yet remains politically outside the governing state s integral area 7 disputed territory a geographic area claimed by two or more rival governments for example the territory of kashmir is claimed by the governments of both india and pakistan for each country involved in the dispute the whole territory is claimed as a part of the existing state another example is the republic of china commonly labeled taiwan whose sovereignty status is disputed by and territory claimed by the people s republic of china federal territory an area within the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of the central or national government within a federation maritime territory occupied territory a region that is under the military control of an outside power that has not gained universal recognition from the international community current examples are crimea occupied by the russian federation east jerusalem the gaza strip the golan heights and the west bank occupied by the state of israel western sahara partially occupied by the kingdom of morocco other examples of occupied territory include the country of kuwait after it was briefly invaded by iraq in 1990 iraq after the american invasion of 2003 germany after world war ii and kosovo after 1999 overseas territory unorganized territory a region of land without a normally constituted system of government this does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is an unclaimed territory in practice such territories are always sparsely populated overseas territory edit overseas territories redirects here for the designation of eu member state territories see special territories of members of the european economic area overseas countries and territories overseas territory is a broad designation for a territorial entity that is separated from the country that governs it by an ocean an overseas territory may be either a constituent part of the governing state or a dependent territory examples include the faroe islands and greenland are overseas autonomous territories of the kingdom of denmark that are internally self governing overseas france includes the five overseas collectivities of france which are broadly autonomous territories as well as overseas regions and overseas departments which are essentially the same as the regions and departments in metropolitan france nonetheless all are integral parts of the french fifth republic three special municipalities of the netherlands bonaire sint eustatius and saba are located in the caribbean netherlands apart from the netherlands the kingdom of the netherlands consists of three more constituent countries located in the dutch caribbean aruba curaçao and sint maarten all countries participate on a basis of equality as partners in the kingdom the azores and madeira are the autonomous regions of portugal the fourteen british overseas territories are dependent territories of the british crown with varying degrees of self governance not parts of the united kingdom itself nor of any of its four constituent countries 8 non contiguous u s territories territories cut off from the contiguous united states by foreign land borders and are accessible by sea see also edit ad coelum list of enclaves and exclaves category territories under military occupation references edit 1 2 territory cambridge academic content dictionary cambridge university press retrieved 23 september 2019 territory american heritage dictionary of the english language accessed 28 january 2022 archived 29 january 2022 harper douglas ters online etymology dictionary retrieved 27 july 2017 harper douglas territory online etymology dictionary retrieved 27 july 2017 definition of territory merriam webster dictionary merriam webster com retrieved 27 july 2017 dunmore charles w fleischer rita m 2008 studies in etymology second ed focus p 236 isbn 9781585100125 jstor 288048 dependency economic development globalization trade britannica www britannica com retrieved 2025 07 09 the overseas territories pdf foreign and commonwealth office june 2012 archived pdf from the original on 30 may 2019 retrieved 29 november 2020 external links edit peace palace library research guide archived 2016 11 10 at the wayback machine v t e designations for types of administrative division english terms common english terms area insular area local government area special area unincorporated area unorganized area borough county borough metropolitan borough canton half canton capital federal capital imperial capital city autonomous city charter city independent city incorporated city imperial city free imperial city royal free city community autonomous community residential community county administrative county autonomous county consolidated city county county seat county town metropolitan county non metropolitan county regional county municipality viscounty country overseas country department overseas department district capital district city district congressional district electoral district federal district indian government district land district local government district metropolitan district non metropolitan district military district municipal district police district regional district rural district sanitary district service district educational service district local service district school district intermediate school district special district in the us urban district division census division police division subdivision of india indian reserve reservation indian reservation united states indian reserve canada municipality city municipality county municipality direct controlled municipality district municipality neutral municipality regional municipality resort municipality mountain resort municipality rural municipality specialized municipality prefecture autonomous prefecture subprefecture super prefecture praetorian prefecture province autonomous province overseas province roman province region administrative region special administrative region autonomous region capital region national capital region mesoregion microregion overseas region subregion state quasi state city state federal state free state sovereign state territory capital territory federal capital territory national capital territory dependent territory federal territory incorporated territory organized incorporated territory overseas territory union territory town census town market town township charter township civil township paper township survey township urban township unit regional unit zone economic zone exclusive economic zone free economic zone special economic zone exclusion zone military exclusion zone free speech zone neutral zone self administered zone trade zone free trade zone other english terms current alpine resort bailiwick banner autonomous block cadastre circle circuit colony commune condominium constituency duchy district eldership emirate enclave and exclave federal dependency governorate hamlet manor royal muftiate neighbourhood parish precinct principality protectorate quarter regency autonomous republic riding sector autonomous shire sultanate suzerainty townland village summer ward historical agency barony burgh exarchate hide hundred imperial circle march monthon presidency residency roman diocese seat tenth tithing viceroyalty non english terms or loanwords current amt apskritis bakhsh barangay bashki bezirk regierungsbezirk comarca comune frazione freguesia fu gemeinde austria germany south tyrol switzerland gemeente gmina hromada județ kampong kommun kunta finland sweden län sweden landskap finland località maakunta megye muban mukim njësi administrative obec oblast autonomous okrug ostān poblacion purok qark raion savivaldybė selsoviet sitio seniūnija shahrestān sum china sýsla tehsil townlet vingtaine historical commote gau heerlijkheid komunë dominion köping korale län lääni landskap sweden landskommun maalaiskunta nome egypt greece pagus pargana plasă rreth satrapy socken subah syssel zhou used by ten or more countries or having derived terms historical derivations in italics see also autonomous administration census division electoral district list of administrative divisions by country greek administrative divisions slavic administrative divisions retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title territory oldid 1343170364 categories territories types of administrative division types of geographical division hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata webarchive template wayback links this page was last edited on 12 march 2026 at 18 10 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle 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