Anon-self-governing territory (NSGT) as a territory without a full self-government. In practice, a NSGT is a territory considered by theUnited Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to be "non-self-governing".
The following 17 territories are currently included on the list.[1]
| Territory | Administering state | Domestic legal status | Other claimant(s) | Population | Area | Referendums | See also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa |  United States | Unincorporatedunorganized territory | None | 55,519 | 200 km2 (77 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of American Samoa |
 Anguilla |  United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 14,108 | 96 km2 (37 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of Anguilla |
 Bermuda | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 62,000 | 57 km2 (22 mi2) | A1995 Bermudian independence referendum was held. 74% of votes cast were against independence. | Politics of Bermuda |
 British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 28,103 | 153 km2 (59 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of the British Virgin Islands |
 Cayman Islands | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 55,500 | 264 km2 (102 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Foreign relations of the Cayman Islands |
 Falkland Islands | United Kingdom | Disputed |  Argentina | 2,500 | 12,173 km2 (4,700 mi2) | Two referendums have been held in1986 and2013 on whether the Falklands should join Argentina. On both occasions, voters chose overwhelmingly for continued British control. | Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute |
 French Polynesia[A] |  France | Overseas country | None | 271,000 | 4,000 km2 (1,544 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of French Polynesia |
 Gibraltar | United Kingdom | Disputed |  Spain | 29,752 | 6 km2 (2 mi2) | There were referendums in1967 and in2002, both returning an overwhelming victory for the pro-British side. | Status of Gibraltar |
 Guam | United States | Unincorporated organized territory | None | 159,358 | 540 km2 (208 mi2) | Three status referendums have been held, one in1976 and two in 1982 (one inJanuary and the other inSeptember), with all three of them supporting an improvedCommonwealth status under U.S. control. | Politics of Guam |
 Montserrat | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 5,000 | 103 km2 (40 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Government of Montserrat |
 New Caledonia | France | Sui generis collectivity | None | 252,000 | 18,575 km2 (7,172 mi2) | There were referendums in1987,2018,2020, and2021, all deciding against independence. | Politics of New Caledonia |
 Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 50 | 36 km2 (14 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of the Pitcairn Islands |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 5,396 | 310 km2 (120 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of Saint Helena |
 Tokelau |  New Zealand | Territory | None | 1,411 | 12 km2 (5 mi2) | There were two referendums on self-determination in Tokelau in2006 and2007, with both coming just shy of the required two-thirds "yes" margin. | Politics of Tokelau |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom | Overseas Territory | None | 31,458 | 948 km2 (366 mi2) | No official referendum has been held. | Politics of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Western Sahara |  Morocco(formerly) | Disputed |  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 619,060 | 266,000 km2 (102,703 mi2) | TheUN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara has attempted to organize a referendum since 1991, but none has been held so far. | Political status of Western Sahara |
 United States Virgin Islands | United States | Unincorporated organized territory | None | 106,405 | 352 km2 (136 mi2) | A1993 United States Virgin Islands status referendum was held. The status quo was widely preferred among voters, but the result was invalidated because of the low turnout.[3] | Politics of the United States Virgin Islands |