Kammala wannan jumla: Ana kula da yankuna masu dogaro a matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙasashensu masu zaman kansu, kuma ana rarraba yankuna masu jayayya kamar yadda Amurka ta yarda. Misali, ana daukar Bermuda a matsayin wani bangare na Burtaniya a karkashin Turai, ana daukar Zirin Gaza a matsayin wani bangare na Masar a karkashin Afirka, kuma ana daukar Yammacin Kogin Jordan a matsayin wani bangare na Jordan a karkashin Asiya. Duk da haka, akwai wasu keɓaɓɓu: Arewacin Ireland da Taiwan ana bi da su a matsayin kasashe daban-daban, kuma ana ɗaukar Macau wani ɓangare na Fotigal a ƙarƙashin Turai (har ma bayan da aka raba shi da Portugal)
mulkin mallaka ya koma kasar Sin a shekarar 1999).