Howland Island:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered
from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US
Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge
system
Jan Mayen:
territory of Norway; administered from Oslo through a
governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however,
authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian
Defense Communication Service
Jarvis Island:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from
Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US
Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge
system
Jersey:
British crown dependency
Johnston Atoll:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered
from Washington, DC, by Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, and the Fish
and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of
the National Wildlife Refuge system
Juan de Nova Island:
possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Kingman Reef:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from
Washington, DC, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Department of the Interior
note: on 1 September 2000, the Department of the Interior accepted restoration of its administrative jurisdiction over Kingman Reef from the Department of the Navy; Executive Order 3223 signed 18 January 2001 established Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge to be administered by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; this refuge is managed to protect the terrestrial and aquatic wildlife of Kingman Reef out to the twelve nautical mile territorial sea limit
Macau:
special administrative region of China
Man, Isle of:
British crown dependency