Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index As far as Political status is concerned, three categories are usually recognized in international law: independent countries e.g.: France, Canada Internal independent countries which are under the protection of another country in matters of defense and foreign affairs, e.g.: Netherlands Antilles, the Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands etc. Colonies and other dependent political units e.g.: Guadeloupe, Guam, Guernsey Related articles Political status of Taiwan External link Political status of Puerto Rico This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.