Country vs. Territory?


Puerto Rico does not count as a separate country, depite being allowed to
to compete as one in the Olympics and other international competitions. It is
instead a self-governing territory of the United States.

Likewise, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands are
Overseas Territories of Britain and the U.S., respectively.

The Netherlands Antilles no longer formally exists as an Overseas Country,
and is instead now known as the Dutch Carribbean, an Overseas Territory,
but Sint Maarten is a contituent Country, not just a territory.

French Polynesia (which includes Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora and several other
South Pacific islands) was designated by France as an Overseas Country,
beginning in 2004.

Dominica and the Dominican Republica are not the same country.
Dominica is a small island country in the Lesser Antilles, while
the Dominican Republic is a country located on the eastern side of the
island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago, with Haiti
occupying the western side.

St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Singapore and independent island countries.