Talk:List of autonomous territories

Kosovo

Sorry to open up a can of worms but the immanent UDI of Kosovo may have implications for this list. It may be wise to reach a consensus amongst editors of this list for how to handle this.

I can think of two possible solutions:

1, Remove Kosovo from this list as is the case for other de facto states (nortnern cyprus, taiwan)

2, Keep Kosovo on the list with a disclaimer similar to the one for Abkhazia and South Ossetia (a little problematic if Kosovo gains significant international recognition). The disclaimer could state that Serbia views Kosovo as an autonomous part of its territory. A flag and link to state should not be included as this could be seen as POV pushing. An icon for the flag of Kosovo could be included next to the link to the article for consistency.

e.g.

Territorial Autonomy	State	Autonomy Note
Kosovo	in dispute, claimed by Serbia	De facto independent state with recognition by a number of UN member states. Claimed in whole by the Republic of Serbia an the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Previously administered by a United Nations mission (UNMIK) and entered into the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) during this period.

Dn9ahx (talk) 21:36, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Channel Islands and IOM

I think we could include Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man in this list in a manner similar to the British Overseas Territories but with British Crown in the state column instead of United Kingdom. They have similar self-government arrangements to the BOTs. Dn9ahx (talk) 02:20, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Level of autonomy

This article really needs a definition to be stated on the page of what make the territorial autonomy high, medium or low level of autonomy. At the moment it looks like it could be very subjective. Davewild 10:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

• It was partially subjective, I deleted the levels of autonomies

Isn't there some sort of objective criteria we can come up with how much autonomy these places have? What makes each area more automous from the other administrative divisions in the countries? I doubt that Abkhazia, Sardinia, and Zanzibar all have the same power over its region. CK6569 (talk) 21:08, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

France

No part of France has autonomous status. It is a highly centralized Gaullist state. Everything is considered an integral part of the Republic. —Sesel 00:30, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

• If we talk about overseas regions only Guadeloupe, Martininique, French Guina, Reunion are integral parts of France, but other territories have variuos legal status and different levels of autonomy:territorial collectivity, overseas collectivity, overseas departments and territories of France.
  • They don't have more autonomy because of their legal status; they have less. French Polynesia has the symbolic designation of pays d'outre-mer, and is closest to being autonomous, but is still legally an integral part of France. —Sesel 12:09, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Quebec

I do not think that Quebec really has any legally defined Special Status in Canada. While a large number of 'National' Programs are not available in Quebec like CPP, this is because the other provinces united, not necessarily because Quebec has an exemption.

Steve —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.143.141 (talk) 17:25, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

South Tyrol

In this article all territorial autonomies are given by their English name: South Tyrol is undoubtedly an English name (I don't understand why "Bolzano-Bozen (South Tyrol)" where Bolzano-Bozen is just South Tyrol's capital.) I can imagine the same ""compromise"" as found in all South Tyrol related pages has been used, but doing so why "Kosovo" is given by its Serbian name and its not written "Kosova" which is the name the Albanian Kosovars want English speakers use? Sorry, but it's the same. South Tyrol is the name the majority of English-speaking people I had the pleasure to meet know and use. So, its like "Kosovo", which is the most-used name in English. This page is about "territorial autonomies", so the name "South Tyrol" should be used at least here (please see the European Academy in Bolzano/Bozen web site, which is an international recognised research institute for federalism and autonomies...they use "South Tyrol"). User:Skafa/Sign 19:00, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

• In this article I used the name "South Tyrol" till June 30. On that day user 71.109.... changed it into Bolzano-Bozen. Also the same user edited the main article on "South Tyrol" and changed the name accordingly, His main explanation for this change was that in geography the offical name used is Bolzano-Bozen and South Tyrol is used in the internet only.If you have serious arguments you are free to edit the name to leave South Tyrol only. Gaidmas —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaidmas (talk • contribs) 11:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

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Rotuma

I think you have to add to the list Rotuma (Fiji). Stanza13 (talk) 15:52, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Nunavut

Why there is Nunavut in this list? Have they more autonomy than the other Canadian territories? Stanza13 (talk) 09:28, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Criteria of Inclusion

I'd like to know the criteria of inclusion of this list. Thank you. Stanza13 (talk) 10:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I ask this, because I want to know the reason why are excluded the Spanish autonomous regions. Stanza13 (talk) 15:45, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Sampi

Sami people have their own parliment would that be enough to be included as an autonomous community? CK6569 (talk) 23:51, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Why this article does not include Spain?!

Spanish is divided into autonomous areas with a high level of decentralisation. In politics of Spain, Spain is called the "State of Autonomies" (Estado de las Automías), with 17 autonomous areas and 2 autonomous cities.

All the Spanish autonomous areas have their own internal statutes; parliament, government, own budget, control of many matters (given home rule: police forces (Basque Country and Catalonia), education, linguistic laws, transport, tourism, etc). 178.111.8.231 (talk) 16:20, 28 September 2010 (UTC)