An outlying territory or separate area is a state territory geographically separated from its parent territory and lies beyond Exclusive Economic Zone of its parent territory.
The tables below are lists of outlying territories which are marked by distinct, non-contiguous maritime boundaries or land boundaries:
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State/Dependency | Outlying Territory Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | exclave | ||
| Amsterdam and St.Paul Islands | |||
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | India | ||
| |  Portugal | autonomous area | |
 Annobón | Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Ascension Island |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | ||
| Europa and Juan de Nova Islands | including Bassas da India | ||
| |  Denmark | ||
| Crozet Islands | |||
 Desventuradas Islands | Chile | ||
| Galápagos Islands | special regime | ||
| Glorioso Islands | |||
| Oecusse | autonomous area | ||
| Kaliningrad Oblast | exclave | ||
 Line Islands (Eastern Kiribati) | Kiribati | ||
 Macquarie Island | Australia | ||
 Musandam | Oman | governorate, exclave | |
 Nakhchivan | Azerbaijan | ||
| Phoenix Islands (Central Kiribati) | Kiribati | ||
 Prince Edward Islands | South Africa | ||
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |||
 Trindade and Martim Vaz | Brazil | ||
| Tromelin Island |
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | special municipality of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; island retains its status as overseas territory of the European Union during transitional period. | |
 Spain | ||
| Chile | new status from 6 June 2007 | |
 East Malaysia | Malaysia | |
 French Guiana |  France | overseas region |
 Guadeloupe | France | overseas region |
| United States | ||
| Portugal | autonomous area | |
 Martinique | France | overseas region |
 Mayotte | France | overseas region |
| Spain | local autonomy | |
 Minami Torishima | Japan | |
| Palmyra Atoll | United States | |
 Reunion | France | overseas region |
| Netherlands | special municipalities of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; islands retain their status as overseas territories of the European Union during this transitional period. | |
| Netherlands |
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker and Howland Islands | United States | dependent territories | |
 Bouvet Island | Norway | ||
 British Indian Ocean Territory |  United Kingdom | ||
 Christmas Island | Australia | ||
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australia | ||
| Clipperton Island | France | ||
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Australia | ||
| Jan Mayen | |||
| Jarvis Island | United States | ||
| Johnston Atoll | United States | ||
 TAAF, Kerguelen Islands | France | ||
| Navassa Island | United States | ||
| Kingman Reef | United States | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Wake Island | United States |
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | United States | ||
 Anguilla | United Kingdom | ||
 Aruba | |||
 Bermuda | United Kingdom | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
 Cayman Islands | United Kingdom | ||
 Cook Islands |  New Zealand | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
 Faroe Islands | Denmark | ||
 French Polynesia | France | ||
 Greenland | Denmark | ||
 Gibraltar | United Kingdom | ||
 Guam | United States | ||
 Montserrat | United Kingdom | ||
 New Caledonia | France | ||
 Niue | New Zealand | ||
 Norfolk Island | Australia | ||
 Northern Mariana Islands | United States | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
 Puerto Rico | United States | ||
| France | |||
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, (Saint Helena) | United Kingdom | ||
| France | |||
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | France | ||
| Svalbard | Norway | Svalbard has not got EEZ, its sea waters under special regime by Svalbard treaty. | |
 Tokelau | New Zealand | ||
 Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom | ||
| United States | |||
 Wallis and Futuna | France |