Countries with the most overseas territories

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29 January, 2026, 01:50 pm

Last modified: 29 January, 2026, 01:56 pm

Countries with the most overseas territories

TBS Report

29 January, 2026, 01:50 pm

Last modified: 29 January, 2026, 01:56 pm

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Nations worldwide maintain territories and autonomous administrations for strategic and military purposes. United States President Donald Trump has said the US needs ownership of Greenland to defend itself against adversaries such as China and Russia, despite Greenland being a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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