American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States with broad autonomous powers over legislative, executive and judicial branches of its government. Competency related to International relations and defence rests with the US government.

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), recognized as a ‘Tribal Populated Area' by the government of Bangladesh, is a special administrative region of the country. The Peace Accord of 1997 which ended two decades of hostility in the region promises partial autonomy for the inhabitants.

Guam is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States with broad autonomous authority over legislative, executive and judicial branches of its government. International relations and defence related matters rest with the US government.

Jammu and Kashmir is an autonomous state in the Indian Union. It has a separate constitution which guarantees extensive powers in executive, legislative and judicial sectors of the State.

Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is an autonomous region in the Philippines, a partial realization of an agreement promising an autonomous region in the Philippines. This region exercises limited autonomy in executive, legislative and judicial sectors among others.

The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Ningxia/the Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China (PRC/China) is located in northwest China, on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. One of China's five autonomous regions inhabited by the minority groups, it borders Shaanxi Province in the east, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the north, and Gansu Province in the south.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC/China) is located in northwest China, One of China's five autonomous regions inhabited by the minority groups, it covers an area of 1.66 million square kilometers.