Several dependencies and similar territories with broad autonomy are also found in Europe.

Those former colonies have been handed back to China, which has granted them broad autonomy.

During a 6 year period, this agreement envisages broad autonomy for the south of Sudan which will have its own government and an autonomous army.

Classified as a territory as opposed to a state, it had reduced representation in the national government but broad local autonomy.

The region was stripped of broad autonomy by Mr. Milosevic in 1989.

A peace plan was announced in March 1970 and provided for broader Kurdish autonomy.

Chechnya has had broad autonomy since Russia quit a costly civil war and withdrew its troops four years ago.

The referendum will offer a choice between broad autonomy within Indonesia and outright independence.

Macao will become a special administrative area, with broad autonomy except in foreign policy and defence.

Perhaps most important in the current power vacuum, they provide Kurdish leaders with armed backing in their demands for broad autonomy.