> According to the United Nations, which of the following locations is considerednon-self governing?And the answer: Gibraltar.As of 2021, the United Nations had identified 17 locations around the world thatwere Non-Self-Governing Territories[https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en/nsgt], or "territories whose peoplehave not yet attained a full measure of self-government." These include AmericanSamoa, French Polynesia, and the British territories of Bermuda and Gibraltar.Photo credit: Getty Images.The Iberian Peninsula is home to four countries:Spain, Portugal, France, and Pandora (extra points if you can locate it on amap). Just at the bottom of the peninsula, however, exists a little territorycalled Gibraltar. This unique region is still technically owned by Britain, andoffers an extensive colonial history whose origins date back to the early 1700s. Image credit: WorldAtlas.When King Charles II of Spain died without an heir in1700, a succession crisis ensued. Charles II had elected Philip, Duke of Anjouof France, to succeed him in the throne – a move which enraged the Spanish andtheir colonial subjects across the continent. War erupted against Spain andFrance, and in 1704, English and Dutch soldiers landed in Gibraltar to seizeMediterranean access from the Spanish. Some 10 years later, Spain ceded theterritory of Gibraltar to Britain indefinitely in a negotiation of terms to endthe war. Although Spain made many more grabs for the territory over thecenturies, Britain maintains their governance of Gibraltar to this day. Learn more about the extensive colonial history of Gibraltar below.