Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Territories.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Territories.java	(revision 16195)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Territories.java	(revision 16196)
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@
 
     private static volatile Map<String, GeoPropertyIndex<Boolean>> iso3166Cache;
-    private static volatile Map<String, TaginfoRegionalInstance> taginfoCache;
-    private static volatile Map<String, TaginfoRegionalInstance> taginfoGeofabrikCache;
+    protected static volatile Map<String, TaginfoRegionalInstance> taginfoCache;
+    protected static volatile Map<String, TaginfoRegionalInstance> taginfoGeofabrikCache;
     private static volatile Map<String, TagMap> customTagsCache;
 
Index: /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TerritoriesTestIT.java
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--- /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TerritoriesTestIT.java	(revision 16196)
+++ /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TerritoriesTestIT.java	(revision 16196)
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.tools;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.testutils.JOSMTestRules;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests of {@link Territories} class.
+ */
+public class TerritoriesTestIT {
+
+    /**
+     * Test rules.
+     */
+    @Rule
+    @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD")
+    public JOSMTestRules rules = new JOSMTestRules().projection();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Test of {@link Territories#initialize} method.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testUtilityClass() {
+        Logging.clearLastErrorAndWarnings();
+        Territories.initialize();
+        assertEquals("no errors or warnings", Collections.emptyList(), Logging.getLastErrorAndWarnings());
+        assertFalse("taginfoCache is non empty", Territories.taginfoCache.isEmpty());
+        assertFalse("taginfoGeofabrikCache is non empty", Territories.taginfoGeofabrikCache.isEmpty());
+    }
+}