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Name	Location	Motto	Area	Population	Capital
Anguilla	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories	Strength and Endurance	0000146 !146 km² (56.4 sq mi)^[9]	13500 !13,500^[10]	The Valley
Bermuda	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories	Quo fata ferunt (Latin: "Whither the Fates carry [us]")	0000054 !54 km² (20.8 sq mi)^[11]	64000 !64,000 (2007 estimate)^[12]	Hamilton
British Antarctic Territory	Antarctica	Research and discovery	1709400 !1,709,400 km² (660,000 sq mi)^[9]	00050 !50 in winter; over 400 in summer^[13]	Rothera (main base)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Indian Ocean	In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge")	0000046 !46 km² (18 sq mi)^[14]	0300 !About 3,000 UK and US military and staff.^[15]	Diego Garcia (base)
British Virgin Islands	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories	Vigilate (Latin: "Be watchful")	0000153 !153 km² (59 sq mi)^[16]	27000 !27,000 (2005 estimate)^[16]	Road Town
Cayman Islands	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories	He hath founded it upon the seas	0000264 !264 km² (101.9 sq mi)^[17]	54,878 !54,878 ^[17]	George Town
Falkland Islands	South Atlantic Ocean	Desire the right	0012173 !12,173 km² (4,700 sq mi)^[11]	02955 !2,955 (2006 census)^[18]	Stanley
Gibraltar	Iberian Peninsula	Nulli expugnabilis hosti (Latin: "No enemy shall expel us")	0000006.5 !6.5 km² (2.5 sq mi)^[19]	28800 !28,800 (2005)^[20]	Gibraltar
Montserrat	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories		0000101 !101 km² (39 sq mi)^[21]	04655 !4,655 (2006 estimate)^[21]	Plymouth (abandoned due to volcano—de facto capital is Brades)
Pitcairn Islands	Pacific Ocean		0000045 !45 km² (17 sq mi) (all islands)^[22]	00067 !67 (2011)	Adamstown
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	South Atlantic Ocean	Loyal and Unshakeable (St Helena) Our faith is our strength (Tristan da Cunha)	0000420 !420 km² (162 sq mi)	05530 !5530 Total 4,255 (Saint Helena only; 2008 census)^[23] 1,275 (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; estimates)^[24]	Jamestown
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	South Atlantic Ocean	Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land")	0004066 !4,066 km² (1,570 sq mi)^[25]	00099 !99^[26]	King Edward Point/Grytviken
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Mediterranean (Cyprus)		0000255 !255 km² (98 sq mi)^[27]	14000 !14,000 (about half British military and staff);	Episkopi Cantonment
Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories	"Beautiful by nature, clean by choice"	0000430 !430 km² (166 sq mi)^[28]	32000 !32,000 (2006 census estimate)^[28]	Cockburn Town

Territories	Government
British Antarctic Territory South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	No native or permanent population, therefore there is no elected government. The Commissioner, supported by an Administrator run the affairs of the territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory	There is no elected government, and currently has no native settled population. The Chagos Islanders – who were forcibly evicted from the territory in 1971 – won a High Court Judgement allowing them to return but this was then overridden by an Order in Council preventing them from returning. The final appeal (regarding the lawfulness of the order in council) to the House of Lords was decided in the government's favour, exhausting their legal options in the United Kingdom at present.
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	There is no elected government, however the British military authorities try to ensure convergence of laws with those of the Republic of Cyprus where possible.
Pitcairn Islands	There is an elected Mayor and Island Council, who have the power to propose and administer local legislation. However, their decisions are subject to approval by the Governor, who retains near-unlimited powers of plenary legislation on behalf of the United Kingdom Government.
Falkland Islands	The Government consists of an elected Legislative Assembly, with the Chief Executive and the Director of Corporate Resources as ex officio members.^[34]
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	The Government consists of an elected Legislative Council. The Governor is the head of government and leads the Executive Council, consisting of appointed members made up from the Legislative Council and two ex-officio members. Governance on Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha is led by Administrators which are advised by elected Island Councils.^[35]
Anguilla British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat	These territories have a House of Assembly, Legislative Assembly (Cayman Islands), or Legislative Council (Montserrat) with political parties. The Executive Council is usually called a cabinet and is led by a Premier or a Chief Minister (in Anguilla), who is the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Governor exercises less power over local affairs and deals mostly with foreign affairs and economic issues, while the elected government controls most "domestic" concerns.^{[citation needed]}
Gibraltar	Under the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006 which was approved in Gibraltar by a referendum, Gibraltar now has a Parliament. The Government of Gibraltar, headed by the Chief Minister is elected. Defence, external affairs and internal security vest in the Governor as a matter of distribution of powers.^[36]
Bermuda Turks and Caicos Islands^†	Bermuda, settled in 1609, is the oldest and most populous of the Overseas Territories. The bi-cameral Parliament consists of a Senate and a House of Assembly, and most executive powers have been devolved to the head of government, known as the Premier.^{[citation needed]} The Turks and Caicos Islands adopted a new constitution effective 9 August 2006; their head of government now also has the title Premier, their legislature is called the House of Assembly, and their autonomy has been greatly increased.^{[citation needed]}

Location	Native currency
British Antarctic Territory Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Pound Sterling
The Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands pound (parity with Pound Sterling)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar pound (parity with Pound Sterling)
Saint Helena Ascension Island	Saint Helenian pound (parity with Pound Sterling)
British Indian Ocean Territory The British Virgin Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands	United States dollar
Anguilla Montserrat	Eastern Caribbean dollar
Bermuda	Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar)
The Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands dollar
The Pitcairn Islands	New Zealand dollar
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Euro

In free association	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Cook Islands	Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand since 1965. The Cook Islands are fully responsible for their internal affairs; New Zealand, in consultation, retains some responsibility for external affairs and defence. As of 2005, the Cook Islands have diplomatic relations in their own name with eighteen countries.	CK COK 184
Niue	Self-governing state in free association with New Zealand since 1974. Niue is fully responsible for its internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defence. New Zealand's responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue.	NU NIU 570
Territory	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Tokelau	Territory of New Zealand. As it moves toward free association with New Zealand, Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution. A UN-sponsored referendum on self-governance in February 2006 did not produce the two-thirds supermajority necessary for changing the current political status. Another one was in October 2007, which failed to reach the 2/3 margin.	TK TKL 772
Ross Dependency	No permanent population. New Zealand's Antarctic claim.	no separate code

Dependency	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Bouvet Island	No permanent population. Dependency administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police.	BV BVT 074
Peter I Island	No permanent population. Dependencies (subject to the Antarctic Treaty System) administered from Oslo by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police.	no separate code
Queen Maud Land		no separate code

Overseas territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Anguilla	British overseas territories.	AI AIA 660
Cayman Islands		KY CYM 136
Gibraltar		GI GIB 292
Montserrat		MS MSR 500
Pitcairn Islands		PN PCN 612
Turks and Caicos Islands		TC TCA 796
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha		SH SHN 654
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		GS SGS 239
Bermuda	British overseas territory or self-governing territory as defined by the UK.	BM BMU 060
British Antarctic Territory	No permanent population. The UK's Antarctic claim.	no separate code
British Indian Ocean Territory	inhabitants expelled^[6]. British overseas territory administered by a commissioner resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.	IO IOT 086
British Virgin Islands	British overseas territory with internal self-government.	VG VGB 092
Falkland Islands	British overseas territory. Falkland Islands also administers South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands through the Governor of the Falkland Islands as representative of the British monarch.	FK FLK 238
Sovereign Base Areas	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory administered by the Commander of British Forces, Cyprus. Note: SBAs are primarily required as military bases and not ordinary dependent territories.	no separate code
Crown dependencies	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Guernsey	Responsibility for defence, international representation, and good government rests with the United Kingdom. Though, the Parliament of the United Kingdom can legislate on their behalf, if it deems necessary.^[7]^[8]^[9]	GG GGY 831
Jersey		JE JEY 832
Isle of Man		IM IMN 833

Inhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
American Samoa	Unincorporated and unorganized territory administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.	AS ASM 016
Guam	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between Guam and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.	GU GUM 316
Northern Mariana Islands	Commonwealth in political union with the U.S.; federal funding administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.	MP MNP 580
Puerto Rico	Unincorporated organized territory of the U.S. with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President.	PR PRI 630
U.S. Virgin Islands	Unincorporated organized territory; policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the U.S. conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.	VI VIR 850
Uninhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Baker Island	Unorganized and unincorporated territory administered from Washington, D.C. by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior.	UM UMI 581
Bajo Nuevo Bank	Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Currently controlled by Colombia, and also claimed by Jamaica and Nicaragua.
Howland Island	Unorganized and unincorporated territory administered from Washington, D.C. by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior.
Jarvis Island
Johnston Atoll
Kingman Reef
Midway Island
Navassa Island	Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boquerón, Puerto Rico. Claimed by Haiti and privately via the Guano Islands Act.
Serranilla Bank	Unincorporated territory of the U.S. administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Currently controlled by Colombia, and also claimed by Honduras and Nicaragua.
Wake Island	Supervised by the U.S. Air Force, administered from Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is claimed by the Marshall Islands.

Inhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Christmas Island	Administered from Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department.^[11]^[12]	CX CXR 162
Cocos (Keeling) Islands		CC CCK 166
Norfolk Island	Commonwealth responsibilities administered from Canberra through the Attorney-General's Department.^[11]	NF NFK 574
Uninhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Administered from Canberra by the Attorney-General's Department.^[11]	no separate code
Coral Sea Islands ^[13]		no separate code
Australian Antarctic Territory	Administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.	no separate code
Heard Island and McDonald Islands		HM HMD 334

Division	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Hong Kong	Special administrative region of China, integral part of the country. It has its Basic Law, and in both basic laws there is an article stating that the territory is a "local administrative region of the People's Republic of China, which shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy and come directly under the Central People's Government."	HK HKG 344
Macau		MO MAC 446

Division	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Faroe Islands	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1948. Part of Denmark, but not of the European Union.	FO FRO 234
Greenland	Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1979. Part of Denmark. Withdrew from the European Economic Community in 1986.	GL GRL 304

Inhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
French Polynesia	Overseas collectivity since 2003; Overseas country since 2004.	PF PYF 258
New Caledonia	"Sui generis" collectivity since 1999; appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.	NC NCL 540
Saint Barthélemy	Overseas collectivities since 2007.	BL BLM 652
Saint Martin	Overseas collectivities since 2007.	MF MAF 663
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial collectivity since 1985; overseas collectivity since 2003.	SM SPM 666
Wallis and Futuna	Overseas territory since 1961; overseas collectivity since 2003.	WF WLF 876
Uninhabited territories	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Clipperton Island	Island administered by the Minister for Overseas Territories. No permanent population.	no separate code
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (called TAAF for Terres australes et antartiques françaises) is an Overseas territory since 1955, administered from Paris by an Administrateur Supérieur. No permanent population. Includes the French territorial claim in Antarctica: Adelie Land.	TF ATF 260

Division	Administration	ISO 3166 country code
Aruba	Defined as a "country" ("land") within the Kingdom of the Netherlands by the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruba obtained full autonomy in internal affairs upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986. Curaçao and Sint Maarten were part of the Netherlands Antilles until it was dissolved in October 2010. The government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands virtually but not entirely coincides with the government of the Netherlands, and is responsible for defence, foreign affairs and nationality law. Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but not of the European Union, but owing to their Dutch nationality, its citizens are Citizens of the European Union.	AW ABW 533
Curaçao		CW CUW 531
Sint Maarten		SX SXM 534
Bonaire	Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became formally integrated with the Netherlands as special municipalities, although a different system of law exists. The territories are not part of the European Union, but owing to their Dutch nationality, its citizens are Citizens of the European Union.	BQ BES 535
Saba
Sint Eustatius

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