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Introduction
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence. The name "British Overseas Territory" was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, and replaced the name British Dependent Territory, which was introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981. Before 1981, the territories were known as colonies or Crown colonies. Wikipedia:British Overseas Territories
Current overseas territories
Source: Wikipedia:British Overseas Territories
The 14 British overseas territories are:
| Name
| Location
| Area
| Population
| Capital
|
| Anguilla
| Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories
| 146 km2
| 13,500
| The Valley (Anguilla)
|
| Bermuda
| North Atlantic Ocean
| 54 km2
| 64,000 (2007 estimate)
| Hamilton (Bermuda)
|
| British Antarctic Territory
| Antarctica
| 1709400 km2
| 50 in winter; over 400 in summer
| Rothera (main base)
|
| British Indian Ocean Territory
| Indian Ocean
| 46 km2
| about 3,000 UK & US military and staff.
| Diego Garcia (base)
|
| British Virgin Islands
| Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories
| 153 km2
| 27,000 (2005 estimate)
| Road Town
|
| Cayman Islands
| Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories
| 259 km2
| 60,456
| George Town (Cayman Islands)
|
| Falkland Islands
| South Atlantic Ocean
| 12173 km2
| 2,955 (2006 census)
| Stanley (Falkland Islands)
|
| Gibraltar
| Iberian Peninsula
| 6.5 km2
| 28,800 (2005)
| Gibraltar
|
| Montserrat
| Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories
| 101 km2
| 4,655 (2006 estimate)
| Plymouth (Montserrat) (abandoned due to volcano—de facto capital is Brades (Montserrat))
|
| Pitcairn Islands
| Pacific Ocean
| 45 km2
(all islands)
| 51 (2008)
| Adamstown (Pitcairn Island)
|
| Saint Helena (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
| South Atlantic Ocean
| 122 km2
| 4,000 (2007)
| Jamestown (Saint Helena)
|
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
| South Atlantic Ocean
| 4066 km2
| 99
| King Edward Point/Grytviken
|
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia
| Mediterranean (Cyprus)
| 255 km2
| 14,000 (about half British military and staff);
| Episkopi Cantonment
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands
| Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories
| 430 km2
| 32,000 (2006 census estimate)
| Cockburn Town
|
