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The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) [1] [2] are the fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.
Gibraltar held a referendum on whether or not to share sovereignty with Spain. 98.48% of voters rejected the proposal in favour of remaining solely a British overseas territory with only 1.02% supporting the proposal. Falkland Islands: 11 March: 2013: Falkland Islanders voted in favour of remaining a British overseas territory by 99.8% to 0.2%.
Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France). This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents.
This is a list of selected British islands grouped by constituent country or overseas territory. The largest British island is Great Britain, which forms a substantial majority of the United Kingdom and is the ninth-largest island in the world.
Crown colony, an obsolete term for the Overseas Territories, and historically many others with a similar status. Commonwealth of Nations, former parts of the British Empire which are now fully independent countries, many now republics. Commonwealth realms, those of the above countries which retain the same monarch as the United Kingdom.
Pages in category "British Overseas Territories" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Similarly, the British Overseas Territories, remnants of the British Empire, are not part of the UK. From 1801, following the Acts of Union, until 1922 the whole island of Ireland was a country within the UK. Ireland was split into two separate jurisdictions in 1921, becoming Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.
(Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) Unique neighbours [b] Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) With (L/M) both land and maritime boundaries (L) land-only or (M) maritime-only; Land Maritime Total Abkhazia [c] 2 3 3 Georgia (L/M) Russia (L/M) Turkey (M) Adélie Land [d] [e ...