British Overseas Territories

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group of territories remnants of the British Empire

The British Overseas Territories are fourteen remnants of the British Empire that remain under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom while enjoying varying degrees of self-government.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
British Overseas Territories canonical	57
British Overseas Territory	41
British overseas territories	3
British Dependent Territories	2
British Overseas Territories administration	2
Atlantic overseas countries and territories	1
British Dependent Territory	1
British Overseas Territories (defaced variants)	1
British Overseas Territories (in foreign relations)	1
British Overseas Territories (selected athletes)	1
British Overseas Territories citizen	1
British Overseas Territories citizens	1
British Overseas Territories defence structure	1
British Overseas Territories governments	1
British Overseas Territories in the Americas	1
British Overseas Territory (via Turks and Caicos Islands)	1
Crown colonies	1
Overseas territories of the United Kingdom	1
United Kingdom Overseas Territories	1
United Kingdom overseas territories	1
United Kingdom overseas territory	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of territories ⓘ remnants of the British Empire ⓘ
citizenshipLinkedTo	British citizenship ⓘ
citizenshipStatus	British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ surface form: British Overseas Territories citizenship
continent	Africa ⓘ Americas ⓘ Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceResponsibility	United Kingdom ⓘ
distinctFrom	Crown dependencies ⓘ surface form: British Crown dependencies Commonwealth realms ⓘ
foreignRelationsResponsibility	United Kingdom ⓘ
formerName	British Overseas Territories self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Dependent Territories
governedBy	British Overseas Territories Act 2002 ⓘ
have	governors or commissioners appointed by the UK ⓘ locally elected governments in most territories ⓘ significant biodiversity and environmental value ⓘ strategic military importance for the United Kingdom ⓘ varying degrees of self-government ⓘ
headOfState	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
include	Anguilla ⓘ Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Bermuda British Antarctic Territory ⓘ British Indian Ocean Territory ⓘ British Virgin Islands ⓘ Cayman Islands ⓘ Falkland Islands ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ Montserrat ⓘ Pitcairn Islands ⓘ British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ surface form: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ Akrotiri and Dhekelia ⓘ surface form: Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Turks and Caicos Islands ⓘ
legalStatus	non-sovereign territories ⓘ
notPartOf	Crown dependencies ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
numberOfConstituentTerritories	14 ⓘ
region	Caribbean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
renamedInYear	2002 ⓘ
sovereigntyHeldBy	United Kingdom ⓘ
underJurisdictionOf	United Kingdom ⓘ
use	Pound sterling in some territories ⓘ various local currencies ⓘ

Referenced by (121)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bermuda (United Kingdom) → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

subject surface form: Bermuda

British monarch → jurisdiction → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Colonial Office → concernedWith → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crown colonies

Parliament of Bermuda → territorialStatus → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Pound sterling → usedIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Privy Council → jurisdiction → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

British Armed Forces → garrison → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

British Crown → hasJurisdictionOver → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British overseas territories

British Overseas Territories → formerName → British Overseas Territories self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Dependent Territories

Gibraltar → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Crown dependencies → distinctFrom → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizens

RAF Ensign → usedIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

British Antarctic Territory → nationality → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories citizen

Constitution of Bermuda → legalStatusOfTerritory → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Constitution of Bermuda → definesStatusAs → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Flags of British Overseas Territories → hasJurisdiction → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Government of Bermuda → territorialStatus → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Gibraltar pound → territorialStatusOfIssuer → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Team GB → represents → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories (selected athletes)

British Indian Ocean Territory → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Foreign and Commonwealth Office → jurisdictionIncludes → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories (in foreign relations)

Premier of Bermuda → positionHeldIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Bermuda Defence Board → country → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom overseas territory

the Crown → alsoAppliesTo → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Regular Army → garrison → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Bermuda Regiment → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories defence structure

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council → jurisdiction → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom overseas territories

Rena Lalgie → officeIsIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

British America → dissolvedInto → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories in the Americas

British ensign system → usedIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Blue Ensign → usedBy → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories (defaced variants)

Flags of the United Kingdom → usedBy → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territories governments

Crown colony → replacedBy → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Dependent Territory

Crown colony → replacedBy → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Grand Turk Island → governedAs → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → replacesTerm → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Dependent Territories

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → introducesTerm → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → subject → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

British Overseas Territories Act 2002 → relatedTo → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Little Cayman → governingTerritorialStatus → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

North Caicos → status → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory (via Turks and Caicos Islands)

Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 → politicalStatusContext → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Great Britain → athletesFrom → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Afro-Montserratians → politicalStatusOfHomeland → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory

Met Office → serves → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

Royal Air Force stations → locatedIn → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Air Force station

Federation of South Arabia → partOf → British Overseas Territories ⓘ

this entity surface form: British overseas territories