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City status is granted by the monarch on advice from government ministers, which since 2022 has been Charles III. British overseas cities on British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are remaining key places of the former far-reaching British Empire, which was a vast holding of many regions, countries, protectorates and territories.
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.
The British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies do not form part of the United Kingdom but are part of its sovereign territory. Association of city status with cathedrals ended in 1865. [114] There are presently five cities in Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [115]
Rank ITL 1 Region HDI (2022) [1] Very high human development 1: Greater London: 0.984 2: South East England: 0.954 – United Kingdom (average) 0.940: 3: South West England: 0.936 4 Scotland: 0.933 5: East of England: 0.928 6: North West England: 0.927 7: East Midlands: 0.925 West Midlands: 9: Yorkshire and the Humber: 0.920 10: North East ...
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This is a list of the top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently, thus their respective rankings ...
^ Note: A different estimate puts China (incl. Hong Kong) ahead with a population of 3,750,000 British citizens, [43] [44] most of which are those in Hong Kong who have continued to possess British nationality, particularly the British nationals (overseas) status, which numbered 3.4 million, through their connection with the former crown colony ...
List of major towns and cities in British Overseas Territories. Ranked by population: George Town, Cayman Islands (35,600) Gibraltar (29,431) Hamilton, Bermuda (13,500)