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The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternately 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.
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.
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%.
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 term may also be applied to British Overseas Territories (BOTs) in the Caribbean, as they are also English-speaking and the United Kingdom is a member of the Commonwealth. However, other terms may also be used to specifically refer to these territories, such as "British overseas territories in the Caribbean", [ 2 ] "British Caribbean ...
British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Cayman Islands: Visa not required 30 Days [228] [229] The passenger must arrive directly from the United Kingdom. British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Falkland Islands: Visitor's permit on arrival
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.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia.The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square miles). [3]