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Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are the only British Overseas Territories with recognised National Olympic Committees (NOCs); the British Olympic Association is recognised as the appropriate NOC for athletes from the other territories, and thus athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great ...
The special territories of EU member states are categorised under three headings: nine Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; thirteen Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the ...
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies cities began as settlements in foreign lands controlled by England during medieval times from the 12th century as English overseas possessions, later from 1707 after union with Scotland becoming termed as the British Empire comprising Crown Colonies, which after a reduction of these due to countries being granted independence, became known as ...
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.
The British claim in Antarctica is shown in shaded blue. [1] The United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone is the fifth largest in the world at 6,805,586 km 2 (2,627,651 sq mi). [2] It comprises the exclusive economic zones surrounding the United Kingdom, [3] the Crown Dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories.
Gibraltar Outline of Gibraltar – Gibraltar (UK overseas territory) Greece Outline of Greece – Hellenic Republic Greenland Outline of Greenland – Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark) Grenada Outline of Grenada – Grenada Guadeloupe Outline of Guadeloupe – Guadeloupe (French overseas community)
The remaining twelve overseas territories cover an area 5,997 km 2 (2,315 sq mi). Other countries with very similar land areas to the United Kingdom include Guinea (slightly larger), Uganda, Ghana and Romania (all slightly smaller). The UK is the world's 80th largest country by land area and the 10th largest in Europe (if European Russia is ...
Geography of the United Kingdom by British Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.