British Overseas Territories
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The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom.[1][2] They are the last remnants of the former British Empire and do not form part of the United Kingdom itself.[3] The permanently inhabited territories are internally self-governing, with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations. Three of the territories are inhabited, chiefly or only, by a transitory population of military or scientific personnel. All but one of the rest are listed by the UN Special Committee on Decolonization as non-self-governing territories. All fourteen have the British monarch as head of state.[4] These UK government responsibilities are assigned to various departments of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and are subject to change.
British Overseas Territories | |
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| Anthem: "God Save the King" | |
_in_the_World_(+Antarctica_claims).svg) Location of the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Largest territory | British Antarctic Territory |
| Official languages | English |
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| Government | Devolved administrations under a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Rishi Sunak | |
| James Cleverly | |
| Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,015[lower-alpha 1] km2 (6,956 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 272,256 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |