Current Overseas Territories
The fourteen British overseas territories are:
| Flag | Arms | Name | Location | Motto | Area | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | Strength and Endurance | 0000146 !146 km2 (56.4 sq mi) | 13500 !13,500 | The Valley | ||
| Bermuda | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | Quo fata ferunt (Latin: "Whither the Fates carry ") | 0000054 !54 km2 (20.8 sq mi) | 64000 !64,000 | Hamilton | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | Antarctica | Research and discovery | 1709400 !1,709,400 km2 (660,000 sq mi) | 00050 !50 in winter; over 400 in summer | Rothera (main base) | ||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Indian Ocean | In tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge") | 0000046 !46 km2 (18 sq mi) | 0300 !About 3,000 UK and US military and staff. | Diego Garcia (base) | ||
| British Virgin Islands | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | Vigilate (Latin: "Be watchful") | 0000153 !153 km2 (59 sq mi) | 27000 !27,000 | Road Town | ||
| Cayman Islands | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | He hath founded it upon the seas | 0000264 !264 km2 (101.9 sq mi) | 54,878 !54,878 | George Town | ||
| Falkland Islands | South Atlantic Ocean | Desire the right | 0012173 !12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) | 02955 !2,955 | Stanley | ||
| Gibraltar | Iberian Peninsula | Nulli expugnabilis hosti (Latin: "No enemy shall expel us") | 0000006.5 !6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | 28800 !28,800 | Gibraltar | ||
| Montserrat | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | 0000101 !101 km2 (39 sq mi) | 04655 !4,655 | Plymouth (abandoned due to volcano—de facto capital is Brades) | |||
| Pitcairn Islands | Pacific Ocean | 0000045 !45 km2 (17 sq mi) (all islands) |
00067 !67 | Adamstown | |||
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | South Atlantic Ocean | Loyal and Unshakeable Our faith is our strength |
0000420 !420 km2 (162 sq mi) | 05530 !5530 4,255 1,275 |
Jamestown | ||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Atlantic Ocean | Leo terram propriam protegat (Latin: "Let the lion protect his own land") | 0004066 !4,066 km2 (1,570 sq mi) | 00099 !99 | King Edward Point/Grytviken | ||
| Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Mediterranean (Cyprus) | 0000255 !255 km2 (98 sq mi) | 14000 !14,000 ; | Episkopi Cantonment | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean and North Atlantic Territories | "Beautiful by nature, clean by choice" | 0000430 !430 km2 (166 sq mi) | 32000 !32,000 | Cockburn Town |
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