British overseas territory...?

Question

The UK is the name to the union of England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland and Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales but what is the name give to the UK and its overseas territories?

Answer 1

The good ole British Empire!

Rule Britannia!

Answer 2

British Commonwealth my old friend....

Answer 3

They ARE called 'The British Overseas Territories'.

They are the fourteen territories which the United Kingdom has under its sovereignty, but not as part of the United Kingdom itself.

The name "British Overseas Territory" was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, and replaced the name British dependent territory which was introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981.

Before that, the territories were known as colonies or Crown colonies.

Anguilla

Bermuda

British Antarctic Territories

Indian Ocean Territories

British Virgin Islands

Caymen Islands

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar

Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

Saint Helena

Ascension Island

Tristan da Cunha

South Georgia

South Sandwich Islands

Akrotiri

Dhekelia

Turks Island

Caicos Island

(Yes I know there are more than 14 there but some are the same territory like Saint Helena, Ascension anmd Tristan da Cunha)

Funnily enough hubby is working in Gibraltar at the mo --- and you can spend Brit money and Euros there but the Gibraltar £ is not legal here!

Answer 4

Members of the commonwealth.

Answer 5

British empire