Legacy Britain retains sovereignty over 14 territories outside the British Isles, which were renamed the British Overseas Territories in 2002.

Only a few Herero managed to escape into neighbouring British territories.

God Save the Queen is the British national anthem and also has this role in some British territories.

Instead, people with close ties to Britain's Overseas Territories all held the same nationality British Overseas Territories Citizen (BOTC) as defined by the British Nationality Act 1981 and subsequent amendments.

The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates.

Dependencies The United Kingdom has sovereignty over seventeen territories which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself fourteen British Overseas Territories and three Crown dependencies.

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom.

When British forces threatened New Orleans, Jackson took command of the defenses, including militia from several western states and territories.

Within the Federation, while the Malay states were protectorates of the United Kingdom, Penang and Malacca remained British colonial territories.

With the assistance of the British, Qaboos bin Said put an end to the Dhofar uprising and consolidated disparate tribal territories.

In April 1982, the disagreement became an armed conflict when Argentina invaded the Falklands and other British territories in the South Atlantic, briefly occupying them until a UK expeditionary force retook the territories in June.

The passage of the British Nationality Act 1981, which reclassified the remaining Crown colonies as British Dependent Territories (renamed British Overseas Territories in 2002) meant that, aside from a scattering of islands and outposts (and the acquisition in 1955 of an uninhabited rock in the Atlantic Ocean, Rockall), the process of decolonisation that had begun after the Second World War was largely complete.

During the 19th century other European powers, particularly the British (British South Africa Company) and the French (Madagascar), became increasingly involved in the trade and politics of the region around the Portuguese East African territories.

The English speaking territories of Cameroon have grown increasingly alienated from the government, and politicians from those regions have called for greater decentralization and even secession (for example the Southern Cameroons National Council) of the former British governed territories.

Territories incorporated within the provisions of the U.S. Constitution are designated incorporated territories.

See also disputed territories.

Provinces and territories Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories.

French Southern and Antarctic Territories

These countries and territories, hereinafter called the x2018 countries and territories x2019 , are listed in Annex II.

Countries and territories using PAL Below countries and territories currently use or once used the PAL system.

After China's defeat in the First Opium War (1839 42) against the British Empire, Hong Kong became a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island, followed by Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and a 99 year lease of the New Territories in 1898.

The part of Kowloon north of Boundary Street (New Kowloon) was leased by the British as part of the New Territories under the 1898 Second Convention of Peking for 99 years.

British sovereignty of several of the overseas territories is disputed by their geographical neighbours Gibraltar is claimed by Spain, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are claimed by Argentina, and the British Indian Ocean Territory is claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles.

In addition, there are 59 dependent territories, and a number of autonomous areas, territories under dispute and other entities.

It is bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south.

In 1963, the Federation was reconstituted as Malaysia when it federated with the British territories of Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo a claim to the latter territory was maintained by the Philippines.

Al Qaeda is taking over our territories.

ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

His territories were divided upon his death.

Below is a list of Canadian provinces and territories in the order in which they entered Confederation territories are italicized.

God Save the Queen (alternatively God Save the King during the reign of a male sovereign) is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown Dependencies.

( ) The territories used by the institutions of the European Union and international organisations thus constitute the territories of States sui generis .

Declaration on the Overseas Countries and Territories 37 .

Hadrian gives up the territories conquered in Scotland.

From this vast swath of territory were created three provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta) and two territories (Yukon Territory and North West Territories, now Yukon and Northwest Territories), and two extensions each to Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, comprising the same members as the Supreme Court, is the highest court of appeal for several independent Commonwealth countries, the UK overseas territories, and the British crown dependencies.

Since bilateral relations with Argentina are considered a priority, Uruguay denies clearance to British naval vessels bound for the Falkland Islands, and prevents them from calling in at Uruguayan territories and ports for supplies and fuel.

PART FOUR ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

Map of indigenous territories and XI Oil Round concessions.

You raid our territories with soldiers and war trucks.

It was released in major territories by September 2009.

British Columbia evolved from British possessions that were established in what is now British Columbia by 1871.

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