The United States dollar is used in territory owned by the United Kingdom.
The 14 British Overseas Territories -LRB- BOT -RRB- are territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom .. territories. Dependent territory. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. sovereignty. sovereignty. They are the parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories .. territories. Dependent territory. British Empire. British Empire. These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and , with the exception of Gibraltar , are not part of the European Union .. Gibraltar. Gibraltar. territories. Dependent territory. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing , with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations .. territories. Dependent territory. The rest are either uninhabited or have a transitory population of military or scientific personnel .. They share the British monarch -LRB- Elizabeth II -RRB- as head of state .. Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II. British monarch. Monarchy of the United Kingdom. head of state. head of state. The term `` British Overseas Territory '' was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , replacing the term British Dependent Territory , introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981 .. British Overseas Territories Act 2002. British Overseas Territories Act 2002. British Nationality Act 1981. British Nationality Act 1981. Prior to 1 January 1983 , the territories were officially referred to as British Crown Colonies .. territories. Dependent territory. British Crown Colonies. Crown colony. With the exceptions of the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -LRB- which host only officials and research station staff -RRB- and the British Indian Ocean Territory -LRB- used as a military base -RRB- , the Territories retain permanent civilian populations .. British Antarctic Territory. British Antarctic Territory. British Indian Ocean Territory. British Indian Ocean Territory. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Permanent residency for the 7,000 or so civilians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus .. Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Cyprus. Cyprus. Collectively , the Territories encompass a population of about 250,000 people and a land area of about 667018 sqmi .. The vast majority of this land area , 660000 sqmi , constitutes the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory , while the largest territory by population , Bermuda , accounts for almost a quarter of the total BOT population .. Bermuda. Bermuda. British Antarctic Territory. British Antarctic Territory. At the other end of the scale , three territories have no civilian population ; the Antarctic territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory -LRB- from which the Chagos Islanders were controversially removed -RRB- and South Georgia .. British Indian Ocean Territory. British Indian Ocean Territory. territories. Dependent territory. Pitcairn Islands , settled by the survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty , is the smallest settled territory with 49 inhabitants , while the smallest by land area is Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula .. Gibraltar. Gibraltar. Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands. The United Kingdom participates in the Antarctic Treaty System and , as part of a mutual agreement , the British Antarctic Territory is recognised by four of the other sovereign nations making claims to Antarctic territory .. British Antarctic Territory. British Antarctic Territory. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Antarctic Treaty System. Antarctic Treaty System. sovereign nations making claims to Antarctic territory. Territorial claims in Antarctica. Although the Crown dependencies of Jersey , Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also under the sovereignty of the British monarch , they are in a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. British monarch. Monarchy of the United Kingdom. Crown dependencies. Crown dependencies. Jersey. Jersey. Guernsey. Guernsey. Isle of Man. Isle of Man. sovereignty. sovereignty. The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms , a group of 15 independent countries -LRB- and the United Kingdom -RRB- which each also have Elizabeth II as their reigning monarch , and from the Commonwealth of Nations , a voluntary association of 52 countries mostly with historic links to the British Empire -LRB- which also includes all Commonwealth realms -RRB- .. Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. British Empire. British Empire. Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth of Nations. the Minister responsible for the Territories excluding the Falkland Islands , Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas is Baroness Anelay , Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN .. Gibraltar. Gibraltar. Baroness Anelay. Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's. Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands. Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The other three territories are the responsibility of Sir Alan Duncan MP , Minister of State for Europe and the Americas .. Alan Duncan. Alan Duncan. territories. Dependent territory. Minister of State for Europe and the Americas. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs