UK Overseas Territory

British

noun

any of the territories that are governed by the UK but lie outside the British Isles; many were formerly British crown colonies : includes Bermuda, Falkland Islands, and Montserrat

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The US has in the past used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to carry out strikes in the Middle East region.

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The crew of the Argos Georgia was forced to flee the vessel shortly after 16:00 local time on Monday, the government of the Falkland Islands - a UK overseas territory - said.

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In 2013, when Lord Cameron was prime minister, islanders voted in a 90% turnout referendum in which 1,513 were in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory while just three votes were against.

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The Chorley MP was on a five-day trip to the south Atlantic island and UK overseas territory.

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In a 2013 referendum, the people of the Falkland Islands voted 99.8% in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory.

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