Countries and Territories of the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories

The United Kingdom comprises four constituent countries:

• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

British Overseas Territories (14, self-governing under UK sovereignty):

• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Falkland Islands
• Gibraltar
• Montserrat
• Pitcairn Islands
• St. Helena (with Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha)
• South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Akrotiri & Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas, Cyprus)

Crown Dependencies (self-governing, not part of UK):

• Isle of Man
• Jersey
• Guernsey

Together, these form the “British Islands” in legal terminology.