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Welcome to WikiProject British Overseas Territories. The aim of this project is to bring together editors working on articles related to the fourteen British Overseas Territories with an aim of of improving and expanding all aspects of the territories. Anybody with an interest or knowledge in the territories are welcome to contribute to or join this project. This project was founded on 5 November 2014. It has two sister projects, WikiProject French Overseas Departments and WikiProject United States Territories.
Please note that this WikiProject should only cover all of the present British Overseas Territories. With some exceptions, this project does also cover Hong Kong, Southern Rhodesia, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Brunei, all of which are considered 'contemporary' . Commonwealth nations, realms, crown dependencies, and former colonies, territories and protectorates are not included in this Wikiproject. Areas formerly under British rule before 1980 may be covered by Wikiproject British Empire.
Members
[edit source]Active members
[edit source]To join WikiProject British Overseas Territories, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- JAGUAR 19:04, 5 November 2014 (UTC) - I work on places and histories
- Legis (talk - contribs) 02:07, 6 November 2014 (UTC). Usually work on politics and law.
- Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC) - History and government
- A Guy into Books (talk) 20:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC) mostly law, some history.
- Greenleader(2) (talk) 11:01, 5 September 2018 (UTC) Politics and government.
- Flappy Pigeon (User talk:Flappy Pigeon) 13:26, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Geography, places, and lists.
Former members
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Member identification
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Notable articles
[edit source]Note that the realms are not included on this list.
Places
[edit source]- Ascension
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Capitals/notable towns
[edit source]Post-1980 territories
[edit source]Note: These colonies are now independent, but since 1980+ is considered 'contemporary', they are included in this project's scope.
- Southern Rhodesia (1980)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1981)
- Belize (1981)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983)
- Brunei (1984)
- Hong Kong (1997)
Other
[edit source]Current status
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Importance criteria
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To-do
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- 14 Dec 2025 – Category:Family in dependent territories of the United Kingdom (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
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- 07 Dec 2025 – Military history of Gibraltar during World War II (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
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- 11 Dec 2025 – Geography of the British Indian Ocean Territory (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Chagos Archipelago by John Smith Ri (t · c); see discussion
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Categories
[edit source]Main category: British Overseas Territories
- Category:British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
- Category:Currencies of British Overseas Territories
- Category:Government in British Overseas Territories
- Category:People by British Overseas Territory
- Category:Buildings and structures in British Overseas Territories
- Category:Demographics of British Overseas Territories
- Category:Flags of British Overseas Territories
- Category:Society of British Overseas Territories