Wikipedia:WikiProject British Overseas Territories

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.

Active members
To join WikiProject British Overseas Territories, edit this section and add the Wikitext   with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
 * 1)  JAG  UAR   19:04, 5 November 2014 (UTC) - I work on places and histories
 * 2) Legis (talk - contribs) 02:07, 6 November 2014 (UTC). Usually work on politics and law.
 * 3) Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC) - History and government
 * 4) A Guy into Books (talk) 20:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC) mostly law, some history.
 * 5) Greenleader(2) (talk) 11:01, 5 September 2018 (UTC) Politics and government.
 * 6) Flappy Pigeon (User talk:Flappy Pigeon) 13:26, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Geography, places, and lists.

Former members
Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
 * 21:56:17, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Member identification
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Notable articles
Note that the realms are not included on this list.

Places

 * 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

 * George Town
 * Stanley
 * Road Town
 * Gibraltar
 * Plymouth (abandoned, capital now Brades)
 * Adamstown
 * Cockburn Town
 * Diego Garcia
 * The Valley
 * Jamestown
 * King Edward Point
 * Hamilton
 * Rothera Research Station
 * Episkopi Cantonment
 * Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

Post-1980 territories
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

 * Crown Colonies
 * Commonwealth of Nations
 * Commonwealth realms
 * British Empire

Current status
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Categories
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