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Dependent territoriesA dependent territory is a territory belonging by settlement, conquest or annexation to the British, Australian or New Zealand Crown. There are 14 British dependent territories, which are: Hong Kong (due to be handed back to China on 1 July 1997), British Indian Ocean Territory, Gibraltar, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory, St Helena and its dependencies (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha), Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Anguilla, and the Pitcairn Group of Islands.There are seven Australian external territories, two New Zealand dependent territories and two New Zealand associated states. In British dependencies, The Queen is represented by Governors, or in some cases by Commissioners, Administrators or Residents, who are responsible to the British Government for the government of the countries concerned. The United Kingdom is responsible for the security of the dependent territories and for their foreign affairs and defence-related matters. Most dependent territories have their own elected government. |
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