London, England, UK (Photo: www.futbaltour.sk)

United Kingdom

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. England

2. Scotland

3. Wales

4. Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Scotland/Alba, and Wales/Cymru on Great Britain, plus Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also consists of three crown dependencies and thirteen oversees territories (not counting the British Antarctic Territory claim).

Crown Dependencies

1. Isle of Man

2. Bailiwick of Jersey

3. Bailiwick of Guernsey

The Channel Islands consists of the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The Bailiwick of Jersey consists of the island of Jersey. The Bailiwick of Guernsey consists of the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark.

European Overseas Territories

Barbary Macaque and the Rock of Gibraltar (Photo: booking.com)

1. Gibraltar (see: Iberian Peninsula)

2. Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK bases – no permanent population; on the island of Cyprus; see: Greek Peninsula)

Indian Ocean Overseas Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago (currently has no permanent population; see: Indian Ocean Africa)

Pacific Ocean Overseas Territory

St. Paul's Natural Pool — St. Paul’s Natural Pool (Photo: Mark Stratton, wanderlust.co.uk)

Pitcairn Islands

The Baths National Park, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (UK) (Photo: www.islandrootscharters.com)

Latin American Overseas Territories

(See: Latin America – British Atlantic)

1. Bermuda

2.British Virgin Islands

3. Turks and Caicos Islands

4. Cayman Islands

5. Anguilla

6. Montserrat

South Atlantic Territory

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Southern Ocean Territories

1. Falkland Islands

2. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (no permanent population)

See also: Antarctica, British Antarctic Territory (no permanent population)