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2003-MAY-17 |
| British Commonwealth Realms : BC | |
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| (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) |
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British Commonwealth Realms : BC |
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| Flag or Logo since 1900-01-01 |  |
Emblem or Symbol |
 Queen Elizabeth II (ruler of UNITED KINGDOM since 1952-02-06) |
| Capitals & administrative places: | London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r (London + Westminster + Edinburgh + Windsor) |
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
l legislative or parliamentary capital, seat of government r ruler's residence (royal or presidential, primary or secondary) r summer capital |
| Official & national languages: | English (en) . |
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 | | UNITED KINGDOM | British Commonwealth Realms : BC (London + Westminster + Edinburgh + Windsor) |
 |  | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | State of Antigua and Barbuda. : AB (Saint John's q) | | Queen Elizabeth II |  |
 |  | AUSTRALIA | Commonwealth of Australia : COA (Canberra al + Melbourne r + Sydney r) |  | Peter Hollingworth |  |
 |  | BARBADOS | State of BARBADOS (Bridgetown) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | BELIZE | State of BELIZE (Belmopan) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | CANADA | State of CANADA (Ottawa) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland : UK GBNI (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GRENADA | State of GRENADA (Saint George's) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GUERNSEY | Bailiwick of Guernsey : BOG (Saint Peter Port) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | ISLE OF MAN | Isle of Man Crown Dependency : IOM (Douglas) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | JAMAICA | State of JAMAICA (Kingston) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | JERSEY | Bailiwick of Jersey : BOJ (Saint Helier) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | NEW ZEALAND | Realm of New Zealand : NZ (Wellington) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Independent State of Papua New Guinea : PNG (Port Moresby) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis : SKN (Basseterre) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAINT LUCIA | State of SAINT LUCIA (Castries) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | State of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : SVG (Kingstown) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SOLOMON ISLANDS | State of the Solomon Islands : SI (Honiara) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | THE BAHAMAS | Commonwealth of THE BAHAMAS (Nassau) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | TUVALU | Constitutional Monarchy of TUVALU (Vaiaku on Fongafale in Funafuti) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | ANTARCTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS | Sector of ANTARTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS [Argentinian British and Chilean Claim] (Fossil Bluff + Jubany Station + General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Base) | Local: | Sector of ANTARTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS (en) + Sector del ANTÁRTICA Y LAS ISLAS DEL ATLÁNTICO SUR (es) (Fossil Bluff + Base Jubany + Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme) |  |
 |  | AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | Australian Antarctic Territory : AAT (Mawson Station + Davis Station + Casey Station) | Local: | Australian Antarctic Territory : AAT (en) (Mawson Station + Davis Station + Casey Station) | |
 |  | BOUGAINVILLE | Autonomous Province of BOUGAINVILLE [United Nations Political Office in Bougainville : UNPOB] (Buka) | Local: | Autonomous Province of BOUGAINVILLE (en) + Atonomas Provins bilong BOGENVIL (tpi) (Buka) | |
 |  | BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | British Overseas Territory of the British Antarctic Territory : BAT (Halley + (Rothera Station)) | Local: | British Overseas Territory of the British Antarctc Territory : BAT (en) (Halley + (Rothera Station)) | |
 |  | DIEGO GARCIA | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB [British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories Joint United States Island Command] (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia) |  |
 |  | GREEN ZONE | International Zone of the Coalition Provisional Authority : GREEN ZONE (Baghdad) | Local: | International Zone of the Coalition Provisional Authority : GREEN ZONE (en) + Al-Minṭaqah al-ḫaḍrā : AL-MINTAQAH AL-HADRA – المنطقة الخضراء (ar) (Baghdad) | |
 |  | HAUTEVILLE HOUSE | City of Paris Property of HAUTEVILLE HOUSE (Victor Hugo Home) | Local: | Domaine de HAUTEVILLE HOUSE Propriété de la Ville de Paris (fr) (Maison de Victor Hugo) | |
 |  | KOSOVO | Republic of Kosovo : RKS [United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK – OSCE Mission in Kosovo] (Prishtina) | Local: | Republika e Kosovës : RKS (sq) + Republika Kosovo : RKS – Република Косово : РКС (sr) (Prishtine) | |
 |  | LOUISA REEF | LOUISA REEF Zone (Barang) | Local: | TERUMBU BARANG Barat Kecil : ترومبو بارڠ بارت كچيل (ms) + LOUISA REEF Zone (en) (Barang) | |
 |  | MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND | Disputed Zone of MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND (Machias Seal Island) | Local: | MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND Zone (en) + Zone de l'ÎLE MACHIAS SEAL (fr) (Machias Seal Island) | |
 |  | NEUTRAL TERRITORY | Gibraltar NEUTRAL TERRITORY (Mill Tower) | Local: | Gibraltar NEUTRAL TERRITORY (en) + ZONA NEUTRAL de Gibraltar (es) (Torre del Molino) | |
 |  | ROSS DEPENDENCY | New Zealand Antarctic Territory : ROSS DEPENDENCY (Scott Base) | Local: | ROSS Dependency (en) + ROSS Whakawhirinaki (mi) (Scott Base) | |
 |  | SAINT HELENA DOMAINS | French National Domains on SAINT HELENA (Longwood House) | Local: | Domaines nationaux de SAINTE-HÉLÈNE (fr) (Longwood House) |  |
 |  | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands : SGSSI [Administration from Falklands] (Grytviken v + King Edward Point v) | Local: | British Overseas Territory of SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS (en) (Grytviken + King Edward Point) |  |
 |  | SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS | Zone of SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS [British and Argentinian Claim] (Orcadas + (Signy)) | Local: | Zone of SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS (en) + Zona de las ISLAS ORCADAS DEL SUR (es) (Orcadas + (Signy)) | |
 |  | WESTERN COATS LAND | Disputed British-Argentinian Zone of WESTERN COATS LAND AND WEDDELL SEA [Brazilian Antarctica Zone of Interest] (Belgrano Two Base + Halley) | Local: | Zone of WESTERN COATS LAND AND WEDDELL SEA (en) + Zona de la TIERRA DE BELGRANO Y MAR WEDDELL (es) (Belgrano Dos + Halley) | |
 |  | WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND | Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND [British and Chilean Claim] ((Port Stanley) + (Puerto Williams)) | Local: | Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND (en) + Sector en la TIERRA DE ELLSWORTH OCCIDENTAL (es) ((Stanley) + (Puerto Williams)) | |
 |  | ANGUILLA | British Overseas Territory of ANGUILLA (The Valley) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | BERMUDA | British Overseas Territory of BERMUDA (Hamilton) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Virgin Islands : BVI (Road Town) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | State of Brunei Darussalam : NBD [State of Brunei the Abode of Peace] (Bandar Seri Begawan) |  | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | |
 |  | CAYMAN ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the CAYMAN ISLANDS (George Town) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | COOK ISLANDS | Associated Territory of Cook Islands : CI (Avarua) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | FALKLAND ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands : FI (Port Stanley) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | FIJI ISLANDS | Republic of the FIJI ISLANDS (Suva) |  | President Ratu Josefa Iloilo | |
 |  | GIBRALTAR | Autonomous British Overseas Territory of GIBRALTAR (Gibraltar) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | IRAQ | Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority] (Baghdad a + Camp Victory m) |  | President George Walker Bush | |
 |  | KIRIBATI | Independent and Sovereign Republic of KIRIBATI [Council of State] (South Tarawa) |  | President Tion Otang | |
 |  | MONTSERRAT | British Overseas Territory of MONTSERRAT (Brades q + Plymouth c) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | NIUE | Associated Territory of NIUE (Alofi) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | NORFOLK ISLAND | Associated Territory of NORFOLK ISLAND (Kingston) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | PITCAIRN HENDERSON DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of PITCAIRN HENDERSON DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS (Adamstown) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES | British Overseas Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (Jamestown) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAMOA | Independent State of SAMOA (Apia) |  | Malietoa Tanumafili II | |
 |  | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands : TCI (Cockburn Town on Grand Turk) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | BIELORUSSIA | Council of the Belorussian National Republic : BNR [Rada of the Belarussian Republic in Exile] (Toronto) |  | Ivonka Symaniec-Survilla |
 |  | BURMA | National Council of the Union of Burma : NCUB (New York + Rockville) |  | U Maung Maung Gyi |
 |  | CONGO-IN-EXILE | Republic of CONGO-in-Exile (London) |  | President Pascal Lissouba |
 |  | DANZIG | Government-in-Exile of the Free State of DANZIG (Frankfort on the Main + Noble Park) |  | Ernst Kriesner |
 |  | ICHKERIA | Chechen Republic of ICKHKERIA-in-Exile (London) |  | President Aslan Maskhadov |
 |  | IRANIAN KURDISTAN | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan : PDKI (London + Qandil Mountains) |  | Mamoste Abdullah Hassanzada |
 |  | KAMPUCHEA KROM | Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation : KKF [Lower Cambodia] (Toronto) |  | To Kim Thong |
 |  | ROHINGYA | Rohingya National Council : RNC (London + Cox's Bazar) |  | Nurul Islam |
 |  | SINDHUDESH | World Sindhi Institute : WSI [World Sindhi Congress : WSC – Sindhu Desh Movement] (Washington-District of Columbia) |  | President Sohail Ansari |
 |  | SYRIAN KURDISTAN | Kurdistan National Congress : KNC (London) |  | President Jawad Mella |
 |  | AIRNORTH | Allied Air Forces North Europe : AIRNORTH (Ramstein) | Local: | Allied Air Forces North Europe : AIRNORTH (en) + Forces Aériennes Alliées de l'Europe du Nord : AIRNORTH (fr) (Ramstein) | |
 |  | AKROTIRI | Western Sovereign Base Area at Akrotiri : WSBA (Episkopi Cantonment) | Local: | Western Sovereign Base Area : WSBA (en) (Episkopi Cantonment) | |
 |  | AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA | British Overseas Territory of the Sovereign Bases Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus : SBA [British Forces Cyprus : BFC] (Episkopi Cantonment) | Local: | British Overseas Territory of the Sovereign Bases Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus : SBA (en) (Episkopi Cantonment) | |
 |  | AKROTIRI BASE | American Facilities in AKROTIRI (Akrotiri Airfield) | Local: | American Facilities in AKROTIRI (en) (Akrotiri Airfield) | |
 |  | ALI AL SALEM | ALI AL SALEM Air Base (Ali Al Salem) | Local: | ALI AL SALEM Air Base (en) + Qaeidat ALI AS-SALIM al-Jawwia : قاعدة علي السالم الجوية (ar) (Ali Al Salem) | |
 |  | ARRC | Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps : ARRC (Rheindalen) | Local: | Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps : ARRC (en) (Rheindalen) | |
 |  | BARDUFOSS | BARDUFOSS Air Station (Bardufoss) | Local: | BARDUFOSS Flystasjon (nb) + BARDUFOSS Flystasjon (nn) (Bardufoss) | |
 |  | BASE PEARCE | Royal Australian Air Force BASE PEARCE (Base Pearce) | Local: | Royal Australian Air Force BASE PEARCE (en) (Base Pearce) | |
 |  | BATUK | British Army Training Unit Kenya : BATUK (Kifaru Camp in Nairobi + Archer's Post + Dol Dol) | Local: | British Army Training Unit Kenya : BATUK (en) (Kifaru Camp + Archer´s Post + Dol Dol) | |
 |  | BATUS | British Army Training Unit Suffield : BATUS (Suffield) | Local: | British Army Training Unit Suffield : BATUS (en) (Suffield) | |
 |  | BELGIAN BASES IN GERMANY | Belgian Forces in GERMANY (Troisdorf-Spich) | Local: | Belgian Forces in GERMANY (en) + Forces belges en ALLEMAGNE (fr) + Belgische strijdkrachten in DUITSLAND (nl) + Belgischen Streitkräfte in DEUTSCHLAND (de) (Troisdorf-Spich) | |
 |  | BELIZE BASE | Royal Air Force BELIZE (Price Barracks in Ladyville) | Local: | Royal Air Force BELIZE (en) (Price Barracks) | |
 |  | BRITISH BASES IN GERMANY | British Forces in GERMANY (Herford) | Local: | British Forces GERMANY (en) (Herford) | |
 |  | BRITISH GURKHAS | British Gurkhas Nepal : BGN (Jawalakhel + Pokhara + Dharan) | Local: | British Gurkhas Nepal : BGN (en) (Jawalakhel + Pokhara + Dharan) | |
 |  | BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES | American use of British Royal Air Force Bases : BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES (Alconbury + Mildenhall + Croughton + Lakenheath + Menwith Hill) | Local: | American use of British Royal Air Force Bases : BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES (en) (Alconbury + Mildenhall + Croughton + Lakenheath + Menwith Hill) | |
 |  | BRUNEI GARRISON | British Military Garrison Brunei : BGB [British Armed Forces in Brunei] (Seria) | Local: | British Military Garrison Brunei : BGB – British Forces Brunei (en) (Seria) | |
 |  | BUTTERWORTH BASE | Royal Malaysian Air Force BUTTERWORTH Base (Station Butterworth) | Local: | Royal Malaysian Air Force BUTTERWORTH Base (en) + Tentera Udara Di-Raja Malaysia BUTTERWORTH (ms) (Station Butterworth) | |
 |  | CAMP-DOHA | Joint Military Base of CAMP DOHA (Camp Doha) | Local: | Joint Military Base of CAMP DOHA (en) + Qaeidat Askariat Mushtarakat min MUASKAR AL-DAWHA : قاعدة عسكرية مشتركة من معسكر الدوحة (ar) (Camp Doha) | |
 |  | CAMP-MIRAGE | Canadian Base of CAMP MIRAGE (Camp Mirage) | Local: | CAMP MIRAGE Base (en) + Base de CAMP MIRAGE (fr) (Camp Mirage) | |
 |  | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT on Kealakekua Bay (Captain James Cook Monument) | Local: | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT on Kealakekua Bay (en) (Captain James Cook Monument) | |
 |  | COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES | Commonwealth War Graves Commission : CWGC (Maidenhead) | Local: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission : CWGC (en) (Maidenhead) | |
 |  | DHEKELIA | Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia : ESBA (Dhekelia Cantonment) | Local: | Eastern Sovereign Base Area : ESBA (en) (Dhekelia Cantonment) | |
| | DIEGO GARCIA | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB [British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories Joint United States Island Command] (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia) | |
 |  | DOHA BASES | DOHA AND AL UDEID Air Bases (Abu Nakhlah Airport + Camp Snoopy) | Local: | AL-UDEID Air Base (en) + AL-UDEID : قاعدة العديد الجوية (ar) (Abu Nakhlah + Camp Snoopy) | |
 |  | GOOSE BAY | Canadian Forces Base GOOSE BAY (Goose Bay) | Local: | Canadian Forces Base GOOSE BAY (en) + Base des Forces Canadiennes GOOSE BAY (fr) (Goose Bay) | |
 |  | KENNEDY MEMORIAL | John Fitzerald Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede : KENNEDY MEMORIAL Trust (Runnymede) | Local: | KENNEDY MEMORIAL Trust (en) (Runnymede) | |
 |  | MANUS CENTRE | MANUS Regional Processing Centre (Lombrum) | Local: | MANUS Regional Processing Centre (en) (Lombrum) | |
 |  | NATO BRUNSSUM | Regional Head Quarters of Allied Forces Northern Europe : RHQ AFNORTH (Brunssum) | Local: | Regional Head Quarters of Allied Forces Northern Europe : RHQ AFNORTH (en) + Quartier Général Régional des Forces Alliées en Europe du Nord : RHQ AFNORTH (fr) (Brunssum) | |
 |  | NAVNORTH | Allied Naval Forces North : NAVNORTH (Northwood) | Local: | Allied Naval Forces North : NAVNORTH (en) (Northwood) | |
 |  | PINE GAP | Joint Defence Facility PINE GAP (Pine Gap) | Local: | Joint Defence Facility PINE GAP (en) (Pine Gap) | |
 |  | SAIF SAREEA | SAIF SAREEA Bases of Exercise (Thumrait + Seeb) | Local: | Exercise SAIF SAREEA (en) (Thamarit + As-Sib) | |
 |  | SEMBAWANG BASE | SEMBAWANG Air Base (Sembawang Base) | Local: | SEMBAWANG Air Base (en) + SANBAWANG Kōngjūn Jīdì : 三巴旺空军基地 (zh) + Pangkalan Udara SEMBAWANG (ms) + CEMPAVĀṅ Vāṉpaṭait Taḷam : செம்பவாங் வான்படைத் தளம் (ta) (Sembawang Base) | |
 |  | SINAI PENINSULA | Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai : MFO [Sinai Peninsula Peacekeeping Zones] (Rome + El Gorah + Sharm El-Sheikh) | Local: | Multinational Force and Observers : MFO (en) + Force multinationale et observateurs au Sinaï : FMO (fr) + Al-Quat Mutaeadidat al-Jinsiat wal Muraqibun fi Sina´ : MFO – القوة متعددة الجنسيات والمراقبون (ar) (Roma + El Gorah + Sharm Ash-Shaykh) | |
 |  | SINAI ZONE D | Sinai Peacekeeping ZONE D (Zone D) | Local: | Sinai Peacekeeping ZONE D (en) + Azor SINAI D : אזור סיני ד´ (he) + Mintaqah SINA´ D : منطقة سيناء د (ar) (Zone D) | |
 |  | UNITED NATIONS MEMORIAL CEMETERY | Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (Tanggok) | Local: | Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (en) + Jaehahn Yuen Ginyeomgongwon : JYG – 재한유엔기념공원 (ko) + Birleşmiş Milletler Anıt Mezarlığı Komisyonu : BMAMK (tr) (Tanggok) | |
 |  | WIDEAWAKE BASE | Royal Air Force Ascencion Island and United States Air Force WIDEAWAKE Airfield (Wideawake) | Local: | Royal Air Force Ascencion Island and United States Air Force WIDEAWAKE Airfield (en) (Wideawake) | |
Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2025's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |
| | GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland : UK GBNI (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) | |
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