overseas territories
21Overseas Countries and Territories — (OCTs) Territories associated with Member States whose products were given special access to European Economic Community (EEC) markets by the Treaty of Rome. Since 1963 they have been absorbed into the broader arrangements of the Yaounde and… …
22Overseas Development Fund — Set up in 1958 in an appendix to the Treaty of Rome to provide aid for the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), to be financed by contributions from the Member States. It was superseded in 1963 by the Yaounde Convention …
23overseas territory — (also dependent territory, Crown Colony) n any of several small territories (mainly islands or groups of islands) which have a governor appointed by the British government. Examples include the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and St Helena. Britain… …
24overseas territory — noun a) A country or smaller territory which politically is either an integral part of or in some dependent (e.g. colonial) relationship with another state, but is geographically separated from that mother state by the sea, without bordering it… …
25Special member state territories and the European Union — Map of European Union in the world (with overseas countries and territories (OCT) and outermost regions (OMR)) Several European Union member states have special territories which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special… …
26British National (Overseas) — British National (Overseas), commonly known as BN(O), is one of the major classes of British nationality under British nationality law. Holders of this nationality are Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens. They are not granted right of …
27Special Member State territories and the European Union — Map of European Union in the worldlegend|#078002|Overseas countries and territoriesAs of 2007 the European Union has 27 member states, most of which participate in all EU policy areas and programs or have signed up to do so. However EU law does… …
28List of countries and outlying territories by total area — For a list of countries by land area only, see List of countries and outlying territories by land area. This is a list of the world s sovereign states and their dependent territories by total area, including the entities listed on the ISO… …
29List of countries and territories by maritime boundaries — This is a list of countries and territories by maritime boundaries with other countries and territories. The list encompasses adjacent maritime nations and territories with a special focus on the boundaries or borders which distinguish them. For… …
30List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders — This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and …
