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Mr. Hicks
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list United Kingdom overseas dependencies and give their areas and populations; and whether any specific international or local arrangements apply in each particular case.
Mr. Onslow
The remaining dependent territories, their areas and approximate populations are as follows:
Area (Sq. Miles) | Population | |
Anguilla | 35 | 7,000 |
Bermuda | 20·5 | 55,000 |
British Antarctic Territory | 700,000 | NIP* |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 23 | NIP* |
British Virgin Islands | 59 | 11,000 |
Cayman Islands | 100 | 17,000 |
Falkland Islands and Dependencies | 6,300 | 1,800 |
Gibraltar | 2·25 | 29,800 |
Hong Kong | 404 | 5,150,000 |
Montserrat | 39 | 12,100 |
Pitcairn Group of Islands | 18 | 54 |
St. Helena and Dependencies | 125 | 6,500 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 192 | 7,500 |
* No indigenous population. |