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2024-MAY-05 |
| 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 |
![]() King Charles III (ruler of UNITED KINGDOM since 2022-09-08) |
| 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) | King Charles III |
| AUSTRALIA | Commonwealth of Australia : COA (Canberra al + Melbourne r + Sydney r) | David Hurley |
| BELIZE | State of BELIZE (Belmopan) | King Charles III |
| CANADA | State of CANADA (Ottawa) | Mary Simon |
| GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland : UK GBNI (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) | King Charles III |
| GRENADA | State of GRENADA (Saint George's) | King Charles III |
| GUERNSEY | Bailiwick of Guernsey : BOG (Saint Peter Port) | King Charles III |
| ISLE OF MAN | Isle of Man Crown Dependency : IOM (Douglas) | King Charles III |
| JAMAICA | State of JAMAICA (Kingston) | King Charles III |
| JERSEY | Bailiwick of Jersey : BOJ (Saint Helier) | King Charles III |
| NEW ZEALAND | Realm of New Zealand : NZ (Wellington) | King Charles III |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Independent State of Papua New Guinea : PNG (Port Moresby) | King Charles III |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis : SKN (Basseterre) | King Charles III |
| SAINT LUCIA | State of SAINT LUCIA (Castries) | King Charles III |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | State of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : SVG (Kingstown) | King Charles III |
| THE BAHAMAS | Commonwealth of THE BAHAMAS (Nassau) | King Charles III |
| TUVALU | State of TUVALU [Constitutional Monarchy of Tuvalu] (Vaiaku on Fongafale in Funafuti) | King Charles III |
| ANTARCTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS | Sector of ANTARTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS [Argentinian British and Chilean Claim] (Fossil Bluff + Carlini 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 Carlini + 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) |
| 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 Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia) |
| 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) |
| 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 GROUND | Gibraltar NEUTRAL GROUND (Mill Tower) | Local: | Gibraltar NEUTRAL GROUND (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) + ROSS Dependency (nzs) (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] (King Edward Point a) | Local: | British Overseas Territory of SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS (en) (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)) |
| TIMOR GAP | TIMOR GAP Area [Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea : CMATS] (Greater Sunrise) | Local: | Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea : CMATS (en) (Greater Sunrise) |
| 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) | King Charles III |
| BERMUDA | British Overseas Territory of BERMUDA (Hamilton) | King Charles III |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Virgin Islands : BVI (Road Town) | King Charles III |
| 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) | King Charles III |
| COOK ISLANDS | Associated Territory of Cook Islands : CI (Avarua) | King Charles III |
| EUAHLAYI | EUAHLAYI Peoples Republic [Unrecognised nominally Independent Self-declared State] (Dirranbandi) | Ghillar Michael Anderson |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands : FI (Port Stanley) | King Charles III |
| GIBRALTAR | British Overseas Territory of GIBRALTAR [Kingdom of Gibraltar] (Gibraltar) | King Charles III |
| KIRIBATI | Independent and Sovereign Republic of KIRIBATI (South Tarawa) | President Taneti Maamau |
| KOSOVO | Independent Republic of Kosovo : RKS [United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK – OSCE Mission in Kosovo] (Prishtina) | Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu |
| MONTSERRAT | British Overseas Territory of MONTSERRAT (Brades q + Plymouth c + Little Bay f) | King Charles III |
| NIUE | Associated Territory of NIUE (Alofi) | King Charles III |
| PITCAIRN HENDERSON DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of PITCAIRN HENDERSON DUCIE AND OENO ISLANDS (Adamstown) | King Charles III |
| SAINT HELENA ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha : SHATDC (Jamestown) | King Charles III |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | State of the Solomon Islands : SI [Australian Peacekeeping Forces] (Honiara) | King Charles III |
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands : TCI (Cockburn Town on Grand Turk) | King Charles III |
| MIRRABOOKA | MIRRABOOKA Sovereign United Nations (Redfern Tent Embassy) | Bidjigal Sovereign Elders |
| SYRIAN DESERT | Syrian Free Army : SFA [American Assistance] (Al-Tanf) | Salem Turki al-Antri |
| AHWAZ | Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz : DSPA for an Emirate of Arabistan (Maastricht + London) | (Faleh Abdullah Al-Mansouri) |
| AMBAZONIA | Federal Republic of AMBAZONIA [Southern Cameroons Interim Government – Southern Cameroons Governing Council : SCNC] ((Buea) + London x + Bowie x) | Samuel Ikome Sako |
| BIELORUSSIA | Council of the Belorussian National Republic : BNR [Rada of the Belarussian Republic in Exile] (Toronto) | Ivonka Symaniec-Survilla |
| DANZIG | Government-in-Exile of the Free State of DANZIG (Frankfort on the Main + Noble Park) | Ernst Kriesner |
| FREE VOLGA-URAL | FREE IDEL-URAL Movement (London) | Rafis Kashapov |
| ICHKERIA | ICHKERIA Government-in-Exile (London) | PM Akhmed Zakayev |
| IRANIAN KURDISTAN | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan : PDKI (London) | Mustafa Hijri |
| 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 |
| TAMIL EELAM | Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam : TGTE (Philadelphia) | Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran |
| YORUBALAND | Yoruba World Congress : YWC (London) | Stephen Adebanji Akintoye |
| AIRCOM | Allied Air Command : AIRCOM (Ramstein) | Local: | Allied Air Command : AIRCOM (en) + Commandement Aérien Allié : AIRCOM (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) |
| AL UDEID | AL UDEID Air Base (Abu Nakhlah Airport) | Local: | AL-UDEID Air Base (en) + Qaedat AL-UDAID al-Jawiya : قاعدة العديد الجوية (ar) (Abu Nakhlah) |
| ARIFJAN ZONES | Military Bases of ARIFJAN ZONES (Camp Arifjan) | Local: | Military Bases of ARIFJAN ZONES (en) + Qawaeid Askariat lil-MANATIQ ARYFJAN : قواعد عسكرية للمناطق عريفجان (ar) (Camp Arifjan) |
| ARRC | Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps : ARRC (Imjin Barracks-Innsworth) | Local: | Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps : ARRC (en) (Imjin Barracks-Innsworth) |
| BARDUFOSS | BARDUFOSS Air Station (Bardufoss) | Local: | BARDUFOSS Flystasjon (nb) + BARDUFOSS Flystasjon (nn) (Bardufoss) |
| BASE OHAKEA | Royal New Zealand Air Force BASE OHAKEA (Base Ohakea) | Local: | Royal New Zealand Air Force BASE OHAKEA (en) (Base Ohakea) |
| BASE PEARCE | Royal Australian Air Force BASE PEARCE (Base Pearce) | Local: | Royal Australian Air Force BASE PEARCE (en) (Base Pearce) |
| BATSUB | British Army Training Support Unit Belize : BATSUB (Price Barracks in Ladyville) | Local: | British Army Training Support Unit Belize : BATSUB (en) (Price Barracks) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| CHINA-SOLOMON ISLANDS | CHINA-SOLOMON ISLANDS Security Agreement (Honiara) | Local: | CHINA-SOLOMON ISLANDS Security Agreement (en) + ZHŌNGGUÓ YǓ SUǑLUÓMÉN Qúndǎo Anquán Xiéyì : 中国与所罗门群岛安全协议 (zh) (Honiara) |
| CJEF | Combined Joint Expeditionary Force : CJEF (Northwood Headquarters) | Local: | Combined Joint Expeditionary Force : CJEF (en) + Force expéditionnaire interarmées combinée : FEIC (fr) (Northwood Headquarters) |
| COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES | Commonwealth War Graves Commission : CWGC (Maidenhead) | Local: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission : CWGC (en) (Maidenhead) |
| DARWIN BASE | Marine Rotational Force-DARWIN (Robertson Barracks + Base Darwin) | Local: | Marine Rotational Force-DARWIN (en) (Robertson Barracks + Base Darwin) |
| 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 Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia) |
| DUQM PORT | Facilities and Naval Base of DUQM PORT (Duqm Port) | Local: | Base of DUQM PORT (en) + Qaeidat MINA AL-DUQM : قاعدة ميناء الدقم (ar) (Duqm Port) |
| EUNAVFOR ATALANTA | European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta : EUNAVFOR ATALANTA [European Naval Force on Somalia Coasts] (Djibouti + Rota + Brest) | Local: | European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta : EUNAVFOR ATALANTA (en) + Force navale de l'Union européenne en Somalie Opération Atalante : EUNAVFOR ATALANTE (fr) (Djibouti + Rota + Brest) |
| GAZA PLATFORM | GAZA Temporary Port Platform (Gaza Platform) | Local: | GAZA Temporary Port Platform (en) (Gaza Platform) |
| KENNEDY MEMORIAL | John Fitzerald Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede : KENNEDY MEMORIAL Trust (Runnymede) | Local: | KENNEDY MEMORIAL Trust (en) (Runnymede) |
| KINGSTON BASE | Canadian Forces in JAMAICA (Kingston Port) | Local: | Canadian Forces in JAMAICA (en) + Forces canadiennes à la JAMAÏQUE (fr) (Kingston Port) |
| MARCOM | Allied Maritime Command : MARCOM (Northwood) | Local: | Allied Maritime Command : MARCOM (en) + Commandement Maritime Allié : MARCOM (fr) (Northwood) |
| MINA SALMAN | Naval Support Activity BAHRAIN [British and American Naval Bases of Mina Salman] (Juffair) | Local: | Naval Support Activity BAHRAIN (en) + MINA SALMAN : ميناء سلمان (ar) (Juffair) |
| MINHAD | AL MINHAD Air Base (Minhad) | Local: | Task Force Air – AL MINHAD Air Base (en) + Task Force Air – Base Aerea AL MINHAD (it) (Al-Minhad) |
| NATO BRUNSSUM | Allied Joint Force Command BRUNSSUM (Brunssum) | Local: | Allied Joint Force Command BRUNSSUM (en) + Commandement de la Force interarmées de BRUNSSUM (fr) (Brunssum) |
| NATO ESTONIA | Nato Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia : NATO EFP (Tapa) | Local: | NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia : NATO EFP (en) + Présence renforcée adaptée de l'OTAN en Estonie : PAR OTAN (fr) (Tapa) |
| OAKEY | OAKEY Army Aviation Centre (Oakey) | Local: | OAKEY Army Aviation Centre (en) (Oakey) |
| 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) |
| TRANS-SAHARA | Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership : TSCTP [Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative : TSCTI – Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara : OEF-TS] (Dakar) | Local: | Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership : TSCTP (en) + Partenariat de lutte contre le terrorisme transsaharien : PLCTTS (fr) (Dakar) |
| 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) |
| GUERNSEY | Bailiwick of Guernsey : BOG (Saint Peter Port) |
| ISLE OF MAN | Isle of Man Crown Dependency : IOM (Douglas) |
| JERSEY | Bailiwick of Jersey : BOJ (Saint Helier) |
Other Territories or Entities within the 2025's internationally recognized Country boundaries: |