British Overseas Territories Got Their Current Name in 2002
The British Overseas Territories Act 2002 replaced the term Dependent Territories and gave residents British citizenship.
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Britain and Argentina fought over the islands for 74 days, and Britain kept control.
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The Rock is home to the only wild monkey population in Europe, the Barbary macaques.
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They are scattered around the world, from the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic to Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands.