How big is the UK family? (English)

The United Kingdom is a country in Europe and located in the British Isles. If you hear the name United Kingdom, the first thing you think about is this
But the truth is the UK is bigger than this. To simplify it, I'm gonna make a couple of categories:

A.British Islands
 The British Islands are the Islands around the British Isles (Great Britain and Ireland). It consists of mainland UK, Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey (Alderney, Guernsey, and Sark), and Bailiwick of Jersey.
B.Crown Dependencies
Funnily, the Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey, and Bailiwick of Jersey are also Crown Dependencies and because of this they government themselves and not part of the Commonwealth.
C. British Overseas Territory
In my opinion the British Overseas Territory is basically a form of "neo-colonialism". Basically the British Overseas Territory are the former British Colonies that didn't get independence or have a special function and like the Crown Dependencies they aren't a part of the Commonwealth Realm. The list of the British Overseas Territory are:
1.Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Location: Cyprus,Mediterranean (3)
Special Function: Military Base
Population:7,700(Cypriot) and 8,000 (Non-permanent Army Personnel)
2.Anguilla
Location: Caribbean (7)
Special Function: None
Population: 13,500
3.Bermuda
Location: North Atlantic Ocean (4)
Special Function: None
Population: 64,000
4.British Antarctic Territory
Location: Antartica (15)
Special Function: Researh
Population: 0(Non-permanent residence)
5.British Indian Ocean Territory
Location: Indian Ocean (12)
Special Function: Military Base
Population: 0(Non-permanent US&UK Army Personnel)
6.British Virgin Islands
Location: Carribean (6)
Special Function: None
Population: 27,000
7.Cayman Islands
Location: Carribean (8)
Special Function: None
Population: 56,000
8.Falkland Islands
Location: South Atlantic Ocean (13)
Special Function: Former Military Base
Population: 2,955 and 1,350 (Non-permanent Army Personnel)
9.Gibraltar
Location: Spain,Iberian Peninsula (2)
Special Function: Former Military Base
Population: 28,800 and 1,250 (Non-permanent Army Personnel)
10.Montserrat
Location: Carribean (9)
Special Function: Volcanic Activity Research (sort of)
Population: 4,655
11.Pitcairn Islands
Location: Pacific Ocean (10)
Special Function: None
Population: 49
12.Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Location: South Atlantic Ocean (11)
Special Function:                                                                                                                                Saint Helena: The main island of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 
Ascension Island: Military Base,Space Communication Center  
Tristan da Cunha: None
Population: 5,330
13.South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Location: South Atlantic Ocean (14)
Special Function: Research 
Population: 0(Non-permanent research personnel)
14.Turks and Caicos Islands
Location: Lucayan Archipelago,Atlantic Ocean (5)
Special Function: None
Population: 32,000

Well that's all of them but I'll give you a bonus round
Bonus
The Commonwealth Realm
The Commonwealth Realm is countries that diplomatically separated themselves from the UK but still acknowledge the Queen or King of The UK as the head of state
These countries consists of:
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados 
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
The UK
Blue means the countries that are still in the Commonwealth realm and red means the former countries that were in the Commonwealth Realm
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