evidence: Population [edit]Most of the territories retain permanent civilian populations, with the exceptions of the British Antarctic Territory, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (which host only officials and research station staff) and the British Indian Ocean Territory (used as a military base). Permanent residency for the approximately 7,000 civilians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.[7] [...] - British Antarctic Territory – territory overlaps Antarctic claims made by Chile and Argentina - British Indian Ocean Territory – claimed by Mauritius - Falkland Islands – claimed by Argentina - Gibraltar – claimed by Spain - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – claimed by Argentina [...] - ^ South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Archived 15 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.