The Scout Association Overseas
As well as controlling for Scouting in the United Kingdom, The Scout Association is also responsible for Scouting in the British overseas territories and Crown Dependencies, as well as some small independent nations. Non-sovereign territories with Scouting run by The Scout Association include:
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Sovereign countries with Scouting run by The Scout Association, as they are without independent Scouting organisations, include:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Solomon Islands
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
The British Scout programme is also offered to British citizens living outside of the United Kingdom. British Scouts in Western Europe serves Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands while British Groups Abroad covers the rest of the world.
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