British Empire
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The British Empire comprised the dominions, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and 17th centuries. At its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1922 the British empire held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the worlds population, and covered more than 33,700,000 km2 (13,012,000 sq miles), almost a quarter of the Earth`s land area. As a result, its political, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was often said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire" because its span across the globe ensured the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories.
Colonial Name
Aden
Antigua & Barbuda Ascension Island Anguilla Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Basutoland Bechuanaland Bermuda Bhutan British America British Antarctic Territories British Guiana British Honduras British Indian Ocean Territory British New Guinea British Somaliland British Solomon Islands British Virgin Islands Britain Brunei Burma Caledonia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Ceylon Cyprus Dominica East Africa Egypt Eritrea Ellice Islands Falklands Fiji Gambia Gibraltar Gilbert Islands Gold Coast Grenada Guernsey Hawaii Heligoland Hibernia Hong Kong India Ionian Islands Iraq Isle of Man Jamaica Jersey Kenya Kuwait Malaya Maldives Malta Mauritius Minorca Montserrat Mosquito Coast Newfoundland New Hebrides New Zealand Nigeria North Borneo North Rhodesia Northern Ireland Nyasaland Muscat & Oman Palestine Pitcairn Islands Qatar Saint Helena Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Sarawak Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South West Africa South Georgia South Rhodesia Straits Settlement Sudan Swaziland Tanganyika Togo Tonga Transjordan Tristan da Cunha Trucial Oman Turks and Caicos Islands West Africa Western Samoa Zanzibar |
Modern
Yemen N/C
N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Lesotho Botswana N/C N/C United States of America N/C Guyana Belize Chagos Islands Papua New Guinea Somaliland Solomon Islands Virgin Islands England (927) Wales (1333) N/C Myanmar Scotland (1707) N/C N/C N/C Sri Lanka N/C N/C Uganda N/C N/C Tuvalu N/C N/C N/C N/C Kiribati Ghana N/C Channel Islands N/C Heligoland Ireland (1801) China Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Cephalonia, Corfu, Zakynthos N/C N/C N/C Channel Islands N/C N/C Malaysia N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Nicaragua Canada Vanuatu N/C N/C Sabah Zambia N/C (1922) Malawi Sultanate of Oman Israel N/C N/C N/C Saint Kitts & Nevis N/C N/C Malaysia N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Namibia South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Zimbabwe Singapore North Sudan, & South Sudan N/C Tanzania Ghana N/C Jordan N/C United Arab Emirates N/C Nigeria Samoa Tanzania |
Year of Independence
1967
1981 N/A N/A 1901 1973 1971 1966 1966 1966 N/A N/A 1783 N/A 1966 1981 N/A 1976 1960 1978 N/A N/A 1984 1948 N/A 1961 1931 N/A 1948 1960 1978 1962 1922 1951 1978 N/A 1970 1965 N/A 1979 1957 1974 N/A 1810 1890 1922 1987 1947 1862 1932 N/A 1962 N/A 1963 1961 1965 1965 1964 1961 1802 N/A 1894 1949 1980 1947 1970 1965 1964 N/A 1964 1970 1948 N/A 1971 N/A 1983 1979 1979 1963 1976 1961 1963 1978 1910 1990 N/A 1980 1965 1954 1968 1963 1957 1970 1948 N/A 1971 N/A 1960 1962 1963 |
British Empire In Pink
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