| Current British Overseas Territories |
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 Anguilla
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 Bermuda
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 British Antarctic Territory
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 British Indian Ocean Territory
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 British Virgin Islands
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 Cayman Islands
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 Falkland Islands
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 Gibraltar
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 Montserrat
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 Pitcairn Island, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
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 St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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 Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Akrtotiri and Dhekelia
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 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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 Turks and Caicos Islands
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| Former Dominions | |||
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 Dominion of Australia
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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 Dominion of Canada
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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 Dominion of Ceylon
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Ceylon Independence Act 1947 | ||
 Dominion of India
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Indian Independence Act 1947 | ||
 Dominion of Newfoundland
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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 Dominion of New Zealand
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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 Dominion of Pakistan
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Indian Independence Act 1947 | ||
 Dominion of South Africa
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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 Irish Free State
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Balfour Declaration 1926
Statute of Westminster 1937 |
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| Former Colonies/Dependent Territories | Joined UK | Territorial Acquisition | British Sovereignty Relinquished | Today Part of |
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 Aden
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 Yemen
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British America/Thirteen Colonies
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 United States of America
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British Bahamas
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 The Bahamas
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British Barbados
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 Barbados
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British Basutoland
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 Lesotho
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British Bechuanaland
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 Botswana
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British Burma
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 Myanmar
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 British Ceylon
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 Sri Lanka
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British Cyprus
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 Cyprus
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British Gambia
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 Gambia
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 British Gold Coast
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 Ghana
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 British Guiana
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 Guyana
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 British Honduras
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 Belize
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British Hong Kong
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British Occupation 26 January 1841
Treaty of Nanking 29 August 1842 |
Convention of Peking 18 October 1860
Extension of Hong Kong 9 June 1898 |
Sino-British Joint Declaration 1984
British Handover of Hong Kong 1 July 1997 |
 Hong Kong
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British Jamaica
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 Jamaica
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British Kenya
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 Kenya
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 British Leeward Islands
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British Malta
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 Malta
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British Mauritius
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 Mauritius
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British Nigeria
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 Nigeria
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 British Northern Rhodesia
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 Zambia
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 British Nyasaland
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 Malawi
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British Raj/British India
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Founding of English East India Company 31 December 1600
Government of India Act 2 August 1858 |
Battle of Plassey 23 June 1757
Treaty of Allahabad 12 August 1765 Treaty of Bassein 31 December 1802 Treaty of Yandabo 24 February 1826 Treaty of Lahore 29 March 1846 |
Indian Independence Act 18 July 1947
Partition of India 15 August 1947 |
India
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British Seychelles
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 Seychelles
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British Sierra Leone
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 Sierra Leone
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British Singapore
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 Singapore
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 British Somaliland
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 Somalia
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 British Southern Rhodesia
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 Zimbabwe
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British Swaziland
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 Swaziland
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British Uganda
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 Uganda
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 British Windward Islands
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| Former Protectorates | |||
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| Middle East/North Africa | |||
 Bahrain
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Bahrain
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 Egypt
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 Egypt
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 Kuwait
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Kuwait
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 Muscat and Oman
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 Oman
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 Trucial States
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 United Arab Emirates
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 Qatar
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Qatar
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| South-East Asia | |||
 Brunei
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Brunei
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| Former Condominiums | |||
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
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 Sudan
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| Former Mandates/Trust Territories | |||
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| Ottoman Territories | |||
 Mandatory Iraq
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 Iraq
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Mandatory Palestine
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 Israel
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 Emirate of Transjordan
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Jordan
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| German Territories | |||
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Tanganyika
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 Tanzania
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South-West Africa
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 Namibia
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