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This is a list of the various overseas territories that have been under the political control of the United Kingdom and/or its predecessor states<ref>The United Kingdom was formed in 1801 by the union of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland; Great Britain in turn was formed by the union in 1707 of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.</ref>. Collectively, these territories are traditionally referred to as the British Empire.

Contents 1 Classification of territories 2 Remaining territories 3 Commonwealth of Nations 4 Ireland 5 Hanover 6 List 6.1 Legend 6.1.1 Colour-coding 6.2 Africa 6.3 North America 6.4 Central America and the Caribbean 6.5 South America 6.6 Antarctic Region 6.7 Asia 6.8 Atlantic 6.9 Europe 6.10 Indian Ocean 6.11 Australasia and the Pacific 7 Treaties and Acts of Parliament, etc. 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Classification of territories

The nature of the administration of the Empire changed both by time and place, but its various territories as they existed in the 1920s (the time of its greatest territorial extent) can be fairly easily grouped into the following categories:

• The United Kingdom itself, made up of England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (Northern Ireland only from 1922 onwards).
• The "crown dependencies" of the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey (the last two are commonly referred to as the "Channel Islands"). These islands, while often considered to be part of the British Isles, have never formed part of the United Kingdom itself, or its predecessor states. At the same time, they have never been considered to be colonies; while the British Government is generally responsible for their defence and foreign relations, each of the territories has its own laws and political institutions. Strictly speaking their relationship is with the British Sovereign alone, rather than the British Government.
• Colonies were territories that were intended to be a place of permanent settlement, providing land for their settlers. The Crown claimed absolute sovereignty over them, although they were not formally part of the United Kingdom itself. Generally their law was the common law of England together with whatever British Acts of Parliament were also applied to them. Royal authority would usually be represented in the person of a Governor, appointed by the British Government. Over time, a number of colonies were granted "responsible government", making them largely self-governing. Colonies were typically of one of the following types:
  • A number of colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries were granted to a particular individual; these are known as proprietary colonies.
  • In a similar fashion, a number of colonies were controlled by companies. The most notable examples of this were the possessions of the East India Company (especially India, and of various companies in Africa in the late nineteenth and early centuries.
  • Colonies controlled by the Crown directly were known as "crown colonies"; this became the main method of creating and governing a colony.
• Protected states were foreign territories that were nominally governed by a local ruler who had entered into a treaty relationship with the British Government that excluded them from dealing directly with other foreign powers, and which gave the British a right of involvement in their territory's internal affairs. British interest in these territories was mainly strategic.
• Protectorates were similar to protected states in that they were considered to be foreign territories over which the British Government had political authority (but not sovereignty), but which lacked a local infrastructure that the British were prepared to deal with as equals; therefore, a more direct involvement in the territory's internal affairs was taken. Protectorates were often established as a means of controlling British subjects in a territory (rather the native population), or to exclude the influence of a rival European power.

In the early part of the twentieth century a further category had also begun to emerge: the dominions. These were colonies (or federations of colonies) that were starting to be felt to be co-equal with the United Kingdom, rather than subordinate to it. Formal acknowledgement of this new perspective was finally given legal force by the Statute of Westminster of 1931.

Finally, the peace treaties signed at the end of the First World War resulted in a number of German colonies and protectorates being held as "mandated territories" by the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa, (amongst others). In theory these terrritories were governed on behalf of the League of Nations for the benefit of their inhabitants. Most became converted to United Nations Trust Territories in 1946.

[edit] Remaining territories

Within twenty years of the independence in 1947 of India (considered to be the most important colonial possession), most of the Empire's territories had achieved full independence. Today only a handful of colonies (since 2002 known as "British Overseas Territories") remain under British rule; most are small islands with a low level of population. A number are in quite remote areas of the world. Generally speaking all are internally self-governing, with the United Kingdom retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations. Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar is disputed by Argentina and Spain, respectively.

The fourteen BOTs are:

• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Falkland Islands
• Gibraltar
• Montserrat
• Pitcairn Islands
• St. Helena
• South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

The term "British Empire" is no longer used to describe these territories.

[edit] Commonwealth of Nations

Most former territories of the British Empire are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Although Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of the Commonwealth, this is purely a symbolic title held in a personal capacity. However, she does remain as the Head of State of eighteen different Commonwealth countries (including the United Kingdom itself) which have retained the monarchy. None of these relationships represent either an actual or a theoretical continuation of British sovereignty over any of the other states.

[edit] Ireland

Following the eighteen-month war fought between Irish nationalists and the British authorities in 1919-1921, most of Ireland became established as a separate British dominion called the Irish Free State. Ending a process that had begun in the mid-1930s, the final constitutional ties were broken in 1949, when Ireland became a republic. The north-eastern part of the island of Ireland still remains part of the United Kingdom to this day.

Prior to Ireland's merger into the United Kingdom in 1801, its relationship with Great Britain could be described as something of a hybrid of a colony and a crown dependency.

[edit] Hanover

From 1714 to 1837 the British throne was held by a series of kings who were also electors (later kings) of Hanover, a state in northern Germany. However, this was purely a personal union, with Hanover maintaining its political independence otherwise, and so it's not considered to have formed part of the British Empire.

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[edit] List

[edit] Legend

"	Same as above	C	Member of the Commonwealth of Nations
!±!	Crown dependency	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	Part of United Kingdom
:±:	British Monarch as head of state, and Commonwealth realm	Image:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg	Overseas territories
£IMP	Currency pegged to the GBP	CYP	Pound sterling derived currency
!T!	Common law legal system to various extent	[X]	Westminster style parliamentary system
abc	English as a dominant or an official language	/\\/	Rule of road drive on the left

[edit] Colour-coding

Colour	Description
	territories that became a full member of the Commonwealth at independence
	present-day British Overseas Territories

[edit] Africa

Name of territory	Dates	Status	Comments
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - see under "Sudan"
Basutoland	1868-1871	protectorate
	1871-1884	annexed to Cape Colony
	1884-1965	colony
	1965-1966	self-governing colony
	1966	independent as Lesotho
Bechuanaland (see also under "British Bechuanaland")	1884-1964	protectorate
	1964-1965	colony
	1965-1966	self-governing colony
	1966	independent as Botswana
Bight of Benin	1852-1861	protectorate
	1861	united with Bight of Biafra
Bight of Biafra	1849-1861	protectorate
	1861	united with Bight of Benin
Bights of Biafra and Benin	1861-1891	protectorate
Brass-Bonny-Opobo-Aobh-Old Calabar	1885-1891	protectorate
British Bechuanaland (see also under "Bechuanaland")	1885-1895	crown colony
	1895	incorporated into Cape Colony	Now a part of the Northern Cape and North West provinces of South Africa
British Cameroons	1916-1919	occupation
	1919-1946	League of Nations mandated territory
	1946-1961	United Nations trust territory
	1961	northern part merged into Nigeria, southern part merged into the Republic of Cameroon
British Central Africa - see under "Nyasaland"
British East Africa	1888-1895	territory leased to the Imperial British East Africa Company by the Sultan of Zanzibar
	1895-1920	protectorate
	1920	split into the colony of Kenya and the protectorate of Kenya
Cape Colony	1910	became a province of the Union of South Africa as the "Cape of Good Hope"
Egypt	1801-1803	occupation
	1882-1914	occupation
	1914-1922	protectorate
	1922	independent
- Suez Canal Zone	1882-1956	controlled	restored to Egyptian control
	1956	occupation	restored to Egyptian control
Gambia	1816-1965	crown colony
	1965	independent
Gold Coast	1874-1957	colony
	1957	independent as Ghana
Kenya, Colony of	1920-1963	colony	Previously part of British East Africa
	1963	independent
Kenya, Protectorate of	1920-1963	protectorate	Previously part of British East Africa
	1963	merged with the colony of Kenya at independence
Lagos Protectorate	1887-1906	protectorate, governed from the Colony of Lagos
	1906	incorporated into the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
Natal	1856-1910	colony
	1910	became a province of the Union of South Africa	Now part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Niger Districts	1885-1899	protectorate under the Royal Niger Company
	1900	became part of Northern Nigeria
Niger River Delta	1886-1899	protectorate under the Royal Niger Company
	1900	became part of Northern Nigeria
Nigeria, Protectorate of	1914-1954	protectorate governed by the Colony of Nigeria	Previously known as the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
	1954	merged with the Colony of Nigeria to form the Federation of Nigeria
Nigeria, Colony of known as the Colony of Southern Nigeria to 1913	1906-1954	colony	Previously known as the Colony of Lagos
	1954	merged with the Protectorate of Nigeria to form the Federation of Nigeria
Nigeria, Federation of	1954-1960	autonomous federation	formed from the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
	1960	independent
Northern Nigeria	1900-1913	protectorate governed by the Colony of Southern Nigeria
	1914	merged with Protectorate of Southern Nigeria to form the Protectorate of Nigeria
Nyasaland known as the Nyassaland Districts until 1893, and then British Central Africa until 1907	1891-1964	protectorate
	1964	independent as Malawi
Orange River Colony	1900-1910	colony
	1907	granted responsible government
	1910	became a province of the Union of South Africa as the "Orange Free State"
Rhodesia			now divided between Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Matabeleland	1888-1894	protectorate under British South Africa Company
	1894	united with Mashonaland as South Zambesia in 1894
- Mashonaland	1889-1894	protectorate under BSAC
	1894	united with Matabeleland as South Zambesia in 1894
- South Zambesia	1894-1895	protectorate under BSAC
	1895	united with North Zambesia as Rhodesia
- Rhodesia	1895-1901	protectorate under BSAC
	1901	Mashonaland and Matabeleland united as Southern Rhodesia
- Southern Rhodesia	1901-1923	protectorate under BSAC
	1923-1953	self-governing colony
	1953-1963	part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesia	1964-1965	crown colony
	1965-1970	unilaterally declared independent, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state	not internationally recognised
	1970-1979	republic	not internationally recognised
-Zimbabwe-Rhodesia	1979	interim state
	1979-1980	colony
	1980	independent as Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone	1961	independent
South Africa	1910	dominion	formed by the federation of the Cape, Orange River, Natal, and Transvaal colonies
Southern Nigeria, Protectorate of known as the Oil Rivers Protectorate until 1893, then Niger Coast Protectorate until 1900	1891-1913	protectorate
	1914	merged with Northern Nigeria to form the Protectorate of Nigeria
Sudan ("Anglo-Egyptian Sudan")	1899-1952	condominium (joint-rule) with Egypt
	1952-1956	self-rule
	1956	independent
Swaziland	1893-1902	protectorate under Transvaal
	1902-1967	protectorate
	1967-1968	autonomous
	1968	independent
Tanganyika
German East Africa	1916-1922	occupation
Tanganyika	1922-1946	mandate
	1946-1961	UN trust territory under Britain
	1961	independent	merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania
Tati Concessions Land	1872-1893	concession
	1893	detached from Matabeleland
	1893-1911	under protectorate of Bechuanaland
	1911	annexed to Bechuanaland
Transvaal	1877-1884	colony
	1884-1900	independent as South African Republic
	1900-1906	colony
	1906-1910	self-governing colony
	1910	part of Union of South Africa	now divided between the provinces of Gauteng/Limpopo/North West/Mpumalanga, South Africa
Tripolitania	1942-1946	administration
	1946	UN administration	now part of Libya
- Benghazi; Sirte	1942-1946	occupation
	1946	UN administration	now part of Libya
- Tripoli	1943-1946	occupation
	1946	UN administration	now part of Libya
Uganda	1890-1893	occupied by British East Africa Company
	1893-1894	provisional protectorate
	1894-1905	protectorate
	1905-1962	colony
	1962	self-government
	1962	independent
Walvis Bay	1795-1878	occupation
	1878-1884	protectorate
	1884	part of Cape Colony	now part of Namibia
Zanzibar	1890-1963	protectorate
	1963	independent	merged with Tanganyika in 1964 to form Tanzania
Zululand	1887-1897	crown colony
	1897	incorporation into Natal	now part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

[edit] North America

(north of Mexico)

Name of territory	Dates	Status	Comments
Assiniboia	1812-1836	colony
	1836	reverted to control of the Hudson's Bay Company	Now part of the province of Manitoba, Canada
Avalon	1623-1637	palatinate
	1637	incorporated into Newfoundland
Bristol's Hope	1618-1631	colony
	1631	abandoned
Canada, Dominion of	1867	formed by the federation of the provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Canada, Province of	1841-1867	colony	Formed by the amalgamation of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada
	1867	joined the Dominion of Canada and divided into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec	Now the southern halves of Ontario and Quebec, Canada
Cape Breton Island	1763	incorporated into Nova Scotia	Previously under French sovereignty
	1784	colony	separated off from Nova Scotia
	1820	re-incorporated into Nova Scotia
Carolina	1586-1663	settlement
	1663-1665	colony
	1663-1691	proprietary colony
- North Carolina	1691-1710	colony subordinated to South Carolina
	1710-1776	colony
	1776	declared independent as part of the United States
	1783	sovereignty formally relinquished by Great Britain
- South Carolina	1691-1710	colony
	1710-1776	proprietary colony
	1776	declared independent as part of the United States
	1780-1782	occupation
	1783	sovereignty formally relinquished by Great Britain
Cuper's Cove	1610-1621	colony
	1621	abandoned
East Florida	1763-1783	colony
	1783	returned to Spanish sovereignty	Now part of the state of Florida, United States
Florida - see under "East Florida" and "West Florida"
Georgia	1732-1755	proprietary colony
	1755-1776	crown colony
	1776	declared independent as part of the United States
	1778-1782	occupation
	1783	sovereignty formally relinquished by Great Britain
Labrador	1763-1774	part of Newfoundland	annexed to Quebec
	1774-1809	part of Quebec (1774-1809)
	1809	annexed to Newfoundland	Now part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Lower Canada	1791-1841	province (colony)	Now the southern half of the province of Quebec, Canada
	1841	merged with Upper Canada to form the Province of Canada	Re-established within the Dominion of Canada as the province of Quebec in 1867
New Brunswick	1784-1867	colony	Separated from Nova Scotia
	1867	became a province of Canada
Newfoundland	1497-1583	claimed by England
	1583-1818	colony
	1818-1907	crown colony
	1907-1934	dominion
	1934-1949	crown colony
	1949	became a province of Canada	Now known as "Newfoundland and Labrador"
North-Western Territory	1859-1870
	1870	incorporated into the Northwest Territories of Canada	Now divided between the Canadian provinces and territories of Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia
Stikine Territory	1862-1863		Now divided between British Columbia and Yukon, Canada
Nova Scotia	1621-1632	Scottish colony
	1654-1670	English occupation
	1690-1691	English occupation
	1710-1713	British occupation
	1713-1867	colony
	1848	granted responsible government
	1867	became a province of Canada
Prince Edward Island known as New Ireland until 1769, and as St. John's Island until 1799	1744-1748	occupation
	1758-1763	occupation
	1763-1769	part of Nova Scotia
	1769-1873	colony
	1873	became a province of Canada
Quebec	1763-1791	province (colony)	Quebec and Ontario, in Canada, and (until 1783) the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, in the United States
	1791	divided into the provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada
Renews	1610-1623	colony	abandoned
Rupert's Land	1670-1870	possession of Hudson's Bay Company	Nominally included territory that is now part of the Canadian territories and provinces of Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (until 1858), British Columbia (until 1858), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and (until 1818) parts of the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota
	1870	incorporated into Canada
St. Pierre and Miquelon	1713-1763	part of Nova Scotia
	1763	restored to French sovereignty
	1778-1783	occupation
	1793-1802	occupation
	1803-1816	occupation
South Falkland	1623-1626	colony	abandoned
Upper Canada	1791-1841	province (colony)	Ontario, Canada
	1841	merged with Lower Canada to form the Province of Canada	Re-established within the Dominion of Canada as the province of Ontario in 1867
Vancouver Island	1849-1866	crown colony
	1866	merged into the colony of British Columbia	Now part of the province of British Columbia, Canada
Virginia	1607-1624	colony
	1624-1776	crown colony
	1776	declared independent as part of the United States
	1783	Sovereignty formally relinquished by Great Britain
West Florida	1763-1781	colony
	1781	returned to Spanish sovereignty	Now part of the state of Florida, United States

[edit] Central America and the Caribbean

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Name of territory	Dates	Status	Comments
Anguilla	1650-1696	colony under St. Christopher
	1696-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1832	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1832-1871	part of colony of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1871-1882	part of the presidency of Saint Christopher (within the Leeward Islands)
	1882-1956	part of the presidency of Saint Christopher and Nevis (within the Leeward Islands)
	1956-1967	part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
	1967-1969	unilaterally declared independence
	1969-1980	part of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
	1980-1983	self-governing colony
	1983-2002	dependent territory
	2002-	British Overseas Territory
Antigua (incl. Barbuda from 1860)	1632-1671	colony
	1671-1672	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1672-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1832	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat
	1832-1833	colony
	1833-1871	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1871-1956	presidency within the Leeward Islands
	1956-1958	colony
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	colony
	1967-1981	associated state
	1981	independent as Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat	1816-1832	colony
	1832	dissolved
Aruba	1799-1802	occupation
	1805-1816	occupation
	1940-1942	protectorate
Bahamas	1670-1684	proprietary colony
	1684	occupied by Spain
	1718-1964	crown colony
	1964-1969	self-government
	1969-1973	commonwealth
	1973	independent :±:
Barbados	1624-1627	claimed by England
	1627-1652	proprietary colony
	1652-1663	colony
	1663-1833	crown colony
	1833-1885	part of colony of Windward Islands
	1885-1958	colony
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1966	colony
	1966	independent :±:
Barbuda	1628-1832	colony
	1632-1671	dependency of Antigua
	1671-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1832	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat
	1832-1833	colony
	1833-1860	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1860	annexed to Antigua
	1976-1980	autonomous
	1980	unilateral declaration of independence
	1981	independent as part of Antigua and Barbuda
Belize - see under "British Honduras"
Bonaire	1807-1815	occupation
British Honduras	1665-1742	settlement
	1742-1840	settlement subordinated to Jamaica
	1840-1862	colony subordinated to Jamaica
	1862-1884	crown colony subordinated to Jamaica
	1884-1954	crown colony
	1954-1964	autonomy
	1964-1981	self-governing colony
	1973	renamed "Belize"
	1981	independent :±:
British Virgin Islands	1666-1672	occupation
	1672-1713	part of colony of Leeward Islands as part of Antigua
	1713-1816	crown colony part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1832	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1832-1871	part of colony of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1871-1956	presidency within the Leeward Islands
	1956-1960	part of territory of Leeward Islands
	1960-1967	colony
	1967-1983	autonomous
	1983-2002	dependent territory
	2002-	British Overseas Territory
Cayman Islands	1670-1958	colony part of Jamaica
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1983	crown colony
	1983-2002	dependent territory
	2002-	British Overseas Territory
Cuba	1762-1763	occupation
Curaçao	1800-1803	occupation
	1807-1816	occupation
Dominica	1763-1778	occupation
	1778	ceded to France
	1784-1871	colony
	1871-1939	presidency within the Windward Islands
	1940-1958	colony within the Windward Islands
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	colony
	1967-1978	associated state
	1978	independent
Grenada	1762-1763	occupation
	1763-1779	part of colony of South Caribbean Islands
	1779	occupied by France
	1783-1802	part of colony of South Caribbean Islands
	1802-1833	colony
	1833-1958	part of Windward Islands
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	colony
	1967-1974	associated state
	1974	independent :±:
Guadeloupe	1759-1763	occupation
	1794	occupation
	1810-1814	occupation
	1815-1816	occupation
Île de la Tortu and Saint-Domingue	1655-1659	occupation
	1793-1798	occupation
Jamaica	1655-1670	occupation
	1670-1953	colony
	1953-1958	self-governing colony
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962	independent :±:
Leeward Islands	1671-1816	colony
	1833-1871	colony
	1871-1956	federal colony	Comprised the presidencies of Antigua (incl. Barbuda), Dominica (to 1939), Montserrat, Nevis , Saint Kitts (incl. Anguilla, and combined with Nevis in 1883), and the Virgin Islands
	1956-1960	territory
	1960	dissolved
Martinique	1762-1763	occupation
	1794-1802	occupation
	1809-1814	occupation
Montserrat	1632-1667	colony part of Antigua
	1667	occupied by France
	1668-1782	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1784-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1832	part of colony of Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat
	1832-1833	colony part of Antigua
	1833-1871	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1871-1956	presidency within the Leeward Islands
	1956-1958	colony
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	colony
	1967-1983	associated state
	1983-2002	dependent territory
	2002-	British Overseas Territory
Mosquito Coast	1668-1786	protectorate
	1787-1861	protectorate
	1861	incorporated into Nicaragua
Nevis	1628-1671	colony subordinated to Barbados
	1671-1701	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1701-1704	part of colony of Leeward Islands under Antigua
	1704-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1833	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1833-1871	part of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1871-1883	presidency within the Leeward Islands
	1883	amalgamated with Saint Kitts to form the presidency of Saint Christopher and Nevis (within the Leeward Islands)
Redonda	1872-1981	part of Antigua
	1981-	dependency
Saba	1665	occupation
	1672-1679	occupation
	1781	occupation
	1801-1803	occupation
	1810-1816	occupation
St. Christopher (Saint Kitts)	1623-1666	colony
	1666	occupied by France
	1671-1701	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1701-1704	part of colony of Leeward Islands under Antigua
	1704-1782	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1782	occupied by France
	1783-1816	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1816-1833	part of colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1833-1871	part of Leeward Islands as colony of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the British Virgin Islands
	1871-1882	part of colony of Leeward Islands
	1882	amalgamated with Nevis to form the presidency of Saint Christopher-Nevis (within the Leeward Islands)
St. Christopher and Nevis	1882-1958	presidency within the Leeward Islands
	1958-1962	part of province of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	part of colony of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
	1967-1980	part of associated state of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
	1980-1983	associated state
	1983	independent :±:
St. Eustatius	1665-1666	occupation
	1672-1682	occupation
	1690-1693	occupation
	1781	occupation
	1801-1802	occupation
	1810-1816	occupation
St. John	1801-1802	occupation
	1807-1815	occupation	Now part of the United States Virgin Islands
St. Lucia	1605-1640	settlement
	1640	abandoned
	1664-1667	occupation
	1762-1763	occupation
	1781-1783	occupation
	1794-1795	occupation
	1796-1802	occupation
	1803-1838	colony
	1838-1958	crown colony part of colony of Windward Islands
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1967	crown colony
	1967-1979	associated state
	1979	independent :±:
St. Martin	1690-1699	occupation
	1801-1802	occupation
St. Thomas	1801-1802	occupation
	1807-1815	occupation	Now part of the United States Virgin Islands
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1627-1636	claimed
	1672	claimed
	1762-1763	occupation
	1763-1776	colony
	1776-1779	crown colony
	1779	occupied by France
	1783-1833	crown colony
	1833-1958	part of colony of Windward Islands
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1969	colony
	1969-1979	associated state
	1979	independent
South Caribbean Islands	1763-1802	colony
	1802	dissolved	Included the present-day countries of Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the island of Tobago
Tobago	1762-1764	part of colony of Windward Islands
	1764-1781	colony
	1781	colony of France
	1793-1802	occupation
	1802	colony of France
	1803-1833	crown colony
	1833-1888	part of colony of Windward Islands
	1889	amalgamated with Trinidad
Tortuga	1631-1635	colony
	1635	French possession	Now part of Haiti
Trinidad	1802-1888	colony
	1889	amalgamated with Tobago as "Trinidad and Tobago"
Trinidad and Tobago	1889-1958	colony
	1958-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962	independent
Turks and Caicos Islands	1799-1848	colony part of Bahamas
	1848-1874	colony
	1874-1959	colony part of Jamaica
	1959-1962	province of West Indies Federation
	1962-1983	crown colony
	1983-2002	dependent territory
	2002-	British Overseas Territory
Virgin Islands - see under "British Virgin Islands"
West Indies Federation	1958-1962	federation of colonies
	1962	dissolution	Included the present-day countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados; Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago, and the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands
Windward Islands	1833-1956	colony
	1956-1960	territory
	1960	dissolution	Included the present-day countries of Barbados (to 1885), Grenada, Dominica (from 1940), St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and (until 1889) the island of Tobago

[edit] South America

(continental South America)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
British Guiana			Guyana
- Oyapoc	settlement (1620)		"
- Berbice	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
"	colony (1814-1831)	united with Demerara-Essequibo as British Guiana	"
- Essequibo	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1796-1802)	restored to Netherlands	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
- Demerara	subordinated to Barbados (1781-1782)	French occupation	"
"	occupation (1796-1802)	restored to Netherlands	"
"	occupation (1803-1814)		"
- Demerara-Essequibo	colony (1814-1831)	united with Berbice as British Guiana	"
- Pomeroon	occupation (1666-1667; 1689)	incorporated into Essequibo	"
British Guiana	colony (1831-1961)		"
"	self-rule (1961-1966)	independence C !T! GYD abc /\\/	"
Willoughby	settlement (1652-1688)	Dutch occupation	Paramaribo, Suriname

[edit] Antarctic Region

(territories south of 60°00')

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
British Antarctic Territory			British Antarctic Territory
- South Shetland	claimed (1819-1908)		South Shetland, British Antarctic Territory
"	dependency of Falkland Islands (1908-1962)	part of British Antarctic Territory	"
- South Orkney	claimed (1821-1908)		South Orkney, British Antarctic Territory
"	dependency of Falkland Islands (1908-1962)	part of British Antarctic Territory	"
- Graham Land	annexed (1832-1908)		Graham Land, British Antarctic Territory
"	dependency of Falkland Islands (1908-1962)	part of British Antarctic Territory	"
British Antarctic Territory	colony (1962-1983)		British Antarctic Territory
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of the British Antarctic Territory.png  :±: !T! £GBP abc	"
Enderby Land	claimed (1930-1933)	transferred to Australia	Australian Antarctic Territory, Australia
Victoria Land	claimed (1841-1933)	"	"

[edit] Asia

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Aden	colony subordinate to Bombay (1839-1873)		Yemen
"	protectorate (1873-1932)		"
"	province of British India (1932-1937)		"
"	crown colony (1937-1963)	part of protectorate of South Arabia	"
"	state (1963-1967)	independence	"
Afghanistan	protectorate (1839-1842; 1879-1919)	independence	Afghanistan
Bahrain	protectorate (1880-1961)		Bahrain
"	autonomy (1961-1971)	independent	"
Baluchistan	province (1877-1896)		Baluchistan/Tribal Areas, Pakistan
"	province of British India (1896-1947)	part of Pakistan	"
Bantam	station (1603-1609)		Bantam, Indonesia
"	factory (1609-1617)		"
"	presidency (1617-1621)	expelled by the Dutch	"
"	subordinated to Surat (1630-1634)		"
"	presidency (1634-1652)		"
"	subordinated to Surat (1652-1682)	expelled by the Dutch	"
Bencoolen			Bengkulu, Indonesia
Fort York	fort subordinated to Madras (1685-1760)		"
Bencoolen	presidency (1760-1785)		"
"	subordinated to Bengal (1785-1825)	part of Netherlands East Indies	"
Bengal	factories (1634-1658)		West Bengal, India; Bangladesh
"	subordinated to Madras (1658-1681)		"
"	agency (1681-1682)		"
"	presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements (1682-1694)		"
"	subordinated to Madras (1694-1698)		"
"	presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements (1698-1700)		"
"	presidency (1700-1774)		"
"	part of British India (1774-1854)		"
"	part of province of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa (1854-1905)		"
- West Bengal	province (1905-1912)	partition reserved	West Bengal/Bihar/Orissa/Jharkhand, India
- East Bengal	province (1905-1912)	partition reserved	Bangladesh
- Fort William	presidency (1912-1937)		West Bengal, India; Bangladesh
- Bengal	presidency (1937-1947)	divided between India and East Pakistan	"
Hong Kong	crown colony (1843-1941)	Japanese occupation	Hong Kong, China
"	crown colony (1945-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-1997)	restored to China as a Special Administrative Region	"
- Hong Kong Island	annexed (1841-1843)	made crown colony	Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
- Kowloon, Stonecutters Island	part of Hong Kong (1860-1997)	restored to China as part of Hong Kong SAR	Kownloon/Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong, China
- New Territories	lease territory part of Hong Kong (1898-1997)	"	New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Pulo Condore Island/Con Dao	possession of British East India Company (1702-1705)	abandoned	Côn Đảo, Vietnam
Straits Settlements	possession under British East India Company (1826-1858)		Malacca/Penang, Malaysia; Singapore
"	subordinated to British India (1858-1867)		"
"	crown colony (1867-1942)	occupied by Japan	"
Surat	factory (1612-1658)		Surat, India
"	presidency (1658-1668)		"
"	possession under British East India Company (1668-1685)		"
"	subordinated to Bombay (1685-1703)	incorporated into Bombay	"
Syria			Syria; Palestine
- Palestine	occupation (1914-1918)	kingdom of Syria	"
- Syria	occupation (1941-1946)	independence	"
Transjordan	part of Palestine Mandate (1920-1921)		Jordan
"	mandate (1921-1923)	formally separated from Palestine	"
"	mandate (1923-1928)	emirate independent, except military and finance control	"
"	independence (1928-1946)	formal independence	"
Trucial States	protectorate (1892-1971)	formation of Federation of Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates
South Vietnam	occupation (1945-1946)	formation of Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina	"
Weihaiwei	leased (1898-1930)	returned to China	People's Republic of China

[edit] Atlantic

(islands in the Atlantic Ocean)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Bermuda	colony (1612-1684)		Bermuda
"	crown colony (1684-1968)		"
"	self-governing colony (1968-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg  :±: !T! abc /\\/	"
Falkland Islands			Falkland Islands
- West Falkland	settlement (1766-1774)	withdrew settlement	"
- Falkland Islands	sovereignty claim (1774-1833)	re-occupation	"
"	crown colony (1841-1892)		"
"	colony (1892-1908)		"
"	colony (1908-1962)		South Shetland/South Orkney/Graham Land, British Antarctic Territory; Falkland Islands
"	colony (1962-1983)		Falkland Islands
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  :±: !T! £FKK abc /\\/	"
Iceland	occupation (1940-1944)	restored to Iceland	Iceland
St. Helena	claimed (1588-1673)		St. Helena
"	possession of British East India Company (1673-1815)		"
"	crown colony (1815-1821)		"
"	possession of British East India Company (1821-1834)		"
"	crown colony (1834-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of Saint Helena.svg  :±: !T! £SHP abc /\\/	"
- Ascension	possession (1815-1922)		Ascension, St. Helena
"	dependency of St. Helena (1922-)		"
- Tristan da Cunha	dependency of Cape Colony (1816-1938)		Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena
"	dependency of St. Helena (1938-)		"
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	claimed (1775-1908)		South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
"	dependency of Falkland Islands (1908-1985)		"
"	dependent territory (1985-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  :±: !T! £GBP abc	"

[edit] Europe

(continental Europe and offshore islands)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Alderney	lordship (1198-1204)		Alderney, Guernsey
"	fiefdom (1204; 1205; 1206-1279)	occupied by France	"
"	part of bailiwick of Guernsey (1279-1660)	granted seigneurie	"
"	seigneurie (1660-1825)	subordinated to Guernsey	"
Aquitaine	English rule (1199-1294; 1303-1324; 1360-1453)	conquered by France	Aquitaine, France
- Gascony	English rule (1152-1149; 1259-1294)	conquered by France	Gascony, France
Austria British Zone	occupation (1945-1955)	restored to Austria	Carinthia/Styria/eastTyrol, Austria
Berlin British Sector	sector (1945-1990)	German Reunification	Berlin, Germany
Brittany	duchy (1169-1206; 1206-1221)	French rule	Brittany, France
"	duchy (1429-1453)	restored to France	"
Calais	fort (1347-1558)	recaptured by France	Calais, France
Corsica	kingdom (1794-1796)	incorporation into France	Corsica, France
"	protectorate (1814)	returned to France	"
Cyprus	administration (1878-1914)	annexed	Cyprus;
	crown colony (1925-1960)	Independence
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia	colonies (1960-1983)		Akrotiri and Dhekelia
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  :±:	"
Dodecanese	occupation (1945-1947)	restored to Greece	Dodecanese, Greece
Elba	garrison (1796-1797)	abandoned	Italy
Faroe Islands	occupation (1940-1945)	restored to Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
Germany British Zone	occupation (1945-1955)	part of Federal Republic of Germany	Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein/Lower Saxony/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Gibraltar	occupation (1704-1713)		Gibraltar
"	garrison (1713-1830)		"
"	crown colony (1830-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of Gibraltar.svg  :±:	"
Guernsey; Brechou; Herm; Jethou; Sark	lordship (1198-1204)		Guernsey
"	fiefdom (1204-1205; 1206-1279)		"
"	bailiwick (1279-1940; 1945-)	!±!	"
Heligoland	occupation (1807-1814)		Heligoland, Germany
"	colony (1814-1890)	transferred to Germany	"
"	occupation (1945-1952)	restored to Germany	"
Ionian Islands			Ionian Islands, Greece
- Zante; Cephalonia; Ithaca; Cerigo	occupation (1809-1815)	established as United States of Ionian Islands	Zante/Cephalonia/Ithaca/Cerigo, Greece
- Lefkas	occupation (1810-1815)	"	Lefkas, Greece
- Paxos	occupation (1814-1815)	"	Paxos, Greece
Ionian Islands	protectorate federal republic (1815-1864)	incorporated into Greece	Ionian Islands, Greece
Ireland	lordship (1172-1541)		Ireland; Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
"	kingdom (1541-1801)		"
"	part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1919)	independence declared	"
Irish Republic	republic (1919-1922)	not recognised	Ireland
Irish Free State	dominion (1922-1949)	independence	"
- Antrim; Armagh; Down; Fermanagh; Londonderry; Tyrone	part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1922)	part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
"	home rule (1974; 1998-2000; 2000-2002)	home rule suspended Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  :±:	"
Isle of Man	fiefdom under Scotland (1266-1290; 1313-1317; 1328-1333)		Isle of Man
"	fiefdom (1333-1504)		"
"	lordship (1504-1594)		"
"	direct crown rule (1594-1610)		"
"	lordship (1610-1649)		"
"	commonwealth and protectorate (1649-1660)		"
"	lordship (1660-1765)		"
"	possession (1765-1827)		"
"	crown dependency (1827-)	!±!	"
Italy			Italy
- Genoa	occupation (1800)	restored to Genoa	Genoa, Italy
"	administration (1814-1815)	annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont	"
Italy	occupation (1943-1947)	restored to Italy	Italy
Jersey	fiefdom subordinated to Guernsey (1204; 1204-1205; 1206-1279)		Jersey
Jersey	bailiwick subordinated to Guernsey (1279-1380; 1382-1461; 1468-1487)		"
- Minquiers	part of bailiwick of Jersey (1279-1851)	claimed by France	Minquiers, Jersey
"	part of bailiwick of Jersey (1953-)		"
- Ecréhous	part of bailiwick of Jersey (1279-1886)	claimed by France	Ecréhous, Jersey
"	part of bailiwick of Jersey (1953-)		"
Jersey	bailiwick (1487-1940; 1945- )	!±!	Jersey
Malta	occupation (1802-1814)		Malta
"	crown colony (1814-1921)		"
"	self-governing colony (1921-1933)		"
"	crown colony (1933-1947)		"
"	self-rule (1947-1958)		"
"	direct rule (1958-1961)		"
"	state (1961-1962)		"
"	self-rule (1961-1964)	independence C	"
Minorca	occupation (1708-1713)	ceded to Britain	Minorca, Spain
"	colony (1714-1756)	occupied by France	"
"	colony (1798-1802)	restored to Spain	"
Normandy	duchy (1066-1204; 1346-1360; 1415-1453)	restored to France	Normandy, France
Rhodes	occupation (1945-1947)	restored to Greece	Rhodes, Greece
Scotland			Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotia	kingdom (1174-1189)	fealty nullified	"
Scotland	kingdom (1291-1292; 1296-1307)	independence	"
"	kingdom (1603-1649)	end of personal union	"
"	kingdom (1649-1653)		"
"	part of The Commonwealth (1653-1660)		"
"	kingdom (1660-1707)	part of United Kingdom of Great Britain	"
"	home rule (1999-)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  :±:	"
Vienna British Sector	sector (1945-1955)	restored to Austria	Vienna, Austria
Wales	English rule (1282-1284)	union with England	Wales, United Kingdom
"	principality (1284-1301)	subjected to heir of the English throne	"
"	principality (1301-1536)	annexed to England	"
"	home rule (1999-)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  :±:	"

[edit] Indian Ocean

(islands in the Indian Ocean)

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Ashmore and Cartier Islands			Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia
- Ashmore Island	annexed (1878-1931)	transferred to Australia	"
- Cartier Island	annexed (1909-1931)	"	"
British Indian Ocean Territory			British Indian Ocean Territory
"	occupation (1810-1814)		"
"	part of colony of Seychelles (1814-1903)		"
"	part of colony of Mauritius (1903-1965)		"
"	colony (1965-1976)		Aldabra/Farquhar/Des Roches, Seychelles; British Indian Ocean Territory
"	colony (1976-1983)		British Indian Ocean Territory
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg  :±: !T! £GBP abc	"
Ceylon	subordinated to presidency of Madras (1795-1798)		Sri Lanka
"	colony (1798-1802)		"
"	crown colony (1802-1886)		"
"	crown colony (1886-1942)		Sri Lanka; Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
"	crown colony (1942-1948)	independence C !T! /\\/	Sri Lanka
Christmas Island	annexed (1888-1889)		Christmas Island, Australia
"	leased (1889-1890)		"
"	dependency of colony of Straits Settlement (1900-1942)	Japanese occupation	"
"	military administration (1945-1946)		"
"	dependency of colony of Singapore (1946-1958)		"
"	crown colony (1958)	territory of Australia	"
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	settlement (1825; 1826-1831)		Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
"	fiefdom (1831-1857)		"
"	crown colony (1857-1878)		"
"	part of Ceylon (1878-1886)		"
"	part of Straits Settlements (1886-1942)		"
"	part of Ceylon (1942-1946)		"
"	dependency of colony of Singapore (1946-1955)	territory of Australia	"
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	claimed (1833-1947)	transferred to Australian Antarctic Territory	Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
Madagascar	occupation (1942-1946)	restored to France	Madagascar
Maldives	protectorate (1796-1953)		Maldives
"	republic (1953-1954)	sultantate restored	"
"	protectorate (1954-1965)	independence C !T! /\\/	"
- United Suvadivan Republic	republic (1959-1963)	restored to Maldives	"
Mauritius	colony (1810-1965)		Mauritius; Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory
"	colony (1965-1968)	independence C !T! abc /\\/	Mauritius
- Rodrigues	occupation (1809-1814)		Rodrigues, Mauritius
"	dependency of colony of Mauritius (1814-1968)	part of Mauritius	"
Réunion	occupation (1810-1815; 1942-1946)	restored to France	Réunion, France
Seychelles	occupation (1794-1810)		Seychelles
"	colony subordinated to Mauritius (1810-1814)		"
"	colony (1814-1903)		"
"	crown colony (1903-1970)		"
"	self-governing colony (1970-1975)		"
"	self-rule (1975-1976)	independence C !T! abc /\\/	"
- Aldabra; Farquhar; Des Roches	part of British Indian Ocean Territory (1965-1976)	part of Seychelles	Aldabra/Farquhar/Des Roches, Seychelles
Tranquebar			Andaman and Nicobar Islands/Nagapattinam, India
- Dansborg; Frederiksnagore	occupation (1801-1802; 1808-1815; 1845-)	part of British India	Nagapattinam, India
- Andaman Islands	possession part of British India (1789-1942)	occupied by Japan	Andaman Islands, India
- Nicobar Islands	part of British India (1848-1942)	occupied by Japan	Nicobar Islands, India

[edit] Australasia and the Pacific

Territory	Status (Year)	Event Ending Political Entity	Current Jurisdiction
Australia	dominion (1901-1942)	ratified Statute of Westminster C :±:	Australia
Baker Island	claimed (1886-1934)	reclaimed by United States	Baker Island, United States
Bonin Islands	claimed (1827-1876)	annexed by Japan	Bonin Islands, Japan
British New Guinea	protectorate (1884-1886)		Papua New Guinea
New Guinea	colony (1886-1906)	transferred to Australia	"
British Solomon Islands	tripartite protectorate (1889-1893)		Solomon Islands
"	protectorate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1893-1942)	Japanese occupation	"
"	protectorate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1943-1971)		"
"	protectorate (1971-1973)		"
"	autonomy (1973-1975)	renamed	"
Solomon Islands	autonomy (1975-1976)		"
"	self-government (1976-1978)	independence C :±:	"
Cook Islands	protectorate (1888-1891)		Cook Islands, New Zealand
"	federation (1891-1900)	annexed by New Zealand	"
Fiji	colony (1874-1877)		Fiji
"	part of British Western Pacific Territories (1877-1952)		"
"	colony (1952-1970)	independence C	"
Friendly Islands	tripartite protectorate (1889-1900)		Tonga
"	protectorate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1900-1952)		"
"	protectorate (1952-1970)	independence C	"
Gilbert and Ellice Islands	protectorate (1892-1916)		Tuvalu; Kiribati
"	crown colony part of British Western Pacific Territories (1916-1949)		Tuvalu; Kiribati; Tokelau, New Zealand
"	crown colony part of British Western Pacific Territories (1949-1975)		Tuvalu; Kiribati
- Gilbert Islands	crown colony part of British Western Pacific Territories (1975-1976)		Kiribati
"	colony (1976-1979)	independence C	"
- Ellice Islands	dependency part of British Western Pacific Territories (1975-1976)		Tuvalu
"	colony (1976-1978)	independence C :±:	"
Howland Island	claimed (1886-1935)	reclaimed by United States	Howland Island, United States
Jarvis Island	annexed (1889-1935)	reclaimed by United States	Jarvis Island, United States
Nauru	part of British Western Pacific Territories (1914-1920)		Nauru
"	League of Nations mandate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1920-1921)		"
"	League of Nations mandate (1921-1942)	Japanese occupation	"
"	mandate (1945-1947)		"
"	United Nation trust territory (1947-1968)	independence C	"
New Hebrides	protectorate (1824-1878)		Vanuatu
"	neutral territory (1878-1887)		"
"	joint naval commission (1887-1906)		"
"	condominium part of British Western Pacific Territories (1906-1976)		"
"	condominium (1976-1980)	independence C	"
New South Wales	colony (1788-1825)		New South Wales/Queensland/Tasmania/South Australia/Northern Territory/Victoria/Norfolk Island, Australia; New Zealand
"	colony (1825-1836)		New South Wales/Queensland/South Australia/Northern Territory/Victoria/Norfolk Island, Australia; New Zealand
"	colony (1836-1841)		New South Wales/Queensland/Northern Territory/Victoria/Norfolk Island, Australia; New Zealand
"	colony (1841-1844)		New South Wales/Queensland/Northern Territory/Victoria/Norfolk Island, Australia
"	colony (1844-1851)		New South Wales/Queensland/Northern Territory/Victoria, Australia
"	colony (1851-1859)		New South Wales/Queensland/Northern Territory, Australia
"	colony (1859-1863)		New South Wales/Northern Territory, Australia
"	colony (1863-1901)	state of Australia	New South Wales, Australia
- Lord Howe Island	claimed (1788-1834)		Lord Howe Island, Australia
"	settlement (1834-1855)	part of New South Wales	"
New Zealand	claimed (1769-1788)		New Zealand
"	part of New South Wales (1792-1835)	declared independence	"
"	protectorate (1835-1840)		"
"	possession part of New South Wales (1840-1841)		"
"	colony (1841-1907)		"
"	dominion (1907-1947)	ratified Statute of Westminster C :±:	"
Niue	tripartite protectorate (1889-1900)		Niue, New Zealand
"	protectorate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1900-1901)	annexed to New Zealand
Norfolk Island	settlement part of New South Wales (1788-1844)		Norfolk Island, Australia
"	part of colony of Van Diemen's Land (1844-1855)		"
"	part of colony of Tasmania (1855-1856)		"
"	subordinated to New South Wales (1856-1897)	dependency of New South Wales	"
Palmyra Atoll	annexed (1889-1898)	annexed by United States	Palmyra Atoll, United States
Pitcairn Islands	protectorate (1838-1887)		Pitcairn, Pitcairn Islands
"	colony (1887-1898)		"
"	part of British Western Pacific Territories (1898-1902)		"
"	part of British Western Pacific Territories (1902-1970)		Pitcairn/Sandy Island/Oeno/Henderson/Ducie, Pitcairn Islands
"	colony (1970-1983)		"
"	dependent territory (1983-2002)		"
"	overseas territory (2002-)	Image:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg :±:	"
Queensland	part of colony of New South Wales (1824-1859)		Queensland, Australia
"	colony (1859-1901)	state of Australia	"
- Torres Strait Islands	part of colony of Queensland (1879-1901)	part of Queensland	"
- Coral Sea Islands	part of colony of Queensland (1879-1901)	"	Coral Sea Islands, Australia
Samoa	tripartite protectorate (1889-1900)	annexed by Germany	Samoa; Niue, New Zealand; Solomon Islands; American Samoa, United States
Sandwich Islands	protectorate (1794-1843)	independence	Hawaii, United States
South Australia	part of colony of New South Wales (1788-1836)		South Australia, Australia
"	province (1836-1863)		"
"	province (1863-1901)	state of Australia	South Australia/Northern Territory, Australia
Van Diemen's Land	part of New South Wales (1803-1825)		Tasmania, Australia
"	colony (1825-1844)		"
"	colony (1844-1855)	renamed	Norfolk Island/Tasmania, Australia
Tasmania	colony (1855-1856)		"
"	colony (1856-1901)	state of Australia	Tasmania, Australia
- Macquarie Island	part of colony of New South Wales (1810-1890)		Macquarie Island, Australia
"	part of colony of Tasmania (1890-1901)	part of Tasmania	"
Tokelau	protectorate (1889-1898)		Tokelau, New Zealand
"	protectorate part of British Western Pacific Territories (1898-1916)		"
"	part of colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1916-1949)	transferred to New Zealand	"
Victoria	part of colony of New South Wales (1839-1851)	state of Australia	Victoria, Australia
"	colony (1851-1901)	state of Australia	Victoria, Australia
Western Australia
- King George Sound	settlement (1791-1829)	transferred from New South Wales	Western Australia, Australia
- Swan River	colony (1829-1832)	renamed	"
Western Australia	colony (1832-1901)	state of Australia	"

[edit] Treaties and Acts of Parliament, etc.

This is a listing of the more important treaties, Acts of Parliament, and other legal instruments and events affecting the nature and territorial extent of the British Empire.

Effective date	Name of treaty, etc.	Territorial effect
1536/1542	Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542	Wales annexed to the Kingdom of England
1707	Acts of Union 1707	Scotland and England unite as the Kingdom of Great Britain
1713	Treaty of Utrecht	Spain cedes Gibraltar to Britain
1776	Declaration of Independence of the United States	The Thirteen Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) assert independence
1783	Treaty of Paris	Great Britain formally recognises the independence of the United States
1788		New South Wales is established by settlement as a penal colony
1801	Act of Union 1800	Ireland unites with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1814	Third Treaty of Paris	France cedes the Seychelles to Britain
1840	Treaty of Waitangi	New Zealand becomes a British colony
1867	British North America Act 1867 (known in Canada as the Constitution Act 1867)	The Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia federate as the Dominion of Canada
1870		Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are annexed to Canada
1871		British Columbia becomes a province of Canada
1876	proclamation under the Royal Titles Act 1876	Queen Victoria adopts the title "Empress of India"
1899		Joint British-Egyptian condominium established over Sudan
1901	proclamation under the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (1900)	The Commonwealth of Australia is formed by the federation of the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania
1910	proclamation under the South Africa Act 1909	Union of South Africa formed by the federation of the colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony
1914	Cyprus (Annexation) Order in Council 1914	Cyprus formally annexed
1920	Kenya (Annexation) Order in Council 1920	Most of the East Africa Protectorate is annexed as the Colony of Kenya
1922	Anglo-Irish Treaty	The Irish Free State is separated from the United Kingdom
		Egypt becomes independent
1931	Statute of Westminster	Canada, the Irish Free State, and the Union of South Africa obtain effective sovereignty
1934		Financial difficulties result in Newfoundland losing its status as a dominion
1942		Australia adopts the Statute of Westminster, backdated to 1939
1947		New Zealand adopts the Statute of Westminster
	Indian Independence Act 1947	British India is partitioned into the independent dominions of India and Pakistan
1949		Newfoundland becomes a province of Canada
1962	Jamaica Independence Act 1962	Jamaica becomes independent
1983		The status of "colony" is renamed "dependent territory"
1997	Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984) and the Hong Kong Act 1985	Hong Kong reverts to Chinese sovereignty
2002		The status of "dependent territory" is renamed "British Overseas Territory"

[edit] See also

• British Empire
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Commonwealth Realms
• Imperialism
• Colonialism
• Decolonisation
• Westminster System
• Common law
• Pound (currency)
• List of Treaties

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• UK Overseas Territories
• The Commonwealth
• World Statesmen
• Imperialism - History links for 19th & 20th century imperialism, casahistoria.netde:Liste der Besitzungen des Britischen Imperiums