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by Drinking Dano on March 26th, 2004

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Which countries have been part of "The British Empire"?

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  • by Drinking Dano on April 4th, 2004

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    I will presume that what is being asked is the whole of the British Empire, regardless of timeline. I will further presume that this includes not only Colonies and Dominions, but also protectorates.

    North America;

    Alberta
    British Columbia
    Manitoba
    New Brunswick
    Newfoundland (Did not join Confederation until 1949, and while not part of the country of Canada, was a colony of Great Britain)
    Northwest Territories
    Nova Scotia
    Ontario
    Prince Edward Island
    Quebec
    Saskatchewan
    Yukon
    (Had it been created while the Empire was in its hay day, no doubt Nunavut would have joined as well)
    New Hampshire
    Massachusetts
    Rode Island
    Connecticut
    New Jersey
    Delaware
    Maryland
    New York
    Pennsylvania
    Virginia
    North Carolina
    South Carolina
    Georgia

    Caribbean;

    Bermuda
    Bahamas
    British Virgin Islands
    Anguilla
    Turk and Caicos
    Nevis
    Antigua and Barbados
    Cayman
    British Honduras
    Jamaica
    St. Lucia
    Montserrat
    Dominica
    Masquia Coast
    Grenada
    Trinidad and Tobago

    South America;

    British Guiana
    Ascension
    St. Helena
    Tristan
    Falkland Islands
    South Georgia

    Europe;

    England
    Wales
    Scotland
    Ireland
    Heligoland
    Minorca
    Ionian Islands
    Gibraltar
    Malta

    Middle East;

    Cyprus
    Palestine
    Tran Jordan
    Iraq
    Kuwait
    Bahrain
    Qutar
    Trucial Oman
    Oman
    Aden

    Africa;

    Egypt
    Gambia
    Togo land
    Sudan
    Sierra Leone
    Gold Coast
    Nigeria
    Cameroon
    Somaliland
    Uganda
    Kenya
    Tanganyika
    Northern Rhodesia
    Bechuanaland
    Nyasa Land
    South West Africa
    Rhodesia
    South Africa

    Asia;

    Weihaiwei
    Nepal
    Bhutan
    India
    Hong Kong
    Burma
    Maldives
    Ceylon

    South East Asia;

    Malaya
    Brunei
    Singapore
    Sarawak
    North Borneo

    Pacific Region;

    British New Guinea
    Nauru
    Gilbert
    Solomon Islands
    Ellice Islands
    Western Samoa
    Australia
    New Hebrides
    Fiji
    Tonga
    Pitcairn Islands
    New Zealand

    Comments

    • Amazing!

      AB-Joel

      by AB-Joel on April 4th, 2004

    • If you're going to count New York ect you need to count the old Australian Colonies, +SW Africa never was

      bobthebuilder

      by bobthebuilder on September 27th, 2004

    • Bob still has no idea what he is talking about!

      cphilp

      by cphilp on December 29th, 2004

    • what a poor reason to give a bad rating!! Good answer!

      snafubg

      by snafubg on December 30th, 2004

    • Very comprehensive answer, I bet they all wish they was still in the Empire LOL

      Holmeboy

      by Holmeboy on August 20th, 2009

    • so basically the whole world

      jordan davidson

      by jordan davidson on September 17th, 2009

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