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Legend

Current territory  ·   Former territory

* now a Commonwealth realm  ·   now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations

Europe

18th century 1708–1757  Menorca since 1713  Gibraltar 1782–1802  Menorca

19th century 1800–1964  Malta 1807–1890  Heligoland 1809–1864  Ionian Islands 1878–1960  Cyprus

20th century since 1960  Akrotiri and Dhekelia

North America

16th century 1583–1907  Newfoundland 17th century 1607–1776  Thirteen Colonies since 1619  Bermuda 1670–1870  Rupert's Land 18th century Canada (British Imperial) 1763–1791  Quebec 1791–1841  Lower Canada 1791–1841  Upper Canada	19th century Canada (British Imperial) 1841–1867  Province of Canada 1849–1866  Vancouver Island 1858–1866  Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) 1866–1871  Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871) 1859–1870  North-Western Territory 1862–1863  Stickeen Territories *Canada (post-Confederation) 1867–1931  Dominion of Canada1	20th century *Canada (post-Confederation) 1907–1934  Dominion of Newfoundland2
1 In 1931, Canada and other British dominions obtained self-government through the Statute of Westminster. "Dominion" remains Canada's legal title; see Canada's name. 2 Remained a de jure dominion until 1949 (when it became a Canadian province); from 1934 to 1949, Newfoundland was governed by the Commission of Government.

Latin America and the Caribbean

17th century 1605–1979  *Saint Lucia 1623–1883  Saint Kitts (*Saint Kitts & Nevis) 1624–1966  *Barbados 1625–1650  Saint Croix 1627–1979  *St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1628–1883  Nevis (*Saint Kitts & Nevis) 1629–1641  St. Andrew and Providence Islands3 since 1632  Montserrat 1632–1860  Antigua (*Antigua & Barbuda) 1643–1860  Bay Islands since 1650  Anguilla 1651–1667  Willoughbyland (Suriname) 1655–1850  Mosquito Coast (protectorate) 1655–1962  *Jamaica since 1666  British Virgin Islands since 1670  Cayman Islands 1670–1973  *Bahamas 1670–1688  St. Andrew and Providence Islands3 1671–1816  Leeward Islands 18th century 1762–1974  *Grenada 1763–1978  Dominica since 1799  Turks and Caicos Islands	19th century 1831–1966  British Guiana (Guyana) 1833–1960  Windward Islands 1833–1960  Leeward Islands 1860–1981  *Antigua and Barbuda 1871–1964  British Honduras (*Belize) 1882–1983  *St. Kitts and Nevis 1889–1962  Trinidad and Tobago	20th century 1958–1962  West Indies Federation
3 Now the San Andrés y Providencia Department of Colombia

Africa

18th century 1792–1961  Sierra Leone 1795–1803  Cape Colony	19th century 1806–1910  Cape Colony 1816–1965  Gambia 1856–1910  Natal 1868–1966  Basutoland (Lesotho) 1874–1957  Gold Coast (Ghana) 1882–1922  Egypt 1884–1966  Bechuanaland (Botswana) 1884–1960  British Somaliland 1887–1897  Zululand 1888–1894  Matabeleland 1890–1980  Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1890–1962  Uganda 1890–1963  Zanzibar (Tanzania) 1891–1964  Nyasaland (Malawi) 1891–1907  British Central Africa 1893–1968  Swaziland 1895–1920  British East Africa 1899–1956  Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	20th century 1900–1914  Northern Nigeria 1900–1914  Southern Nigeria 1900–1910  Orange River Colony 1906–1954  Nigeria Colony 1910–1931  South Africa 1911–1964  Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) 1914–1954  Nigeria Protectorate 1915–1931  South West Africa (Namibia) 1919–1960  Cameroons (Cameroon) 4 1920–1963  Kenya 1922–1961  Tanganyika (Tanzania) 4 1954–1960  Nigeria since 1965  British Indian Ocean Territory
4 League of Nations mandate

Asia

18th century 1757–1947  Bengal (West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh) 1762–1764  Philippines 1786-1826  Penang 1795–1948  Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1796–1965  Maldives	19th century 1819–1826  Singapore 1826–1946  Straits Settlements 1839–1967  Aden Colony 1841–1997  Hong Kong 1841–1941  Kingdom of Sarawak 1848–1946  Labuan 1858–1947  British India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Burma) 1882–1946  British North Borneo 1885–1946  Unfederated Malay States 1891–1971  Muscat and Oman protectorate 1892–1971  Trucial States protectorate 1895–1946  Federated Malay States 1898–1930  Weihai Garrison	20th century 1918–1961  Kuwait protectorate 1920–1932  Iraq4 1921–1946  Transjordan4 1923–1948  Palestine4 1946–1948  Malayan Union 1946–1963  Sarawak (Malaysia) 1946–1963  North Borneo (Malaysia) 1948–1957  Federation of Malaya (Malaysia)
4 League of Nations mandate

Oceania

18th century 1788–1901  New South Wales 1794–1843  Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)	19th century 1803–1901  Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania 1807–1863  Auckland Islands6 1824–1980  New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1824–1901  Queensland 1829–1901  Swan River Colony / Western Australia 1836–1901  South Australia since 1838  Pitcairn Islands 1840–1907  *Colony of New Zealand 1850–1901  Victoria (Australia) 1874–1970  Fiji5 1877–1976  British Western Pacific Territories 1884–1949  Territory of Papua 1888–1965  Cook Islands6 1888–1984  Sultanate of Brunei 1889–1948  Union Islands (Tokelau)6 1892–1979  Gilbert and Ellice Islands7 1893–1978  British Solomon Islands8	20th century 1900–1970  Tonga (protected state) 1900–1974  Niue6 1901–1942  *Commonwealth of Australia 1907–1953  *Dominion of New Zealand 1919–1949  Territory of New Guinea 1949–1975  Territory of Papua and New Guinea9
5 Suspended member 6 Now part of the *Realm of New Zealand 7 Now Kiribati and *Tuvalu 8 Now the *Solomon Islands 9 Now *Papua New Guinea

Antarctica and South Atlantic

17th century since 1659  St. Helena	19th century since 1815  Ascension Island9 since 1816  Tristan da Cunha9 since 1833  Falkland Islands11	20th century since 1908  British Antarctic Territory10 since 1908  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands10, 11
9 Dependencies of St. Helena since 1922 (Ascension Island) and 1938 (Tristan da Cunha) 10 Both claimed in 1908; territories formed in 1962 (British Antarctic Territory) and 1985 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) 11 Occupied by Argentina during the Falklands War of April–June 1982