what countries were owned by the british empire?
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The British Empire. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, Britain already governed Canada, large areas of India, Australia, and New Zealand, and small parts of South America and Africa. Together, these countries formed the British Empire.
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Belgium controlled two colonies during its history, the Belgian Congo (modern DRC) from 1908 to 1960, and Ruanda-Urundi (Rwanda and Burundi) from 1922 to 1962. It also had a small concession in China, and was a co-administrator of the Tangier International Zone in Morocco.
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German colonies comprised territory that makes up 22 countries today, mostly in Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda. Germany lost control of its colonial empire at the beginning of World War I when its colonies were seized by its enemies in the first weeks of the war.
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Great Britain got southern and northeastern Africa from Berlin. From 1880-1900 Britain gained control over or occupied what are now known as Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Gambia, Sierra Leone, northwestern Somalia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, and Malawi.
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Answer and Explanation: The British Empire controlled the most land in Africa.
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['Commonwealth of Australia.', 'Republic of Austria.', 'Republic of Azerbaijan.', 'Republic of Albania.', 'United States of America.', 'Principality of Andorra.', 'Antigua and Barbuda.', 'United Arab Emirates.']
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['Anguilla (British Territory)', 'Antigua and Barbuda.', 'Aruba.', 'Bahamas.', 'Bermuda (British Territory)', 'Bonaire (Dutch Territory)', 'British Virgin Islands (British Territory)', 'Cayman Islands (British Territory)']
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At its zenith, the Roman Empire included these today's countries and territories: most of Europe (England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Gibraltar, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine), coastal northern Africa (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt), the Balkans (Albania, ...
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['United States. The United States is the most important ally of The United Kingdom, as reiterated by the British government time and again. ... ', 'Australia. Both Australia and the UK are key members of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... ', 'Canada. ... ', 'India. ... ', 'France. ... ', 'Netherlands. ... ', 'Belgium. ... ', 'Hungary.']
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A number of German colonies and protectorates and Ottoman provinces were held as mandates by the United Kingdom (Tanganyika, British Cameroons, Togoland, Palestine and Mesopotamia); and its dominions of Australia (New Guinea, Nauru), New Zealand (Western Samoa), and South Africa (South West Africa).
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['Morocco - 1912, to France.', 'Libya - 1911, to Italy.', 'Fulani Empire - 1903, to France and the United Kingdom.', 'Swaziland - 1902, to the United Kingdom.', 'Ashanti Confederacy - 1900, to the United Kingdom.', 'Burundi - 1899, to Germany.', 'Kingdom of Benin - 1897, to the United Kingdom.']
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['Bahamas. Photo Source: Dave Johnson on Flickr. ... ', 'Ethiopia. ... ', 'Fiji. ... ', 'Ghana. ... ', 'Kiribati. ... ', 'Mauritius. ... ', 'Micronesia. ... ', 'Saint Kitts and Nevis.']
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['Hong Kong.', 'Bermuda.', 'Greenland.', 'Puerto Rico.', 'Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England, which are non-sovereign parts of the United Kingdom.']
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['India: 1,659,000,000.', 'China: 1,364,000,000.', 'Nigeria: 411,000,000.', 'United States: 390,000,000.', 'Indonesia: 322,000,000.', 'Pakistan: 307,000,000.', 'Brazil: 233,000,000.', 'Bangladesh: 202,000,000.']
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Even though the days of the British Empire are long gone, the UK can still boast the largest number of overseas territories of any country. Its dependent and unincorporated territories include places such as the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
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The British Isles are made up of: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland,England and Wales. The United Kingdom (owned by the British crown) includes: Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Great Britain is simply the land mass that incorporates Scotland, England and Wales.
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['Britain.', 'France.', 'Russia.', 'Spain.', 'Australia.', 'New Zealand.', 'China.', 'Japan.']