There are multiple Eurasian polities that were once part of the British Imperial control. These include the modern day states of Israel, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the city of Hong Kong (now under Chinese administration).
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Well there is no British empire as such nowadays. The ex-empire countries are known as commonwealth nations, many of these still have Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and have a close relationship with the United Kingdom.
The Commonwealth of Nations are all former colonies administrated/ruled by the United Kingdom. The British Empire 'evolved' into the Commonwealth of Nations after many of them gained independence.
The colonies produced items for the British consumer and provided power against other nations like Spain and France.
Nations that had been colonies of Britain withdrew from the British Commonwealth to form independent republics. This included the United States, as well as several countries in Africa.
The Commonwealth of Nations, and a few small remaining British Overseas Territories, which are former Colonies.
There's a whole lot more than three, and you didn't specify whether you meant Commonwealth Dominions (who acknowledge the British monarch as their own Head of State), or Commonwealth of Nations members (to whom the British monarch holds no status, but with which trade an other agreements exist with the British). Three Commonwealth Dominions include Canada, Australia, and Barbados. Three Commonwealth of Nations members who are not Dominions include South Africa (for better or worse), India, and Singapore.
Many settled in modern-day South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Madagascar, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Senegal. These nations still retain considerable white populations.
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W. Harrison Moore has written: 'The Dominions of the British Commonwealth in the League of Nations' -- subject(s): League of Nations 'The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia' -- subject(s): Constitutional law, Constitutions, Australia 'The legal relations of the several states of the empire' -- subject(s): Administration, Colonies, Constitutional law
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
The Commonwealth of Nations is a group of states that consider Queen Elizabeth II to be their head, but with the exception of the United Kingdom are politically independent of British Rule. They consist mostly of former British colonies and territories, including Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria among the larger nations. The United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are part of the commonwealth.
Well there is no British empire as such nowadays. The ex-empire countries are known as commonwealth nations, many of these still have Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and have a close relationship with the United Kingdom.
Canada has no foreign countries within it outside of soil that has been given to international embassies. Perhaps you refer to the provinces and territories of which Canada consists. There are:Three Territories* Northwest Territories * Nunavut * Yukon Ten Provinces* Alberta * British Columbia * Manitoba * New Brunswick * Newfoundland * Nova Scotia * Ontario * Prince Edward Island * Quebec * Saskatchewan
United Nations trust territories was created in 1946.
United Nations trust territories ended in 1994.
thailand served a buffer between british and french colonies