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The 50 plus countries that were originally part of the British Empire, started to become independent from the late 1940's onwards and then became known as the British Commonwealth. That term is now obsolete and they are now known as the Commonwealth of Nations.
It was a massive blow to the economy as the British Empire encompassed 25% of the world's population which Britain provided with manufactured goods.
The SS Empire Tern was controlled by the Ministry of War Transport in 1940. It was requisitioned for war service during World War II and operated under the British government's authority.
The population of England at the 1951 census was 41,042,200.
The British empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen. The British Empire covered 13.01 million square miles of land - more than 22% of the earth's landmass. The empire had 458 million people in 1938 — more than 20% of the world's population
The Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan conquered 8,000,000 square miles and it was the largest within one's lifetime.The British Empire conquered 14.2 million square miles and it was the largest according to land space without regarding to life span.
Yes, the British Empire was the largest Empire in history spanning 33.67 million km² (13 million square miles), about 1/4 of the Earth's total land area, and encompassing 1/4 of the Earth's population.
In 1924, the British Empire had an estimated population of around 470 million people. This figure represented about one-quarter of the world's population at that time, highlighting the vast extent and influence of the empire across various continents, including large parts of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific. The empire's population included a diverse range of cultures and ethnicities, reflecting its global reach.
The British Empire was a former empire that consisted of Great Britain and its possessions, dominions, and dependencies. At its height of power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it comprised about one quarter of the world's land area and population.
It was known as the British Empire. When the empire started to fall apart, the British Commonwealth/Commonwealth of Nations was created.
The British Empire started to break-up from 1947. The British government had a policy of deolonisation from the 1940's until the 1980's (with Zimbabwe, Belize and Brunei being given independence in the 1980's). The last major British colony ended in 1997 with Hong Kong being given back to the PRC.
The British Empire was a world wide Empire and had territories in all of the world's continents. It spanned 33.67 million km² (13 million square miles), about 1/4 of the Earth's total land area, and encompassing 1/4 of the Earth's population.