Template:British overseas territories

2009-09-06T14:12:13Z

112.201.155.20: added British occupation of the Philippines

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'''Legend''' 
{{smallcaps|Current territory}} {{·}}  Former territory 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> now a [[Commonwealth Realm]] {{·}}  ''now a member of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]''


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'''18th century''' 
1708–1757  [[Minorca]] 
since 1713  {{smallcaps|[[Gibraltar]]}} 
1763–1782  [[Minorca]] 
1798–1802  [[Minorca]]
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'''19th century''' 
1800–1964  ''[[History of Malta#British rule|Malta]]'' 
1807–1890  [[Heligoland]] 
1809–1864  [[United States of the Ionian Islands|Ionian Islands]] 
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'''20th century''' 
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'''17th century''' 
1607–1776  [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]] 
1610–1907  [[History of Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] 
since 1619  {{smallcaps|[[Bermuda]]}} 
1620–1691  [[Plymouth Colony]] 
1629–1691  [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] 
1632–1776  [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]] 
1636–1776  [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]] 
1636–1776  [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]] 
1637–1662  [[New Haven Colony]] 
1663–1712  [[Province of Carolina|Carolina]] 
1664–1776  [[Province of New York|New York]] 
1665–1776  [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]] 
1670–1870  [[Rupert's Land]] 
1674–1702  [[East Jersey]] 
1674–1702  [[West Jersey]] 
1680–1776  [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] 
1681–1776  [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] 
1686–1689  [[Dominion of New England]] 
1691–1776  [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]] 
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'''18th century''' 
1701–1776  [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]] 
1712–1776  [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]] 
1712–1776  [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]] 
1713–1867  [[History of Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] 
1733–1776  [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] 
1763–1873  [[History of Prince Edward Island|Prince Edward Island]] 
1763–1791  [[Province of Quebec (1763-1791)|Quebec]] 
1763–1783  [[History of Florida#British rule|Florida]] 
1784–1867  [[History of New Brunswick|New Brunswick]] 
1791–1841  [[Lower Canada]] 
1791–1841  [[Upper Canada]] 
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'''19th century''' 
1818–1846  [[Columbia District]] / [[Oregon Country]]{{smallsup|1}} 
1841–1867  [[Province of Canada]] 
1849–1866  [[Colony of Vancouver Island|Vancouver Island]] 
1853–1863  [[Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands]] 
1858–1866  [[Colony of British Columbia|British Columbia]] 
1859–1870  [[North-Western Territory]] 
1862–1863  [[Stikine Territory]] 
1866–1871  [[United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia|Vancouver Island and British Columbia]] 
1867–1931  <nowiki>*</nowiki>''[[Post-Confederation Canada (1867-1914)|Dominion of Canada]]''{{smallsup|2}}
 
'''20th century''' 
1907–1949  [[Dominion of Newfoundland]]{{smallsup|3}}
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{{smallsup|1}}Occupied jointly with the [[United States]] 
{{smallsup|2}}In 1931, Canada and other British [[dominion]]s obtained self-government through the [[Statute of Westminster 1931|Statute of Westminster]]. see [[Canada's name]]. 
{{smallsup|3}}Gave up [[responsible government|self-rule]] in 1934, but remained a ''[[de jure]]'' Dominion until it [[Provinces and territories of Canada|joined Canada]] in 1949.
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'''17th century''' 
1605–1979  *''[[History of Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]]'' 
1623–1883  [[History of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts ''(*Saint Kitts & Nevis)'']] 
1624–1966  *''[[History of Barbados|Barbados]]'' 
1625–1650  [[Saint Croix]] 
1627–1979  *''[[History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent and the Grenadines]]'' 
1628–1883  [[History of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Nevis ''(*Saint Kitts & Nevis)'']] 
1629–1641  [[San Andrés y Providencia Department|St. Andrew and Providence Islands]]{{smallsup|4}} 
since 1632  {{smallcaps|[[Montserrat]]}} 
1632–1860  [[History of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua ''(*Antigua & Barbuda)'']] 
1643–1860  [[Bay Islands (department)|Bay Islands]] 
since 1650  {{smallcaps|[[Anguilla]]}} 
1651–1667  [[History of Suriname|Willoughbyland (Suriname)]] 
1655–1850  [[Mosquito Coast|Mosquito Coast (protectorate)]] 
1655–1962  *''[[History of Jamaica#English rule|Jamaica]]'' 
since 1666  {{smallcaps|[[British Virgin Islands]]}} 
since 1670  {{smallcaps|[[Cayman Islands]]}} 
1670–1973  *''[[History of the Bahamas|Bahamas]]'' 
1670–1688  [[San Andrés y Providencia Department|St. Andrew and Providence Islands]]{{smallsup|4}} 
1671–1816  [[British Leeward Islands|Leeward Islands]] 
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'''18th century''' 
1762–1974  *''[[History of Grenada|Grenada]]'' 
1763–1978  ''[[History of Dominica|Dominica]]'' 
since 1799  {{smallcaps|[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]}}
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'''19th century''' 
1831–1966  [[British Guiana|British Guiana ''(Guyana)'']] 
1833–1960  [[British Windward Islands|Windward Islands]] 
1833–1960  [[British Leeward Islands|Leeward Islands]] 
1860–1981  *''[[Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]]'' 
1871–1964  [[British Honduras|British Honduras ''(*Belize)'']] 
1882–1983  *''[[History of Saint Kitts and Nevis#Saint Kitts.2C 1623 to 1700|St. Kitts and Nevis]]'' 
1889–1962  ''[[History of Trinidad and Tobago#Colonial Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]]'' 
'''20th century''' 
1958–1962  [[West Indies Federation]]
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{{smallsup|4}}Now the [[San Andrés y Providencia Department]] of [[Colombia]]
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'''18th century''' 
1792–1961  ''[[History of Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]]'' 
1795–1803  [[Cape Colony]] 
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'''19th century''' 
1806–1910  [[Cape Colony]] 
1816–1965  ''[[History of the Gambia|Gambia]]'' 
1856–1910  [[Colony of Natal|Natal]] 
1868–1966  [[Basutoland|Basutoland ''(Lesotho)'']] 
1874–1957  [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast ''(Ghana)'']] 
1882–1922  [[History of modern Egypt|Egypt]] 
1884–1966  [[Bechuanaland Protectorate|Bechuanaland ''(Botswana)'']] 
1884–1960  [[British Somaliland]] 
1887–1897  [[Zulu Kingdom|Zululand]] 
1888–1894  [[Matabeleland]] 
1890–1980  [[Southern Rhodesia|Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)]] 
1890–1962  ''[[Uganda Protectorate|Uganda]]'' 
1890–1963  [[Zanzibar|Zanzibar ''(Tanzania)'']] 
1891–1964  [[Nyasaland|Nyasaland ''(Malawi)'']] 
1891–1907  [[British Central Africa Protectorate]] 
1893–1968  ''[[History of Swaziland|Swaziland]]'' 
1895–1920  [[East Africa Protectorate]] 
1899–1956  [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]]
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'''20th century''' 
1900–1914  [[Northern Nigeria Protectorate|Northern Nigeria]] 
1900–1914  [[Southern Nigeria Protectorate|Southern Nigeria]] 
1900–1910  [[Orange River Colony]] 
1900–1910  [[South African Republic|Transvaal Colony]] 
1906–1954  [[Colonial Nigeria|Nigeria Colony]] 
1910–1931  ''[[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]'' 
1911–1964  [[Northern Rhodesia|Northern Rhodesia ''(Zambia)'']] 
1914–1954  [[Nigeria Protectorate]] 
1915–1931  [[South West Africa|South West Africa ''(Namibia)'']] 
1919–1960  [[Cameroons|Cameroons ''(Cameroon)'']] {{smallsup|5}} 
1920–1963  ''[[Kenya Colony|Kenya]]'' 
1922–1961  [[Tanganyika Territory|Tanganyika ''(Tanzania)'']] {{smallsup|5}} 
1954–1960  ''[[Nigeria]]'' 
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{{smallsup|5}}[[League of Nations mandate]]
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'''18th century''' 
1757–1947  [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal (''West Bengal (India)'' and ''Bangladesh'')]] 
1762–1764  [[British occupation of the Philippines|Philippines]] 
1795–1948  [[History of Sri Lanka|Ceylon ''(Sri Lanka)'']] 
1796–1965  ''[[History of the Maldives|Maldives]]'' 
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'''19th century''' 
1819–1826  [[British Malaya|British Malaya (''Peninsular Malaysia'' and ''Singapore'')]] 
1826–1946  [[Straits Settlements]] 
1839–1967  [[Colony of Aden]] 
1841–1997  [[History of Colonial Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)|Hong Kong]] 
1841–1941  [[Kingdom of Sarawak|Kingdom of Sarawak ''(Malaysia)'']] 
1858–1947  [[British India|British India (''India'', ''Pakistan'' and ''Bangladesh'', Burma)]] 
1882–1963  [[North Borneo|British North Borneo ''(Malaysia)'']] 
1885–1946  [[Unfederated Malay States]] 
1888–1984  ''[[History of Brunei|Sultanate of Brunei]]'' 
1888–1946  [[Sultanate of Sulu]] 
1891–1971  [[Muscat and Oman|Muscat and Oman protectorate]] 
1892–1971  [[History of the United Arab Emirates|Trucial States protectorate]] 
1895–1946  [[Federated Malay States]] 
1898–1930  [[Weihai|Weihai Garrison]] 
1878–1960  ''[[Modern history of Cyprus|Cyprus]]''
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'''20th century''' 
1918–1961  [[Kuwait|Kuwait protectorate]] 
1920–1932  [[British Mandate of Mesopotamia|Iraq]]{{smallsup|5}} 
1921–1946  [[Transjordan]]{{smallsup|5}} 
1923–1948  [[Palestine (mandate)|Palestine]]{{smallsup|5}} 
1946–1948  [[Malayan Union]] 
1946–1963  [[Colony of Sarawak|Sarawak ''(Malaysia)'']] 
1948–1957  [[Federation of Malaya|Federation of Malaya ''(Malaysia)'']] 
since 1960  {{smallcaps|[[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]]}} (before as part of [[Cyprus]]) 
since 1965  {{smallcaps|[[British Indian Ocean Territory]]}}
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{{smallsup|5}}[[League of Nations mandate]]
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'''18th century''' 
1788–1901  [[History of New South Wales|New South Wales]] 
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'''19th century''' 
1803–1901  [[Van Diemen's Land]]/[[History of Tasmania|Tasmania]] 
1807–1863  [[Auckland Islands]]{{smallsup|6}} 
1824–1980  [[New Hebrides|New Hebrides ''(Vanuatu)'']] 
1824–1901  [[History of Queensland|Queensland]] 
1829–1901  [[Swan River Colony]]/[[History of Western Australia|Western Australia]] 
1836–1901  [[History of South Australia|South Australia]] 
since 1838  {{smallcaps|[[Pitcairn Islands]]}} 
1841–1907  [[History of New Zealand#Colonial period|Colony of New Zealand]] 
1851–1901  [[History of Victoria|Victoria]] 
1874–1970  ''[[History of Fiji|Fiji]]''{{smallsup|7}} 
1877–1976  [[British Western Pacific Territories]] 
1884–1949  [[Territory of Papua]] 
1888–1965  [[History of the Cook Islands|Cook Islands]]{{smallsup|6}} 
1889–1948  [[Union Islands|Union Islands (Tokelau)]]{{smallsup|6}} 
1892–1979  [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]]{{smallsup|8}} 
1893–1978  [[History of the Solomon Islands|British Solomon Islands]]{{smallsup|9}}
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'''20th century''' 
1900–1970  [[History of Tonga|''Tonga'' (protected state)]] 
1900–1974  [[History of Niue|Niue]]{{smallsup|6}} 
1901–1942  *''[[History of Australia (1901-1945)|Commonwealth of Australia]]'' 
1907–1953  *''[[Dominion of New Zealand]]'' 
1919–1942  [[History of Nauru|Nauru]] 
1945–1968  [[History of Nauru|Nauru]] 
1919–1949  [[Territory of New Guinea]] 
1949–1975  ''[[Territory of Papua and New Guinea]]''{{smallsup|10}}
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{{smallsup|6}}Now part of the *''[[Realm of New Zealand]]'' 
{{smallsup|7}}Suspended member 
{{smallsup|8}}Now ''[[Kiribati]]'' and *''[[Tuvalu]]'' 
{{smallsup|9}}Now the *''[[Solomon Islands]]'' 
{{smallsup|10}}Now *''[[Papua New Guinea]]''
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'''17th century''' 
since 1659  {{smallcaps|[[Saint Helena|St. Helena]]}}
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'''19th century''' 
since 1815  {{smallcaps|[[Ascension Island]]}}{{smallsup|11}} 
since 1816  {{smallcaps|[[Tristan da Cunha]]}}{{smallsup|11}} 
since 1833  {{smallcaps|[[Falkland Islands]]}}{{smallsup|12}} 

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'''20th century''' 
since 1908  {{smallcaps|[[British Antarctic Territory]]}}{{smallsup|13}} 
since 1908  [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]{{smallsup|12, 13}}
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{{smallsup|11}}Dependencies of St. Helena since 1922 (Ascension Island) and 1938 (Tristan da Cunha) 
{{smallsup|12}}Occupied by Argentina during the [[Falklands War]] of April–June 1982 
{{smallsup|13}}Both claimed in 1908; territories formed in 1962 (British Antarctic Territory) and 1985 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) 
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