What countries were in the British Empire? The British Empire stretched into each part of the world. Territories were held across the continents. There remain 14 British Territories Overseas.
Former colonies of the British Empire. The year of Independence is shown.
Currently the union consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are devolved Parliaments for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales that have powers relating to only those parts of the union.
Afghanistan -1919
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia-1901 -1986
The Bahamas-1973
Bahrain-1971
Barbados-1966
Belize-1981
Botswana-1966
Brunei-1984
Canada-1867–1982-(From 1949 this included Newfoundland and Labrador).
Cyprus-1960
Dominica-1978
Egypt-1922
Fiji-1970
The Gambia-1965
Ghana-1957
Grenada-1974
India-1947
Iraq-1932 (British Mandate)
Ireland – 1948
Jamaica-1962
Jordan-1946
Kenya-1963
Kiribati-1979
Kuwait-1961
Lesotho-1964
Malawi-1964
Malaysia-1957
Maldives-1965
Malta-1964
Mauritius-1968
Myanmar-(Burma)
Nauru-1968
New Zealand-1907–1986
Nigeria-1960
Pakistan-1947
Qatar-1971
St lucia-1971
Saint Kitts and nevis-1983
St Vincent and the Grenadina lines-1979
Seychelles-1976
Sierra lione-1961
Soliman islands-1978
South Africa-1910–1961
Sri Lanka-1948
Sudan -1956
Swaziland-1968
Tanzania-1961
Tonga-1970
Trinidad and Tobago-1962
Tuvalu-1978
Uganda-1962
United Arab Emirates-1971
United States-1776. Prior to the American Revolution the 13 colonies were governed separately, these were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Vanuatu-1980
Yemen-1967
Zambia-1964
Zimbabwe-1980
Current British Territories Overseas
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island
Turks and Caicos Islands.
The British Empire – Making of the United Kingdom – Economic Consequences of the British Empire – How did the Empire affect Great Britain? – Society changes: Political Thought and the British Empire – Questions about the British Empire – British Empire Teaching Resources
