This title is usually given to the total territory governed or
administered in the name of the British government centralized in
London. It includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the self-governing Dominions, Dependencies, Crown colonies and
Protectorates whose inhabitants look to the king as their ultimate
head. Of the whole area of the lands of the globe, the British
Empire occupies nearly one-quarter, extending to every continent.
=THE UNITED KINGDOM=
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|COUNTRIES | AREA IN | POPU- | HOW AND WHEN | CHARACTER OF |
| | SQUARE | LATION, | ACQUIRED | GOVERNMENT |
| | MILES | 1911 | BY ENGLAND | |
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|=EUROPE:= | | | | |
| England | 50,839| 34,043,076|... |}Constitutional |
| Wales | 7,470| 2,032,183|Conquest, 1282 |}Monarchy. Con- |
| Scotland | 29,785| 4,759,445|Union, 1603 |}stitute the |
| Ireland | 32,583| 4,381,951|Conquest, 1172 |}United Kingdom |
| Islands | 302| 148,934|... |}of Great |
| | | | |}Britain and |
| | | | |}Ireland. |
| =DEPENDENCIES AND COLONIES= |
|=EUROPE:= | | | | |
| Gibraltar | 2| 23,553|Conquest, 1704 |Military Gover- |
| | | | |nor. |
| Malta, etc. | 122| 215,879|Treaty cession, |Governor; Coun- |
| | | |1814 |cils. |
| | | | | |
|=ASIA:= | | | | |
| India (in- | 1,800,258|314,955,000|{Conquest, begun|{Viceroy; Coun- |
| cluding | | |{1757 |{cil; Depart- |
| Burma) | | |{Transfer from |{ments. Native |
| | | |{East India Co.,|{rulers under |
| | | |{1858 |{Political |
| | | | |{Supervision. |
| | | | | |
| Ceylon | 25,365| 4,038,456|Treaty cession, |} |
| | | |1801 |} |
| | | | |} |
| | | | |} |
| Cyprus | 3,584| 261,587|Convention with |} |
| | | |Turkey, 1878 |}Governor; |
| Aden and | 3,070| 53,222|(Aden) Conquest,|}Executive |
| Socotra | | |1839 |}and |
| Straits | 1,500| 620,127|Treaty cession, |}Legislative |
| Settlements | | |1785-1824 |}Councils. |
| Hongkong | 30.5| 428,888|Treaty cession, |} |
| | | |1841 |} |
| Labuan | 31| 8,411|Treaty cession, |} |
| | | |1846 |} |
| | | | | |
| British | 31,000| 204,000|Cession to com- |{Governor (Brit-|
| North Borneo| | |pany, 1877 |{ish North Bor- |
| | | | |{neo Company). |
| | | | | |
|=AFRICA:= |} | |{ |{The Union of |
| Union of |} | |{ |{South Africa-- |
| South Africa|} | |{ |{Governor- |
| (including |} | |{Treaty, con- |{General; |
| Cape of Good|} | |{quest, and |{Executive |
| Hope, Natal,|} 473,184| 5,938,499|{cession, |{Council; |
| The Trans- |} | |{1588-1900 |{Senate; |
| vaal, and |} | |{ |{House |
| Orange River|} | |{ |{of |
| Colony) |} | |{ |{Assembly. |
| | | | | |
| St. Helena | 47| 3,553|Conquest, 1673 |}Governor and |
| | | | |}Executive |
| | | | |}Council. |
| | | | | |
| Ascension | 38| 266|Annexation, 1815|Under the |
| | | | |Admiralty. |
| | | | | |
| Mauritius, | 1,063| 373,336|{Conquest and |{Governor; Exec-|
| etc. | | |{cession, 1810, |{utive and Leg- |
| | | |{1814 |{islative Coun- |
| | | | |{cils. |
| | | | | |
| British East|} | |{ |} |
| Africa (in- |} | |{ |} |
| cluding the |} | |{ |} |
| Protectorate|} | |{ |}Governor, Exec-|
| of Nyasa- |} | |{Conquest and |}utive and Leg- |
| land, East |} 420,466| 8,728,276|{cession, |}islative Coun- |
| Africa, |} | |{1870-1890 |}cils. |
| Uganda, |} | |{ |} |
| Zanzibar and|} | |{ |} |
| Somaliland) |} | |{ |} |
| | | | | |
| British West|{ | |} |{ |
| Africa (in- |{ | |} |{ |
| cluding |{ | |} |{ |
| Gambia, Gold|{ | |} |{ |
| Coast Colo- |{ | |}{Conquest, |{Governor; Exec-|
| ny, Northern|{ 495,490| 17,442,772|}annexation, |{utive and Leg- |
| Nigeria, |{ | |}cession, |{islative Coun- |
| Southern |{ | |}1673-1872 |{cils. |
| Nigeria, and|{ | |} |{ |
| Sierra |{ | |} |{ |
| Leone) |{ | |} |{ |
| | | | | |
|=AMERICA:= | | | | |
|Dominion of | 3,745,574| ...|{Conquest and |} |
|Canada | | |{settlement, |} |
| | | |{1670-1858 |} |
| Ontario | 260,862| 2,519,902|Conquest, 1759- |} |
| | | |1760 |} |
| Quebec | 347,350| 2,000,697|Conquest, 1759- |} |
| | | |1760 |} |
| New Bruns- | 27,985| 351,815|Treaty cession, |} |
| wick | | |1763 |} |
| Nova Scotia | 21,428| 461,847|Conquest, 1627 |} |
| Manitoba | 73,732| 454,691|Settlement, 1813|} |
| British | 312,363| 362,768|Transfer to |}Governor |
| Columbia | | |crown, 1858 |}General; |
| Alberta | 253,540| 372,919|Settlement |}Parliament. |
| Saskatchewan|} | | |} |
| (including |} | | |} |
| Mackenzie, |} 250,650| 453,508|Settlement |} |
| Ungava, and |} | | |} |
| Franklin) |} | | |} |
| Northwest |{1,418,000| 19,330|Charter, 1670 |} |
| Territories |{ | | |} |
| Yukon |} 196,976| 7,000|Charter, 1670 |} |
| Territory |} | | |} |
| Prince Ed- |} 2,184| 93,722|Conquest, 1745 |} |
| ward Island |} | | |} |
| | | | | |
| Newfoundland|{ 42,734|} |Treaty cession, |{Governor; |
| (and Labra- |{ 120,000|} 230,000|1713 |{Parliament. |
| dor) |{ |} | |{ |
| | | | | |
|British Guiana| 104,000| 305,090|{Conquest and |} |
| | | |cession, 1803- |} |
| | | |1814 |} |
|British | 8,598| 44,000|Conquest, 1798 |} |
|Honduras | | | |}Governor; Exec-|
|Jamaica | 4,207| 831,123|Conquest, 1655 |}utive and Leg- |
|Trinidad and | 1,868| 358,641|... |}islative Coun- |
|Tobago | | | |}cils. |
|Barbadoes | 166| 196,287|Settlement, 1605|} |
|Bahamas | 5,794| 55,872|Settlement, 1629|} |
|Bermuda | 19| 19,289|Settlement, 1612|} |
|Other Islands | 8,742| 255,000|... |} |
| | | | | |
|=AUSTRALASIA:=| | | | |
| | | | |{Separate State |
| | | | |{Legislatures |
|Commonwealth | | | |{and Governments|
|of Australia | | | |{(Governors); |
|(including | | | |{Federal Parlia-|
|Australia, | 3,091,496| 5,140,393|Settlement |{ment and |
|Tasmania, and | | | |{Government; |
|Papua) | | | |{Governor- |
| | | | |{General and |
| | | | |{Executive |
| | | | |{Council. |
| | | | | |
|Dominion of | 104,471| 982,926|Purchase, 1845 |}Governor and |
|New Zealand | | | |}Houses of |
| | | | |}Parliament. |
| | | | | |
|Fiji | 7,435| 128,404|Cession from the|{Governor and |
| | | |natives, 1874 |{Legislative |
| | | | |Council. |
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