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British Empire

Overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997).

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Continent

Africa
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Asia
Europe
Insular Oceania
Australian Continent

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Described by Source

Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band
Publication Date
: 1841
Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band
Publication Date
: 1844

Capital

London

Official Language

English

Currency

Pound Sterling

Population

680,000,000 (1922)
Point in Time
: 1922

Basic Form of Government

Constitutional Monarchy

Inception

1583

Flag

Coat of Arms

Participant In

Battle of the Lys

Country

Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
Kingdom of England

Coordinate Location

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51.5072°N 0.1275°W

Shares Border With

Russian Empire

Native Label

British Empire

Language Used

English

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

1997

Economy of Topic

Demographics of Topic

Different From

Replaces

Area

37,200,000 square kilometre

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Antarctica
God Save the King
(1745 - )
Start Time
: 1745
End Cause
:
Handover of Hong Kong
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Union Jack
Economy of the British Empire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Portsmouth
Demographics of the British Empire
Colonial Empire
(1583 - 7/1/1997)
Start Time
: 1583
End Time
: 7/1/1997
Britannic Empire
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24770465
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25373392
Colony of Trinidad
Fifth Expedition
English Overseas Possession
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q23956961
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25373053
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Hobartstown
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/British Empire
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