What countries are still colonized by Britain?

What countries are still colonized by Britain?

Current territories

• Anguilla.
• Bermuda.
• British Antarctic Territory.
• British Indian Ocean Territory.
• British Virgin Islands.
• Cayman Islands.
• Falkland Islands.
• Gibraltar.

How many countries did the British colonized?

Of the almost 200 current member states (and one observer state) of the United Nations, the British have, at some point in history, invaded and established a military presence in 171 of them. This is what British historian Stuart Laycock learned after his son asked him how many countries Britain had invaded.

What countries has Britain invaded?

These include Costa Rica, Ecuador and El Salvador, which suffered repeated military invasions by British sailors with the approval and backing of the British government. Other countries invaded by the British include Cuba, in 1741, Iceland in 1940, and Vietnam.

What countries were part of the British colonies?

By the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, the list of British colonies in the British West Indies included the island nations of Anguilla, Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands , Dominica, Grenada , Guyana , Jamaica , Montserrat , St. Kitts and Nevis , St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and

How many different countries have colonies?

There are 61 colonies or territories in the world. Eight countries maintain them: Australia (6), Denmark (2), Netherlands (2), France (16), New Zealand (3), Norway (3), the United Kingdom (15), and the United States (14). The following is a list of dependencies—territories under the jurisdiction of another country.

What were the colonies of Great Britain?

Thirteen Colonies Roanoke Colony 1585 Virginia Colony 1607 New England 1620 Rhode Island Royal Charter 1673 New Netherland ceded to England 1667 Treaty of Utrecht 1713 Province of Georgia 1732 French and Indian War 1754-1763 Independence declared 1776 Treaty of Paris